Traprain Law is a conical hill some 220 metres tall in East Lothian, Scotland. In May 1919 excavations of the hill revealed an imprtant treasure of ancient silverwork comprising vessels bearing classical pagan designs, and church plate with biblical scenes and Christian emblems, beside Roman imperial coins and Teutonic ornaments. The hoard is believed to have been a robbers cache hidden during the 5th century and looted from religious and secular establishments along the Gallic coast. Research Traprain Law
John Spottiswoode was a Scottish prelate. He was born in 1565 at Lothian and died in 1639. Educated at Glasgow university he succeeded his father as minister at Calder in 1583, and on the death of the Archbishop Beaton of Glasgow, was chosen as his successor. In 1610 he was moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, and in 1615 he became archbishop of St Andrews and primate of Scotland. He crowned Charles I at Holyrood in 1633 and in 1635 was made lordchancellor of Scotland. After his death he was buried at Westminster Abbey in London. Research John Spottiswoode
William Dunbar was a Scottish poet. He was born about 1460 to 1465 probably in East Lothianamd died in about 1520. In 1475 he went to St Andrews, where, in 1477, he took the degree of BA, and two years later that of MA. After this he seems to have become a begging friar of the Franciscan order, and made journeys in England and France, but he returned to Scotland about 1490, and attached himself to the court of James IV, from whom he received a pension of 10 pounds.
On the marriage of James IV to Margaret of England William Dunbar celebrated the event in a poem of great beauty, entitled, The Thrissil and the Rois. His pension was ultimately raised to 80 pounds a year, and he was the recipient of various additional gratuities, though he appears frequently to have addressed both the king and the queen for a benefice, but always without success. After FIodden his name disappears from the royal accounts, and he probably died about 1520. His works, which consist of elaborate allegories, satirical and grimly humorous pieces, and poems full of brilliant description and luxuriant imagination, were first collected by David Laing and published in Edinburgh in 1834. Research William Dunbar
The Royal Scots Regiment (Lothian Regiment) is the oldest in the British Army and as such is the senior Infantry Regiment of the Line. It was raised in 1633 when Sir John Hepburn, under a Royal Warrant from King Charles I, recruited 1200 men in Scotland. The first battle honour awarded to the Regiment was Tangier 1680, since when a further 148 have been gained in a history which has involved them in almost every campaign in which the British Army has fought; the last being the Gulf 1991. The Royal Scots moved to Colchester in August 1996 to become part of 24 Airmobile Brigade, a key component of the British contribution to NATO's multi-national Division which represents the capability to deploy troops at short notice anywhere in the world, where they are needed. Research Royal Scots
Livingston F.C. (also known as the 'Wee Jags' and the 'Livi Lions') are a Scottish Association footballclub based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club was founded in 1943 under the name Ferranti Thistle, changing its name to Meadowbank Thistle in 1974 when it was elected to the FootballLeague. After another reorganization in 1995, it moved to a purpose-built stadium in Livingston and acquired the name Livingston. Research Livingston F.C.
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