Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'. The site is located approximately 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (10.5 kilometres) northeast of Banchory and 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Peterculter. The property is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland …

Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles) east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock.It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. As archaeological excavations near the village centre have found a significant neolithic settlement provisionally dated to around 3500 BC, as well as medieval structures, scholars …

Die Geschichte Schottlands umfasst die Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet Schottlands, eines Landesteils des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland, von der Urgeschichte bis zur Gegenwart.Sie beginnt mit der Besiedlung des Landes durch steinzeitliche Jäger und Sammler gegen Ende der letzten Eiszeit, also am Anfang der Mittelsteinzeit um 10.000 v. Chr. Durch den …