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August

Explore August through Highland culture, festivals, music, political events, and anniversaries across the Celtic nations.

Stories and traditions

Highlights for August

Culture and competition

Highland Games and Gatherings

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August in Scotland

Browse Scottish history, traditions, notable people, and events.

Music history

Traditional Piping

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Around the Celtic world

August by country

Ireland

August 1, 1872Gladstones First Land ActAugust 1, 1851The Ecclesiastical Titles Act Forbids Catholic Bishops to Assume Ecclesiastical Titles Taken From Any Place in the United KingdomAugust 1, 1822Irish Constabulary Act Sets Up County Police Forces and Salaried Magistracy

Scotland

August 1, 1967University of Dundee Which Was Incorporated Into the University of St Andrews In, 1890, Constituted as a Separate University.August 1, 1747Act of ProscriptionAugust 1, 1545Birth of Andrew Melville, True Father of Presbyterianism in Scotland.

Wales

August 28, 1969Welsh Office Approves Limited Use of Bilingual Road Signs in Wales

England

August 3, 1916Roger Casement, Is HangedAugust 8, 1503King James IV Married Margaret Tudor, Daughter of King Henry VII of England.August 22, 1642King Charles I Raised His Standard at Nottingham, Initiating a Civil War in England