Internet Lodge was formed by a group of Freemasons who met on the Internet, and who understood some of the potential that it offered for Freemasonry. It is very much like any Masonic Lodge, founded on the principles of friendship, charity and integrity. The intention behind forming the Lodge was and is to make use of the facilities offered by global communication systems such as the Internet, and to contribute to Freemasonry by these means.
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Rosslyn Chapel, or the Collegiate Chapel of St Mathew as it was to have been, was founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, third and last St Clair Prince of Orkney.
". . the foundation of this work he caused to be lain in the year of our Lord 1446 . . rewarded the masons according to their degree, as to the Master Mason, he gave nearly £40 yearly, and to everyone of the rest, £10"!
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Scotland’s built heritage is a rich tapestry which illuminates the nation’s history from the earliest times. The thread reaches from prehistoric standing stones to medieval castles and formal great gardens through to Georgian houses, Victorian factories and Second World War defences.
Historic Scotland was established in 1991 as an executive agency within The Scottish Office and is directly responsible to the Secretary of State for Scotland for safeguarding the nation’s built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment . . . For more - Click the Link!

Fàilte ort a dh'Albainn - ("Welcome to Scotland")
A Welcome to Scotland and the "Gateway to Scotland", the definitive source of information about Scotland on the internet. Pages intended to provide a gateway to the country of Scotland; its geography, history, people, traditions and culture.
You can translate these pages into several languages!
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The Scottish Museums Council
This link leads to the Scottish Museums Council's web site. Here you can find out about the work of the Council to support museums in Scotland and about those museums themselves
If you need to know about a particular museum, or whether anything has been written about a particular museum subject, need advice, or just where to find out more . . . Click the Link!

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On March 20th 1998, Senate Resolution 155 was passed unanimously.
"WHEREAS April 6 has a special significance for all Americans, and especially those Americans of Scottish descent, because the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6th 1320 and the American Declaration of Independence was modelled on that inspirational document . . . therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate designates April 6 of each year as National Tartan Day".
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Apropos the above . . .
Although the English armies under Edward II were routed at Bannockburn in 1314 and . . effectively expelled from Scottish soil, they continued to mount attacks into Robert the Bruce's Scotland over the succeeding years.
Thus the Declaration of Arbroath was prepared as a formal Declaration of Independence. It was drawn up in Arbroath Abbey on the 6th April 1320 most likely by the Abbot, Bernard de Linton, Chancellor of Scotland
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The Masonic Kilties of New Jersey
The Masonic Kilties of New Jersey are a Masonic degree team which specializes in conferring the Third, or Master Mason Degree, in full Scottish Highland dress. Within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, they confer the Second Section only, as the host Lodge confers the First Section.   As many of their members are of Scottish birth and all have some Scottish connection, the varied accents frequently put a different emphasis on the ritual!
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