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Amanda Moffet
List of all Clan Museums - Work Ongoing
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I have just started this list - thought it would be useful to have - please respond with any clan centres/museums you know of. Thanks Scotland ArmstrongClan Armstrong Centrewww.armstrong-clan.co.uk/La...
Nadine Lee
For Sale: Two Castles, TLC Required
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Lordscairnie Castle – situated on the outskirts of Fife near Moonzie – was built between 1493 and 1498 by Sir Alexander Lindsay, seventh Earl of Crawford. The forlorn ruins are being sold for around £...
Topics: Balliol, Cavers Castle, David II, Douglas, Earl of Crawford, Haunted Castle, James V, Lindsay, Lordscairnie Castle, Moonzie, Treasure Hunt
Amanda Moffet
Scots fought 'in bright yellow war shirts not Bravehear...
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Medieval Scottish soldiers fought wearing bright yellow war shirts dyed in horse urine rather than the tartan plaid depicted in the film Braveheart, according  research. Historian Fergus Cannan stat...
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Nadine Lee
Clan Munro Boosts Highlanders Museum Revamp
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Left to right Hector Munro of Foulis, Major General Seymour Monro and Lt Col Patrick Gascoigne with two of the swords from the vast collection of artifacts. Clan Munro has helped to bring a Highland...
Topics: Cameron Highlanders, Fort George, Highlands, Lovat Scouts, Munro, Scottish Regiments, Seaforth Highlanders
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Amanda Moffet
Debate about The Clan System on BBC History
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I've just come across this on the BBC History website and thought I'd share it and ask your opinions.   The subject of the debate is: The role of the clans: Scottish clans today are more about attract...
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