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Nadine Lee
All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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The flag of the MacNeil flies at Kisimul Castle, Barra. On the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, you'll come across the surname Macneil an awful lot. Home to Clan Macneil of Barra, the li...
Topics: barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Nadine Lee
Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
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On a Wednesday evening in Edinburgh, direct your ears upwards while wandering up Victoria Street from the Grassmarket and you might just hear a bit of Gaelic tune floating out onto the street below....
Topics: Balloch Castle, breadalbane, Clan Campbell, edinburgh, Edinburgh Gaelic Choir, Execution, Gaelic Clan MacGregor, Gregor Ruadh Red MacGregor of Glenstrae, Grey Colin, Griogal Cridhe, Lament, Marion Campbell, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Colin Campbell, Taymouth Castle
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Nadine Lee
Sold! Clan Feud Auction Update
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Just a quick update on a story we reported on earlier in the week - the MacGregor/Campbell feud document has sold at auction to an unnamed MacGregor bidder. The persecution of the Clan Gregor manuscr...
Topics: MacGregor, Campbell, Auction
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Nadine Lee
Clan MacNicol Land Appeal
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The cliffs of Ben Chracaig looking north over the Sound of Raasay Donors are currently being sought to help preserve ancestral land home to Clan MacNicol/MacNeacail for at least 800 years. The Clan...
Topics: Ben Chracaig, Clan MacNeacail, Clan MacNicol, Clan Society, Donation, Isle of Skye, Scorrybreac
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Nadine Lee
PM Cites Clan Cameron Heritage in Referendum Speech
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David Cameron answers questions from the media in East London after his speech on the importance of Scotland to the UK. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has referenced his clan heritage in an appeal...
Topics: Alex Salmond, Bannockburn, Clan Cameron, Culloden, David Cameron, Independence, Lord Lovatt
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Nadine Lee
Glencoe Plaque Found in Edinburgh Antique Shop
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The Glencoe Massacre Site Plaque - Image courtesy Deadline News A plaque commemorating the victims of the Glencoe Massacre has been discovered in an Edinburgh antique shop, 40 years after it went m...
Topics: Antiques, Clan Campbell, Clan MacDonald, edinburgh, glencoe, Glencoe Massacre
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Nadine Lee
Clan Event Fund Recipients Announced
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Recipients of the Scottish Government's Clan Event Fund were announced today, with over £26,000 in funding awarded to clan events as part of 2014 Homecoming Scotland celebrations. Enterprise and Tour...
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Nadine Lee
This Week in History: Isabel MacDuff and Robert the Bru...
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Bruce is crowned for the second time in two days by Isabel MacDuff, Countess of Buchan. Colour litho by Williams, Morris Meredith (1881-1973). With attention focused on the approaching 700th annive...
Topics: 14th Century, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Methven, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Dumfries, Isabel MacDuff, John Comyn, MacDuff, Robert the Bruce, scottish wars of independence
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Amanda Moffet
The legacy of Margaret MacNab - over 100 years of fami...
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James and Jane McNab lived in the coastal town of Girvan on the west coast of Scotland. It was a fishing port and agricultural region. The Isle of Arran could be seen across the sea and the Ailsa Crai...
Topics: MacBan, Mcnab, macnab
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Amanda Moffet
Clan MacKinnon gets a new Chieftan
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Clan MacKinnon have a new lease of life - not only have they appointed a new Chieftan but have a shiny new website. This will serve as a great resource to the widespread MacKinnon Clan. They want ev...
Topics: MacKinnon
Amanda Moffet
Clan Feud Over Digging up Rob Roy
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An old Clan feud has resurfaced after plans were announced that the remains of Rob Roy MacGregor were to be dug up. The legendary outlaw is believed to have been buried in Balquhidder, Stirlingshire...
Topics: Rob Roy, Clan MacGregor, Clan MacLaren
Donald
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe's Restoration Completed
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On Sunday (01/08) Castle Sinclair Girnigoe will open to the public after a ten-year long restoration. The £700,000 facelift will try to help preserve the castle's archeological and historical import...
Topics: Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Clan Sinclair
Donald
The Cameron Men
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The name Cameron originates from the Gaelic words 'cam', meaning wry or crooked, and 'sron' meaning nose, suggesting that the progenitor of the Clan Cameron had a crooked nose! Cameron is one of th...
Donald
The Westford Knight
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What is claimed as a carving on a glacial boulder in the town of Westford, in Massachusetts, USA, is argued to be proof that an expedition, led by Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, landed on the North...
Topics: Earl of Orkney, Orkney, Roslin Castle, Rosslyn Chapel, Westford Knight
Donald
Craigievar Castle to reopen to the public
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After a £500,000 facelift, taking two years to complete, the National Trust for Scotland has announced that Craigievar Castle is to completely reopen to the public in May. The 17th century castle, ...
Topics: Aberdeenshire, Craigievar Castle
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