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'The Scottish Clans' e-book now available from ScotClan...

Do you have a kindle? Because ScotClans can now proudly present an e-book version of their extensive clan histories. 'The Scottish Clans' features brief histories of over 300 Clans and Armigerous fam...

The Legend of Twinlaw Cairns

by Nadine Lee

The Twinlaw Cairns, Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian This weekend I visited my friends in the countryside, as I had heard there was going to be snow. Being from a semi-tropical climate, snow is still...

Topics: Ancient Scots, East Lothian, Lammermuir Hills, Legends, Saxons, Twinlaw Cairns

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MSP Calls for Macbeth Review

by Nadine Lee

Imagined 19th Century Portrait of Macbeth Prompted by historical revisions to Richard III's reign upon discovery of his remains, Scottish MSP Alex Johnstone has called for a motion in parliament to ...

Topics: Alex Johnstone, MacBeth, Richard III, Shakespeare

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Clan Douglas and The Battle of Ancrum Moor

by Nadine Lee

Archibald Douglas In 1545 the aptly titled War of Rough Wooing was in full, ruthless swing. In order to gain Scotland’s allegiance to England, King Henry VIII employed the curious tactic of scorching...

Topics: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus, Borders, Douglas, Earl of Hertford, edinburgh, James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Arran, Jedburgh, King Henry VIII, Lady Lilliard, Leith, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Ralph Eure, War of Rough Wooing

Learn to Speak Norn For Only £120

by Nadine Lee

A dictionary of an extinct language spoken only in the remote Scottish Highlands has been uncovered in an English charity shop. The two-volume Norn Dictionary was anonymously donated to the Willow Bu...

Topics: language, norn, Norse, northern isles, Orkney, Shetland

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