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Nadine Lee
University Brings Mary, Queen of Scots Back to Life
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3D Facial Reconstruction of Mary, Queen of Scots A renowned team of experts at the University of Dundee have revealed a 3D virtual image of Mary, Queen of Scots as she would have looked at the time...
Topics: 3D reconstruction, Mary Queen of Scots, National Museum of Scotland, Stewart, Stuart, University of Dundee
Nadine Lee
Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE 1913-2013
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE, a central figure and past High Commissioner of Clan Donald USA. McDonald spent a lifetime involved in the clan societ...
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Nadine Lee
‘Outlander’ Set For The Small Screen
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With over 20 million copies sold, Diana Gabaldon’s hugely successful series of novels set in the Highlands has been greenlit for televison. Outlander centres around a love story between an 18th Cent...
Topics: 1745 rebellion, Castle Leod, Claire Randall, Diana Gabaldon, Dr Who, Earl of Cromartie, Historical Fiction, Jacobite, Jacobite Rising, Jamie Fraser, John Mackenzie, Outlander, Starz, Television, Fraser, Mackenzie
Nadine Lee
Queen Marks Anniversary in Scottish Style
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Beside a bubbling brook in a remote part of the highlands isn’t usually where you would expect to come across a modern-day monarch. But a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has done just that – pictu...
Topics: Balmoral, Crown Jewels, Elizabeth I, Gelder Burn, Macnab, Mary Queen of Scots, order of the thistle, Queen Elizabeth II, River Dee, Sir Henry Raeburn, Victoria
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Nadine Lee
Kilts On and No Swearing - New Highland Games Rules Ann...
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Repeated use of bad language is set to be outlawed during events such as the Tug O' War The Scottish Highland Games Association has for the first time published a universal Code of Conduct to be use...
Topics: Caber Toss, Highland Games, Tug O' War
Nadine Lee
Hugh William Mackay, Chief of Clan Mackay Dies
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Lord Reay 1937-2013 It is with sadness that we announce the death of Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay and Chief of Clan Mackay. A distinguished parliamentarian, Mackay served in the...
Topics: Aeneas Simon Mackay, chief, European parliament, Gathering 2009, House of Lords, Hugh Mackay, Lord Reay, Mackay, Politics
Nadine Lee
Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames
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A map of Great Britain’s most popular surnames shows the dominance that clan areas still hold in Scotland, while other areas show the effects of modern-day immigration. Created by experts from three...
Topics: edinburgh, glasgow, Highlands, Inverness, orkeny, Shetland, surnames, uncertainty of identity, western isles, Fraser, MacDonald, MacKay, MacKenzie, MacLeod, Ross, Sinclair, Sutherland
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Nadine Lee
Holyrood Perplexities - A Beginners Guide to Scottish P...
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It's an exciting time to be able to vote in Scotland – in September 2014 the country will go to the polls to decide on the Scottish Independence Referendum. This morning I received a delightful lette...
Topics: Independece, politics, westminster, holyrood, parliament
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Nadine Lee
Conservation Work Begins on Drum Castle
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Drum castle, ancient seat of Clan Irvine, has received a £700,000 conservation grant from Historic Scotland. The 700-year old castle boasts the oldest keep in Scotland and is the oldest intact buildi...
Topics: Irvine, Castle, Robert the Bruce, Aberdeenshire
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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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