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Bonnie Prince Henry?
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A portrait thought to be of Bonnie Prince Charlie, purchased by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery back in 1994 for £22,000, is in actual fact 'probably his brother', Prince Henry, the museum ha...
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Alex Salmond's Christmas Card Too 'Political'
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Alex Salmond's annual Christmas card has been criticised by members of the opposition parties because of its inclusion of the St. Andrew's Cross. Both David McLetchie, Scottish Conservative chief w...
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Robert Burns - Greatest Scot of all time...?
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As part of the Homecoming Scotland celebrations, a poll was held by STV to see who the public believes the greatest ever Scot is. Thousands of people were said to have voted from the list of 35 nomi...
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South Korean Firm Buys Lochcarron of Scotland
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E-Land, one of the largest retail and fashion firms in South Korean, has bought over knitwear firm Lochcarron of Scotland, it has been confirmed. The owners of the Selkirk based company, John Buchan L...
Amanda Moffet
Proud ScotClans customer's son is lone piper
Just had an email from one of our customers to thank us for a kilt pin she had just received. She also told us that her son Marshall had played with the Royal Scots Dragoon & Coldstream when they w...
Amanda Moffet
New Bannockburn Heritage Centre for 2014
This is an artists impression of what the site will look like when the centre is opened for the 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn in 2014. The Heritage Centre is currently a rather dre...
Topics: Bannockburn, battles
Nadine Lee
Terrorising Owl at Large in Inverness
Feathered Foe Remains on the Loose Here's a strange case of life imitating art from Inverness, with news just in that rivals Hitchcock's 1963 horror The Birds: A giant Eagle Owl is to blame for at...
Nadine Lee
Chief of Clan Macnab Dies
Clan Macnab - Timor Omnis Abesto (Let fear be far from all) We are very saddened to hear news that James Charles Macnab, 23rd Chief of Clan Macnab, died on January 11 aged 86. Macnab served as a mem...
Nadine Lee
Chanel's Scottish Inspiration
French fashion powerhouse Chanel recently hosted it's annualMetiers d'Arts show at Linlithgow Palace just outside of Edinburgh, showcasing a contemporary interpretation of traditional Scottish crafts...
Topics: Chanel, Fashion, Tartan, tweed
Amanda Moffet
End To Buying a Fake Scottish Title?
The image that was here has been taken down at the request of Highland Titles solicitors. We have replaced that with an image of the REAL Glencoe. Signal Rock, in the REAL Glencoe. 14 Miles from G...
Amanda Moffet
Preservation Award for Medieval Western Isles Church
The Teampull na Trionaid a ruined church on Uist in the Western Isles has been given a grant of £200,000 in order to make it safe for visitors. The building was founded in 1200 as a college for Prie...
Nadine Lee
Sound of Barra Protected Despite Chief's Concerns
The Sound of Barra The Sound of Barra has been designated a site of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) despite opposition from the chief of Clan MacNeil of Barra and local community members. Descri...
Nadine Lee
Scottish Beef Back on US Menus
Here's some delectable news for our American readers - Scottish beef is set to make a return to dinner tables across America following an almost 20 year ban. US officials are moving to reopen the Ame...
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Rossyln Chapel's new roof revealed after 14 years
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After 14 years of work, the canopy has finally been removed from the roof of Rosslyn Chapel. The canopy was put up while major work was done to the roof of the chapel which, for hundreds of years, ...
Topics: Rosslyn Chapel
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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...