Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh
by Nadine Lee
Bagpipe playing Santa Clauses descended on Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens over the weekend, to help warm up runners at the city's annual Santa Run. Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as Santa...
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bagpipes, Christmas, edinburgh, Santa Claus, Stockbridge Pipe Band, Unicycle
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Scots Christmas Fare
by Nadine Lee
Perhaps my favourite part of Christmas (after opening presents, of course), are the days spent feasting and picking at leftovers until you can't possibly eat anymore. Here's a compile of traditional...
Top 5: Last Minute Gift Ideas
by Nadine Lee
For those of you stuck for Christmas gift ideas, here's a roundup of items over in our store at ScotClans.com that are in stock and ready to ship now! The final cut off date for Royal Mail Airmail is ...
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Christmas, ScotClans Shop
Crowdfunding Appeal to Save Culloden Blunderbuss
by Nadine Lee
The National Trust for Scotland have launched an online crowdfunding appeal to save one of the few items removed from the historic battlefield at Culloden. The 343 year old blunderbuss, currently on...
Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
by Nadine Lee
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....
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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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All You Want for Christmas – Our Picks
by Nadine Lee
It's well and truly December now, and time to really start thinking about what you want for Christmas. Here at ScotClans we've got orders flying out the door on an hourly basis, so I've put together a...
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Christmas, ScotClans Shop
Top 5: Whisky of the Clans
by Nadine Lee
Intrinsically linked like bread and butter, whisky and the Clans are about as all things Scot as you're going to get. Here are our top five links between the water of life and Scotland's oldest famili...
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1745 Jacobite Rising, Blended Whisky, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Clan Campbell, clan chief, Clan Macgregor, Clan MacGregor Whisky, Clan Mackenzie, Clan MacLeod, Clan MacNeil of Barra, Culloden, Dalmore, Drambuie, Duke of Argyll, Glayva, Isle of Skye, King Alexander III, MacKinnon, Malcolm MacGregor, Scottish Liqueur, Single Malt, Talisker, Torquhil Ian, Whisky
All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
by Nadine Lee
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...
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barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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‘Awe Things Outlander
by Nadine Lee
With Outlander fever erupting all over social media, here's a quick roundup of what's been happening over the last few weeks in the world of one of the most highly anticipated television series of 201...
History of Clan Warfare Provides Help for South Sudan
by Nadine Lee
This article originally appeared on Deadline News on November 17, 2013.
The top policeman in troubled South Sudan says he can learn from Scotland’s past of clan warfare to help to bring peace to th...
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South Sudan, Clan Warfare
Residents Look to Buy Tiree from Clan Chief
by Nadine Lee
Balephuil Bay, Isle of Tiree
Crofters on an Inner-Hebridiean isle are looking to buy their island home from the chief of Clan Campbell under a community ownership plan. Residents on the Isle of Tir...
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Campbell, clan chief, Community Buy-out, croft, Duke of Argyll, Inner Hebrides, Tiree
Scottish Beef Back on US Menus
by Nadine Lee
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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Beef, Haggis, Mad Cow Disease, United States of America
A Commitment to Kisimul – Statement from Macneil of Bar...
by Nadine Lee
Below you'll find a statement from The Macniel - current chief of Clan Macniel of Barra - regarding today's announcement of the major conservation , archaelogical and interpretation work at the seat o...
Clan Currie Commander Receives Honorary Doctorate
by Nadine Lee
Robert Currie, Commander of Clan Currie
Robert Currie, Commander of Clan Currie, received an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University on Thursday. The doctorate of arts was awarded for h...
Government Announces Clan Event Fund
by Nadine Lee
The Clans and Families of Scotland
The Scottish Government announced on Wednesday that it is to provide funding for clan events to the tune of £200,000 in 2014 and beyond. The move cements the rela...
Topics:
2014 Year of Homecoming, Clan Gatherings, Earl of Cromartie, Fergus Ewing, Highland Clan Partnership, John Mackenzie, Malcolm Macgregor, Scottish Clan Event Fund, Scottish Government, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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