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Owen Wright
Historic Preservation & Heritage Managment
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This is an area where topics can be discussed relating to the preservation, protection, and interpretation of Scotland's historic architecture and landscapes. From the castle to cottage and formal gar...
Topics: Historic Preservation, Heritage, Architecture, Architectural Design, Cultural Resource Management, Culture, history, Restoration, Conservation, Landscapes, Landscape Design
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Donald
The White Lady of Corstorphine
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The Lords Forrester were a principal family in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh. Their main home was Corstorphine Castle, a 14th century stronghold which, by the 18th century, was nothing but ruins,...
Topics: edinburgh, Ghost, Scottish Hauntings
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Donald
Scotland's Most Haunted Castle Plays Down Ghost Stories
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Glamis Castle near Forfar in Angus is Scotland's, and one of Britain's most haunted castles. However it is trying to distance itself from the paranormal stories that the place is famous for, and ins...
Topics: Angus, Forfar, Ghost, Glamis, Haunted Castle, MacBeth
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Donald
The Death March to Durham
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The aftermath of the 1650 Battle of Dunbar saw the grave mistreatment of 5,000 Scottish prisoners-of-war at the hands of the English Parliamentarian army. These battle-weary prisoners were starved o...
Topics: Covenanter, Cromwell, David Leslie, Death March, Doon Hill, Dunbar, King Charles
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Donald
Duncan Campbell and the Ghost of his Brother
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Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe was fatally wounded at the Battle of Carillon in 1758 during the Seven Years' War. The night before the battle Campbell had a ghostly encounter with his dead foster...
Topics: Campbell, Ghost, Seven Years' War
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Donald
Clach na Bratach
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The Clach na Bratach is considered to be the most precious relic of the Clan Robertson. It is a rock crystal charm stone and was unearthed when the chief's standard pole was pulled from the ground w...
Topics: Clach na Bratach, Countess of Breadlabane, Jacobite Rising, Robertson
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Amanda Moffet
Medieval knight remains found in Edinburgh car park
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An elaborately decorated sandstone slab bearing markings of a member of the nobility – the carvings of the Calvary Cross and an ornate sword.   The skeleton of a medieval knight have been discovered ...
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Nadine Lee
Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes 1918-2013
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Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord of Forbes, KBE, JP, DLChief of Clan Forbes(19 February 1918- 5 March 2013) Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord of Forbes and Chief of Clan Forbes, has died aged 95. A distinguish...
Topics: Death, Scotland's Representative Peers, House of Lords, Aberdeenshire, Clan Gordon
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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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Amanda Moffet
Scots fought 'in bright yellow war shirts not Bravehear...
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Medieval Scottish soldiers fought wearing bright yellow war shirts dyed in horse urine rather than the tartan plaid depicted in the film Braveheart, according  research. Historian Fergus Cannan stat...
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