Duke of Cumberland's Stone: The rock with a hard place ...
After Culloden, the Duke of Cumberland's Stone, a relic of the last Ice Age, became forever linked to the battle's bogeyman. But is it deserving of the association and the abuse it has taken over ma...
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Cumberland, Forbes
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MacDonald clan photos found by great-great grandson in ...
I came across this story in a Canadian newspaper, thought I'd share it.
Wayne MacDonald had gone into an old curiosity shop in Winnipeg - half looking for a Mother's day gift. Not finding anything...
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Clan Henderson
What a beautiful website! Happy my cousin told me about it...Grandfather was John Reid Veitch Henderson of Edinburgh; GrGrandfather Adam K. Henderson; Margaret Hunter Veitch. Visiting Scotland in June...
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The Battle of Clachnaharry
by Nadine Lee
Perched atop a hill overlooking the Beauly Firth in Inverness, the Clachnaharry Monument commemorates a particularly fierce battle between Clan Munro and Clan Chattan that occurred in 1454. After a...
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Beauly Firth, Chattan, Clachnaharry, Fraser, Inverness, John Munro Tutor of Foulis, Lord Lovatt, Munro
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Conservation Work Begins on Drum Castle
by Nadine Lee
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...
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Irvine, Castle, Robert the Bruce, Aberdeenshire
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