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Eagles Rock at Applecross
There is an old tale in Applecross of how The Eagle Rock got it's name. Legend has it a long long time ago the people of Applecross were harvesting oats. A young baby slept in it's crib as it's parent...
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Applecross, Eagle, Scottish Myths
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The Haunted Road of Brahan
When we used to come camping as children we were told a story about a road that was close by, it was the most direct route to the campsite. The owners told us a different route to get to and from the...
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Scottish Hauntings
Sea Eagles doing well in Scotland
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Sea Eagles are the largest European bird of prey, they had sadly become wiped out in Britain because of Egg collectors.
A few years ago Sea Eagle chicks were brought over from Norway in an...
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Eagles
Get on Yer Bike!
Fresh on the heels of YouTube's singing sensation Susan Boyle Scotland has just found yet another video star in the shape of Danny MacAskill. This young tearaway from Skye, now living in Edinburgh cou...
ScotClans at Aviemore Tradeshow
This is the third year ScotClans has attended the tradeshow at Aviemore. Unlike the Scottish tradeshow in Glasgow here each exhibitor has to guarantee that at least 90% of their goods are designed and...
ScotClans Twittering Makes The News!
Today an article was published in The Edinburgh Evening News which looked at ever growing phenomenon of Twitter. Rodger from www.scotclans.com was interviewed to give his views on how ScotClans uses...
Scotland a Feeble Country! and Burns is Boring! - So Sa...
Academic David Starkey is now facing the wrath of the Celtic Fringe after last Thursday's appearance on BBC's Question Time. The Tudor lover dropped more than a few insults, dismissing the nations of ...
'Scotland's Schindler' to be Honoured for Sacrifice
A missionary from Dunscore near Dumfries has been described as "Scotland's Schindler" after she sacrificed her life at Auschwitz-Birkenauis to finally be honoured by the Prime Minister.
Jane Hainin...
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Haining, Scotland, World War II
Credit crunch hits Highland Games
The recession has bitten again, this time causing Stirling's annual Highland Games to be cancelled. Organisers blamed "economic uncertainties created by the credit crunch" and successive changes of...
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Highland Games, Scotland
The Thompson's Curse
There's a very old, very little known tale connected with the Thompson Clan. Four brothers and five sisters lived on a beautiful bay in the island of Arran at Machrie. The sisters do not feature in t...
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Clan Thompson, Legend, Thompson
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