Clan Robertson Estate up for Sale
by Nadine Lee
Dall House, surrounded by Dall Estate
An excessively magnificent and utterly luxurious highland estate with clan links has been placed on the market, boasting an equally impressive price tag. Once ...
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Bannockburn, Culloden, Dall Estate, Dall House, Duncan the Stout, George Duncan Robertson, Highlands, James I, Loch Rannoch, Malcolm James, Real Estate, Robert Riach the Grizzled, Robert the Bruce, Robertson, scottish wars of independence, Thomas MacKenzie
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The real treasure of Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel is famous for appearing in Hollywood blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, as the last resting place of the Holy Grail. The chapel has always been shrouded in legend, mainly concerning hidden...
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Rosslyn Chapel
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Debate about The Clan System on BBC History
I've just come across this on the BBC History website and thought I'd share it and ask your opinions. The subject of the debate is:
The role of the clans: Scottish clans today are more about attract...
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Titanic's secret saviour - the Countess of Rothes
On the night that the Titanic sank, one woman, the Countess of Rothes, put the welfare of others before her own, working tirelessly to row them to safety. Angela Young tells her great-grandmother’s in...
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Titanic
Braveheart Impersonator Charged With Firearms Offences
by Nadine Lee
Adam Watters – Braveheart Impersonator. Photo courtesy of Deadline News
A Braveheart impersonator has been charged with firearms offences after police received a complaint about “a man with a blue fac...
Topics:
braveheart, edinburgh, Jacobite, Police, William Wallace
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Our Vote for Scotland's National Tree
by Nadine Lee
Canada has the instantly recognisable maple tree, Japan has the whimsical cherry blossom, and England has the mighty royal oak. However Scotland seems to have missed the proverbial national-tree boat,...
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Gaelic Heritage, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Scottish Clans, Scottish Nature, Urquhart
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Tartan Day 2013 Guide
by Nadine Lee
With Tartan Day just around the corner, we've put together a selection of global events celebrating Scotland's contribution to the world. This year's festivities range from a Ceilidh in Cuba, to hist...
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Buenos Aires, Canada, Ceilidh, Cuba, Decleration of Arbroath, Edward II, Netherlands, New York, Parade, Roberth the Bruce, South Africa, Tartan Day, Tartan Week, United States, United States of America
Culloden Moor Housing Development and our Ancestral Her...
As dusk fell over Culloden Moor on the 16th April 1746 the last major land battle to be fought on British soil had drawn to a conclusion. With close to 2,000 dead and wounded Jacobites the campaign...
Edinburgh and Glasgow's Rivarly Began Over Bread
by Donald
It has been recently suggested that the centuries-long rivalry between Scotland's capital and Scotland's largest city all started over bread.
It seems to have begun in 1656 when the Glasgow town coun...
Clan Television Series Axed
by Nadine Lee
1263 Battle of Largs
American television network ABC has scrapped plans to create a sweeping TV drama set in the Highlands. Described as a ‘tartan Game of Thrones‘, the series was to be set in mediev...
Topics:
Battle of Largs, Charlize Theron, Clan Battles, Vikings