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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
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A History of Christmas in Scotland
by Nadine Lee
Edinburgh at Christmas Time
It's hard to imagine that once upon a time Christmas was banned for over 400 years in Scotland. Today shops are full of anything and everything Christmas related you cou...
MacGregor-Campbell feud manuscript to be auctioned
A 400 year old letter which tells the story of the notorious feud between the MacGregors and the Campbells is to be put up for auction - with a price tag of up to £3000. A proper piece of Scottish ...
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Clan MacGregor, Clan Campbell
Sold! Clan Feud Auction Update
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by Nadine Lee
Just a quick update on a story we reported on earlier in the week - the MacGregor/Campbell feud document has sold at auction to an unnamed MacGregor bidder.
The persecution of the Clan Gregor manuscr...
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Introducing the 38th Lord Lyon King of Arms
by Nadine Lee
Dr Joseph Morrow, 38th Lord Lyon King of Arms
Hot off the Heraldry press, we're pleased to report that a new Lord Lyon King of Arms was appointed in Edinburgh last week. Dr Joseph Morrow, an advoca...
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Court of Lord Lyon, David Sellar, Dr Joseph Morrow, Heraldry, Lord Lyon
Romancing the Stone: Curling's Scottish Heritage
by Nadine Lee
On Thin Ice - Team GB at Sochi Olympic Games 2014
Who could have thought that a sport whose humble beginnings can be traced back five centuries to a frozen Scottish lake, would become one of the bi...
Bannockburn Visitor Centre Ready for Battle
by Nadine Lee
A 3D Robert the Bruce visits his troops at the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre
We're just back from a quick trip up the road to just outside Stirling to check out the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre,...
Kelburn Castle Set to Reopen
by Nadine Lee
The seat of Clan Boyle, also known as the 'graffiti castle', is set to reopen after a five year £500,000 renovation. Kelburn Castle near Largs, North Ayrshire was closed in 2009 following a fire in ...
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Boyle, Castles, Scottish Clans, Scottish History, Scottish News
ANOTHER MUSE FROM A SIMPLE MAN (WHAT IF...................
IS OUR LIFE DECIDED BY FATE OR BY FREE-WILL? OR IS IT OUR FREE CHOICE BUT WHERE SOMETHING EFFECTS WORLD HISTORY THAT IS PRE-DESTINED AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. ISTARTED THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN WALKING R...
The Death March to Durham
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by Donald
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...
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Covenanter, Cromwell, David Leslie, Death March, Doon Hill, Dunbar, King Charles
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Life of Pi poster shows Scottish Shipwreck
Left is The Life of Pi poster, and on the right the wreck of The Sovereign
A Scottish Shipwreck makes a cameo appearance in The Ang Lee Blockbuster - Life of Pi.
Surprised locals recognised the wre...
Clan MacKinnon gets a new Chieftan
Clan MacKinnon have a new lease of life - not only have they appointed a new Chieftan but have a shiny new website. This will serve as a great resource to the widespread MacKinnon Clan. They want ev...
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MacKinnon
The Gauntlets are Off! - Sir Malcolm Wades into Bannock...
Strange forces seem to work on the internet, last year only hours after we had launched this site the news broke that the Stirling gathering was on the rocks. Yesterday a matter of minutes after I pub...
The Electric Brae
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As part of our mini-tour on Sunday we managed to take in one of Scotlands spookiest roads, the Electric Brae near Ayr. We stopped the car to check if we were in the right place and immediately start...
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Electric Brae
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From Norway with Love
by Nadine Lee
The Nidelva River, with Nidaros Cathedral in the background. Trondheim, Norway.
When asked to give the name of his nearest mainline rail station on a Parliamentary expenses questionnaire, former lib...
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Gunn, Ian Rankin, MacDonald, MacLeod, MacLeod of Lewis, Norse, North Sea, Norway, Trondheim, Vikings
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