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A map of Great Britain’s most popular surnames shows the dominance that clan areas still hold in Scotland, while other areas show the effects of modern-day immigration. Created by experts from three...

Topics: edinburgh, glasgow, Highlands, Inverness, orkeny, Shetland, surnames, uncertainty of identity, western isles, Fraser, MacDonald, MacKay, MacKenzie, MacLeod, Ross, Sinclair, Sutherland

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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...

Topics: Beauly Firth, Chattan, Clachnaharry, Fraser, Inverness, John Munro Tutor of Foulis, Lord Lovatt, Munro

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Airline Reveals Tartan-Clad Plane

by Nadine Lee

Cabin crew sport tartan scarves in front of easyJet's new tartan-clad plane. A distinctive orange and black tartan-clad aircraft has been unveiled to mark a new early morning flight from Inverness ...

Topics: EasyJet, highland, Inverness, Kilts!, London Gatwick, Plane, scottish register of tartans, Tartan

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Terrorising Owl at Large in Inverness

by Nadine Lee

Feathered Foe Remains on the Loose Here's a strange case of life imitating art from Inverness, with news just in that rivals Hitchcock's 1963 horror The Birds: A giant Eagle Owl is to blame for at...

Topics: Eagle Owl, Inverness, Kilt Shop, Pub

Talking Folk with The ELephant Sessions

by Nadine Lee

The Elephant Sessions performing at Northern Roots 2013. Photo by Roddy Mackenzie. Hailing from Inverness, The Elephant Sessions are an upcoming act set to make waves on the traditional Scottish mu...

Topics: Folk Music, Inverness, music, The Elephant Sessions, Traditional Scottish Music

Topic: Inverness