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Nadine Lee
Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames
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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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Nadine Lee
All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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The flag of the MacNeil flies at Kisimul Castle, Barra. On the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, you'll come across the surname Macneil an awful lot. Home to Clan Macneil of Barra, the li...
Topics: barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Nadine Lee
Photographs Reveal Croft Memories
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3:44am, Isle of Harris (John Maher) A new photographic exhibition is set to open that shines a light on abandoned crofts throughout the Western Isles of Scotland. Entitled Leaving Home: An Alternat...
Topics: boarded out children, croft, emmigration, Eriskay, Exhibition, hebrides, Homes, Ian Peterson, John Maher, Lewis, Photography, Stornoway, western isles
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Nadine Lee
Sound of Barra Protected Despite Chief's Concerns
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The Sound of Barra The Sound of Barra has been designated a site of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) despite opposition from the chief of Clan MacNeil of Barra and local community members. Descri...
Topics: Barra Sound, Clan Cheif, Environment, MacNeil of Barra, Rory MacNeil, Scottish Governement, Scottish Wildlife Trust, western isles
Nadine Lee
A Commitment to Kisimul – Statement from Macneil of Bar...
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Below you'll find a statement from The Macniel - current chief of Clan Macniel of Barra - regarding today's announcement of the major conservation , archaelogical and interpretation work at the seat o...
Topics: Alasdair Allen, barra, hebrides, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, western isles