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Nadine Lee
Our Vote for Scotland's National Tree
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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,...
Topics: Gaelic Heritage, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Scottish Clans, Scottish Nature, Urquhart
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Amanda Moffet
Unloved boy's grave gets Guardian Angels
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Today a lovely pink envelope dropped through our letter box at the ScotClans office, always like pink envelopes - bills don't tend to be in them. Inside was a thank you card, a newspaper cutting an...
Topics: MacNaughton
Nadine Lee
Clan Television Series Axed
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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
Nadine Lee
St Patrick's Scottish Heritage
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It's the most Irish day of the year, so what better time to brush up on the history of Ireland's well-known patron saint. As Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated today by Irish communities in all corne...
Topics: Celts, Druids, Hadrian's Wall, Ireland, Roman Britain, Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day
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Nadine Lee
Falkirk's Kelpies Hit The Big Apple
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Scaled models of Falkirk's Kelpies at their temporary home in NYC. Scaled models of Falkirk's impressive Kelpie statues have embarked on their first overseas tour, just in time for upcoming Scottis...
Topics: Falkirk, Horse, New York City, Tartan Day, The Kelpies
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Amanda Moffet
The Red Wedding and the Dwarf Assassin. Not 'Game of Th...
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With a new season of Game of Thrones on TV screens avid fans will be enthralled at the twists and turns of this epic tale. However as I recently discovered while staying on Islay, the inspiration behi...
Topics: Campbell, Game of Thrones, MacDonald, MacIan, MacLean
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ScotClans Visit the South West.
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On the 4th of March, two of the ScotClans team (Amanda and Donald) went on a resource finding trip down and around the south west of Scotland. We took in a number of castles and places of interest alo...
Amanda Moffet
The real treasure of Rosslyn Chapel
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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...
Topics: Rosslyn Chapel
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Amanda Moffet
Worlds Oldest Shinty Trophy Found
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A ram's horn trophy. Mary Dudgeon, of Craikaig Farm in the Highlands came forward with this unusual trophy, it is officially the world’s oldest shinty trophy, a decorated ram's horn.  Mary's farm is ...
Topics: Shinty
Amanda Moffet
Debate about The Clan System on BBC History
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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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