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South Korean Firm Buys Lochcarron of Scotland
by Donald
E-Land, one of the largest retail and fashion firms in South Korean, has bought over knitwear firm Lochcarron of Scotland, it has been confirmed. The owners of the Selkirk based company, John Buchan L...
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Borders, Lochcarron, Lochcarron of Scotland, Mill, Selkirk
World's Largest Kilt
by Donald
The iconic Golden Driller statue in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa has been made a temporary Scotsman after he was dressed in what has been claimed as the world's largest kilt. The statue has been dress...
Clan Murray Chief, John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, di...
by Donald
John Murray, the Chief of the Murray clans and 11th Duke of Atholl has died in a South African hospital on Tuesday, 15th May after suffering a stroke. He was 83.
The Johannesburg born Murray became ...
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Blair Atholl, Death, Duke of Atholl, Murray, Murray of Atholl
Clan MacPhee/MacFie Descended from a Selkie
The origins of Clan MacFie/MacPhee and all it's name variations are said to be descended from a Selkie or seal woman.
Selkies are a mythical people who can change from human form to seal form with ...
The Scottish Bodach
A Bodach is a mythical spirit or creature, rather like the bogeyman. The word is a Scottish Gaelic term for "old man". Historically its meaning is "mature person", from bod "penis" and the suffix -ach...
Proud ScotClans customer's son is lone piper
Just had an email from one of our customers to thank us for a kilt pin she had just received. She also told us that her son Marshall had played with the Royal Scots Dragoon & Coldstream when they w...
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bagpipes, Royal Scots Dragoon
The man who escaped a hanging, a tale from Arran
While camping on the Isle of Arran we visited Brodick Castle which is on the east coast of the island. A castle owned mainly by the Hamiltons, it was used recently as a hunting lodge. In front of th...
Giants Grave on Arran
A very grey rainy day, we thought we'd take a walk up to The Giants Grave, a Neolithic burial chamber on the hill above Whiting Bay.
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Helena Bonham Carter wears tartan for her CBE
The King's Speech star Helena Bonham Carter met a real-life royal today as she was honoured with a CBE.
We have to say how fantastic she looks, decked out in a Vivienne Westwood creation of strikin...
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Tartan
New Bannockburn Heritage Centre for 2014
This is an artists impression of what the site will look like when the centre is opened for the 700th anniversary of the battle of Bannockburn in 2014. The Heritage Centre is currently a rather dre...
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Bannockburn, battles
From New Zealand to Scotland
by Nadine Lee
New Zealand is a rather funny wee place. One of its defining features is the mishmash of cultures from all around the world that have gathered together on a few tiny islands far away in the depths of ...
Chanel's Scottish Inspiration
by Nadine Lee
French fashion powerhouse Chanel recently hosted it's annualMetiers d'Arts show at Linlithgow Palace just outside of Edinburgh, showcasing a contemporary interpretation of traditional Scottish crafts...
Chief of Clan Macnab Dies
by Nadine Lee
Clan Macnab - Timor Omnis Abesto (Let fear be far from all)
We are very saddened to hear news that James Charles Macnab, 23rd Chief of Clan Macnab, died on January 11 aged 86. Macnab served as a mem...
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Death, Killin, MacGregor, Macnab, Scottish Clans
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