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Thomas the Rhymer
by Donald
Thomas Learmonth from Ercildoune (now Earlston), better known as Thomas the Rhymer was a 13th century Laird, poet and a supposed prophet.
Legend tells us how Thomas the Rhymer went out walking one ...
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Fairy, Learmonth, Myth, Thomas the Rymer
- September 10, 2009 3:56 pm
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The Battle of Altimarlach - Scotland's last Clan Battle
by Donald
The 13th of July, 1680 saw the last significant clan battle to be fought in Scotland, with the Sinclairs, under the command of George Sinclair of Keiss, taking on the Campbells led by Sir John Campb...
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Altimarlach, Battle, Caithness, Campbell, Clan, Earl of Caithness, Sinclair
Merlin in Drumelzier
by Donald
It is said, according Scottish myth, that Merlin, the wizard from Arthurian legend, is buried in the Borders town of Drumelzier.
However, there are many different versions of what actually happened...
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Battle of Arderyth, Drumelzier, Merlin, Myth, Peebles, St Mungo, Thomas the Rymer
The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots
by Donald
On the 8th of February, 1587 Mary I of Scotland was executed for treason at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. She was found guilty of conspiring against her cousin Elizabeth I of England, an...
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Mary Queen of Scots
Remains of Scot Soldiers Hoped to be Discovered in Lütz...
by Donald
Renowned archaeologist Dr. Tony Pollard will be hoping that the remains of soldiers from Scotland will be found buried in the German town of Lützen.
Under a modern-day supermarket in the east Germ...
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Battle of Lützen, Thirty Years' War
Tartan Day
This year, for the first time, the huge contribution of Scots and Scotland to the founding of North America will be celebrated across the whole of Canada and the USA on Tartan Day, April 6.
The decis...
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Tartan Day
Clearances statue unveiled in Canada
A statue has been unveiled in Winnipeg Canada marking the achievements of those who left Scotland for Canada during the Highland Clearances. It is the fist statue of its kind to be erected outside S...
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Clearances
Memories of Elizabeth Rose
Elizabeth Rose : Obituary
Published in the Scotsman Publications on 15 December 2012
ROSE Anna (Kilravock) Peacefully, at Nairn on December 9, 2012, aged 88 years, Baroness Anna Elizabeth Guillemard...
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Clan Rose, Kilravock Castle
The Gooseberry Bush of Kilravlock Castle
There is said to be a curse on Kilravock Castle and the Chiefs of Clan Rose. It was told that if a gooseberry bush that grew at the top of their main tower died, so too would the male line. It is not...
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Clan Rose, Kilravock Castle
Is there a connection between Burness and Campbell of A...
We have been having an email conversation with someone looking into whether Burness is indeed associated with Cambell of Argyll. In Books such as 'Tartan for Me' it does link Burness with Campbell,...
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Clan Burness, Clan Campbell
Site coming soon
Please be patient - we are currently working on this site. Â We plan to offer lots of useful information about coming to Clans2014 and visiting Stirling.
This is not the official government site. Â T...
Campaign to Return Scotland's Birth Certificate
'Scotland's Birth Certificate' describes the earliest surviving record of the country's existence. This ancient document which is 1,000 years old is being held in the national library of France, where...
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MacAlpin
Armstrongs on TV
The BBC has begun the re-broadcast of the series 'Scotland's Clans' with the story of Clan Armstrong. This was broadcast here in the UK on Monday night and is available online on the BBCi Player.
I...
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Border Reivers, Clan Armstrong
I'll be There!
The Clans Parade in 2009
" I was there in 2009. Barely walking. I had double knee surgery just a week before I was to leave for the games. There was no way I was going to let that stop me. It was s...
!!! New Dates for the Clan Gathering Announced !!!
Well its been an interesting last 24 hours to ay the least
Yesterday afternoon we launched this site and began letting everyone know via our Facebook pages and other networks. All seemed to be going ...
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