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The Credit Crunch and Scotland's Crafts
Earlier this month we were sad to see one of our long established manufacturers run into trouble. It's the first of 2009 but probably not the last. The oncoming recession is going to hit Scottish busi...
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Scottish Photo Archive
There is a fantastic new site: scotlandsimages.com which is an archive of Scotland's national collections: The National Archives; The National Library; the National Museums; the National Trust for Sco...
presidential plaid?
The Scottish Conservative Party has invited Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US president by creating his own tartan.
Apparently the new president's roots can be traced back to William the Lio...
Scottish companies run up curtains at the White House
Two Scottish companies have now been asked to supply textiles for the redecoration of the White House. Biggar company, Calzeat Ltd were commissioned in January by Los Angeles designer Michael Smith to...
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Calzeat
Glenfinnan Stone found at last
This week sees the return of the historically significant Glenfinnan Stone to Scotland. It is a round, weatherworn stone, about 12 inches in diameter, with a hole carved out at its centre, supposedl...
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Glenfinnan
Wanlockhead
Here's a video (apologise but it's our first attempt) of our day out to Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland. We were married in the next village, Leadhills and had our wedding reception here...
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Wanlockhead
A New Take on Robert Burns
Robert Burns in literature was a lonely, unhealthy, complicated, romantic and earthy genius but in art he has always been shown as biscuit tin boring. The standard Burns image is flat and lifeless,...
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Robert Burns
Ghost Photographed at Scottish Castle
A photo taken by tourist Christopher Aitchison in May 2008 at Tantallon Castle appears to show a person looking out in old style clothing.
Insisting the photo isn't tampered with this image is baff...
Virtual Clan Gathering
Getting Clan members together is extremely difficult, generations have scattered to every corner of the world. A small remote museum in the Highlands is planning an inventive way to get the member'...
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Clan MacKay
Messages from WW2 soldiers at Dundas Castle
We recently visited Dundas Castle - located in South Queensferry this castle is now the stately home of Sir Jack and Lady Stewart-Clark.
The commanding views over the Forth made this castle an ...
Scotland's most ancient home found – at 14,000 years ol...
Amateur archaeologists out on a dig have come across evidence of Scotland's oldest human settlement, dating back 14,000 years.
The team unearthed tools that date from the end of the last Ice Age.
Th...
The Witch of Applecross
There is a legend in Applecross of a witch who lived beside the river Allt Mor. This river is around 3.5 miles from the church at Applecross. It's name Allt Mor means something like river of the dead...
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Applecross, Scottish Myths
The Annat Skull
There's a superstition in Applecross/Torridon area of Scotland that relates to the Annat skull in which water sipped from the skull of a female suicide is a supposed cure for epilepsy. The poor wom...
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Applecross, MacDonald, Scottish Myths, superstitions, torridon
Eagles Rock at Applecross
There is an old tale in Applecross of how The Eagle Rock got it's name. Legend has it a long long time ago the people of Applecross were harvesting oats. A young baby slept in it's crib as it's parent...
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Applecross, Eagle, Scottish Myths
The Haunted Road of Brahan
When we used to come camping as children we were told a story about a road that was close by, it was the most direct route to the campsite. The owners told us a different route to get to and from the...
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Scottish Hauntings