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MacDonald clan photos found by great-great grandson in ...
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I came across this story in a Canadian newspaper, thought I'd share it.
Wayne MacDonald had gone into an old curiosity shop in Winnipeg - half looking for a Mother's day gift. Not finding anything...
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Highland Games in the desert
As a moral booster to those serving in Afganistan a Highland Games has just been held. More than 100 soldiers, sailors and airmen stationed in Afghanistan took part – using rocks from the desert as i...
Photos from The West Highland Way
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The West Highland Way is a 95 mile walk, starting in Mingalvie, just outside Glasgow it finished in FortWillam. The walk goes past Loch Lomond over Rannoch moor to Glencoe then to Kinlochleven, which...
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West Highland Way, Scottish Walks
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Silver Pocketwatch of Sir Alexander Jardine?
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At ScotClans we often get quite unusual emails. The other week I got one from someone who was asking if we could help her find out about a solid silver hunter pocket watch which thanks to it's inscri...
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The 20 Most Seen Scottish Facebook Posts
Our Facebook Group "Scottish Clans and Families" run by us over at Scotclans.com has been steadily growing for many years now and now has well over 12,000 members. In that time we have seen a hell of ...
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scottish humour
Ewan The Headless - A MacLaines of Lochbuie Story
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I came across a great story to read in full follow this link.
Legend / oral history has it that the clan Maclain of Lochbuie chief had a son called Ewan 'with the small head'. concerned that they ...
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Clan MacLaine, Clan MacLean, Mull
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The Electric Brae
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As part of our mini-tour on Sunday we managed to take in one of Scotlands spookiest roads, the Electric Brae near Ayr. We stopped the car to check if we were in the right place and immediately start...
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Electric Brae
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The Green Lady of Crathes Castle
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Crathes Castle historic seat of Clan Burnett. Like most Scottish castles Crathes has it's ghostly tales. The one it's most known for is the withered spectre of the Green Lady stalks the corridors,...
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Burnett, Crathes Castle
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Preservation Award for Medieval Western Isles Church
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The Teampull na Trionaid a ruined church on Uist in the Western Isles has been given a grant of £200,000 in order to make it safe for visitors. The building was founded in 1200 as a college for Prie...
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The Witches of Logie
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This weekend we have been staying at the lovely Witches Craig campsite, just a stones throw (well maybe a few throws) away from The Wallace Monument at Abbey Craig. Next to the campsite are the remain...
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Graham, Scottish Myths, wallace
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