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Duke of Cumberland's Stone: The rock with a hard place ...
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After Culloden, the Duke of Cumberland's Stone, a relic of the last Ice Age, became forever linked to the battle's bogeyman. But is it deserving of the association and the abuse it has taken over ma...
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Cumberland, Forbes
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MacDonald clan photos found by great-great grandson in ...
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...
John Wood of Tullidavie and the ‘Casket Letters’
A grandson of the celebrated Scottish hero, Admiral Sir Andrew Wood of Largo who founded the present successor chiefly family, John attached himself to the service of James Stewart, a natural son of K...
Drum Castle - seat of Clan Irvine to receive £700,000 c...
Essential work has begun on Drum Castle in an effort to help preserve the Scotland’s oldest castle keep.
The 700-year-old medieval tower at the National Trust for Scotland’s Drum Castle near Bancho...
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Irvine, Drum Castle
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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New fashion of getting a Sgian Dubh tattooed
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We recently had a comment on a post about Sgian Dubhs being banned at events telling us of a new craze going across America at the moment – getting Sgian Dubhs tattooed!
This is particularly popular ...
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sgain dubh
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The Flodden 500 Service at St Giles, Edinburgh.
On Monday Rodger and I were privileged to be able to attend the service in commemoration for the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden held at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Over 40 Clan Chiefs...
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Flodden
MacGregor-Campbell feud manuscript to be auctioned
A 400 year old letter which tells the story of the notorious feud between the MacGregors and the Campbells is to be put up for auction - with a price tag of up to £3000. A proper piece of Scottish ...
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Clan MacGregor, Clan Campbell
History & Mystery in Edinburgh’s Closes
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
The legacy of Margaret MacNab - over 100 years of fami...
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James and Jane McNab lived in the coastal town of Girvan on the west coast of Scotland. It was a fishing port and agricultural region. The Isle of Arran could be seen across the sea and the Ailsa Crai...
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