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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
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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
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 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
Sea Eagles doing well in Scotland
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Sea Eagles are the largest European bird of prey, they had sadly become wiped out in Britain because of Egg collectors.
A few years ago Sea Eagle chicks were brought over from Norway in an...
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Eagles
Get on Yer Bike!
Fresh on the heels of YouTube's singing sensation Susan Boyle Scotland has just found yet another video star in the shape of Danny MacAskill. This young tearaway from Skye, now living in Edinburgh cou...
ScotClans at Aviemore Tradeshow
This is the third year ScotClans has attended the tradeshow at Aviemore. Unlike the Scottish tradeshow in Glasgow here each exhibitor has to guarantee that at least 90% of their goods are designed and...
Credit crunch hits Highland Games
The recession has bitten again, this time causing Stirling's annual Highland Games to be cancelled. Organisers blamed "economic uncertainties created by the credit crunch" and successive changes of...
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Highland Games, Scotland
400 WW1 Soldiers Bodies Recovered
In a quiet corner of a French field lies the remains of over 400 World War 1 Soldiers, stripped of their identity tags these mass graves are evidence of a very little documented slaughter. The sold...
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Scottish Regiments
Whisky ban at 'The Gathering' to keep sponsor happy
Homecoming's main event - 'The Gathering' has come under attack when it issued a ban on all whisky products citing a conflict of interest with one of it's main sponsors Diageo.
This action has ang...
DNA proves Celtic hero Somerled had Viking roots
A leading DNA expert has shown that the celtic hero Somerled who was credited with driving the Vikings out of western Scotland was himself descended from a Norseman
It had always been believed that S...
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MacAlister, MacDonald, MacDougall, Somerled
£460,000 windfall for man who discovered Iron Age torcs...
David Booth an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast came across more than the usual tin cans and coins when he unearthed a collection of 2000 year old Iron Age golden neckbands in a field near Stirli...
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ironage
The Wizard laird of Skene's dance with the devil
Skene Loch is an eerie and forbidding place, particularly on cold evenings in the dead of winter - when the waters on the loch can freeze over. If you were to brave the icy conditions and venture do...
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Skene
A collection of MacNeil Legends
I came across some MacNeil legends, would be interested in finding out more about them, or anyone else knows any MacNeil of Barra/MacNeil of Colonsay tales?
"There is a Saying in the Highlands ...
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MacNeil, MacNeil of Barra, MacNeil of Colonsay
Iain Beag MacLachlan
Scottish tradition holds that a member of the MacLachlans of Kilbride travelled to Aberdeen to purchase cattle. While there, he fell in love with the daughter of the Duke of Gordon. The two love...
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MacLachlan