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Hugh William Mackay, Chief of Clan Mackay Dies
by Nadine Lee
Lord Reay 1937-2013
It is with sadness that we announce the death of Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay and Chief of Clan Mackay. A distinguished parliamentarian, Mackay served in the...
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Aeneas Simon Mackay, chief, European parliament, Gathering 2009, House of Lords, Hugh Mackay, Lord Reay, Mackay, Politics
- May 21, 2013 1:00 pm
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Kilts On and No Swearing - New Highland Games Rules Ann...
by Nadine Lee
Repeated use of bad language is set to be outlawed during events such as the Tug O' War
The Scottish Highland Games Association has for the first time published a universal Code of Conduct to be use...
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Caber Toss, Highland Games, Tug O' War
The Sonny Sonny Banks of Loch Lomond
by Nadine Lee
In the little community of Marchmont in Edinburgh, one of the interesting characters you’ll see about the streets is Sonny Fascia, otherwise known as DJ Sonny. I first met Sonny at the cosy pub in th...
Queen Marks Anniversary in Scottish Style
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by Nadine Lee
Beside a bubbling brook in a remote part of the highlands isn’t usually where you would expect to come across a modern-day monarch. But a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has done just that – pictu...
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Balmoral, Crown Jewels, Elizabeth I, Gelder Burn, Macnab, Mary Queen of Scots, order of the thistle, Queen Elizabeth II, River Dee, Sir Henry Raeburn, Victoria
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‘Outlander’ Set For The Small Screen
by Nadine Lee
With over 20 million copies sold, Diana Gabaldon’s hugely successful series of novels set in the Highlands has been greenlit for televison. Outlander centres around a love story between an 18th Cent...
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1745 rebellion, Castle Leod, Claire Randall, Diana Gabaldon, Dr Who, Earl of Cromartie, Historical Fiction, Jacobite, Jacobite Rising, Jamie Fraser, John Mackenzie, Outlander, Starz, Television, Fraser, Mackenzie
Learn to Speak Norn For Only £120
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by Nadine Lee
A dictionary of an extinct language spoken only in the remote Scottish Highlands has been uncovered in an English charity shop. The two-volume Norn Dictionary was anonymously donated to the Willow Bu...
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Clan Campbell Mausoleum Restoration Begins
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by Nadine Lee
The dome topped mausoleum in front of Kilmun Parish Church
Work has begun on restoring the final resting place of twenty generations of Campbell chiefs. Built in 1798, the current mausoleum is on th...
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Argyll, Argyll Mausoleum Ltd, Campbell, Holy Loch, Kilmun, Sir Duncan Campbell
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Bus Driver Says 'Kilt Wearing Scots are Lucky'
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by Nadine Lee
A bus driver in the northern Swedish town of Umea has begun wearing a skirt to work as temperatures sore past 25C. Mats Lundgren decided to find a trouser alternative when his boss turned down h...
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Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE 1913-2013
by Nadine Lee
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ellice McDonald, Jr., CBE, a central figure and past High Commissioner of Clan Donald USA. McDonald spent a lifetime involved in the clan societ...
English Historian Claims Haggis
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by Nadine Lee
An English food historian has declared Haggis as an English delicacy, claiming the Scottish origins of the dish are as “made up” as tartan. Peter Brears has described Haggis as a ‘fine English dish’ ...
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Haggis, Scotland v England, scottish food, Tartan
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