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Clan Map of Ireland, 1485 This time tomorrow I'll be jet-setting across the ditch to Ireland for a quick break with my wee brother who is currently visiting me in Edinburgh. We'll be spending some ...

Lordscairnie Castle – situated on the outskirts of Fife near Moonzie – was built between 1493 and 1498 by Sir Alexander Lindsay, seventh Earl of Crawford. The forlorn ruins are being sold for around £...

3D Facial Reconstruction of Mary, Queen of Scots A renowned team of experts at the University of Dundee have revealed a 3D virtual image of Mary, Queen of Scots as she would have looked at the time...

A 3D Robert the Bruce visits his troops at the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre We're just back from a quick trip up the road to just outside Stirling to check out the new Bannockburn Visitor Centre,...

Scottish Poet William McGonagall dubbed 'world's worst' A handwritten, unpublished work by a Scottish music hall performer known as the world's worst poet is set to fetch thousands of pounds at au...

Clan Macnab – Let Fear Be Far From All One of the most fascinating things about Scotland is the way that a country steeped in history and tradition is colliding with the new. This is especially true ...

Macnab Country – The village of Killin and Loch Tay from Stron a’Chlachain. Photo by Andy Hall Last Friday Amanda and I attended the memorial service for James Charles Macnab of Macnab, 23rd Chief o...

With Tartan Day just around the corner, we've put together a selection of global events celebrating Scotland's contribution to the world. This year's festivities range from a Ceilidh in Cuba, to hist...

  A number of molehills have sprung up across the battlefield site at Culloden, much to the delight of a Jacobite supporters group. The Circle of Gentlemen – a Highland based Jacobite supporters socie...

Upon the death of Scottish Doctor and Suffragist Elsie Inglis, Winston Churchill remarked that Inglis and her band of nurses would ‘shine in history’. From a Lady who raised rebel troops, to a seafari...

One of the experiences that stood out the most on my Highland adventure a few months back was the amount of Scottish Gaelic I encountered. From road and railway station signs, to the greeting display...

HM New Register House, Edinburgh Just off Edinburgh's bustling Princes Street sits a grand old building that houses hundreds of years worth of Scotland's records. HM New Register House is well know...

The Seal of Robert II, King of Scots. 1316-1390 Half of all men in the United Kingdom with the surname Stewart, or Stuart, can claim ancestry from Scotland's Royal family. Research released by Scot...

On Thin Ice - Team GB at Sochi Olympic Games 2014 Who could have thought that a sport whose humble beginnings can be traced back five centuries to a frozen Scottish lake, would become one of the bi...