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New Year the Scottish way: A history of Hogmanay
The origin of the word ‘Hogmanay’ isn’t clear. Some suggest it may have come from...
Clan Campbell: Feuds, Tartan, History & Castle
Clan Campbell, politically (and in every other way), was the most successful clan in Scottish...
Celtic Scotland Civilised the English!
In the Early Middle (used to be called ‘Dark’) Ages, that period of time between the departure a...
Scots Baronial Architecture: how to spot it
Some of the most astounding 16th and later 19th century Castles in Scotland were built in a style as...
Clan MacGregor: The History of the Tartan, Crest & Myths
MacGregor Name: Origin & Survival The MacGregor story is one of dogged survival and in of...
Ballachulish railway: The Slow Train
In a more innocent age there was once a single track railway line that ran from Oban to a terminus a...
Wild Food in our Woodlands
Today, in honour of Scottish Year of Food 2015, we are exploring the wild food of our forefathers,...
Clan Armstrong: History, Crest, Tartan & History
Armstrong Clan History & Violent Reputation On the marches, the border between England at...
Glencoe Massacre: Truth or Spin?
323 Years ago this month a soldier sat in a tavern in Edinburgh trying to drink himself to an...