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There’s a great new Social Network site purely dedicated to Scotland’s national drink – Whisky (spelt the Scottish way). Connosr is a place for every Whisky connoisseur to read and write reviews, and connect with other whisky lovers. Here is a place to discover new whiskies and revisited old favourites. There’s even an iPhone version […]
Lachlan Cattanach has been titled as the ‘only bad chief of Clan MacLean‘. Just outside the south-east corner of Pennygown chapel, near Salen on the Isle of Mull, there are two carved slabs lying on the ground. Apparantly, these graves are of this chief and one of his wives. The two were reported to have […]
Clan Gunn is one of Scotland’s oldest Clans, it’s history dating back centuries. The Clan is descended from Vikings, claiming their descent from Sweyn Asleifsson, a warlike Norwegian known as “the Ultimate Viking”. This most northern Clan inhabited Orkney, Sutherland and Caithness. Clan Gunn has been without a chief for more than 200 years. […]
This tiny ruined church sits in solitude overlooking the sea at Trumpan. Once the centre of a medieval village, Trumpan church now stands as a monument to a dark history where an entire population were massacred. Back in the 1500s The MacDonalds and The MacLeods were engaged in fierce clan rivalry. This came to a head in […]
This tale is one of the saddest stories on Mull. At the foot of the 1,000ft cliffs of Gribun stands Clach na Leannan, the Stone of the Courting Couple. The stone is just 50 yards inland from a road where it passes the first farm coming from Salen direction, with a windbliwn elder tree at […]
Lord Simple, director of the 2009 Gathering is calling for legislation to prevent cloth woven overseas being sold as ‘made in Scotland’. Currently, tourists in Scotland have no real guarantee that the kilt or scarf they are buying is the genuine article, and merchandise is often misleadingly labelled. The Scottish Tartans Authority has already made […]
With the year of Homecoming upon us we have been getting many requests for Kilts, so our customers can show their Scottish connections. Our friends across the pond have been especially looking for American District Tartans to wear. One that has just recently been asked about is Pennsylvania State tartan. So this is what we’ve […]
It has just been announced that Scotland is to gain five of the biggest wind farms in Europe. Scotland already has this countries largest wind farm at Whitelee, near Glasgow, an amazing 140 turbins, each standing 110m high which generates enough electricity for 180,000 homes. Keith Anderson, managing director of ScottishPower Renewables said: “We will […]
Last Friday saw the Saddleworth & District Whit Friday Brass Band Contests go off with a bang. Often described as ‘The greatest free show on earth.’ bands from all over the country and Europe come to show off their skills. Many drinks are had by the bands as they move from town to town performing […]
A new reflective tartan has been designed and produced to celebrate the Return to the Ridings, a major event in this year’s Homecoming celebrations. The new fabric has been modelled yesterday by Laura Robson, who will take part in the Peebles Beltane Festival later this month. the colours of the tartan represent the history, heritage […]
