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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 parents helped with the harvest. From the air a great eagle swooped down and picked up […]
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 and was so called because people would stop beside it on their way to attending a funeral. […]
Applecross in the North West of Scotland has held the reputation of being a sanctuary. Among locals there has long been whispered rumours that William Hare, half of the infamous Burke and Hare duo, lived out the remainder of his life in Applecross. Burke and Hare were originally body snatchers in Edinburgh, digging up corpses […]
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 campsite. When questioned about this road that looked like the most direct route […]
Amateur archaeologists out on a dig have come across evidence of Scotland’s oldest human settlement, dating back 14,000 years. The team unearthed tools that date from the end of the last Ice Age. This discovery is extremely important as it is the first time there has been proof that humans lived in Scotland during the […]
We recently visited Dundas Castle – located in South Queensferry this castle is now the stately home of Sir Jack and Lady Stewart-Clark, but was formerly a home of Clan Dundas The commanding views over the Forth made this castle an important part of Scotland’s defence during the Second World War. In 1938 a […]
Getting Clan members together is extremely difficult, generations have scattered to every corner of the world. A small remote museum in the Highlands is planning an inventive way to get the member’s of the MacKay Clan together, it has organised a virtual clan gathering. The museum has invited members of Clan MacKay to send in […]
We are looking for great stories to turn into blogs for this clan/family. Do you know of any? These could be news, history, myths, photos anything of interest. If you can help, please email Amanda: amanda@scotclans.com Thank you!
Today was a beautiful Spring day in Edinburgh. The ScotClans family had a day out at The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Saw lots of wildlife; a fox, heron and of course squirrels.
A photo taken by tourist Christopher Aitchison in May 2008 at Tantallon Castle appears to show a person looking out in old style clothing. Insisting the photo isn’t tampered with this image is baffling researchers. This photo has just been made public by Richard Wiseman, a professor of psychology studing “photographic evidence for ghost” ahead […]
