Sitting at one of the great junctions of Scotland and guarding the road north to the Highlands, is Stirling Castle – towering high on an extinct volcano and dominating the lower reaches of the River Forth. Known as the Brooch of Scotland, it has from time immemorial been a key strategic location securing the kingdom; […]
E-Land, one of the largest retail and fashion firms in South Korean, has bought over knitwear firm Lochcarron of Scotland, it has been confirmed. The owners of the Selkirk based company, John Buchan Ltd said that the deal would guarantee the company’s presence as a manufacturing business in the Borders, adding that it would also […]
Mill Strathmore has commissioned its designer to create five new tartans focusing on geographical areas to highlight the diversity and richness found in Scotland’s natural surroundings. The colours of the yarn is used to represent the five different ares: Strathdon, Strathmore, Strathtay, Strathisla, and Strathtummel. Here are the stories behind each of the new and […]
While sitting on the steps outside Edinburgh’s ‘Dynamic Earth’ visitor attraction the other day our family were admiring the view over to the Scottish Parliament building. My wife pointed to the older whitewashed building that nestles in the heart of the new parliament complex and asked me if that was part of the parliament too. […]
The Scottish government has also designated 2014 as Scotland’s second year of homecoming. The first took place in Edinburgh 2009. It was a hugely important event for Scottish Clans all around the world becoming the largest clan meeting. So excitement about this next event is starting to build. This time it will take place just […]
Well done to Kevin McIntyre from Cambridgeshire who won our Treasure Hunt to find the The Lost Chalice of Alba, winning the beautiful stag head prize. A big thank you to all 400+ of you who entered, and we at ScotClans hope you enjoyed it and had a good time testing your Scottish knowledge.
On a hill overlooking the Cromarty Firth is a striking, most un-highland monument. It is a replica of the gates of Negapatam, a port in Madras (now Chennai) in South East India. Negapatam was originally a Dutch colony, but it was won by the British in 1781. Responsible for this success was Sir Hector Munro, […]
Well our search for The Lost Chalice of Alba is nearing it’s end. From over 400 entrants only 18 have succeeded in giving us the correct answers. People with the correct answers so far are: S Stuart M McLennan K McIntyre K Burns K Kealoha D Evans D Grant B Langworth P Campbell J Scott […]
While I was in Biggar the other weekend I visited the museum and came across this interesting story, thought i’d share it. Whenever a ploughmn turned up a stone with hole in it he kept it and hung it up in the stables to keep the witches away. The hole represented the witches eye. There […]
While trawling the internet looking for traditional children’s songs and rhymes from Scotland I discovered this great wee ditty from our own backyard of Edinburgh. The song is sung to the tune of Harry Lauder’s classic “I love a lassie” and just to be sure the first verse is a direct copy of the original […]
