On Thursday night a fire engulfed the clock tower of one of Scotlands most historic castles and seat of Clan Murray of Atholl, Blair Castle. A section of the 13th century castle collapsed after a blaze ripped through it. Luckily the fire was able to be controlled and most of the Castle was unharmed, and […]
One evening in the 1680s, as the light was starting to fade and the colour of day drained away turning eveything to grey an ominous dark character can be seen striding over Ladhope Moor with two large dogs. He is seeking covenanters whom he is sure are holiding an assembly meeting somewhere nearby. His shiny […]
One of the visitors to our site has told us about a MacQueen legend. She found it on a microfiche taken from a book published in the about Clan MacQueen, which is now sadly out of print. There were a couple of Clan MacQueen legends in this book. One was a love story where a […]
Hobbie Noble of the Crew in Bewcastle, Cumberland was disowned by his own folk but found favour across the English Scottish Border in Liddesdale with the mighty Armstrongs of Mangerton. He would be betrayed back to the English by an unlikely source, the Armstrongs of the Mains.
Sarah Grierson of Lag is now the Chief of the name and Arms of Grierson following the death of her late Father Sir Michael Grierson, Bt. For further confirmation please refer to the very impressive new Clan Grierson website at www.clangrierson.com. Sarah has recently been accepted as a honorary member of the Society of Scottish […]
Authentic records showing the descendants of Anderson, MacAndrew & Gillanders families are to be found in various official depositries around the UK, in published material and also in the private archives of many individuals who preserve their family history with care. This is the aim of the Clan Anderson Association to build up a database […]
The siblings Fiona and Faye Henderson from Kirriemuir practise at Blair Castle ahead of this weekend’s Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships. Fiona and Faye are finalists in the events, the most respected competitions of the piping and fiddle worlds. Faye, was the first woman to win the Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering, one of […]
Alan Cumming wore this in November 2009 to Buckingham Palace for a medal presentation. The tartan is Cumming Hunting Weathered.
**Please note Historic Scotland has contacted us about the inaccuracies of this story please see their comment below ** Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire, the ancient family seat of the Boyle clan is famous for having the most controversial artistic additions to any historic building in the country. A group of Brazilian graffiti artists were […]
There are two ways to approach the origins of Clan Hay. The first is the Legend of Luncarty, which is an important Hay tradition, while the second is based on historical research, albeit that inconsistencies tend to occur after so many centuries. Hector Boece, the Scottish academic, wrote the first known account of the Luncarty […]
