The King’s Speech star Helena Bonham Carter met a real-life royal today as she was honoured with a CBE. We have to say how fantastic she looks, decked out in a Vivienne Westwood creation of striking red tartan and miniature top hat. Not many people could pull off this outfit – but Helena looks great! When […]
Braemar Castle in Aberdeenshire was first built by the 18th Earl of Mar, John Erskine in 1628, using it as a hunting lodge and strong hold against the powerful neighbouring Farquharson family. The castle replaced the nearby Kindrochit Castle, which is said to have been built sometime in the 11th century. In 1689, John Farquharson, […]
Do you have a kindle? Because ScotClans can now proudly present an e-book version of their extensive clan histories. ‘The Scottish Clans’ features brief histories of over 300 Clans and Armigerous families from all over Scotland. Discover the events that have shaped your Clan and hear about the people who form part of your Scottish […]
The iconic Golden Driller statue in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa has been made a temporary Scotsman after he was dressed in what has been claimed as the world’s largest kilt. The statue has been dressed in the 170 yard Black Watch kilt to help kick off the Oklahoma Scottish Festival, which starts on the […]
English comedian Nick Helm won the best joke award at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the worlds largest arts festival. His one liner from his show “Dare To Dream” – “I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” – was considered the funniest by the voting public […]
On Saturday the ScotClans team went up to the Highland Games at Lochearnhead to hold a stall for Clan MacLaren. The weather was glorious and it really highlighted the beauty of that part of the country. There were a lot of events, ranging from the usual dancing, heavy events, and clan parade to a hill […]
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 […]
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 […]
