More than 25 Bodies Unearthed by Edinburgh Tram Works
The trams could be hit by yet another delay, but this time it was the grizzly discovery of at least 25 skeletons in one of the busy main roads in Leith. The remains are believed to date back to the 16th Century and are of men women and children. Archaeologists are now thinking that the graveyard […]
The Beast of Duffus Caught on Camera
A couple and their 3 children were having a family day out at Duffus Castle on Easter Sunday when they caught sight a large panther-like black beast prowling out of the woodland. Craig and Angela from Lossiemouth managed to capture the cat on film. Craig commented: “I have three house cats, so I know […]
400 WW1 Soldiers Bodies Recovered
In a quiet corner of a French field lies the remains of over 400 World War 1 Soldiers, stripped of their identity tags these mass graves are evidence of a very little documented slaughter. The soldier’s deeds gone, forgotten, they fell in their thousands – now nine decades after the First World War the bodies […]
‘Scotland’s Schindler’ to be Honoured for Sacrifice
A missionary from Dunscore near Dumfries has been described as “Scotland’s Schindler” after she sacrificed her life at Auschwitz-Birkenau is to finally be honoured by the Prime Minister. Jane Haining was a Presbyterian teacher who was deported to Budapest after refusing to sew the Star of David on her pupils. In wearing the star Nazis […]
Scotland a Feeble Country! and Burns is Boring! – So Says Academic on Question Time
Academic David Starkey is now facing the wrath of the Celtic Fringe after last Thursday’s appearance on BBC’s Question Time. The Tudor lover dropped more than a few insults, dismissing the nations of Scotland Ireland and Wales as “feeble” little countries. The outspoken historian, is promoting his Channel 4 series on Henry VIII is now […]
ScotClans Twittering Makes The News!
Today an article was published in The Edinburgh Evening News which looked at ever growing phenomenon of Twitter. Rodger from www.scotclans.com was interviewed to give his views on how ScotClans uses Twitter. (but unfortunately didn’t leave a lasting impression as he gets called Robert Moffet in this article). The aricle is written by Victoria Raimes. […]
ScotClans at Aviemore Tradeshow
This is the third year ScotClans has attended the tradeshow at Aviemore. Unlike the Scottish tradeshow in Glasgow here each exhibitor has to guarantee that at least 90% of their goods are designed and made here in Scotland. Because we try to sell only Scottish made products at http://www.scotclans.com it’s refreshing to not have to […]
Get on Yer Bike!
Fresh on the heels of YouTube’s singing sensation Susan Boyle Scotland has just found yet another video star in the shape of Danny MacAskill. This young tearaway from Skye, now living in Edinburgh could easily be the type of person that would have the neighbours running to the phone to call the ‘polis’ because he’s […]
Sea Eagles doing well in Scotland
Sea Eagles are the largest European bird of prey, they had sadly become wiped out in Britain because of Egg collectors. A few years ago Sea Eagle chicks were brought over from Norway in an attempt to try and establish a breeding population of these magnificent birds. The ScotClans familly has just been on holiday […]