Men and women have long been recognised in Scotland as equals. A good example of this is that female chiefs supply a goodly number of places in the current 135-strong listings of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. They hold exactly the same responsibilities as their male counterparts. Here are some shining examples of female […]
With Mother’s day approaching I thought it would be good to do a series of female orientated blogs. It’s interesting to see how many crest use the image of a woman within them. Think the Urquhart crest was most definitely designed by a man. Here are the ones I have found:
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 […]
The story behind Scotland The What? This is the definitive account of the Scotland the What? performers who spawned a new breed of Doric comics is published.
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 […]
Risto Todoroski is playing a Macedonian gaida (bagpipe) made from a whole billy goat skin, hardwood sleeved in water-buffalo horn. A slow song followed by a folkdance tune from Macedonia and Thrace. Sorry but this sounds – bleeting awful…
Wulvers are ofter called werewolves, but legend shows they are quite different. Said to inhabit the Shetland Islands to the north of the Scottish mainland. The ancient Celts believed that the Wulver evolved from wolves, and that the Wulver symbolizes the in-between stage of man and wolf. With the head of a wolf, the body […]
**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 […]
