Clan MacKinnon have a new lease of life – not only have they appointed a new Chieftan but have a shiny new website. This will serve as a great resource to the widespread MacKinnon Clan. They want everyone to know they are very much alive and active. There has been a change to the organizational […]
A land ownership storm is brewing on the islands of Barra and Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides. The late Ian MacNeil, 46th Chief of Clan MacNeil, announced in 2003 that he had agreed to donate the 9000-acre crofting estate on the islands to the Scottish Government. However it was made clear that if the islanders […]
The Scottish Register of Tartans has been criticised for including designs in their repository by Disney, a German Pipe Smokers group and Peter Rabbit. The Government register, which provides a definitive resource for protecting and promoting tartans, has come under fire by Scottish Members of Parliament, claiming the approval process needs to be changed to […]
Here at ScotClans we see that ordering clothes for Burns night always catches people by surprise and we get inundated with people desperately needing some tartan to wear to their Burns event. The deadline for ordering for Burns Night is really today (the 11th) as items like ties, bow ties, sashes need to be made […]
Sadly the Founder of The Clan Keith Society USA, INC., George L. Newberry, passed away this morning. George founded the USA Clan Keith Society with John Newberry at Grandfather Mountain. Without George the Clan Keith Society would not have been such a vibrant Clan Society as it is today. For this we have to thank […]
A Scottish Shipwreck makes a cameo appearance in The Ang Lee Blockbuster – Life of Pi. Surprised locals recognised the wreck of the Scottish fishing boat called ‘The Sovereign’ on the film poster, it’s highly doctored but obviously the same wreck, which can still be seen stranded at Cairnbulg on the east coast of Scotland […]
Around Edinburgh at the moment signs of the post-festive season are evident, and life is slowly returning to normal. Discarded, tired Christmas trees lie on the pavements waiting patiently for someone to come and remove them, tram preparation has resumed on Princes Street after Hogmanay celebrations, and pubs seem to be quieter than usual as […]
