Scotclans was at the Edinburgh Twitter Festival (Twestival)last night. We saw quite a few nice kilts, met some intersting people and raised lots of money for the charity ‘Water’. We failed however, to win the raffle! We have our own twitter page where we’ve been trying to make some Clan connections – feel free to […]
This year is the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and 150 years since the publication of his masterpiece, The Origin of Species. The inspiration he found in visiting the Galapagos Islands is very well known, but in the Editorial, ‘Darwin in Scotland’ by Dominic J. McCafferty (The Glasgow Naturalist-2009), we find that the time Darwin […]
Scottish lawyers are noticing a significant rise in the number of men seeking divorce in Scotland. Apparently they stand to benefit significantly from Scottish laws in which a “clean break” dividing of assets is the norm, as opposed to English divorce laws in which the non-earner is generally granted a lump sum plus a share […]
Any Fletchers or Inglises out there? Check out the new histories for these clans! For example, Andrew Fletcher (1653) was a politician who campaigned for the rights of the Scottish people and opposed the Act of the Union in 1707, and Elsie Inglis, who made history furthering the cause of women’s liberation. Look out for […]
‘Scotland’s Birth Certificate’ describes the earliest surviving record of the country’s existence. This ancient document which is 1,000 years old is being held in the national library of France, where it has been since the 17th century. A campaign has been launched top return this unique piece of Scotland’s past returned to Scotland. MSP Margo […]
I came across a great story to read in full follow this link. Legend / oral history has it that the clan Maclain of Lochbuie chief had a son called Ewan ‘with the small head’. concerned that they wouldn’t inherit the clans castle and it’s lands on the chiefs death Ewan continuously hassled his father. […]
Pebbles based company Holland and Sherry are in the process of weaving what will be one of the worlds most expensive tartans. The tartan is to be woven from 100% Mongolian cashmere. This extraordinary fabric will cost around £200 a metre to the trade so it’s estimated that a kilt made in this tartan would […]
If you’re near Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre you might catch a glimpse of one of the new world famous ‘tartan sheep’. Bred to produce tartan wool this sheep has become quite a tourist attraction.
Genifounder David Sacks has said all along that he wants to create a single family tree for the whole world. Based on some usage stats the company will announce on Thursday, they’re moving towards that goal: over a million unique visitors in August (growth has been steady). And the biggest family tree at Geni now […]
