21st Century Clan Chiefs: MacGregor
Dougie Vipond meets contemporary clan chiefs to see how the clan system operates in a modern Scotland. Clan MacGregor
21st Century Clan Chiefs: MacLean
Dougie Vipond meets contemporary clan chiefs to see how the clan system operates in a modern Scotland. Clan MacLean
21st Century Clan Chiefs: Carmichael
The Carmichael Clan Dougie Vipond meets contemporary clan chiefs to see how the clan system operates in a modern Scotland.
21st Century Clan Chiefs: MacRae
Dougie Vipond meets contemporary clan chiefs to see how the clan system operates in a modern Scotland. Clan MacRae
James V of Scotland and a Border Widow
James V of Scotland was determined to subject his Border subjects to his rule. His visit to the Scottish Borders in 1530 would see the end of not only Johnnie Armstrong but also Cockburne of Henderland and Adam Scott, known as the King of Thieves.
Diary from St Kilda: Part 1 – Getting there
For me the best part of working at ScotClans is it justifies a lot of travelling around Scotland gathering stories, taking photos and generally exploring really fantastic, beautiful places all to gather information to build up our site. For a good while now I have become more and more interested in St Kilda, the remotest […]
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe’s Restoration Completed
On Sunday (01/08) Castle Sinclair Girnigoe will open to the public after a ten-year long restoration. The £700,000 facelift will try to help preserve the castle’s archeological and historical importance, and there are a further two phases planned, making the restoration a multi-million pound project which intends to turn Castle Sinclair Girnigoe into a major […]
Border Reivers – Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead
Not all men in the 16th century Border Country were Border Reivers. Many endeavoured to live in peace but were inevitably caught up in the theft, feud and blackmail. It would seem Jamie Telfer was one who fell foul of the animosity and confrontation yet, in this incident, achieved a more than satisfactory outcome.
Fyvie Castle and the ghostly trumpeter
Fyvie Castle, near Turiff in Aberdeenshire, is haunted by the ghost of a phantom trumpeter who first made his appearance there in the 18th century. The trumpeter was a man called Andrew Lammie and he fell in love with Agnes Smith, the local miller’s daughter. Agnes’ parents did not approve of Andrew Lammie. Learning that […]
The Cameron Men
The name Cameron originates from the Gaelic words ‘cam’, meaning wry or crooked, and ‘sron’ meaning nose, suggesting that the progenitor of the Clan Cameron had a crooked nose! Cameron is one of the most popular in the Highlands, and the name of Lochiel, the Chief of the Clan, has always stood for everything that […]