Now there’s a thought, King of America Charles Edward Stewart. Actually it was more than a thought du du dahhhhhhhhhh In November 1782 4 gentlemen from America arrived at San Clemente Palazzo in Florence to put this offer to the exiled King Charles Edward Stewart, who we all know as the Bonnie Prince Charlie. When establishing […]
From what we know Lady Catherine Gordon was a very beautiful woman and her father was a Scottish nobleman who had royal blood and she married four different men including a man called Perkin Warbeck. who pretended to be the heir to the English throne. She was there for so many important Tudor events at […]
Today West Bow is the sweet little-cobbled street in Edinburgh and though at first glance it seems almost picturesque with its beautiful shops and cafe’s you would never guess that it is hiding one of the Old Town’s darkest secrets. West Bow resident, Major Thomas Weir and he was a well-respected member of Edinburgh society. He held […]
The Celtic people used to believe in this cat called The Cat Sìth which translates into The Fairy Cat. The cat took the shape of a black cat that was the size of a dog with a white spot on their chest. In most of the stories, they were almost feared by the people but there were […]
Meggernie Castle was built by a man called ‘Mad’ Colin Campbell, he was called this because it was thought that he suffered a blow to the head while he was married to his first wife sometime in the early 1580’s. We do know that in August of 1583 he made a complaint saying, “three score persons or […]
Agnes, Countess of Dunbar was also known as Black Agnes because of her black hair and eyes and also her sallow complexion. She was married to Patrick. 9th Earl of Dunbar and her parents were Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray and Isabel Stewart of Bonkyll. The main reason we remember Black Agnes is because of her […]
It was 1460 when King James III gave the order to flood the ground between Old Town and Princess Street to strengthen the Castle’s defences. To do so a dam was built where the North Bridge is today and natural spring water from the original St. Margaret’s Well was used for the flooding that created […]
On the Isle of Skye, there is a charming little Scottish town called Portree where you can find the streets scattered in cafe’s, restaurants and shops but surprisingly the biggest attraction can be found in a small post office is the shape of mans best friend. For the past two years, this sweet little post […]
I recently ran a stall at The MacLennan Gathering in Inverness, around a quarter of those attending had travelled from New Zealand and proudly claimed Scottish ancestry. New Zealand is place that couldn’t be further away from Scotland on the map but it’s inhabitants make up a good percentage of The Scottish Diaspora. So inspired by the […]
Archibald George Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton, 6th Earl of Winton and chief of Clan Montgomery passed away on 14th June. He is succeeded as chief by his son Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie He was made a partner at Grieveson Grant & Company a London based Pension Trust in 1957 and worked there until 1972. On the 7th February 1964 he […]
