Love for Culloden!

Love for Culloden!

During the week we posted a picture we took when on a visit to the haunting yet beautiful site of the Battle of Culloden, which you can see below…  We asked our many fans if they had ever been and if they could share their pictures in an effort to take a look at some […]

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Sam Heughan is Outlander’s Jamie Fraser

Sam Heughan is Outlander’s Jamie Fraser

It’s official – Scottish actor Sam Heughan has been cast in the upcoming television adaptation of Outlander. In a statement released yesterday, American cable network Starz confirmed the casting after the news was leaked via Twitter last week. Heughan will play the role of Jamie Fraser in the drama series based on the international best-selling […]

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‘Outlander’ Set For The Small Screen

‘Outlander’ Set For The Small Screen

With over 20 million copies sold, Diana Gabaldon’s hugely successful series of novels set in the Highlands has been greenlit for televison. Outlander centres around a love story between an 18th Century Mackenzie clansman and a 20th Century WWII nurse, and has received a 16-episode order from American cable network Starz. The Outlander series spans […]

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Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames

Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames

A map of Great Britain’s most popular surnames shows the dominance that clan areas still hold in Scotland, while other areas show the effects of modern-day immigration. Created by experts from three English Universities, Uncertainty of Identity uses surnames listed on the electoral roll to find the three most popular names in each electoral ward. […]

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The Battle of Clachnaharry

The Battle of Clachnaharry

Perched atop a hill overlooking the Beauly Firth in Inverness, the Clachnaharry Monument commemorates a particularly fierce battle between Clan Munro and Clan Chattan that occurred in 1454. After a day of sunbathing (in April) in the Highlands, I decided to take advantage of the unusually warm evening and take a walk out to the […]

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All hail to the female chiefs

All hail to the female chiefs

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 […]

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Armstrongs on TV

Armstrongs on TV

The BBC has begun the re-broadcast of the series ‘Scotland’s Clans’ with the story of Clan Armstrong. This was broadcast here in the UK on Monday night and is available online on the BBCi Player. I have to say that the presentation was first rate and whilst there will no doubt be a few that […]

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