The Battle of Prestonpans!

The Battle of Prestonpans!

271 years ago, a mere 12 miles from Edinburgh, one of the first and arguably one of the most important battles of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 took place. It was the first step in a campaign to place a Stuart back on the British throne. In the early half of 1745, Charles Edward Stuart or […]

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Calling all Murrays

Calling all Murrays

Blair Castle, one of Scotland’s biggest tourist destinations and the ancestral home of the Murray Clan, is marking Scotland’s Year of Homecoming with an open invitation to all Murrays across the globe to visit their ancestral home, and their visits to the Castle will be absolutely free. The Castle, which has been the home of […]

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Clan Crests that depict women

Clan Crests that depict women

With Mother’s day approaching I thought it would be good to do a series of female orientated blogs. It’s interesting to see how many crest use the image of a woman within them. Think the Urquhart crest was most definitely designed by a man. Here are the ones I have found:

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Henderson Sisters in final of Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships

Henderson Sisters in final of Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships

The siblings Fiona and Faye Henderson from Kirriemuir practise at Blair Castle ahead of this weekend’s Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships. Fiona and Faye are finalists in the events, the most respected competitions of the piping and fiddle worlds. Faye, was the first woman to win the Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering, one of […]

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ScotClans Visit the South West.

ScotClans Visit the South West.

On the 4th of March, two of the ScotClans team (Amanda and Donald) went on a resource finding trip down and around the south west of Scotland. We took in a number of castles and places of interest along the way, as well as enjoying some beautiful scenery. When we set off from Edinburgh it […]

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