Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Balnagown Castle, Seat of Clan Ross

›
"Hells Bells", wrote Sir Charles Ross from New York to his factor at Balnagown , "At the moment I am trying to put the Unite...
28 comments:
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Clan MacNaughton and Dunderave Castle

›
It was a gesture of gratitude in 1222 when King Alexander II gifted lands round Loch Awe and Loch Fyne to Malcolm MacNachten. Little could t...
105 comments:
Saturday, June 02, 2007

The Last Wolf

›
There are monuments all over the Highlands commemorating the 'last wolf', but it is generally agreed that the last wolf was actually...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

Proud to be North British

›
A group of our clients returned to the excellent Castle Stuar t by Inverness this weekend. Today I took them on a trip eastwards with storie...
1 comment:
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Task completed - Bannockburn to Culloden Moor

›
Well, I made it! About 190 miles from Bannockburn to Culloden Moor on a bicycle. I can recommend the cycle routes through Scotland to anyon...
‹
›
Home
View web version
Powered by Blogger.