Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham

Saturday, July 21, 2007

The Dun Bonnet of Foyers

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In Neil Gunn’s novel, Highland River , a Canadian of Scots Highland descent meets two Highlanders, Angus and Ken, in the trenches of France...
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Saturday, July 14, 2007

The 52nd Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

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Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has often led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie. Just after sunset on t...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Back in New York

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People on holiday tend to make unfavourable comparisons with their homeland. Quite naturally perhaps, I have over several years as a tour gu...
Saturday, June 09, 2007

Balnagown Castle, Seat of Clan Ross

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

Clan MacNaughton and Dunderave Castle

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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...
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