Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Scotland's European landowners

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Yesterday I wrote that 19th century European aristocracts would visit the Highlands and wear the kilt. Today I read in the paper that Vladi...
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Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Kilt

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We've had a cousin from Canada staying for a few days. Good fun, and on the second to last day he revealed that he had a kilt with him. ...
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Sunday, August 05, 2007

Hard questions

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It's good way to earn a living, I often think: showing people Scotland. This weekend has been a welcome break from the office, and earl...
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...
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