Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders
An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham
Saturday, February 21, 2009
What is a clan? When is a clan not a clan?
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Clans (Gaelic clann , children) provided the social fabric of the Scottish Highlands from medieval times until 1746. Central to this system,...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A Memorial to the last Earl of Glencairn - and a little soul searching.
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The way we Scots see our clan heritage is a bit different to the view from North America or 'down under'. Whilst sometimes we may co...
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Rait Castle (and inadequate leglislation)
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Rait Castle, a mile south of Nairn, is the best surviving example of a Scottish hall castle and yet in the last twenty years or more nothing...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Jerome S. Anderson (The First)
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This was never meant to be a family history site but I was delighted, back in November 2007, to have united descendants of Jerome S Anderson...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Mullach Clach a'Bhlair
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This post has nothing to do with clans and castles - I forsook the office and took to the hills today. This is what I saw. Glen Feshie: A li...
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