Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham

Saturday, January 22, 2011

A Witch's Cursing Bone

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It was a familiar voice on the car radio. But until he started talking about ancestry I hadn't recognised Bruce Durie, genealogist, bro...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

David Hume and Thomas Aikenhead

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A man in a toga, 1.5 times life size, sits at the junction of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and George IV Bridge, more interested in his tablet...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Jacobite Symbolism

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I think the Jacobites could have done with a strategic marketing consultant. Brand confusion? Tell me about it! WAY too many logos... The...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Lochindorb Castle

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Most people remember the scene in 'Braveheart' when Sir William Wallace, recently appointed Guardian of Scotland, is harangued by...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Cameronians and the 'Killing Times'

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Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. We remember those who gave their lives for their country: nearly a million in the First War, 343 (so far) in...
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