Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders
An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
"A daimen icker in a thrave"
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A family group has just asked me to schedule a visit to Robert Burns birthplace. By coincidence I was there, at the new Burns Museum , last...
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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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