Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders
An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham
Saturday, April 16, 2011
265 Years After Culloden
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This morning I travelled from my home in Nairn past Balbair where the government army camped prior to the Battle of Culloden, past the Loch ...
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Friday, March 25, 2011
The Clans - violence, honour and obligation
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I was listening yesterday to a programme about Easter Island in the South Pacific; the commentator referred to 'rival clans'. Around...
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Happy Tenth Birthday... to Us!
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It was ten years ago that Scottish Clans and Castles Ltd emerged from a mixed bag of other tourism projects. And I'm delighted to have...
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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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