Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

I had a birthday the other day and was given a cd by Hugh Laurie (thanks Jamie) who apologises in the liner notes for being a white middle c...

The hill road to Roberton's a steep road to climb, But where your foot has crushed it you can smell the scented thyme, And if you...

Mary Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587) is reported to be the first woman to play golf regularly . Now some readers will know how that game can...

Though my calendar shows 12 January, it is actually January 1st ... according to the Julian Calendar, accepted in Britain until 1752 (in Al...

The best known Jacobite rising was of course the 1745 which ended with the disastrous Battle of Culloden. But it was the 1715 that had the m...