Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

General Hugh Mercer: Jacobite, Doctor, Symbol of the American Revolution

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General Hugh Mercer was a Jacobite who fought at the Battle of Culloden (1746) as a 20 year old surgeon and died as a general in George Was...
Thursday, August 06, 2015

Clashing Cultures

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I watched episode nine of the Outlander TV series last night... where Jamie takes his belt to Claire for her disobedience: "You've ...
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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Gallipoli 1915 and Culloden 1746

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My adopted town of Hawick remembers its dead. In May I visited the Gallipoli peninsular, scene of a disastrous campaign in 1915, where there...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Scotland says 'No'. But now that you're listening...

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So what should those outside these shores make of our Independence Referendum? In short, the 'No' vote won but we are now in a muc...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Come home to Scotland!

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How lucky we are in Scotland to have a colourful and vibrant clan culture to underpin our tourism industry! But are we looking after our Dia...
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