Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders
An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The four hundred year rebellion
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This month I attended the 327 th anniversary of the massacre of Glencoe in my role as Finlaggan Pursuivant – herald to the Macdonald clan...
Thursday, February 07, 2019
Let's Build a Broch!
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Our guests on Clans and Castles ' Outlander Tours ' know more or less what to expect: much-loved film locations, great countryside a...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
The enduring riddle of the Pictish symbol stones
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They are the hieroglyphs of Scotland. But we have not yet found a Caledonian Rosetta Stone to interpret them. There are thought to be ...
Thursday, January 03, 2019
Mary Queen of Scots. Did you know?
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The film will be with us soon and we'll see the dramatic (but fictional) meeting between Mary and her cousin Elizabeth. But here are ...
Monday, December 03, 2018
Neidpath Castle, a seat of Frasers, Hays, and Douglases
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The Frasers are a Highland clan. Of course. But before that they were a Lowland clan, and their seat was here at NeidpathCastle on the Tw...
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