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Origin of Clan Hay - The Legend of Luncarty

There are two ways to approach the origins of Clan Hay. The first is the Legend of Luncarty, which is an important Hay tradition, while the second is based on historical research, albeit that incons...

Topics: Hay

Iain Beag MacLachlan

by Amanda Moffet

Scottish tradition holds that a member of the MacLachlans of Kilbride travelled to Aberdeen to purchase cattle. While there, he fell in love with the daughter of the Duke of Gordon. The two love...

Topics: MacLachlan

The Stange Ceremony of Clan MacLachlan

by Amanda Moffet

A MacLachlan legend tells of a MacLachlan Chief who would pay his feu duty (a sign of submission to an overlord in true feudal fashion) in a very strange way. The duty itself was a pair of gloves ...

Topics: MacLachlan

Legend behind the MacLachlan Coat of Arms

by Amanda Moffet

There is an old Scottish tale behind the MacLachlan Coat of Arms. Legend has it that the reason behind the two roebucks (deers) supporting the MacLachlan Chief's Coat of Arms came in 1249, when K...

Topics: MacLachlan

A collection of MacNeil Legends

by Amanda Moffet

I came across some MacNeil legends, would be interested in finding out more about them, or anyone else knows any MacNeil of Barra/MacNeil of Colonsay tales? "There is a Saying in the Highlands ...

Topics: MacNeil, MacNeil of Barra, MacNeil of Colonsay

The Green Lady of Crathes Castle

by Amanda Moffet

Crathes Castle historic seat of Clan Burnett. Like most Scottish castles Crathes has it's ghostly tales. The one it's most known for is the withered spectre of the Green Lady stalks the corridors,...

Topics: Burnett, Crathes Castle

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The Wizard laird of Skene's dance with the devil

by Amanda Moffet

Skene Loch is an eerie and forbidding place, particularly on cold evenings in the dead of winter - when the waters on the loch can freeze over. If you were to brave the icy conditions and venture do...

Topics: Skene

Duke of Cumberland's Stone: The rock with a hard place ...

by Amanda Moffet

After Culloden, the Duke of Cumberland's Stone, a relic of the last Ice Age, became forever linked to the battle's bogeyman. But is it deserving of the association and the abuse it has taken over ma...

Topics: Cumberland, Forbes

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The Curious Case of Dubh Sith

by Nadine Lee

Loch Ghruinneart, Isle of Islay If you picture troops involved in a 14th Century clan battle, fairies are the last thing you would expect to find among the ranks. However according to legend, a fai...

Topics: Campbell, Campbell of Cawdor, Dubh Sith, Fairy, Isle of Islay, Kilchoman, Kilnave, Loch Ghruinneart, MacDonald, MacLean

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Nessie Strikes Again!

by Nadine Lee

An amateur photographer has captured pictures and video footage of a 'large, black object' moving beneath the waters of Loch Ness, sparking fresh debate about the existence of the famous monster. The...

Topics: Loch Ness, Loch Ness Monster

Top 5: Whisky of the Clans

by Nadine Lee

Intrinsically linked like bread and butter, whisky and the Clans are about as all things Scot as you're going to get. Here are our top five links between the water of life and Scotland's oldest famili...

Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor

by Nadine Lee

On a Wednesday evening in Edinburgh, direct your ears upwards while wandering up Victoria Street from the Grassmarket and you might just hear a bit of Gaelic tune floating out onto the street below....

Topics: Balloch Castle, breadalbane, Clan Campbell, edinburgh, Edinburgh Gaelic Choir, Execution, Gaelic Clan MacGregor, Gregor Ruadh Red MacGregor of Glenstrae, Grey Colin, Griogal Cridhe, Lament, Marion Campbell, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Colin Campbell, Taymouth Castle

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