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Scottish Beef Back on US Menus
by Nadine Lee
Here's some delectable news for our American readers - Scottish beef is set to make a return to dinner tables across America following an almost 20 year ban. US officials are moving to reopen the Ame...
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Beef, Haggis, Mad Cow Disease, United States of America
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A Commitment to Kisimul – Statement from Macneil of Bar...
by Nadine Lee
Below you'll find a statement from The Macniel - current chief of Clan Macniel of Barra - regarding today's announcement of the major conservation , archaelogical and interpretation work at the seat o...
Clan Currie Commander Receives Honorary Doctorate
by Nadine Lee
Robert Currie, Commander of Clan Currie
Robert Currie, Commander of Clan Currie, received an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University on Thursday. The doctorate of arts was awarded for h...
Government Announces Clan Event Fund
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by Nadine Lee
The Clans and Families of Scotland
The Scottish Government announced on Wednesday that it is to provide funding for clan events to the tune of £200,000 in 2014 and beyond. The move cements the rela...
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2014 Year of Homecoming, Clan Gatherings, Earl of Cromartie, Fergus Ewing, Highland Clan Partnership, John Mackenzie, Malcolm Macgregor, Scottish Clan Event Fund, Scottish Government, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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Lilias, Countess of Cromartie 1918-2013
by Nadine Lee
Lilias, Countess of Cromartie
A much-loved and respected pillar of the North Highlands community and wife of the late chief of Clan Mackenzie has died. Lilias, Countess of Cromartie, passed away pe...
Situation Vacant: Lord Lyon King of Arms
by Nadine Lee
Mr David Sellar, 37th Lord Lyon
The Lord Lyon King of Arms, Scotland's chief heraldic officer and the most junior of Scotland's Great Officers of State, is set to step down later this year. Mr. Dav...
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Lord Lyon, Court of Lord Lyon
Lord Sempill to Attend Stone Mountain Games
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by Nadine Lee
Lord Sempill will be attending the 2013 Stone Mountain Games
Every year during the third week of October, you'd be forgiven for thinking a little piece of Atlanta was in fact a little piece of Scot...
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merican Scottish Foundation, Ancestral Tourism, Atlanta, Clan Elliot, Clan Rose, COSCA, David Rose, Gathering 2009, Georgia, Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, Lord Sempill, Macdonald & Rees, Margaret Elliot, Scottish Heritage USA, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Stone Mountain Highland Games, United States
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Battlefield to Become ‘Park and Ride’ Interchange
by Nadine Lee
Pitreavie Battlefield, next to Rosyth Train Station
Fife Council have been given the green light to build a transport hub on the site of one of Scotland's decisive battlefields. The Battle of Pitre...
'Tossing the Caber' Too Easy
by Nadine Lee
Organisers at this years Pitlochry Highland Games were forced to replace the caber with a heavier pole when complaints were received after last years event. Traditionally only top heavyweight athlete...
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Highland Games, Pitlochry, Tossing the Caber
The Flodden 500 Service at St Giles, Edinburgh.
On Monday Rodger and I were privileged to be able to attend the service in commemoration for the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Flodden held at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Over 40 Clan Chiefs...
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Flodden
Billy Connolly's Highland Retreat For Sale
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by Nadine Lee
The Dining Room at Candacraig
With a price tag of almost £3 million pounds, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly's Highland baronial home in Aberdeenshire has been listed on the market. The 12-bedroom ...
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Aberdeenshire, Billy Connolly, Candacraig, Clan Anderson, Corgarff, Glenbuchat, Kildrummy, Macnab, Real Estate
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Flodden Battlefield Grave Search Begins
by Nadine Lee
A memorial to the fallen at Flodden
Archaeologists and volunteers are set to begin the search for body pits from Scotland's worst ever battlefield defeat. Beginning work in early September, archaeo...
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Battle of Flodden, Excavation, Flodden, Home, Hume, Northumberland, War Graves
Why is Scotland so.... Google Reveals All
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by Nadine Lee
Internet search giant Google has revealed questions the world wants to know about Scotland, unfortunately showing rather unflattering results. The auto-complete feature imbedded in the search engine ...
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Asterix Weighs in on Independence Debate
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by Nadine Lee
Inspired by the Scottish independence debate, the latest Asterix adventure sees the comic book hero travel to Iron Age Scotland where he meets the Picts. Author Jean Yves-Ferri explained that the sto...
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Asterix, Iron Age Scotland, Picts, Scottish independence
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Edinburgh Tattoo Delights Thousands
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by Nadine Lee
Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle
Throughout the month of August in Edinburgh, look up to the sky above Edinburgh Castle at approximately 10:30pm and you'll be greeted with a spectacular firework dis...
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bagpipes, Edinburgh, Marching, Military Bands, Pipers, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013, Scottish Regiments, The Lone Piper
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