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Nadine Lee
All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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The flag of the MacNeil flies at Kisimul Castle, Barra. On the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, you'll come across the surname Macneil an awful lot. Home to Clan Macneil of Barra, the li...
Topics: barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Nadine Lee
A Commitment to Kisimul – Statement from Macneil of Bar...
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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...
Topics: Alasdair Allen, barra, hebrides, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, western isles
Nadine Lee
An Expedition to Munro Country
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Hector Munro outside Foulis Castle The Highlands in the spring time are a busy, bustling place. Tractors hold up traffic on the A9, lambs dot the earthy-coloured countryside and freshly sown fields ...
Topics: 1745 rebellion, Captain Patrick Munro, Culloden, Dr Donald Munro, Easter Ross, Foulis Castle, Hanoverians, Hector Munro, Highlands, historic scotland, Munro, Seaforth Highlanders, Sir John Cope, Sir Robert Munro
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Nadine Lee
Scottish Battlefield Sites Protected
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The Battle of Bannockburn by Brian Palmer The British architect Graeme Shankland once said: “A country without a past has the emptiness of a barren continent, and a city without old buildings is l...
Topics: Bannockburn, Battle Sites, Culloden, historic scotland, Killiecrankie, Scottish Historic Environmental Policy