Scotland's clans are globally renowned, forming a core part of the country's rich heritage. With hundreds of clans still active today, the term 'clann' comes from the Gaelic word for 'children', ...
THE name Buchan derives from the district of the same name, in the north east of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...
HAILING from the Scottish Lowlands - specifically East Lothian - the Fraser clan can be traced to the French town of Anjou. The name itself may be derived from Fredarius, Fresel or Freseau, or the ...
THE origin of Scottish clans stretches back into the mists of time but the concept has been brought into the 21st century with an interactive map on the worldwide web. Months of painstaking work, ...
CARLSBADCARLSBAD — For 186 years, Scotland’s ancient and once-proud Clan Strachan has been fading from history without a leader. But thanks to a pair of tireless genealogy buffs living 5,000 miles ...
This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7 (First and Second Level Curriculum for Excellence). NARRATOR For 650 years, from 1100 to 1746, powerful families called clans ...
YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland is for ...
YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland is for ...