Scottish Culture

EDINBURGH CASTLE

Edinburgh Castle stands on a cliff of basalt rock -- an extinct volcano -- towering above the city of Edinburgh. An earlier castle of timber ...

IS YOUR NAME ANDERSON? (MACANDREW)

Branches: Anderson of Candacraig (Strathdon).Anderson of Dowhill. Anderson of Wester Ardbreck.Tartan:- Anderson ...

WALTER WINANS

This great American philosopher, poet, soldier, artist, and millionaire rented a vast portion of the Atholl deer forest in 1871, basing himself at ...

A FAMOUS GAMEKEEPER

Donald McBeath, born 1831, is known as Glen Tilt's most famous son. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the Scots Fusilier Guards. He served through the ...

AN OLD SCOTTISH TALE OF CAWDOR CASTLE

Believed to date from 1396, this fortified castle stands six miles southwest of Nairn. Built around an oblong "keep" and retaining its original ...

IS YOUR NAME ABERCROMBY?

Branches: Abercromby of Birkenbog. Abercromby of Menstrie.Tartan: Abercromby.Mottos: Petit Alta (Latin: He seeks the heights). ...

THE KINSHIP OF THE CLAN

Through the years successive Lords of the Isles, secure in their remoteness from the centre of government, caused king and country many headaches. ...