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Moray landmark dig will form Scottish House to part of Piping At Forres attractions cease operations to the public as part of Piping At Forres, the plans for an excavation on Cluny Hill European Pipe Band Championships. Leif are going ahead, and that his team have said: “We are very excited to be carrying decided to coincide the dig with Piping out a community research project at Cluny At Forres. This is a welcome addition for Hill. It is a wonderful place to be working, us and will provide another fascinating with beautiful views across the Moray element to the event, particularly as Piping Firth. If size is anything to go by it could be At Forres is part of Scotland’s Year of one of the most significant hilltop sites in History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.” the northern Scotland.” Now in its fifth year, Piping At Forres He added: “Dramatic changes to the not only includes world class piping and landscape over the past two centuries drumming, Highland dancing and the meant that the earliest traces of human World Tattie Scone Championships but ydney based Scottish cultural activity on Cluny Hill have all but faded also includes a food and drink village, a group Scottish House will be from view. We very much hope that this craft and retail village, bars and family discontinuing membership project will inspire people to learn more attractions such as funfairs. services and closing at the about Forres and its fascinating history. Visitors can even try their hand at endS of June. This is due to them The excavation has been timed to fit the pipes and drums themselves. New being evicted from their premises at in with Piping At Forres and it’s a huge attractions at this year’s event will include Granville at the end of April, and the pleasure to be involved.” an interactive science tent and reenactors lack of people to fill the core positions to tell visitors more about the history and required to keep the organisation Moray landmark is to become Ancient history heritage of Forres and the surrounding area. going. Scottish House provided the centre of an archaeological Leif and his colleagues will form part of Piping At Forres, the European Pipe Band Scottish cultural, historical and dig which will tie in with Moray’s “Have A Go Row” which is made up of Championships 2017, takes place in the genealogical education and research biggest one day event later this around 10 different interactive stalls. The stunning setting of Grant Park, Forres on and promoted all things Scottish Amonth. Cluny Hill in Forres, which is archaeologists will be using the latest 3D 24 June. For further details and tickets see: to the wider community. Scottish topped by the famous Nelson’s Tower, has and laser-scanning technologies to reveal www.pipingatforres.com House promoted Scottish culture recently been confirmed as the site of a the hill’s secrets to the public, and will run and served the community for nearly much older historical monument. Dr Leif guided tours around the hill during the day. 23 years and often attended Scottish Isaksen, who grew up in Forres and is now Leif said: “We are still finalising our events and held functions at Scottish a Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University, programme of activities at Piping At House. The Scottish Banner would is returning to his hometown as part of Forres, but we are certain that visitors like to acknowledge all the volunteers a community excavation to learn more will have their eyes opened to the ancient that have contributed to Scottish about what may be an Iron Age hill-fort. history beneath their feet.” House and worked so very hard for so The dig brings together local and Joanna Taylor, one of the directors of long to promote Scottish culture and international archaeologists, along with a Forres Event Ltd which organises Piping tradition in Australia. Photo: Chit Chat PR & Digital. large team of volunteers, and will be open At Forres said: “I am delighted that Leif’s Multicultural Children’s Festival shines of diversity

he NSW Minister for come and be a part of this country. We Multiculturalism, Ray Williams, has want them to be a part of Australia. We hailed the Multicultural Children’s want them to be wonderful Australians. Festival 2017 as a true reflection of We never want them to forget where they theT state’s success as a culturally diverse come from, we never want them to forget society. Speaking at the annual gathering their heritage and we never want them to of hundreds of children from scores of forget their language and all that has been cultural backgrounds on Saturday, 13th celebrated so wonderfully well today.” Mr. May, at First Fleet Park, Circular Quay, Williams told the crowd at the festival that

Sydney, Mr. Williams said: “We are the “what started as a very, very small event Coarse language most culturally diverse country on this 18 years ago has now morphed into a earth and yet we are the most socially major festival celebrating the many people cohesive and I don’t think there is any that make up our society today in New other way to express the fact that we South Wales, through our children.” The embrace our rich diversity than through Children’s Festival 2017 in Bankstown will our young children. We want people to be held on Sunday 17th of September.

Australasian Edition • June 2017 • Page 3 The Scottish Banner Scot Pourri Send us your inquiries on life’s little dock. They were holding photos of us-it was Dancers of Greater Bloomington about the ship after collecting money readily question marks. Ever wanted to know what very exciting for an eleven year old coming performed and encourage all to participate given. Perhaps others this too? happened to your old pal from home, how to America. We lived in Philadelphia, in Ceilidh dancing. There were some We are looking forward to this summer. to make your favourite Scottish meal, or Pennsylvania and are still living in the area. pipers from Southern Indiana Pipes and John D Rooney wondered about a certain bit of Scottish I am presently living in New Jersey with my Drums playing outside. Toronto, Ontario history? Pose your questions on Scottish wife and two grown married sons. Polly Bruce Tilford Canada related topics to our knowledgeable I have learned so much about Scottish Scottish Society of Greater Bloomington readership who just may be able to help. Our Ed note: John thanks for taking us history from the Scottish Banner, keep up Bloomington, Indiana letters page is a very popular and active one down the Clyde with you and your great and many readers have been assisted across the good work, we love it. USA memories of the mighty Waverley. the world by fellow passionate Scots. Please Congratulations on 40 great years. keep letters under 200 words and we reserve W. Alex Dunlop I look forward to receiving Tenterfield St Andrew’s Day the right to edit content and length. Letters, Mt Laurel, New Jersey my copy each month Each year, for the last 6 years the Tenterfield photos and any other items posted to the USA Thank you for the reminder regarding Presbyterian Church, in the beautiful New Scottish Banner cannot be returned. We Ed note: Thanks very much for sharing England area of New South Wales, Australia prefer letters to be emailed to your nearest my subscription. I certainly don’t want to your story with us Mr Dunlop. miss out-I look forward to receiving my has held a St Andrew’s Day service on the office or please visit our online Scotpourri th copy each month and then pass onto my nearest Sunday to November 30 . We have form at www.scottishbanner.com, Clan Donnachaidh alternatively you may post or fax your letters daughter. A few years ago we both visited pipes and drums playing in the grounds to us. Please ensure you include your full Thank you Ron for your expanded article Scotland and it is wonderful to recognise before the service. When the congregation are contact details, when emailing it is best to concerning Clan Donnachaidh in the April places that we had been to and read more seated the minister leads the band into the include your post address for those without issue What’s in a Name, and the provision of Scottish history. 130 year old church while they play Amazing internet access. This page belongs to our for people to make further inquiries. Thank you again, Grace, then march out and the service begins. readers so please feel free to take part! Thanks However, I would like to point out that we Ron Douglas After the service the congregation is invited to all our readers from around the world who advise visitors at Scottish gatherings that we Ballarat, Victoria to a traditional Scottish luncheon with haggis have made this such a special page. are “the children of Duncan” not “children Australia piped in and an “Address to the Haggis”. This of the Duncans” as you wrote in the article. year we also had Scotch eggs and Aberdeen Duncan was the last of the Celtic Earls of sausage and the hall was decorated with The Sons of Scotland Waverly celebrates 70 Pipe Band in Europe Atholl and is considered the first Chief of Scottish memorabilia and some people wore Clan Donnachaidh, and it was from this years in preservation their Clan tartans. Duncan that the Clan took its name. This is an invitation to the Scottish I hasten to make this correction as I may Banner readers to join us for our St be besieged by Clan Donnachaidh members Andrew’s Day service this year on correcting my recorded misstatement. December 3rd at 10am at Tenterfield You will also find in the first paragraph Presbyterian Church, 117 Logan St. of James Irvine Robertson’s article where C Bruce he says that “The Gaelic for Duncan Jennings, NSW is Donnachadh, in the genitive case Australia Donnachaidh, so the name of the Clan literally translates to ‘Children of Duncan’.” The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band of Ottawa, My first trip on the Waverley Paddle Steamer I do enjoy reading the Scottish Banner Canada decided to make a trip to France was in Scotland in 1965. My uncle, Joseph Sent TO our Facebook and always look for What’s in a Name this April to help mark the 100th anniversary Cassidy, who lived in Glasgow treated me or pages among the first items I read. of Vimy Ridge, as well as many other sites. to a sail on the Waverley from Broomielaw (Send us your photos or Gordon Robertson They visited Dieppe, Juno Beach and various (where my father sailed to Canada in 1910) letters via social media) Bonnells Bay, NSW cemeteries in between – laid over 12 000 down the Clyde Rover and through the The Museum of Honor Guards Australia poppies at each and every headstone at every Kyles of Bute to Tinabruech and return on a cemetery they visited – and participated in Ed note: Thanks Gordon for the note and lovely day. Uncle Joe had been an electrician the very moving ‘Last Post’ service at Menin clarification and we are delighted to hear working on submarines in Gouroch in the Gate, in Ypres Belgium, which has taken that you along with many enjoy Ron’s First World War and he loved ships of all place every night at 8 pm since 1928. They column each month. kinds that he saw on the Clyde. played over Pegasus Bridge and piped in When we travelled down the Clyde they Carstairs Mental Hospital bunkers on the beach – and along with guest were still building ships then that we could World Champion Drum Major Brian Wilson I am writing to ask if Carstairs Mental see from theWaverley. I remember the US from Ireland and dancers of the Sherry Hospital in Carstairs village, South Navy had a dry dock in the water and it was Sharpe School of Dance and their friends Lanarkshire is still open for the criminally busy, it was a day and a sail to remember. The Museum of Honor Guards is and family, had a magnificent time in France. insane or has it closed its doors? The second sail I remember on the dedicated to preserving and displaying It was an honour to be there, and it was a Also what happened to the Royal Waverley I was sailing with my wife and the artefacts and history of Honor journey they will never forget. Infirmary of Edinburgh? children on the same sail to the Kyles of guards and Bagpipes & Drums. Bethany Bisaillion Thank you, Bute in 1985. We had boarded in Largs and The Museum of Honor Guards P/M Sons of Scotland Pipe Band Rose Aitkenhead my son told me he saw a man wearing Florida, USA Ottawa, Ontario 8-93 Ruahime St a St Francis Xavier University sweater Canada Palmerston North which is in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I Eilean Donan Castle in spring New Zealand Ed note: Congratulations to the band for graduated from Xavier in 1958 and I went marking this special trip and representing to see who it was. It was my professor Canada at this important anniversary. Tartan Day of British philosophy Ed Carty who was from Glasgow and visiting family. What a Coming to America surprise for both of us. Our family arrived in New York on May 14th, The third I remember was just a few 1949. We lived in Alexandria near Balloch years ago. We were visiting Scotland with Castle and Loch Lomond which we walked our married daughter and her children. We to many times. My father died in 1946 of just boarded in Largs and were crossing to T.B so my mother, older sister and brother Dunoon and had just sat down when my boarded the train from Glasgow to Liverpool grandson Theodore who was four picked up on May 5th which is my birthday. My a broom and started to sweep the floor. We mother never saw her mother again. We set Scottish Society of Greater Bloomington, had a laugh he would put a sailor out of a job. This week’s crystal blue skies have sail the next day on theBrittanic which was Indiana celebrated Tartan Day on April I have sailed other times too but I brought out our bluebells! #Scotland th her maiden voyage as a passenger ship from 8 at College Mall Kroger. The Society remember these three the best. On our first Eilean Donan Castle a troop transport in World War 2. We met our was there to help educate the public sail there were three musicians, they were Scotland sponsors with hundreds of people on the concerning Scotland. Scottish Country blind and played Scottish music and moved

Page 4 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner ACT’s premier pipe band celebrates 21 years marching in Bungendore ANZAC Day Parade Maclean Highland Gathering Legend 2017 Award Canberrans are well serviced with national-level commemorations, however rural communities have also made a tremendous sacrifice for Australia’s freedom in time of war. It’s that sacrifice we seek to honour by marching in Bungendore.” Traditionally, CCPD has also provided pipers to ANZAC Dawn Services at the Woden Public Cemetery and the iconic Australian War Memorial, as well or the 21st time Canberra Honour the service and as commemorative services at City Pipes and Drums sacrifice Murrumbateman, Wee Jasper, (CCPD), the ACT’s premier CCPD Pipe Major, Jen Hamer, said Bombala, Tarago, and Braidwood. ceremonial pipe and drum the band was proud to honour Globally, CCPD has brought piping Fband, brought the full pageantry of the service and sacrifice of all from the ACT-region to performances the to the annual servicemen and women, but in on the Great Wall of China, at Red Bungendore ANZAC Day Parade, on particular those from the local Square in Moscow, Switzerland’s Tuesday 25 April. In addition to the community. “The First World War Basel Kaserne, and the imposing ongratulations to the 2017 Maclean Highland flare of a pipe band on the march, touched each and every Australian in Scotland. CCPD Gathering Legend Award recipients Elizabeth a CCPD piper played the lament city, town, and community, so it’s a has also supported sell-out concerts Munro and Sam Young which was presented at during the commemorative wreath fit and proper tribute that city bands alongside Andre Rieu, Jimmy Barnes, the 113th Gathering at Easter. laying, ensuring the memories of such as ours make the effort to and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, CElizabeth began to teach Highland dancing in local veterans were treated with the support rural communities, veterans, as well as supporting local charities 1976, and has always focused on encouraging others solemnity and dignity ANZAC and serving personnel,” Pipe Major and veteran organisations such as to love Highland dancing as much as she does. She Day demands. Hamer said. “Living in the capital, Legacy and Soldier On. continues to be strongly involved at all levels, teaching, examining and judging (in all states of Australia, and in NZ and Scotland), as well as administrative roles Scottish cyclist set to smash records with 80 days world cycle with the SDAA, SAHC and NSW State Committee of from on Sunday 2 July. Beaumont the current world record of 123 days, set Highland Dancing, and as a regular delegate to the will leave Paris and cycle to Beijing via by New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson, Australian Board of Highland Dancing. Poland, Lithuania, Russia, and Mongolia. the Scottish adventurer is raising For over a forty-year’s Sam has been engrained in He will then cycle between Perth and funds for Orkidstudio, which works the piping world. In 2005 he was appointed to the Brisbane in Australia, and between to benefit communities worldwide Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association’s International Invercargill and Auckland in New through innovative architecture and Adjudicators Panel as a Piping Adjudicator. Sam’s Zealand. The fourth leg of his challenge construction. The journey will also adjudication career has encompassed various solo Mark Beaumont at Edinburgh Airport. is between Anchorage in the United be tracked through Twinkl, a global and pipe band competitions at all levels, in Australia, States and Halifax in Canada, and he will educational platform for primary United Kingdom, New Zealand and the USA over a cottish cycling star Mark complete his journey by cycling from schools. “This is the culmination of the twenty period. Sam continues to take an active role Beaumont, best known for cycling Lisbon to Paris. As a warm up to the past two decades, since I was a 12-year- in teaching, the development and promotion of all around the world in 194 days in Artemis World Cycle, Mark has recently old boy cycling across Scotland,” aspects of piping and pipe bands. 2008, will take ultra-endurance been cycling around the coastline of says Beaumont. “I would love for this Both Highland dancing and piping are better for Sto another level by circumnavigating Britain, on a 15-day training ride, for 16 journey to give people the confidence having Elizabeth and Sam in the community and the the globe in less than half that time. hours and 240 miles per day. to take on what they are capable of, for Scottish Banner congratulates them on this well- Beaumont will be attempting to travel As part of his mission to travel young people in particular to stop and deserved recognition. 18,000 miles around the world, starting around the world in 80 days, breaking to think ‘what’s my 80 days’?” National Museums Scotland acquires rare Renaissance jewel National Museums a gold ring. It would have been potential links between the Jewel Scotland has acquired worn as a pendant on a chain and and the Scottish royal court. It will an exceptionally rare probably had a pearl or precious also investigate the potential of its Scottish Renaissance stone hanging beneath it. The links to the Darnley Jewel, now in jewel – a 16thcentury image on the reverse centres on the the Royal Collection, commissioned enamelled gold figure of Mercury, wearing a winged at some time between 1564 and pendant locket set helmet and striding from left to 1571 by Lady Margaret Douglas, with an almandine right. To the right of Mercury’s feet Countess of Lennox, for her garnet and dating from c.1570-80. An sits a white dog looking upwards, husband Matthew Stewart, Earl of exquisite work of art, the Fettercairn and to the left a vase containing Lennox and Regent of Scotland, and Jewel is also a key to the wider culture a striking arrangement of vibrant owned by both Horace Walpole and of the Scottish Renaissance. flowers. An urban scene sits in the Queen Victoria. It is possible that The pendant was sold at auction background, with an array of exotic the Fettercairn Jewel was made by alongside numerous works of art and domestic birds and insects the same jeweller in Edinburgh. and artefacts from the private flying over clusters of buildings. The National Museums Scotland collection of the Forbes family enormous rectangular almandine has the best collection of Scottish SATURDAY 1 JULY 2017 whose ancestral home is Fettercairn garnet on the front of the piece Renaissance material in the House in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. is set prominently amongst a world. The bulk of surviving Jefferson Park The Forbes of Pitsligo descend decorative enamelled scheme to material tends to be items New England Highway, Aberdeen NSW enhance its beauty. produced in larger quantities from Sir William Forbes, brother of • Massed Pipes and Drums • Traditional Scottish fare and Alexander Forbes, first Lord Forbes. – arms and armour, tableware Scottish Renaissance • Tartan Warrior Strongmen other food stalls Both branches were prominent, and architectural fragments. • National Tug-o-War Titles • Novelty games and much more elite families in the 16thcentury. During the Scottish Renaissance Personal and individual objects are • Celtic merchandise and • Followed by a Ceilidh in the The first Lord Forbes married the there was a practice of extensive much rarer due to their bespoke giftwares evening granddaughter of King Robert II of court gift-giving of jewellery and a production and their low survival For tickets or information Scotland and daughter of Douglas, vast amount of jewellery was gifted rates. Jewellery is very rare as, earl of Angus. each year by the royal family to historically, materials were re-used Ph: 02 6540 1300 The Jewel is oval in form with a Scotland’s elite families. National as time passed by; objects like the www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com scroll fastening at the top to hold Museums Scotland will investigate Fettercairn Jewel are almost unique.

Australasian Edition • June 2017 • Page 5 The Scottish Banner The 2017 New York Tartan Day Parade A celebration of Scotland

lining Sixth Avenue. The Parade is organized by the National New York Tartan Day Parade Barbour Tartan Dog Pack. Committee which comprises St. Andrews Society of the State of New York, New York Caledonian Club, American-Scottish n Saturday April 8th, Sixth Avenue Foundation, Clan Campbell, and recent from 44th-55th Street was awash member Carnegie Hall. with tartan and the sound of the bagpipes as the 19th Annual New Tartan Week OYork Tartan Day Parade took place. Scottish Kyle Dawson, President, National NY Tartan actor Tommy Flanagan, who was Grand Day Parade Committee said after the event; Marshal of the 2017 Parade (past marshals “A thank you to all that joined us for the Napier and Universities. Three Scottish ancestry (the majority of them in have include Sir Sean Connery, Scots-born 19th Annual New York Tartan Day Parade Scottish school pipe bands - Oban, the USA and Canada), Scotland Week is actors , Kevin McKidd, Alan - what a great celebration of our love of Lathallan and St Columba, joined the a chance to reconnect people with their Cumming, Sam Heughan, and former New Scotland and Scottish American heritage.” parade and took part in various events of heritage. It’s also an opportunity for those York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg), led 35 This year the future was also spotlighted the week. The New York Tartan Day parade with an interest in Scotland to find out a pipe bands and over 3,000 marchers up Sixth by Scottish Universities taking part in takes place during the city’s Tartan Week little bit more. Avenue. To the sound of the pipes, dancers, the parade as Scotland’s Ambassadors of which featured events throughout the city The 2018 New York Tartan Day will clans, organisations - and the Barbour Tartan tomorrow. Amongst the Universities which from ceilidh’s to concerts and plays, there take place on Saturday April 7th, Dog Pack of Scotties and westies - marchers took part were Glasgow, Edinburgh, St was something for all to enjoy. With over 50 for further information see: were greeted by the Scottish loving crowds Andrews, , Aberdeen, Strathclyde, million people across the world claiming www.nyctartanweek.org

The graceful Highland dancers. Grand Marshall Tommy Flanagan. Images courtesy of the New York Tartan Day Parade/ American-Scottish Foundation. American-Scottish Day Parade/ Tartan York courtesy of the New Images

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Scotspeak is a selection of quotes which made headlines in The 2017 New York Tartan Day Parade Scotspeak Scotland last month on a variety of current Scottish affairs. A celebration of Scotland “We usually get our first big catch the first special. It’s both mad and beautiful and “I’m quite shocked, to be honest. I had no Museums will join in a city-wide celebration week in June. It has been quite mild on the cannot be described; it has to be felt. We’re idea it had actually been stolen, nobody with an exhibition commemorating one of west coast and you’ve got a bit of humidity so proud of what we accomplished this told me. It’s upsetting because the people their most famous sons.” as well. The numbers should increase year, and look forward to evolving further who have stitched this tapestry are all Alison Brown, curator with Glasgow between now and the end of June. You’ve over the next thirty years.” volunteers. It’s a community art project. Museums, said as Glasgow prepares for the got two generations in the summer time, Who would want to steal this? It’s a 150th anniversary of architect and designer but sometimes you get a third generation shame.” I just find it very strange that Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s birth. at the end of the summer, it really depends. someone would want to steal it.” Events will take place throughout 2018 in You can’t really stop them, they are part of Glasgow and the will be celebrated with the ecosystem.” an exhibition of unseen works and some Dr Alison Blackwell has warned Scots and pieces not seen in public in a generation. visitors to Scotland this summer to prepare “We wanted to go somewhere that would for 68 billion midges that will come alive inspire us as well as inspire other people in Scotland over the summer season. Dr and Alaska is such a great wilderness – a Blackwell was involved with the recently published Scottish Midge Forecast said huge expanse of amazing landscapes and wild animals – so it’s really enticing, but the mild winter has helped the blood Beltane Fire Society chair Erin McDonald ultimately it just started with us poring sucking insect breed. The biting insect is said as the 2017 Beltane Fire Festival over maps to see what had and hadn’t been found mostly in the Highlands and islands wrapped up in Edinburgh. The ancient done before. We’re aiming to become the first and the Highland Midge or ‘Culicoides Celtic fire ritual is an annual participatory people in history to travel the full length Impunctatus’ has a reputation for being arts event and ritual drama, held on 30 of Alaska from south to north using only particularly ferocious. April on Calton Hill in Edinburgh to mark human power. It requires a 400-mile kayak the beginning of summer and light. “I saw it quite far across the Loch near the through the Pacific Ocean and then we’ll castle, but by the time I stopped the van, It was “What the women of Roslin have achieved be cycling 650 miles through south Alaska Scottish artist Andrew Crummy said very close and other people stopped to take is something remarkable: not only have into the Yukon of Canada heading north as a panel from the Scottish Diaspora photos too. Sadly I don’t believe in monsters, they refused to let the miserable people and then we begin the running stage, which Tapestry was stolen in May from St but would love to know what it was.” who stole the original panel win, they is 550 miles of running through the Arctic Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The panel Welsh tourist Rob Jones said as he spotted have also poured all their love and labour Circle, and we end with a final kayak stage from the tapestry depicted Scotland’s a mysterious object from the banks of Loch into creating a stunning new panel of which is another 300 miles through the Arctic connection with the Netherlands. The Ness. The slow moving dark thin object the Apprentice Pillar that is even more Ocean in the very north. No-one has ever put Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a project to was protruding from the loch at a slow powerful. Their panel will have a special the pieces together to do this challenge – the involve communities around the world pace before disappearing and was spotted place in my heart and it will join its only way to get to the very northern tip of in celebration of Scottish heritage and by several people both on the water and companions in the new building to house Alaska is by kayaking along the coast or culture, it has previously visited Australia, on shore. Nessie sighting generally happen the tapestry in Galashiels.” flying in. It’s a world-first expedition.” in the warmer months and 2016 had 8 New Zealand, Canada and USA and is Project historian of the Great Tapestry of Scottish adventurer and cancer survivor sightings, with the last official sighting currently touring Scotland. Scotland Alistair Moffat said as a panel, Luke Robertson said as he and his wife taking place in August 2016. from the Tapestry’s 160 panels was stolen “Charles Rennie Mackintosh is rightly Hazel embarked on a world first bid to “Over the past thirty years the Beltane whilst on display in 2015, has been celebrated around the world as one of the travel the length of Alaska using their own Fire Festival has evolved from a handful painstakingly been redone by the original most creative figures of the 20th Century. power and raise money for Scottish cancer of performers and a pretty small crowd stitchers. The section, which depicts the He is regarded as the father of Glasgow charity Marie Curie. The couple have into a cultural institution attracting Apprentice Pillar at Rosslyn Chapel, is part Style, arguably Britain’s most important already raised £85,000 from other charity thousands of attendees from all over the of the world’s longest embroidered tapestry contribution to the international Art endurance events. Luke also was the first world that around 300 volunteers who and is now on display in Galashiels in the Nouveau movement. As we approach this Scot to complete a solo, unassisted trek to come together to create something truly Scottish Borders. significant anniversary I am thrilled Glasgow the South Pole in 2016.

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By: Ron Dempsey What’s in a Name? Have a name that has you stumped? Scottish Banner readers can send in their name queries direct to Ron via the Scottish Banner by post or email: [email protected]. Ron will do his best to help you with your name query and may just add that extra piece to your genealogy puzzle.

of the world. However, if you even take There is an old rhyme that tries explain a small country like Scotland you still the various spellings of the name in a find a diverse number of names that humorous way: reflect local history, language groups, “The double L and single T occupations and are an indication of the Descend from Minto and Wolflee name of one’s ancestor. The double T and single L Mark the old race in Stobs that dwell Rollo The single L and single T Having written this column for thirty The Eliots of St. Germain be years and with my interest in surnames But double TT and double L prior to that there are more than a Who they are nobody can tell.” few names that stand out in my mind. What makes them unique is the sound Highland Games or possibly their origin and those that Like most of you I look forward to my appear as if they have no business being monthly edition of the Scottish Banner. In a Scottish name. Names that sound more the midst of our winters I look enviously Mediterranean than Scottish include such at the colourful advertisements for names as Rollo and Patullo. Rollo, and highland games in January in sunny Family of Bruce International at the Stone Mountain Rollock is thought to be an adaptation of places like Florida and in the height Highland Games, one of many Clans you can meet at the personal Rudolph, This name in this of summer in Australia. It’s nice to your local Highland Games. Photo: Polly Bruce Tilford. form is common in Perthshire and Fife. know that Scottish traditions are being The oldest Rollo recorded in Scotland was celebrated all year round. In our area, Moray shire in 1373. The similar sounding it starts in May and is going strong by his month is one of my favourite Speaking of childhood it was time of year Rollox is from St. Rollox a 14th century June and July will see them peak with times of year when the foliage in when school was out for the summer. I saint. His name is a form of Roch or Rock. a few more in August and September. I the fields and along the roads are hope you enjoy your June. In Springburn in northeast Glasgow have been privileged to be able to attend at their greenest here in North There are many surnames and we all such a variety of games in my part of the America.T Another aspect of the month is hear strange and new ones every day. world. They prove to be very interesting looking forward to seeing the blossoms Living in a multi-cultural country like If you even take a small in similarities as well as their differences. of the garden unfold which reminds me Canada we hear different and exotic I especially like to “people watch”. The of my childhood garden with marigolds, sounding names all the time from people country like Scotland you little toddlers running around in their pansies, roses and sweet William. who have origins in almost every part wee kilts that their Granny bought for still find a diverse number them. No matter, all enjoy the pipes and the pandemonium, sometimes having of names that reflect local their faces painted with Celtic knots or history, language groups, Scottish flags. The teenage girls are busy checking out the younger male band occupations and are an members parading in their kilts and full regalia. All the kids from six to sixty-six indication of the name of will be dancing up a storm to a Celtic rock group. Seniors love to tap their toes NOW OPEN! one’s ancestor. to all their old traditional favourites. The Argyll Western Hotel The great Scottish family history there was a church named St. Roche and After a day of going around all the in 1856, a locomotive manufacturer set events and after having a meat pie and up a factory and named it the St. Rollox mushy peas or fish & chips it’s nice to Locomotive Works after the church. rest in the beer or tea tent and nod to This works turned out locomotives for your neighbour and ask; “Where dae ye at a least century from this area and it come frae?” While at the games if you supplied units throughout the British are interested in Scottish history, do Empire and the world. drop by the Clan Societies’ tents. These Patullo or Patillo is again a place volunteers give of their time to help you name for Pithilloch, there two such understand the great Scottish family places, one in Fife and the other in history and its impact on Scotland. Perthshire. 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Page 8 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner The Scottish magazine that scandalised society submissions rejected by the magazine. The decided to stir things up. Controversy was has left behind a rich legacy as one of the Blackwood archive is part of the Library’s to be courted as a sales tactic. most original and influential periodicals collection and highlights from the archive Notable public figures, among to have been published in Britain,” said and printed collections will be used to them the magazine’s original editors, Manuscripts Curator Dr Ralph McLean tell the story of the magazine in a special were lampooned in one article about who has put the display together. treasures display. It includes a copy of the the ancient Chaldee manuscript that “It may have been built on controversy first ever issue from 200 years ago. The professed to be the discovery of an ancient but it came to provide a platform for some of display also features some unusual items biblical text. It was the shape of things the finest writing in the English language.” such as a 1918 edition which saved the life to come. Readers were both scandalised The National Library of Scotland is a and captivated by the satirical attacks major European research library and on prominent figures and the harsh one of the world’s leading centres for “From its humble beginnings reviews handed out, particularly to certain the study of Scotland and the Scots - an members of the London literati. information treasure trove for Scotland’s in Edinburgh 200 years ago, knowledge, history and culture. Laws Rich legacy were made to be broken: Blackwood’s Blackwood’s has left behind It resulted in several lawsuits being Magazine at 200 runs until July 2 at the National Library of Scotland, George IV brought against the magazine. One a rich legacy as one of the Bridge, Edinburgh. Entry is free. Further quarrel in 1821 regarding an attack on information is available at www.nls.uk most original and influential the ‘Cockney school’ of poetry ended in a pistol duel being fought in London which magazine founded in Edinburgh periodicals to have been resulted in the death of the editor of the 200 years ago which grew to be London Magazine, John Scott. one of the most influential of the published in Britain.” Meanwhile, Blackwood’s went from Victorian age is being celebrated strength to strength, publishing the work atA the National Library of Scotland. One of a succession of literary talent including of the strengths of Blackwood’s Edinburgh of a soldier during the First World War by the Ettrick Shepherd James Hogg, Samuel Magazine was in publishing new fiction. absorbing the impact of a bullet. Taylor Coleridge, John Galt, Margaret A number of literary classics, including The first issue of the magazine appeared Oliphant and a great many others. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, George on April 1, 1817 and it was designed as a Although the magazine continued into Eliot’s Middlemarch and John Buchan’s combative Tory counterblast to the existing the 20th century, its best days were behind The Thirty-Nine Steps, made their first Whig-supporting Edinburgh Review. Its it. It lost readers to new journals that made appearance in print in the magazine. reception was lukewarm, resulting in the greater use of illustrations and employed publisher William Blackwood firing its fresh attention-grabbing tactics, similar Scandalised and captivated founding editors and starting afresh. to those that had helped to establish Competition to appear in Blackwood’s was The issue which appeared in October Blackwood’s name. It finally ceased fierce and other great writers including that year was not going to be ignored. publication in 1980. Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Blackwood and his new editors – John “From its humble beginnings in Stevenson were among those who had Gibson Lockhart and John Wilson - Edinburgh 200 years ago, Blackwood’s

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By: David The Battle of Bannockburn C. Weinczok

waters of the Bannockburn and being trampled by their own in the panic. Edward’s army was destroyed, with some 8,000 killed and thousands more captured. The precise numbers will probably never be known, but the Scots likely lost around 500. Stirling Castle surrendered to the Scots, and Robert Bruce ruled over a united Scotland until his death in 1329. Every great commander throughout history, from Alexander the Great to Caesar and beyond, has based their greatest victories on two principles: take the fight to the enemy rather than giving them the initiative, and use the land itself as if it A king defeated by terrain were your most valued weapon. Bruce’s every action at Bannockburn did precisely that. While he and his lieutenants did This month is the 703rd anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, a medieval battle that saw two kings many things right at the battle, it is his meet in battle and change the history of Scotland forever. Over two days on a boggy floodplain in Stirling, use of the very land of Stirling itself, the crucible of Scotland, which raises Robert King Edward’s army was outmanoeuvred by Robert Bruce, King of Scots fierce fighters who used the Bruce into the echelon of the greats. landscape to form a key moment in the Scottish wars of independence as David C. Weinczok explains. David C Weinczok is a heritage professional, presenter and adoptive Scot based in mongst the spears, the swords, from the south of Scotland to the north, or brother the Scots besieged Stirling Castle, Edinburgh. Twitter: @TheCastleHunter the press and the panic, the land vice versa, you had to pass through Stirling. prompting Edward to raise an army and itself proved the deadliest force of Matthew Paris, an English Benedictine march north to relieve it. all at the Battle of Bannockburn. monk, produced a map of Britain around the It was time for Bruce to apply all of the FoughtA on the 23rd and 24th of June 1314, year 1250. At a glance the landmass he drew hard lessons of his guerrilla campaign Mythbusting the battle will forever be remembered is almost unrecognizable, but look closely. to a pitched battle against Edward’s as Robert the Bruce’s, and perhaps even At its northern extreme two great waterways army. He seized every advantage that the Bannockburn Scotland’s, greatest battlefield victory. surge into the centre of Scotland, crossable land offered him. Camped at the site of Didn’t a group of Knights Templar Around 7,000 Scots ensnared and only at a single point – Stirling Bridge. the modern, iconic Bruce statue, Bruce arrive and save the day for the Scots? destroyed a better-equipped army of up could watch the English approach while As a colleague at the Battle of to 20,000 under the English king Edward protected by the Bannockburn itself Bannockburn Visitor Centre told me, “If II. To understand how such a thing was Amongst the spears, the to the south, the Pelstream burn to the Knights Templar were at Bannockburn possible, we have to look at a map. swords, the press and the north, the steep ridge of Balquhiderock to then so were Indiana Jones and the east, and bog to the west – a natural Luke Skywalker.” No respectable The centre of Scotland panic, the land itself proved fortress. Meanwhile his men had dug Scottish historian today supports Bruce could not have chosen a more effective pits and filled them with wooden spikes this theory, and in fact there’s ample ground than the boggy morass surrounding the deadliest force of all at the where the ancient Roman road forded evidence against it. The myth comes from Victorian-era Templars and medieval Stirling. Famously known as the Battle of Bannockburn. the Bannockburn. Think of these not as a ‘brooch that clasps the Highlands and weapon per se, but rather as a medieval Freemasons who made up the idea to boost their street cred in Scotland. Lowlands together’, Stirling and its castle minefield meant to force the English Besides, the Order had been dissolved were the key to Scotland. The River Forth, It doesn’t matter that the Clyde never away from the road and eastwards into by the time of Bannockburn and if mightier in those days, cut off all routes to the connected with the Forth in such a way; the boggy Carse of Stirling. There cavalry anything the story only undermines east. Bog and hills made passage to the west Matthew Paris’ geography may not have would flounder in the muck, rendering the achievement of Bruce and the Scots of the castle impractical for all but the most been precise, but from a tactical perspective Edward’s deadliest weapon useless. over those two extraordinary days. lightly armed and dexterous travellers. It’s he got it spot on. Romans, Edward I, William After two skirmishes and an improvised quite simple: if you wanted to get your army Wallace, Cromwell, the Jacobite’s, all were crossing of the Bannockburn on the first What about the famous charge of the ‘small forced to abide by this destiny-making (and day, Edward and his 20,000 were forced to folk’ with their impromptu banners? destiny-breaking) lay of the land. spend the night in an area that even now is Tradition tells that in the battle’s a drenched, pool-ridden floodplain. There final hour a group of ‘small folk’, Guerrilla warfare was plenty of water for the horses, but few meaning the camp followers and Robert Bruce knew this. If he met the other comforts. The mass of men camped non-combatants attending Bruce’s English army in the open field it would be uneasily between the Bannockburn and army, charged in causing the English a slaughter, his troops pierced by a rain of the Pelstream, within sight of Stirling to flee at the sight of a ‘second army’. arrows and crushed under the hooves of Castle to the north. The Scots camped It’s a story I’m somewhat loathe to heavy warhorses like Wallace’s men were on higher ground atop a wooded ridge, debunk, but there are two main issues. at Falkirk. He would risk no such thing; for comfortable and confident. First, Gillies Hill, the supposed site six years Bruce had been perfecting the art of the small folks’ camp, is over two of guerrilla warfare, taking his enemies’ United Scotland miles away from the actual battlefield castles one by one and using hit-and-run At first light, which in late June comes as – they certainly could not observe the tactics to exhaust English supply lines. early as three o’clock, the Scots advanced battle itself from that position, and an It worked. By 1314 only Stirling Castle, down the ridge and emerged in full view impulsive charge from over two miles Dunbar Castle and Bothwell Castle of Edward’s host. They were arranged in away is unlikely in the extreme. More remained in English hands. Led by Bruce’s schiltroms, vast blocks of men wielding significantly, Bruce turned away many 15-foot-long pikes capable of steamrolling hardened warriors from his battle any foe they faced head-on. With the lines in the days before the battle as English stuck between two rivers and with he didn’t have time to train them to clear escape route, all the Scots had to do be a part of his highly disciplined was push. Here it didn’t matter how many schiltrons. That he would then let the men Edward brought; only a tiny fraction discipline slide by allowing his utterly of his army at the front could fight at any untrained camp followers to join the given time as the claustrophobic crush battle is incorrect. They did, however, built and built behind them. raid the battlefield afterwards to the tune of millions of pounds. Stirling Castle. Bruce statue. The end was too bloody to recall here, with thousands drowning in the shallow

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Australian Jim Stoddart was born in a Glasgow Tenement and raised in a Glasgow Housing Scheme 1943-1965. Jim will be Kings Castles and taking readers on a trip down memory lane, of a time and place that will never be the same again, and hopes even if only a “Durty” Wee Rascals few people in the Scot’s Diaspora have a dormant folk memory awakened, then he shall be more than delighted.

accidents. They’ve had some ower in the wage, mind ye. But of course, they cannae’ Househil pit, mind ye. They’ve had about work on Sunday, Sir, and they cannae thirty-three people killed there over the work for more than five days at a time. nine years ah’ve worked at the Haugh pit, It would be too much, too hard, Sir”. and as many others hae been injured in “And how long is a day, Mr. Boag?” “Twelve hours, Sir. Five o’clock in the mornin’ until five o’clock at night - Perhaps if we had stopped our although some pits open nine hours boisterous play for a moment, on a Seturday, but no’ this ane”. “Thank you, Mr. Boag.” stood quite still and listened to The worst accident in the voices on the wind rustling Scottish mining history Down in the Valley visiting the Haugh pit soon after 1842. through the silver birches; Nine years after Mr. Tancred’s visit, in the At the junction of Cornalee Road and the “So, boy, you’re a drawer at early hours of Saturday 1st March 1851 Barrhead Road where I lived in Pollok this pit, is that correct?” we might just have heard there was an explosion deep in the Victoria was our favourite play area, which we “Aye, Sir; I help ma brither James. the ghostly voice of Patrick pit that shook the village of Old Nitshill and called ‘the Valley’. It lay to the south of the We baith work here.” the ground for a mile around. Sixty-one summit of the Haugh Hill and was made “And what time do you start Kinnon, from beneath our feet. men and boys died more than a thousand up of an extensive, undulating landscape of a morning, Patrick?” feet underground. There were only two of little hillocks and valleys composed of survivors. It was at the time the worst “Ah go doon at half past five, Sir.” overgrown black and red shale waste. To us, that time. We’re so close to that pit now accident in Scottish mining history and a children, it was like the Badlands of Arizona “And what time do you finish?” that we can sometimes hear the men company of the 21st infantry was dispatched that we saw in the cinema. Grass, weed, “We get up again from the pit between working in it when we’re down below.” to assist police to control a massive crowd wild rose, brambles and new growth trees, four and five of an efternin, Sir.” estimated to be as many as 20,000 people. such as silver birch and rowan, struggled “And do you ever go to school, Patrick?” Mr. Boag They gathered at Priesthill, together with the to re-colonise this strange landscape. So “Naw, I dinnae go to school, Sir, ma mither Mr. Tancred added quickly to his notes. families of the victims, to watch the rescue the valley was an ideal place for us to play says she cannae afford for me tae go.” “Mr. Boag, what’s a collier’s ’darg’ at teams. The teams included experienced because the hillocks and shrubs made it colliers from the Haugh and Househil pits. “How much does school cost, the Haugh pit?” He continued. easy to hide there, to make dens and to lay These dramatic events were unknown Patrick? Do you know?” “It’s, sixteen baskets a day, Sir, aboot in wait to ambush and capture people. It to us in the 1950’s. We children didn’t stop as many as ony pit in Scotland.” was bordered to the west by a hayfield and “Aye, Sir. The cost per quarter is and listen long enough to hear the voices “And what’s a man paid for a to the north by a pine plantation. three shillings for reading, three and whispering on the wind on the Haugh Hill; to day’s work at the Haugh pit?” sixpence for reading and writing, hear the voices of Patrick, Dennis and others Coal pits and five shillings for the rest.” “He’s paid three shillings and threepence like them. They might have told us their tales Although we didn’t know it at the time, the “And if your mother could afford the to three shillings and sixpence a day for of what had existed there when they worked red and black shale was the remains of school, would you like to go, Patrick?” hewing and filling. That’s twice a labourer’s the Haugh pit, a hundred years before. waste from the Haugh coal and lime pits “Aye ah wi’d Sir. Ah wi’d need tae go efter which had been worked there in the 1800’s. work, in the evening, though. Ma mither The houses that we lived in had been built needs the money that I earn here.” upon the site of these workings. In 1812 the “Where would that be? Where Hawkhead and Hurlet coal seam extended is the evening school?” over 500 acres of land on the Hawkhead, “At Nitshill, Sir. Mr. Wilson, the owner o’ Househil and Nether Pollok estates and it the pit, rins a night school there for his was claimed that coal had been wrought workers. Ma big brither gangs there.” at Hawkhead for more than 300 years, with “And do any of the other drawers go one lease dating back to 1634. there? To the night School, that is?” By 1836, the Haugh Pit produced an annual 12,000 tons of coal, 5,000 tons of “Naw Sir, ma brither says there are limestone and 6,000 tons of aluminous aboot sixty scholars go a’thegether, a schist. After the Mines Act of 1842, the lot of married men, but nae drawers.” Hurlet and Haugh coal pits and lime “Why do you think that is then, Patrick?” works were inspected as part of an official “Maist of us are too weary when we government inquiry into the employment get hame tae go to night school, Sir.” of children in mines. Boys, girls and women “Thank you Patrick, you can go now.” were, at that time, employed as ‘drawers’. They pulled the coal from the coalface Dennis to the shaft, an arduous as well as a “And Dennis, you and your brother are dangerous task. At the time coal was hewn also drawers at the pit? How far do you by pick axe from seams sometimes only have to travel to get to the pit?” Mr. 2 feet high. Greater output was achieved Tancred went on, after having signalled for simply by digging deeper, increasing the another boy to come up to his big desk. danger for all involved. There were dangers “Aye, Sir. We have tae come from Cross from firedamp (methane gas) explosion, Athurly. Ma Faither tells me that’s suffocation, chokedamp (carbon monoxide aboot three miles from the pit.” poisoning), collapsing roofs, flooding and “And do others in your family work moving trucks. at the Haugh Pit, Dennis?” Patrick Kinnon “Aye, Sir, ma faither is a collier and ma older brither is a labourer. Ma Perhaps if we had stopped our boisterous grandfaither once worked here but he play for a moment, stood quite still and was killed here in, in the big explosion.” listened to the voices on the wind rustling “Thank you Dennis, you can go now. through the silver birches; we might just have I’m sorry about your grandfather.” heard the ghostly voice of Patrick Kinnon, from beneath our feet. He was used to sitting “So, is that right Mr. Boag, was the in the pitch black, listening to the scurrying boy’s grandfather killed here?” of rats and the settling of rock. Patrick was “Aye, Mr. Tancred, he was that. There aged nine, like us, and he would have spoken were eighteen men and boys killed here to Mr. Thomas Tancred, the Commissioner that day in 1806. But we’ve had no recent

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By: Lady Fiona Lady MacGregor’s Scotland MacGregor Lady MacGregor of MacGregor – otherwise known as British broadcaster Fiona Armstrong. Fiona is currently news reading for the BBC. But she also leaves the studio from time to time to report on matters Scottish. She lives in Scotland with her husband, the MacGregor clan chief. Sir Malcolm is Convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, and Fiona is an active member of Clan Armstrong, so their lives are interwoven with all things tartan. The couple have moved from the borderlands to the lowlands, home is now a white tower house between Perth and Dundee, although filming and writing takes Fiona all over Scotland.

famous piping event in the world and what inspired by a sixteenth-century sword dairy cow. It lives for a long time and has a hair-tingling moment it is when those that has recently been recovered from the good temperament and health, which is massed bands start to march. This year cellars of a council building. This ancient why today it is found all over the world, reetings from Scotland where we the MacGregors have an Australian piper weapon is creating interest because it may especially as it can stand heat as well as have had the hottest weather: folk joining us. She is called Mish - and there have belonged to the legendary Kinmont cold… As you continue westwards there sunbathing on beaches, people will be more about her in a future edition Willie Armstrong. KInmont Willie was an are rolling hills with clear streams of water with a spring in their stride… of the Scottish Banner. It is good to see infamous border reiver. cascading off them. Old stone churches AndG all this in what can be a chilly Scottish more women playing the bagpipes. Did Notorious for bloodthirsty raids in the are found in small villages and some of the May. It makes me fear for June, when it you know that the world’s first female pipe Scottish borderlands in a turbulent time, he parish records will be in Latin. will no doubt rain all month! However, we was what you would call a “wanted” man. When you reach the coast beaches are must enjoy it whilst it’s here. Blue skies, In 1596 this freebooter was captured by sandy and uncrowded. There are dozens of pheasants strutting on the lawn, gorse and I love the Tattoo. It is the English on a day of truce and he is best golf courses in this part of the world – and azaleas a brilliant yellow. I have not seen known through the Walter Scott ballad that lots of delicious food, including the must- such a beautiful spring for many years. arguably the most famous describes his daring release from Carlisle have mince and Ayrshire tatties. The town Castle. Other weapons on display in the new of Ayr itself is undergoing a renaissance. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo piping event in the world and exhibition include a Scottish bronze age Unsightly buildings are to be knocked down Of course, all this heat makes it rather what a hair-tingling moment dagger and a sword that belonged to Robert to open up access to the river. This water is difficult to wear a kilt. And the poor old Burns. And on the subject of the Bard. dramatic, wide and rushing, and deserves MacGregor had had to don his to attend it is when those massed bands to be better seen. Festivals and outdoor a press launch for the forthcoming Royal Ayrshire events will all help to put this place on the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. This year the start to march. I have just been to Ayr, which is near Burns’ map. Ayr is racing towards greatness. And clans are heavily involved in the piping and birthplace at Alloway. It is not a good route why not? It has a racecourse. dancing jamboree. It is called ‘A Splash of across country to get there. Potholes are On my return the chief tells me that his Tartan’ and each night a different Scottish band started back in 1930? And that it was impossible and speed limits frustrate those old regiment, the Scots Guards, was once name will march proudly onto the castle not actually formed in Scotland, but in in a hurry. But if you have time, what a given the Freedom of Ayr. Whether that esplanade. The MacNabs and Hays will be Essex, in south-east England. That in itself beautiful journey it is: travelling past lush means he can walk down the streets of the wowing the crowds at the first event and tells a story, because you don’t get more green fields filled with Scotland’s famous town with his sheep, I do not know. But I the MacGregor’s moment of glory is in week English than Dagenham, Essex… Ayrshire cows. The breed was first recorded would love to take a picture if he does and three. We will be in good company, with the in the 1870’s and the Ayrshire Cattle Society I hope he wears his kilt… Buchanans and the Hannays. If you are in The Sword in the Story Herd Book was started in 1877. This beast Follow the MacGregor clan chief, Sir Edinburgh this August, come and join us, I, meanwhile, have been finding out more is typically red or brown with some white – Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, although you will need a ticket… about ‘The Sword in the Story’. It is a new and is described as ‘alert and vigorous but Convenor of the Standing Council of I love the Tattoo. It is arguably the most exhibition at Dumfries Museum and is easy to handle. The Ayrshire is a fabulous Scottish Chiefs, on twitter.com/theclanchiefs

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Singers Greg Moore and Mirusia Louwerse. Stunning dance display at Scotland The Brave.

he 2017 national tour of composer Dougie MacLean’s The Gael memory. It was overwhelming to see be made of our popular tenor Gregory Scotland The Brave, the smash from the film The Last of the Mohicans. I that excited audience give this Australian Moore, the only member of the company hit celebration of the best penned a new tune for Robbie Burns My produced show multiple standing ovations. who has performed in every production of Scottish music, song and love is like a Red Red Rose which was sung No doubt my own Scottish ancestry of the show since its inception. Last year, danceT commenced in Adelaide in in an earlier production by the incredible plays a large part in my appreciation of I celebrated my thirtieth anniversary as March this year with two packed out Suzanne Kompass, now my darling wife. A this wonderful music, song and dance. an independent producer. I am thrilled to performances in the Festival Centre. This previous associate of Andrew McKinnon But its impact as sheer entertainment commence the next thirty with a tour of spectacular production features almost Presentations, Ian MacKenzie-Thurley, is surely the reason why I, along with so one of my favourite shows.” 100 singers, dancers and musicians, penned the words for Sailboat and I set this many others, have never tired of enjoying Scotland The Brave will be touring performing popular works such as haunting tale to music. For me, Scotland performances of this work. I extend a very Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Amazing Grace, Highland Cathedral, The Brave, is a privilege to conduct and I warm welcome to soprano Cheryl Barker, Arts Centre Melbourne - Friday 30th The Gael, Ye Banks and Braes, Auld Lang adore the great songs Ye Banks and Braes, one of the greatest opera stars Australia June at 8pm and on Sunday 2nd of July Syne and many others. Scotland The Skye Boat Song and the rousing Scotland has produced, and a singer whose Scottish at 2pm. Perth Concert Hall - Saturday 22nd July at 2pm and 8pm. Sydney Brave has been produced by Andrew the Brave. The audience gets to join in with ancestry gives her a special love of this Opera House - Saturday 26th August at McKinnon Presentations since 1999 and our ‘Scottish Sing-Along’ and much joy & music. She joins the show for the first time 1:30pm. Queensland Performing Arts consistently draws a large audience of pure fun, is had by all. The team, headed this year, sharing the role with Mirusia, Centre - Saturday 21st October at 2pm lovers of all things Scottish. by Andrew McKinnon, has changed little in who has dazzled audiences in earlier and 8pm. For details and bookings: the past 12 years and they are all part of the productions. Special mention should also www.scotlandthebrave.com.au Broad appeal to Australians enduring Scotland The Brave family.” How is it that a Scottish show, can be so popular in Australia along with a bestselling Enduring appeal DVD and CD? Sean O’Boyle, the conductor Scotland The Brave is one of Andrew of Scotland The Brave gives his thoughts McKinnon’s favourite productions. Andrew on the popularity and the repertoire that has been a commercial producer for he has chosen and said; “Scottish music over 30 years and has toured countless SCOTTISH has broad appeal to Australians, even the big names in the entertainment world. people who profess to dislike the bagpipes. Highlights of Andrew’s presentations have ACCESSORIES SHOPPE Most people do not know that our favourite included immensely popular tours of From unofficial national anthem, Waltzing Broadway To La Scala starring Teddy Tahu KILT HIRE Matilda, is derived from the Scottish tune Rhodes, David Hobson, Lisa McCune and Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea. I used this Greta Bradman; Dickens’ Women, starring tune, set to a Eric Satie type treatment, for Miriam Margolyes and John Martin; a the end of the Scottish Piano Rhapsody fully imported American production of in Scotland The Brave. I used many the Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess; the other Scottish snippets in this rhapsody: world’s greatest mime Marcel Marceau; Coming Through the Rye, Fear a’ Bhàta (the a presentation in the Avery Fisher Hall at boatman) and Scotland the Brave. the Lincoln Center, New York, of Scotland The Brave; as well as tours by Larry Adler, Steeped in deep traditional melodies the Vienna Boys’ Choir, classical guitar Sean continued; “Some of the most superstar Milos, pianists David Helfgott, • Sydney’s Finest Highland Regalia • Australia’s largest supplier of authentic anticipated tunes in Scotland the Brave are Piers Lane, Alexander Gavrylyuk; and Stockist. Tartan Scarves, Ties, Bow Ties, Caps, Highland Cathedral and Amazing Grace. many of the world’s greatest opera stars • Kilts and Tartan skirts made to order. Sashes, Tammies and much more. German musicians for a 1982 Highland including Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai • Stockists of Quality Giftware including • More than 600 different Scottish & Irish Jewellery, Pewter Flasks, Tankards, Tartans on display with over 5,000 Games event wrote one of these melodies Gedda, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sir Thomas Quaiches & Clan Badges. Tartan items in stock. and the other has become an emblematic Allen, Sumi Jo, Teresa Berganza, Teddy African American spiritual, though an Tahu Rhodes, David Hobson, Joan Carden, Come and visit our store at Englishman (who had been a slave trader) Yvonne Kenny and Inessa Galante. 25 The Strand, Croydon NSW 2132 wrote the words. My goal for orchestrating We asked Andrew for his thoughts on Close to Croydon Railway Station, with plenty of free parking! the music of Scotland The Brave, was to let Scotland The Brave recently and he said; “It everyone have their moment – the soloists, has been a great pleasure to have produced Tues-Fri 10.00am-6.00pm Sat 9.00am-2.00pm pipes, fiddler, dancers, piano, choir & this show for almost twenty years now, and orchestra. Steeped in deep traditional its enduring appeal is a great credit to the MAIL ORDER TO ANY POSTAL LOCATION melodies with some more modern tunes late Colin Harper, a much loved musical and a few written specifically for the show figure in Brisbane, who devised the original Tel: (02) 9747-8270 I have tweaked and re-written 5 times show. I have now taken the show all over Email: [email protected] in our 12 year history. In my research Australia and also to New Zealand and Facebook: www.facebook.com/scottishaccessories for Scotland The Brave, I unearthed North America, and it has always had Website: www.scottishaccessories.com.au some gems I had not previously heard. a wonderful response from audiences. The stirring MacGregor’s Gathering and However the reaction in New York’s famous Kirkconnel Lea feature as does the Scottish Lincoln Center will remain long in my

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St Andrews, Royal Troon and Cruden Bay Old Course. St Andrew’s make the cut in poll of Scotland’s best golf holes

Scotland is the Home of Golf, a place of pilgrimage for the true golfer. Scotland is also home to over 550 courses – from championship courses to hidden gems and Scots golfers have recently highlighted the best the country has to offer.

he closing hole at St Andrews Old closing hole, while its neighbouring 17th put their support behind their favourite second in its category, ahead of both Course has been voted as the best hole was voted the best Par 4 in Scotland. courses in Scotland, from local favourites Carnoustie and Turnberry. The 12th hole golf hole in Scotland, after a poll The 9th hole at Cruden Bay Golf Club to the home of golf itself, St Andrews. at neighbouring Hopeman Golf Club, of 3,000 golfers chose it ahead of on the Aberdeenshire coast claimed the Every club plays it part in making Scotland received more than 120 votes for the best aT formidable selection from the country’s award for best view. The course, which the essential golfing destination, so we’re view, despite not being shortlisted. The world-class courses. The poll, undertaken boasts stirring views across the Bay proud to honour such a diverse range of Postage Stamp (8th) at Troon was voted the by VisitScotland, set out to discover which of Cruden and Slains Castle, beat out our spectacular courses.” best par 3 in Scotland, while the 12th hole golf holes in Scotland exhibited #ScotSpirit competition from the Castle Course at The Machrihanish Golf Club confirmed at Kingsbarns Golf Club on the Fife Coast – a feature of the national tourism St Andrews, Machrihanish Dunes and its status as the owners of the best opening was voted the best Par 5. The neighbour organisation’s Spirit of Scotland campaign. Gullane Golf Club. The category included hole in the world. The Battery, whose of St Andrews finished ahead of holes It asked golfers to vote for the best opening nominations for more than 300 individual tee box already features a plaque to that from Castle Stuart (18th), 2014 Ryder and closing holes, a best Par 3, 4 and 5, as holes, testament to the wealth of stunning effect, received over 1,000 votes as the best Cup venue Gleneagles (16th) and the well as a best view and a best overall hole views across Scotland’s courses. opening hole in Scotland. Machrihanish recently redesigned Ailsa course at Trump from a selection of shortlisted holes across and Cruden Bay weren’t the only local Turnberry (10th). the country. Essential golfing destination courses to perform better in the poll For more information on the poll and the Tom Morris, St Andrews’ iconic final Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of than some of their more well-known breadth of courses Scotland has to offer, hole and home to the Valley of Sin, took VisitScotland, said: “We’re thrilled that compatriots. Moray Golf Club’s closing visit www.visitscotland.com/blog/golf/ the award for the best hole and best the golfing public have taken the time to hole, overlooking the Moray Firth, came best-golf-holes

The final results of the poll were as follows: Best Par 3 – The Postage Stamp, 8th at Best Hole – Tom Morris, 18th at the Old Royal Troon (891 votes, 26% share) Course, St Andrews (799 votes, 27% share) Best Par 4 – Road, 17th at the Old Course, Best Opening Hole – The Battery, St Andrews (1176 votes, 36% share) 1st at Machrihanish Golf Club Best Par 5 – Orrdeal, 12th at Kingsbarns (1025 votes, 30% share) Golf Club (654 votes, 19% share) Best Closing Hole - Tom Morris, 18th at the Best View – 9th at Championship Course, Old Course, St Andrews (825 votes, 24% share) Cruden Bay Golf Club (662 votes, 20% share) GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL PIPING FESTIVAL - Haggs Castle Golf Course was Did you know? formed in 1910, it takes its name - The course at Cruden Bay was completed from the castle –one of Glasgow’s in 1899 to complement one of the oldest buildings – built in 1585 by Sir original railway hotels, Cruden Bay Hotel, John Stirling Maxwell of Pollok. The during the ascent of train travel. course sits next to the world-famous - Golfers on Whalsay Golf Course in the Burrell Collection and within Pollok Shetland Islands shouldn’t worry if they Country Park – the only Country can’t sleep at night – they can just strap Park within Glasgow.

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS MEDIA PARTNER the clubs on their back and head off for - The British Golf Museum in St Andrews a round of golf. You see, midnight golf is the world’s premiere heritage centre is possible at the UK’s most northerly for golf is located just 67 yards from Celebrate the Piping #MomentsThatMatter in 2017 course during the height of summer. the Old Course at St Andrews. The And the views are spectacular. collection tells the story of British - There are 17 islands in Scotland which golf, through material dating from the www.pipinglive.co.uk th are home to golf courses. 17 Century to the present day. It is the most comprehensive golf collection in Britain, and one of the finest PRINCIPAL SPONSOR worldwide, celebrating golf from grass roots to international level. 7th - 13thAugust 2017 - One of the earliest members of the Dunfermline Golf Club was Robert

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Page 14 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner Scottish outdoors attractions voted Britain’s best after 400 years. Reintroduced Did you know? on the Knapdale Estate in Argyll through The Scottish Beaver Trial - a big opportunity for both the environment and wildlife tourism, according to The Scottish Wildlife Trust. – the beaver has now received official recognition as a native species in Scotland whilst in England, a wild breeding population Glasgow City Chambers in George Square, has been developed on the River Glasgow. Photo: Paul Tomkins / VisitScotland. Otter in East Devon. More than 57,000 votes were cast in this year’s awards which featured Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city Abernethy Forest, photo by 12 categories and nominees from all but did you know these unique Desmond Dugan/VisitScotland. over the UK selected by some of the country’s most respected travel, nature Glaswegian facts? and outdoors writers and broadcasters. wo of Scotland’s most martens, all against the majestic - There is more marble in the Glasgow City outstanding outdoors backdrop of the Cairngorms?” Scottish nominees Chambers than there is in the whole of the Vatican. attractions have beaten stiff In addition to Abernethy Forest and - The Mitchell Library is Europe’s largest public competition from top visitor Inverewe Gardens Inverewe Gardens there were eight reference library. It also houses the world’s Tdestinations across the UK to win Inverewe Gardens in Wester Ross is Scottish nominees – of which five largest Robert Burns Collection. in a recent award poll. Abernethy Scotland’s second winner. Taking came second in their categories. Isle - John Logie Baird broadcast the first ever Forest, Strathspey, Highlands has the title Garden of The Year, the of Mull was runner-up for Holiday TV images from Glasgow. been named Nature Reserve of beautiful Inverewe benefits from Destination of the Year, with the - The longest bar in Europe can be found at The Year in the prestigious annual mild temperatures brought in by Northumberland Coast taking the the Horseshoe Bar in the city centre. national awards which are now in the Gulf Stream. In 1892, landowner coveted title for 2017. Skara Brae, their sixth year and celebrate the Osgood MacKenzie’s ambitious Orkney was runner-up for Heritage - The West End is made up of a group of hills best of the British countryside, from plans to create a garden from Site of the Year, which was won by which were formed by the action of ice flows its great heritage attractions and windswept moorland on a rocky Durham Cathedral. Balephuil Bay, during the last ice age. Glasgow University sits favourite holiday destinations to its peninsula beside Loch Ewe raised a Tiree, Argyll & The Isles was runner- on top of one of them: Gilmorehill. most stunning nature reserves and few eyebrows. His vision was to be up for Beach of the Year, won by - The first official international football match finest rural pubs. paid off spectacularly though as he Embleton Bay in Northumberland. was played at the West of Scotland Cricket The stunning reserve of ancient successfully transformed 49 acres The Stein Inn, Waternish, Skye Club in Partick in 1872. It was between Caledonian pines overlooked by which now bloom with flamboyant shared the runner-up position with Scotland and England. the snow-capped Cairngorms was plants from around the world. The Earle Arms, Norfolkfor Country called “unmissable” by BBC Radio Described as a ‘sub-tropical Pub of The Year, won by Crosskeys 4 presenter, naturalist and author paradise overlooking Loch Ewe’ by Inn, County Antrim. Brett Westwood who nominated it. garden designer and Gardeners’ World Orkney-set The Outrun by Amy Abernethy Forest - which presenter Joe Swift who nominated it, Liptrot was runner-up for Book boasts mountain, moorland and Inverewe Gardens also captured the of the Year, won by Fingers in the forest landscapes where a host of imagination of voters who enabled it Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham. The wildlife including yellow siskins, to pip another sub-tropical beauty, other Scottish nominees were: Loch crossbills, squirrels and the Loch coastal Trebah Garden in Cornwall, Lomond & The Trossachs National Garten ospreys can be seen – was to the winning post. Park for National Park of the described by Brett Westwood as: “A Another Scottish triumph is Year,Seacliff near North Berwick, worthy winner. Who wouldn’t be celebrated in the Wildlife Success East Lothian forBeach of the Year seduced by the sunlight filtering of The Year, won by conservation and Bass Rock, Fife image ‘Gannet through ancient pines, the promise projects to return the Eurasian Glory’ by Ken Lewis as Reader of capercaillies, crested tits and pine beaver from extinction in the UK Photo of the Year. Floating offshore windfarm approved • Have a generating capacity up to carbon energy is outlined in our a maximum of 50 MW – enough new draft Energy Strategy which to power the equivalent of sets out next steps and how we almost 56,000 homes will continue to transition to a low • Prevent CO2 emissions of more carbon economy, with the offshore than 94,500 tonnes per year wind sector to take an increasingly influential role. With 25% of Mr Wheelhouse said: “Once Europe’s offshore wind potential, operational, this pioneering, 50MW and through development with due Kincardine Offshore Windfarm will regard to our natural environment, create jobs and investment across Scotland is uniquely and strongly lanning consent for an eight Scotland through the use of our positioned to maximise the turbine 6MW offshore wind supply chain. It will also cement economic and environmental farm around 15 km south- our place as one of the world’s benefits that the technology can east of Aberdeen has been leading nations in the innovation deliver, which will help us progress grantedP by Minister for Business, and deployment of floating offshore towards our carbon emission Innovation and Energy, Paul wind. If the technology can be reduction targets.” Wheelhouse, MSP. demonstrated at scale, it has huge Background Kincardine The floating development by potential to help Scotland meet Offshore Windfarm will be located Kincardine Offshore Windfarm its energy needs and to develop approximately 15 km south-east Limited will: a supply chain that can service of the coast of Aberdeen, with a • Support the creation of around 110 opportunities elsewhere in Europe permitted generating capacity up to jobs during assembly, installation and in markets such as South 50 MW and will be comprised of eight and through ongoing operations East Asia and North America. Our three-bladed horizontal axis Wind and maintenance activities commitment to supporting low Turbine Generators.

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Scotland’s Clans welcomed at Edinburgh Castle’s Great Hall for the first time in history

Gathering celebrates Scottish Diaspora community in the modern age ahead of this year’s The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

ore than 30 clansmen and In September 1745 more than 900 of the Environment Scotland who have Jacobite period of the 1700s, will be on full clanswomen marched to Highland clansmen marched to the City of collaborated to create a new trail of 25 display and worn with great pride.” the Great Hall at Edinburgh Edinburgh to lay siege to the Castle. Although properties and attractions throughout the Castle in May to mark a hugely they managed to capture Edinburgh and country whose history is intertwined with History and heritage momentousM occasion in Scotland’s history Holyrood, in a hugely symbolic move, they Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites. Brigadier David Allfrey, Chief Executive and books. This is the first time that Scotland’s were never successful in capturing the Sir Malcolm MacGregor, convener of Producer of The Royal Edinburgh Military clans have been welcomed into the Castle the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Tattoo, said: “I am delighted that we will since the Highland Clans marched to said: “It is a great honour for 57 clans be hosting the Clan Chiefs and their clans the City of Edinburgh to lay siege to the The event is being heralded and chiefs to be taking part in such a folk in the Great Hall this August - 57 clans Castle during the Jacobite uprisings in prestigious event as The Royal Edinburgh will be represented in all! I am so grateful 1745. The gathering was organised by The by historians as the latest Military Tattoo this year. There will be clan for the encouragement of the Governor Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo which is representatives from around the world, of Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Ministers, celebrating its own ties with the Scottish iconic tale from the colourful in keeping with the high international Historic Environment Scotland and the Diaspora this year. profile of the Tattoo, and the global Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The gathering of Scotland’s diaspora history of Scotland’s clans nature of today’s clan network. For the Everyone has been hugely supportive of community is believed to be the only time folk. The gathering was an participating clans, it will be a dream this initiative which, I believe, offers a that clans have been openly welcomed to come true to march onto the Esplanade wonderful opportunity to reinforce the one of Scotland’s oldest fortresses. Clan indication of the strength of the of Edinburgh Castle, a location that has, connections between the great Scottish members were treated to a guided tour of over the centuries, been central to the clan families and their kith and kin around the the medieval surroundings of the Great clan involvement which still story. Tartan will be to the fore with the world. Edinburgh Castle has been at the Hall where their ancestors once attempted clans kitted out in the ‘Garb of Old Gaul’. centre of so many extraordinary events to gain entry to, courtesy of Edinburgh survives in Scotland, with more The great cloth, that has been worn by the over the years and it is tremendous that Castle’s Governor, Major General Mike than 350 clans in existence. Clans and Scottish Regiments since the we will see another story playing out this Riddell-Webster, and hosted by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The event is being heralded by historians as the latest iconic tale from the colourful history of Castle as General Guest, Governor at the Scotland’s clans folk. The gathering was time, would not surrender the Castle to an indication of the strength of the clan Bonnie Prince Charlie and his men. involvement which still survives in Scotland, with more than 350 clans in existence. Splash of Tartan During the Tattoo’s August extravaganza, the military showcase will champion the theme Splash of Tartan, a series of events that will encourage people living in Scotland and those with a link to Scotland to explore their ancestral connections with the country. In the opening ceremony of each evening, Clan Chiefs will lead their clan folk on to the Esplanade to the awaiting Tattoo crowd. Everyone across the city is being encouraged to dress up in finest tartan accoutrements. The timely link up between the Tattoo and Scottish Diaspora, which falls during VisitScotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, will be reinforced through a range of separate partnerships and initiatives, including a tie up with The National Museum of Scotland, The National Trust of Scotland and Historic

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summer. I wonder what the forebears of the Clan Chiefs and the leaders of the Families would be thinking if they could witness so many of their descendants being entertained in the Great Hall?” “As well as looking to our history and heritage, I hope the Tattoo’s ‘Splash of Tartan’ will serve to stimulate anyone with a little Scottish blood in their veins to visit and enjoy our hospitality and everything that is remarkable about modern Scotland. We are looking forward very much to playing our part. Let us all splash the tartan this August!” Major General Mike Riddell-Webster, Governor of Edinburgh Castle, added: “History relates that a Royal Castle has stood on the Castle Rock since the 12th century with a Captain or a Governor in place since Bartolf in the late 11th Century. I am hugely honoured to be Her Majesty’s The Return to the Ridings appointed guardian of this ancient fortress and am delighted to have the opportunity to host the clans in the Great Hall. Each evening during the Tattoo we will welcome Celebrating a Border tradition nearly 200 clansmen and women into the Castle. I believe the Castle has been besieged 23 times in its long history and An’ year after year, as June days draw nigh, A horseman stands guard wi’ flag tae the sky. claims to be ‘the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked he Return to the Ridings is a times, townspeople would ride their Until August hundreds of riders will in the world’. This time though I hope celebration of the riding of the boundaries, or ‘marches’, to protect their saddle up for their respective territorial trots everything will be peaceful.” boundaries that has taken place common lands and prevent encroachment led by a standard bearer, usually elected by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for centuries with 11 towns in by neighbouring landlords. For more than his local community. Depending on where returns to the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle theT Scottish Borders using horses for a century the hoof-beats of countless you are in the border region the standard between 4-26 August, offering a thrilling the traditional ride out. The festivals raiding parties drummed over the border. bearer is known as the Laddie, Cornet, mix of entertainment and pageantry from surrounding these ride outs are steeped From Dumfriesshire to the high wastes Coldstreamer, Bari Gadgi and Callant among cultures around the world to an audience of in tradition and celebrate borders of East Cumbria, from Roxburghshire other colourful descriptions. Today the 8,800 each evening, and a further 1 million history, music and song, parades and to Redesdale, from the lonely valley of ridings form the centrepiece of civic week through televised broadcasts globally. concerts culminating in the whole town Liddesdale to the fortress city of Carlisle, celebrations and attract visitors from all over celebrating the ‘Riding’. In 2014, the 11 the world. The events are friendly, colourful, towns collaborated to jointly promote heart-stirring and steeped in local border Did you know? their events to domestic and international Common Ridings can be traced history. Visitors are always made welcome visitors. As well as inviting visitors to back to the 13th and 14th and will soon find themselves joining in - • The Royal Edinburgh Military experience these unique events, the towns whether it’s linking arms as the procession Tattoo first performed in 1950 and hosted exile nights to welcome visitors and centuries when the border moves through the town or cheering the is 67 years-old. The event has sold make them feel a part of the community. badlands were in constant stunning displays of horsemanship as the out for the last 18 consecutive years. riders gallop back into the town. However Border badlands upheaval during the long wars today’s colourful event involves extravagant • The Tattoo is performed to a live Common Ridings can be traced back to the with England and because of the convoys of horse riders following the town audience of 220,000 annually 13th and 14th centuries when the border flag or standard as it’s taken on a well-worn on the Esplanade of Edinburgh badlands were in constant upheaval during tribal custom of plunder and route and we are all invited to celebrate Castle with a further global TV the long wars with England and because cattle thieving, known as reiving this unique Scottish Border tradition with a audience of +100 million. of the tribal custom of plunder and cattle warm welcome to match. • Performers from 48 countries thieving, known as reiving (the ancient (the ancient word for robbing) Photos: Taken from Jeremy Sutton- have taken part. word for robbing) that was commonplace that was commonplace amongst amongst the major Borders families. Hibbert’s Unsullied And Untarnished – A • In 2010, the event was renamed Perhaps your ancestors were reivers who the major Borders families. photographic portrait of the people of The Royal Edinburgh Military terrorised the border between England the towns of the Scottish Borders who Tattoo after Her Majesty The and Scotland? Armstrong, Elliot, Graham, each year undertake the maintaining of Queen bestowed the Royal title Irvine, Johnstone, Kerr, Maxwell, Nixon and swords and spears spoke while the law tradition, commemorating their local th in honour of its 60 birthday. Scott were among the families who rode, remained silent. Fierce family loyalty history and strengthening the bonds of their communities, during the annual Common • HRH The Princess Royal, Princess feuded, fought and plundered over the counted for everything while the rules of Riding festivals of the summer months. Anne, is the Patron of The Royal border area for 350 years. In such lawless nationality counted for nothing. Long after Edinburgh Military Tattoo. they ceased to be essential, the ridings continued in commemoration of local • The Tattoo has donated over Dates for Common Ridings & Festivals 2017 legend, history and tradition. £10M to Services and Arts 4th – 11th June Hawick Common Riding nd th organisations since 1950 through Ancient custom 2 – 10 June West Linton Whipman its Charitable Parent Company. th th The Hawick Common-Riding is the first of 12 – 16 June Selkirk Common Riding th th • The Tattoo generates £77M the Border festivals and celebrates both the 18 – 24 June Peebles Beltane th th annually for the Scottish economy capture of an English Flag in 1514 by the youth 18 – 24 June Melrose Festival rd nd with a further £30M in full-time of Hawick at a place called Hornshole and 23 June – 2 July Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering employment equivalent. the ancient custom of riding the marches or 2nd - 8th July Duns Summer Festival boundaries of the common land. There are 11 16th - 22nd July Kelso Civic Week • The Tattoo has performed overseas border towns who share an ancient tradition th th on four occasions, most recently 30 July – 5 August Lauder Common Riding known as riding the bounds with horses - and th th Australia and New Zealand in 6 - 12 August Coldstream Civic Week plenty of debate as to whose is the oldest and February 2016. Over 240,000 tickets Hawick and Selkirk are among the biggest. Other Common Ridings & Festivals were sold and the shows delivered th th Riding the Marches flourished in Glasgow, 11 – 17 June Yetholm Festival Week a combined estimate of £50M Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling, Dundee, 22nd – 30th July Musselburgh Festival gross economic impact to the cities and between the 16th and 25th – 30th July Langholm Common Riding of Melbourne and Wellington 18th centuries too, but they endured in the 24th - 26th March Hawick Reivers Festival Borders long after they ceased to be essential.

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conservation process. We’ll be removing Inverness Castle Viewpoint opens the biological growth that’s growing on the surface of the stones and consolidating all the areas that are a little bit fragile.” Exposure to nature has caused the stones need repair and they may soon suffer erosion if no action is taken. As one of the heartlands of the Pictish community, Aberdeenshire is home to a large number of the elaborately decorated Inverness Castle Viewpoint. Symbol Stones for which the Picts are famed Photo: The Highland Council. – around 20% of all Pictish stones recorded in Scotland can be found in Aberdeenshire. Inverness Castle Viewpoint, the newest The stones, incised or carved in relief, visitor attraction in the Highland Capital, are decorated with a variety of symbols, has opened its doors for the first time on ranging from geometric shapes and the north tower of Inverness Castle and is patterns, to animals (real and mythical), ready to welcome visitors over the summer. Aurora detector for Shetland human figures, objects, and Christian The tower’s interior has been completely AuroraWatch UK, the organisation that sighted positive decision that will benefit motifs. Some earlier Pictish stones are also refurbished and a rooftop viewing platform issues alerts when the northern lights might our communities and landscapes, and incised with a script known as Ogham, installed as part of the £1.4m project. Key be visible in the UK, is looking to install will lead the way in the UK, at a time when which comprises a pattern of short linear Inverness landmarks are visible from the a detector in Shetland. AuroraWatch UK England and Wales are also considering the strokes crossing a vertical line. Said to have top of the 360 degree Castle Viewpoint and measures interactions between solar wind possible reintroduction of beavers.” originated around the 4th Century AD, are explained on the interpretation giving which escapes from the sun and the Earth’s Scotland also has more than 250 wild it is an early form of the Irish language. visitors unique insights into local legends magnetic field and atmosphere and issues beavers estimated to be in the River Tay The origin of the Picts can be found in the related to the City as they make their way to alerts to subscribers when the Northern catchment, following breeding by beavers tribal society of the Iron Age. Their society the viewing platform. Lights may be visible. AuroraWatch UK’s Dr. that escaped captivity. Trees for Life is was hierarchical, with a warrior elite and a The Viewpoint is housed over three floors Nathan Case said; “If located in Shetland, urging the government to allow the natural lower farming class. They lived in Scotland, and on your climb to the top you can enjoy this new magnetometer would be the most expansion of beavers from both Argyll and North of the Forth and Clyde rivers, a taste of the most famous myths associated northerly instrument in the AuroraWatch Tayside, and to authorise further licensed between the 4th and 9thCenturies AD, with with the City. The Brahan Seer, the legendary UK alert system. In fact, it would be over 200 reintroductions in appropriate areas, a particularly strong presence in what is 17th Century highland mystic, many of miles north of our current most northerly accompanied by carefully considered now Aberdeenshire. whose prophecies actually came true. Also magnetometer at Crooktree, Aberdeen. management and monitoring, including learn how St Columba met and banished the This should allow us to detect even the to secure the genetic health and long-term Gordon Highlanders Museum monster from the River Ness thus beginning weakest of auroral activity, and may allow viability of these colonies. under threat the legend of Nessie. The tower will be us to detect auroral activity slightly earlier open seven days a week until October, with on than we do now.” Shetland is known Cutting-edge technology takes extended hours in July and August for great sightings of the Aurora Borealis, medieval Rosslyn Chapel around which is also known as the Northern Lights the world Royal Incorporation of Architects or the Mirrie Dancers locally. Other Scottish in Scotland 2017 awards centres that have great viewings are in the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian.

Beaver reintroduction opportunity for Scotland

A new mobile app, launched in May at the Rosslyn Chapel, will let members of the public see the Chapel’s renowned The Waverley Arches project has been stonework. Wherever they are in the world Aberdeen’s Gordon Highlander Museum shortlisted in the Regeneration category. Rosslyn Chapel’s stonework can now has launched a fundraising initiative to be appreciated more easily all over the save the museum from closing its doors. The Culardoch Sheiling in the Cairngorms, world thanks to a new app launched at The museum offers visitors the chance to Waverley Arches in Edinburgh and Campus the Chapel. Since 2008, the interior and explore the dramatic 200-year history of the Future’s Project – Glasgow Caledonian Trees for Life, the Scottish conservation exterior of the Chapel and its grounds have Regiment from the Napoleonic Wars, India, University are just some of the projects going charity, wants to reintroduce beavers to the been digitally documented using laser Afghanistan and South Africa, through to head to head as the Scottish shortlist for northwest Highlands. Beavers play a crucial scanning technology and the results have both World Wars and the Cold War. The the RICS Awards 2017 is announced. The ecological role and provide a range of been used to create unique features in the Gordon Highlanders Museum holds an awards showcase the most inspirational important benefits for other species. They app such as animations showing how the extensive collection related to the former regional initiatives and developments coppice and fell trees – letting light into medieval Chapel was constructed, a virtual regiment, which includes uniforms, silver, in land, property, construction and the the forest, enabling other species to grow tour and a 360-degree panoramic tour. Ian weapons, textiles, art and a vast archive of environment, celebrating the achievements and stimulating new growth of the trees Gardner, Director of Rosslyn Chapel Trust papers, diaries and documents, as well as of professionals working in both the built and themselves. By damming watercourses said, “Rosslyn Chapel is known throughout over 4,000 medals and 11 Victoria Crosses. natural environment. One shortlisted entry they create wetland areas – providing the world for its unique architecture and Interactive maps, original film footage, will also receive the coveted Project of the habitats for amphibians, invertebrates and ornate stonework and we hope that this scale reproductions, life-size models, touch Year, Scotland award. The winners from all fish, which in turn attract birds and otters. app will introduce the Chapel to new screens, regimental colours, uniforms, categories will then be invited to represent “Allowing this native species to return audiences in an innovative way and inspire medals and weapons are all featured to Scotland and compete against projects from would offer Scotland huge benefits. Beavers future generations of visitors.” bring the unique history of The Gordon across the UK at the RICS Awards Grand Final are superb ecosystem engineers and could The new app is available to download Highlanders to life. Whilst visitor numbers in London in October. Gail Hunter, director transform and greatly improve the health from the App Store. to the 5 star attraction have been up, RICS in Scotland, said: “There are some great of our rivers and forest ecosystems, help corporate events have fallen in recent years projects shortlisted for the RICS Awards 2017, restore our depleted wetlands and reduce 3-D technology to help Pictish stones and this has hit the home of the North-east which demonstrate the quality of new and flooding – while substantially boosting A project has recently started to clean regiment hard and they are now looking to regenerated developments of all sizes across wildlife tourism,” said Alan Watson and protect ancient Pictish stones at raise £300,000 in three years. The Gordon Scotland, and I am sure it will be a tough Featherstone, Trees for Life’s Founder. “We the Old Church of Inverurie, using 3-D Highlanders existed from 1831 to 1994, at judging process. Throughout the last few years also have an ethical responsibility to allow scanning to help maintain and protect which time it was joined with the Queen’s Scottish winners have also had great success the beaver to return at last, having caused the stones. Clara Molina Sanchez, director Own Highlanders to form the Highlanders. at the Award finals in London, gaining UK- its extinction in Scotland. The government of Edinburgh’s Spectrum Heritage, said: For more details on how you can help wide recognition for the quality of work taking has the opportunity now to take a far- “The 3D recording is going to help the see: www.gordonhighlanders.com place in the Scottish built environment.”

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1 - Dr Henry Faulds, who established the American War from the MacKenzies and clarkia, Californian poppy, mimulus, flowering the uniqueness of fingerprints, MacRaes of Ross-shire and Sutherland. 1778 currant, rose of sharon and mahonia. 1799 born in Beith, Ayrshire. 1843 9 - St Columba died on Iona. Columba 25 - Wallace statue unveiled at the Wallace 1 - First Tay rail bridge opens. It was founded a monastery on Iona which was National Monument, Stirling. 1887 to become one of the leading centres of to collapse 18 months later in the 25 - Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Christianity in Western Europe, and the base Tay Bridge Disaster. 1878 Nobel Prize Winner, died. 1971 from which Columba launched his successful 2 - Prince Henry St Clair (Sinclair) 25 - Seven Scots, including John reputed to have landed in Nova Scotia, mission to convert the Pictish nation. 597 Stuart Forbes, were in the US 7th having sailed from Orkney. 1398 9 - First US troops (over 10,000 Cavalry with General Custer at the 2 - James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, men) disembark from Queen Mary - Wolf of Badenoch burns Battle of the Little Big Horn. 1876 beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, accused on the River Clyde. 1942 17 of the murder of Lord Darnley. 1581 10 - James Francis Stuart born. In honour Elgin Cathedral. 1390 25 - The first Sherlock Holmes story by Edinburgh-born author Arthur Conan Doyle 2 - Clothes rationing introduced as a war-time of the “Old Pretender”, this is known as 17 - Charles Macintosh patented was published in the Strand magazine. 1891 measure. It was not lifted until 1949. 1941 “White Rose Day” in Jacobite circles. 1688 the waterproof cloth he was using to make raincoats. 1823 26 - James IV crowned king at the age of 3 - James Hutton, founder of 10 - Battle of Glenshiel, Jacobites 15 at Scone. He reigned until 1513 when modern geology, born. 1726 with Spanish assistance, and 18 - Pacification of Berwick, Charles I forced government forces clashed. 1719 to withdraw from Scotland and recognise an he fell with the ’s nobility 3 - Poet Robert Tannahill independent Scottish Parliament. 1639 at the Battle of Flodden Field. 1488 born in Paisley. 1774 10 - Death of King George I and accession of George II. 1727 26 - Darien Company formed to set up 3 - The company formed by John Logie 18 - Flora MacDonald met Prince Charles a Scottish colony in Panama. Baird televised the Epsom Derby which 10 - Construction of the Forth and Edward Stuart and persuaded him to wear 1695 was then transmitted by the BBC. 1931 Clyde canal started. It was to take women’s clothes as part of the escape plan 26 - King George IV died, aged 67 (and 22 years to complete. 1768 from the Outer Hebrides to Skye. 1746 4 - First recorded inter-club golf match - William IV ascended the throne). George between Edinburgh Burgess Golfing Society 19 - Mary Queen of Scots gives IV is reckoned to be Britain’s fattest and Bruntsfield Links Golf Club.1818 birth to the future King James VI of king. His favourite breakfast was two Scotland and I of England. 1566 roast pigeons, three beefsteaks, a bottle 4- London’s was vandalised by jubilant Scottish fans after a 19 - Coronation of King Charles I of white wine, a glass of champagne, thrilling 2-1 victory over the Auld Enemy. at Holyrood. 1633 two of port and one brandy. 1830 Following the match, Scottish supporters 19 - “Day of Public Thanksgiving” on 27 - King James VI (aged 8) escaped invaded the pitch and caused an estimated Restoration of Charles II as king. 1660 from Castle Ruthven. 1583 £15,000 worth of damage. 1977 19 - Earl Haig, Commander in Chief 27 - Robin Hall, Scottish folk singer and 5 - An Act of the Scottish Parliament came of British forces 1915-18, founder musician, was born. Hall achieved national into force “concerning the Office of Lyoun of British Legion, born. 1861 fame in partnership with fellow Scot, Jimmie King of Armes and his brether Heraldis” 10 - The floral clock in Princes Street Gardens, MacGregor, on the BBC TV show, Tonight. His Edinburgh, began operation - initially driven 19 - Sir J M Barrie, author of creating the best regulated system of hits included The Mingulay Boat Song and Ye by clockwork and with only an hour hand. But Peter Pan died. 1937 armorial bearings in Europe. 1592 Cannae Shove Yer Grannie Aff a Bus. 1937 - Adam Smith, author of The Wealth it was the first of its kind in the world.1903 20 - Adam Ferguson, philosopher, 5 28 - Queen Victoria crowned at of Nations born . 1723 10 - Sir Jackie Stewart, three-times historian, “Father of Sociology” born Logierait, Perthshire. 1723 Westminster Abbey. 1838 5 - Referendum held on British Membership world motor racing champion, born 28 - Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince of the European Community. In Scotland in Dunbartonshire. 1939 20 - New Tay rail bridge opened, Charlie set sail from Benbecula to Skye. After the vote was “Yes” 1,332,286; “No” 948,039. 11 - Marie of Guise, widow of King James V the longest in Britain. 1887 Culloden, the Prince had a high price on Turnout was 61%. Only Shetland and and Queen Regent of Scotland, died. 1560 20 - First announcement of the discovery of his head. He came to Benbecula, and Flora Western Isles had majorities against. 1975 11 - Battle of Sauchieburn during which high-grade crude oil in the North Sea. 1969 helped him escape to Skye by disguising 6 - Thomas Blake Glover, founding father of King James III died attempting to subdue 21 - Robert Napier, regarded as the him as her Irish maid, Betty Burke. 1746 Japan’s industrialisation (including Mitsubishi) a group of rebel barons. 1488 “father of Clyde shipbuilding” was born. and Japanese Navy, born Fraserburgh. 1838 11 - First oil pumped ashore from British He died on 23 June, 1876. 1791 oilfields in the North Sea. 1975 21 - Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached 12 -Sir David Gill, Scottish astronomer, was the source of the river Niger in Africa. 1796 born. Gill was noted for his measurements of 22 - Malt Riots, Glasgow - against higher solar and stellar parallaxes, which accurately taxes imposed on Scottish malt. 1725 revealed the distances of the Sun and other stars to Earth. He was also a pioneer in the use 22 - At the Battle of Bothwell, the of photography to map the heavens. 1843 Covenanters were defeated by royal 13 - Birth of James Clerk Maxwell, first troops led by the Duke of Monmouth near Professor of Experimental Physics at Glasgow. Ideological differences among the Cambridge University. He created the Covenanters factionalised them, and the 28-29 - Bannockburn Live celebrated resulting disorganisation contributed to 6 - Sir John A MacDonald, the Scottish-born electromagnetic theory of light. 1831 in Stirling. Commemorating the 700th the ease of the Royalists’ victory. Although Canadian statesman, died. MacDonald 13 - Rate of price inflation reached anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn deaths on the field were few, 200 were killed was considered to be the architect of the 25% in the UK. 1975 and celebrating the best of Scottish later. Of the 1400 captured or surrendered, folk music, food and drink attracted Confederation of Canada and served twice as 14 - Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of another 258 were shipwrecked while being visitors from around the world and a key the first Prime Minister of the unified Dominion, Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in transported in The Crown of London. event of Homecoming 2014. between 1867-73 and 1878-91. 1891 the River Clyde with the first contingent of 2014 The battle features in fictional form in Sir 7 - Robert the Bruce died, at Cardross Australian and New Zealand troops. 1940 29 - Scottish actor Ian Bannen, was born. Walter Scott’s novel Old Mortality. 1679 Castle, Dumbarton, aged 54. Bruce’s 14 - John Logie Baird, inventor of Bannen appeared in more than 60 British 23 - Charles II sailed into the estuary of heart was then taken to Melrose Abbey, the first television, died.1946 and American films. These include The Flight with his body having earlier being the river Spey and signed the Covenant of the Phoenix (1965) for which he received 15 - Queen Mary leaves , taking buried at Dunfermline Abbey. before going ashore. 1650 an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting 1329 nearly 15,000 GI’s home to US. 1945 7 - Sir James Young Simpson, pioneer of 23 - Singer Kenneth McKellar born. Actor. He died in 1999, aged 71. 1928 16 - Siege of Dunbar Castle by the McKellar died of pancreatic cancer, anaesthetics and chloroform, born. 1811 English was raised. 1338 30 - Start of trial for murder of Madeleine at the age of 82 in 2010. 1927 Smith who was eventually found “Not Proven”. 7 - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the celebrated 16 - Henry McLeish, Scottish Labour 24 - The birth of Admiral Sir John Ross, The daughter of a Glasgow architect, James architect, painter and designer, was born. politician, was born. McLeish began his Scottish Polar explorer. In 1818 he went in Smith, this most eligible of society ladies was Regarded as one of the foremost British working life as a footballer for East Fife, but search of the Northwest Passage but turned figures in the art nouveau movement, soon entered the political arena, serving accused in 1857 of murdering her alleged back after exploring Baffin Bay. and as the principal exponent of the from 1987 as MP for Central Fife. His career 1777 former lover, Emile L’Angelier. 1857 “Glasgow Style”, Mackintosh was born in reached its zenith with his appointment 24 - Robert the Bruce defeated Edward 30 - James Loughran, Scottish conductor, the Townhead area of the city. 1868 as First Minister of the Scottish Executive, II at Battle of Bannockburn. 1314 was born in Glasgow. Loughran first came 8 - Robert Stevenson, engineer, who succeeding Donald Dewar. 1948 25 - David Douglas, explorer and botanist, to notice when he won the Philharmonia constructed 18 lighthouses around 16 - ‘Old Tom Morris’, one of golf’s first born at Scone, Perthshire. In addition to Orchestra’s Conducting Competition in 1961, Scotland, born Glasgow. 1772 professional players and 4 time Open the Douglas Fir, he brought back to Europe and soon became principal conductor of the 8 - The Earl of Seaforth raised a regiment for Champion, was born in St Andrews. 1821 lupins, phlox, penstemmon, sunflowers, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. 1931

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CLAN DONALD CALLING THE CLANS in VICTORIA Proudly affiliated with Clan Donald Australia, Victorian Scottish Welcome to the Scottish Banner’s Calling the Clans section. Our “Clansified” listing of Union and Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group. Represented at all major Highland gatherings in Victoria. Scottish Clans, Societies and Clubs. If you would like to add your Clan to these pages CLAN DONALD VICTORIA please contact your nearest Scottish Banner office for full details. Our address and phone President: Mr Norman A. Macdonald numbers are located on page 2. If you are contacting your Clan be sure to tell them you Contact: Secretary [email protected] saw them in the Scottish Banner and please support these great community organisations. Formed in 1934, with membership from many MacDonald, McDonald and Macdonald families living in Victoria. Membership available, with dance classes for Scottish Clan Baird Society Worldwide Country Dance most Friday evenings in Gardenvale. Membership is open to those descended THE CLAN Clan Chief: Captain from Baird, Barde, Bard, Beard, Beaird, Brd, CAMPBELL SOCIETY CLAN MACDONALD YARRAVILLE A.A.C.Farquharson, MC of Invercauld Bayard, Bardt, Barth and Biard or varied OF AUSTRALIA Hon Chief: Mrs Christina Milne Wilson spellings of the name of Scottish origin. Contact: Secretary In addition to the Society newsletter and the opportunity [email protected] to associate with fellow clansman members may The Society exists for the benefit of all A hereditary clan society formed by the children of query the Society geneologist. For information write: its members. Norman Hume Macdonald and Johan McKenzie The Secretary All Campbells or descendants of Dr. Debra J. Baird, President Clan Farquharson Association Australia Campbells and members of Clan Septs Macdonald (nee Munro) who departed Scotland in 1854. 3491 County Road 3459, Haleyville, AL 35565 PO Box 585 are most welcome to join the Society. Email: [email protected] SPRINGWOOD, NSW 2777 Branches exist in NSW, Vic, Qld & SA. Regional Directors for Australia or by Email to: [email protected] David and Patricia Benfell For information contact the Email: [email protected] National Secretary Judy Campbell Clan Donnachaidh website: www.clanbairdsociety.com Ph: (08) 8260 3637 Society of New South Wales Inc., Email:[email protected] Australia CLAN FERGUSSON SOCIETY www.clan-campbell.org.au Duncan Robertson Reid OF NORTH AMERICA People who bear any of the above names or names of any of the Septs of the Clan (see advertisement from CA USA) are invited One of the oldest Highland Clans, to join with us in our activities to promote Clan Donnachaidh, stretches back in history to the “The Children of Duncan” by participating in the various activities Clan Campbell Society conducted by Scottish Societies. founder of Scotland’s monarchy, For information & membership application, contact King Fergus 1. (North America) Gordon Robertson A society for Campbells, members of 58/157 Marconi Rd. Bonnells Bay NSW 2264 President: BJ Ferguson recognized septs, their descendants, and their friends. Recognized septs include: Ballantine, Please address inquiries to: Burnett, Burns, Caddell, Calder, Harris, B. J. Ferguson, President, CFSNA Hastings, Loudon, MacArthur, MacConachie, MacDiamid, MacIver, McKellar, MacKelvie, 192 Hawthorne Hill Rd, Jasper, GA USA 30143 MacKessock, MacNichol, MacTavish, CLAN DONNACHAIDH SOCIETY MacThomas, Moore, Muir, Orr, Pinkerton, Chief Gilbert Robertson of Struan

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Clan Davidson Society in Australia Inc. CHEIF: Grant Davidson of Davidston cordially invites to membership all who bear one of the Clan Names, and all who can trace their descent from an ancestor bearing one of these Names: Davidson; Davison; Dawson; Davis; Davie; Davey; Davy; Day; Dye;Dyson; Dawson; Dea; Dean; Deane; Deas; Deason; Dees; Dee; Dey; Daw; Dow; Dhai; Kay; Keay; Key; Keys; MacDade; MacDaid; MacDavid; MacDavett; MacDagnie; MacDagny; MacDhai; McKeddie. In addition we welcome into membership all who have a family association with the Clan Davidson. Applications may be made on our website www.clandavidson.org. au or contact the Hon. Secretary Mr Dennis Hill, J.P, P.O. Box 519 Baulkham Hills NSW 1755 [email protected] 0431 527 662 Clan Dunbar of The House of Gospatric the Earl Eligible blood or marriage, all descendants of The CLAN DONALD Gospatric: Dunbar, Clugston, Corbett, Dundas, AUSTRALIA Edgar, Grey, Heryng, Home, Knox, Nisbett, “under the patronage of the High Peddie, Strickland, Washington, Wedderburn and Council of the Chiefs of Clan Donald” all spelling variations of each name. Also all other High Commissioner Mr Lachlan Macdonald families who were associated with The Gospatric. State Commissioners Chieftain David C. Dunbar NSW Mr Lachlan Macdonald 16419 Carlton Vale Ct. Qld Mr A. Neil Macdonald Tomball, TX 77377-8488 Membership inquiries SA Ms Therese McCutcheon welcomed from MacGregors Vic Mr Norman A Macdonald WA Ms Pamela McDonald of all spellings and Septs www.clandonaldaustralia.com Gregor Grier MacAdams MacNish Magruder There is no joy without Clan Donald McGehee Gregory King Peter Fletcher Gregg Lecky Black and many others Jeanne P. Lehr 11 Ballas Crt. St. Louis, MO 63131-3036 Phone: 314-432-28742, [email protected] website: www.acgsus.org

Clan Cameron NSW Inc. Clan Donald, U.S.A., Inc. 2018 Australian Gathering Membership is open only to persons of Details on website http://www.clan-cameron.org.au the blood of Macdonald, however spelled or of the blood of a recognized associate President: James Lachlan Cameron family or is related by marriage or legal adoption to either of these write for more [email protected] info and a complete Sept list. Diane Carey-Schmitz Secretary: Lynnette Cameron 1685 Casitas Avenue [email protected] Pasadena, CA 91103, [email protected]

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Page 22 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner By: Judy Vickers can include the quarterstaff, possibly surprisingly light, no more than two one of the most ancient weapons in and a half pounds. It was a single edge the world. “The quarterstaff is basically with a thick spine and it’s the precursor The Highland Challenge a big stick and for as long as we have to the sabre,” says Paul. They also work been able to cut them down from trees, with a dirk, a Scottish dagger with a it’s been a weapon,” explains tutor Paul 12-inch blade, and the close combat Macdonald. “Worldwide all cultures techniques developed at places such as have some form of quarterstaff and Lochailort House and Inverailort Castle Europe is no different.” in the region between 1940 and 1942, when the elite Commando training Jacobite system was developed. It was often seen as the weapon of the lower sections of society but by no Strong urge for people to connect means always, as the tale of Charles This will be the ninth year of the Stewart of Ardshiel, later a Jacobite Highland Challenge and it remains as commander, shows. Sent away by popular as ever. “We usually get quite an his father with some money to get an international mix, we’ve had folk from education, he returned still unable to the US, Canada, Norway, Spain and Italy. read or write. His father, unsurprisingly, A lot are interested in history, some more wasn’t best pleased to find his money in the martial side of the training. And the had been wasted, and the young Outlander effect has been noticeable,” Mastering Celtic combat Charles - later the Commander of the says Paul, who also runs the Macdonald Stewarts of Appin through the 1715 and Academy of Arms in Edinburgh. 1745 Risings - ran off and hid. When his And why do people want to learn long father caught up with him, though, he obsolete martial techniques? Paul says: This month some seriously physical Scots will be descending on the ran him up against a wall, and showed “There is a very strong urge for people to exactly what sort of education he’d connect with the martial culture where ancient lands of Moidart to learn Jacobite Celtic combat and weaponry at acquired - with a quarterstaff. they come from. It’s very engaging. It the Highland Challenge which provides one of the most historic, inspiring “Quarterstaff is a very physical tests everything of you, your mind, body and challenging training grounds in Scotland as Judy Vickers explains. weapon form. It uses the entire body for and soul. You are training internally as manipulation against an opponent and much as learning external techniques.” is capable of devastating blows. As one And as for himself he the importance n the shadow of the Glenfinnan Finan, when it became home to the of history: “I actually see the mid-17th Monument, erected to mark the place powerful Clanranald dynasty from the to mid-18th century as the peak of where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised mid-14th century. The clan was staunch This is the Highland Challenge, European civilisation. We’d moved away his standard and began the 1745 supporters of the Jacobite cause – no from the medieval feudal system but IRising, two very 21st century combatants coincidence that the Charles Stuart a week-long immersion in the we were not yet in the era of industrial raise their ancient weapons. But this isn’t landed in Moidart to begin his ill-fated techniques of martial combat mass market. Honour and respect filming for the latest episode of Outlander campaign to reclaim the throne for his were more than concepts and I have a or another historical Scottish epic. This father, the son of the deposed James VII. from the Middle Ages to the healthy respect for that.” is the Highland Challenge, a week-long The rugged and mountainous region immersion in the techniques of martial also saw more than its fair share of the 20th century, taught by one of combat from the Middle Ages to the Clearances, when landlords cleared the 20th century, taught by one of Europe’s land of people to make way for the more Europe’s leading master-at-arms leading master-at-arms and which attracts profitable business of farming sheep. and which attracts participants participants from all over the world. Every June, Paul Macdonald, a sword-maker and Shaped Highlanders from all over the world. expert in historical combat, takes a group throughout history up to the remote Moidart district for an And the same remote and hostile intense seven days learning physically terrain made it the perfect training of the simplest weapon forms, the staff – and mentally – how to handle ancient ground for Second World War Prime (usually around 7 foot in length) requires weapons from the basket-hilt broadswords Minister Winston Churchill special great dexterity and is remarkably of the Jacobite’s to the hand-to-hand operations training – the forerunners of effective in close combat” says Paul. combat of Second World War Commandos. Commandos worldwide. Participants also try their hand at the “The surroundings are central to basket-hilt broadsword or backsword. Moidart the Challenge. It is the land which has “It’s a development from the Medieval The location is no accident. Paul, who now shaped Highlanders throughout history. broadsword and it was used in the runs Macdonald Armouries in Edinburgh, Summer sunshine brings out the full frontline in all the Jacobite conflicts of Paul Macdonald. where he has a five -year waiting list for glory of the landscapes and inclement the 17th and 18th centuries. They are one of his hand-made swords, was born weathers only deepen dramatic and brought up in Moidart, a remote area character. Everyone takes away great in the West Highlands of Scotland. “It’s an memories of the land, and always want area that I’m very familiar with as I grew to return,” says Paul. up there but there is also a concentration Participants are tested to their limits of history in that area and it’s an ideal each day, with a different challenge training ground,” he says. each morning and afternoon, some The area was already rich in history, individual and some meaning the from Viking raids to the arrival of St group has to work together. Weapons

Sword fighting training. Quarterstaff training at the Glenfinnan Monument.

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30 Melbourne, VIC - Scotland the Brave 28 - 31 Gosford, NSW - International 21 - 22 Waipu - Art ‘n Tartan Wearable Art Awards AUSTRALIA The international smash hit features over 100 choral Highland Dancing Festival of Australia Showcasing creative endeavour from around singers, dancers, pipe-band and drum corps, soloists, A spectacular 4 day event on the NSW Central Coast. New Zealand at the Celtic Barn, 47 The June 2017 Highland dancers and electric Celtic fiddlers at Arts Held Annually in July Pre-Premier Aggregates, Champion Centre. Info: www.waipumuseum.com. 2 Brisbane, QLD - Come back to the BBC Pipe Band Centre Melbourne, 8:00pm. Info: www.scotlandthebrave. Challenges, Pre-Champs, 10 age Championships. 22 Auckland - Auckland Region Scottish An event for anyone who has ever played with the com.au or bookings: www.artscentremelbourne.com. Info: 0437 677 166 or www.cchdi.org.au. Country Dancing Region Ball BBC Pipe Band, reconnect with former members au/whats-on/2017/world-jazz-folk/scotland-the-brave 28 Red Hill, QLD - The Ceilidh Clan Community Ceilidh Scottish country dance event. Info: and hear about the bands trip to play at the 2018 30 Brunswick, VIC - Brunswick Scottish Ceilidh dances with live Scottish music that www.aucklandscd.org.nz Edinburgh Tattoo, includes band performances. Society Highland Ceilidh are entertaining, fun and suitable for all ages 28 Auckland - Ceilidh Club Info: [email protected] Includes 2 course meal with entertainment from Highland at Red Hill Community Sports Club. Info: St Davids in the Fields Church, 202 Hillsborough Rd. All 3 Toowoomba, QLD - Toowoomba Pipe Band, Highland dancing display, Scottish country 0409 760 993 or www.ceilidhclan.com. are welcome to play, dance, or even call ceilidh dances and Caledonian Society Ceilidh dancing, old time dancing to the Hat Band. Dancing certainly just to watch. Info: [email protected] A night of Scottish entertainment at Drayton for our young patrons. Cost: adults: $50, students: Hall. Info: [email protected]. $30,children under 12: $20. Info: Ina Graham 03 8361 0308. New Zealand Address Brunswick Town Hall Corner of Sydney Rd. And 4 Rochedale, QLD - Piobaireachd Dawson St. Brunswick. Parking at Rear of Town Hall. 3056 June 2017 SCOTLAND Group Queensland Social AU Contact Name and Phone Ina Graham 03 8361 0308 2 Auckland - Scottish Celtic Music Group June 2017 Piping event at Rochedale State High School, Monthly on the first Friday at St Luke’s Church, 3 Shotts, North Lanarkshire - Shotts Highland Games 249 Priestdale Rd. Info: 07 3397 4512. 130 Remuera Rd. All instruments welcome to read July 2017 Traditional Highland games featuring Highland through favourite Scottish tunes and dance sets. 5 Adelaide, SA - Adelaide Pipers’ Gathering 1 Fremantle, WA - International Tartan Day Ball dancing, a pipe band competition and heavy Info: John Hawthorn: [email protected]. Piping event in Adelaide. Info: Jack Brennan Presented by The Scottish Masonic Charitable Foundation events. Info: www.shottshighlandgames.org.uk [email protected]. 3 - 5 Rotorua - Queen’s Birthday Weekend and Ball of WA Inc. come together as one and enjoy some 3 Helensburgh - Helensburgh & Presented by Rotorua Scottish Country Dance Club. 6 Milton, QLD - Brisbane Smallpipe Session Scottish traditions. With Heel ‘n’ Toe band, Perth Metro Lomond Highland Games All daytime and evening functions will be held at Smallpipes session. Info: Malcolm McLaren 07 Pipe band, and an Address to the Haggis, plus plenty of Events include British and Scottish Championships in Western Heights High School, 70 Old Quarry Rd. Info: 3820-2902 or [email protected]. raffles and prizes to be won at the Esplanade Hotel. Info: both the heavyweight and athletic events and tossing the Peta McLean 0433 707 716 or www.smcfwa.com.au. 021 154 2473 or http://qbwe2017.waibopscd.org.nz 9 - 12 Portarlington, VIC - National Celtic Festival caber. Info: www.helensburghandlomondgames.co.uk 3 - 4 Dunedin - 106th Annual Championship A full long weekend of Celtic music, relax and experience 1 Aberdeen, NSW - Aberdeen Highland Games 3 Banff, Aberdeenshire - Cornhill Highland Games Solo Piping & Highland Dancing Competition the depth of Celtic culture through the festival’s cultural Fun for all the family with Clans, Highland and Traditional Highland games at Cornhill Playing Presented by Piping & Dancing Association of New diverse arts program. Info: www.nationalcelticfestival.com. country dancing, pipe bands, Tartan Warriors, Fields. Info: www.cornhillhighlandgames.org. Kilted Dash and more. One of Australia’s top Zealand Inc. Otago Centre at University College 10 - 12 Mount Pleasant, SA - Highland Scottish events at Jefferson Park. Info: 02 6540 of Education, Union St. Info: hugh-marshall.ntr@ 4 Girvan - Carrick Lowland Gathering Cattle National Show 2017 1300 or www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com. xtra.co.nz or www.piping-dancing.org.nz Pipe band and Highland dancing competitions, June long weekend with Highland cattle and Highland heavyweight events and more at Victory Park. Info: 9 Auckland - Auckland Scottish dancers, Clan tents and more. Cattle from Victoria 2 Wahroonga, NSW - 60th Diamond Grand www.girvanattractions.co.uk/lowland-gathering.php and local exhibitors. Free entry at Mount Pleasant Australasian Championships and Annual Fiddle Club Fiddle Club Night 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM at St Luke’s Church, 130 Remuera Rd. 4 Markinch, Fife - Markinch Highland Games Oval. Info: www.australianhighlandcattle.org. Festival of Highland Dancing Presented by the National Dancing Association Info: www.freewebs.com/aucklandscottishfiddleclub Experience an action packed day with Highland 10 Ipswich, QLD - Ipswich Highland Dancing, Solo Piping and Drum Majors at the of Australia at Knox College. Info: lyn_keating@ 11 Whangarei - Whangarei & County Pipe Gathering of the Clans oldest Pipe Band Contest in Scotland. Info: www. hotmail.com or 0410 646 253. Band Society, Annual General Meeting Scottish stalls, pipe band, solo and drumming shga.co.uk/events/markinch-highland-games This is an opportunity for you to become involved competitions at Bill Paterson Oval, Limestone Park. 2 Melbourne, VIC - Scotland the Brave and help shape the bands future at 9 Rawhiti St 10 Cupar, Fife - Cupar Highland Games Info: 0411 892 810 or www.ipswichthistle.com. The international smash hit features over 100 choral singers, dancers, pipe-band and drum corps, soloists, Morningside. Info: www.northcalpipeband.com Traditional Highland games featuring heavy, light 17 - 18 Boonah, QLD - The Scenic Rim Clydesdale and field events, cycling, Highland dancing and Highland dancers and electric Celtic fiddlers at Arts Centre 11 Mt Eden, Auckland - Mid-Winter Spectacular & Fassifern Highland Gathering piping. Info: www.cuparhighlandgames.org Melbourne, 2:00pm. Info: www.scotlandthebrave.com.au. Highland Dance Competition A celebration of Scottish arts and culture with a Presented by the Auckland Highland & National 10 Milngavie, Glasgow - Bearsden & particular focus on celebrating the Scottish heritage 2 Rochedale, QLD - Piobaireachd Dancing Society at Maungawhau School. Milngavie Highland Games of the Fassifern at Boonah Showgrounds. Info: Group Queensland Social Piping event at Rochedale State High School, Info: [email protected] A day of fun with all the traditional favourites but with [email protected] or 0407 960 029. a modern twist at West of Scotland Football Club. 249 Priestdale Rd. Info: 07 3397 4512. 13 Dunedin - Highlanders vs The British & Irish Lions 17 Sydney, NSW - Scots on The Rocks Chaotic Ceilidh Info: www.bearsdenmilngaviehighlandgames.com The fourth match of the DHL New Zealand Lions Featuring music by ARIA Award winning Chris Duncan & 3 Adelaide, SA - Adelaide Pipers’ Gathering Series 2017 sees the Highlanders taking on The 12 - 16 Selkirk - Selkirk Common Riding Catherine Strutt, it will be a night of energetic and popular Piping event in Adelaide. Info: Jack Brennan [email protected]. British & Irish Lions at Forsyth Barr Stadium. A tradition which can be traced back over 400 years, the dances. Info: 0435 154 433 or www.sotr.org.au/chaos. Info: www.forsythbarrstadium.co.nz. Riding involves exchanging of flags, mass horse rides, 4 Milton, QLD - Brisbane Smallpipe Session and much ceremonial pomp and circumstance. Info: 17 Townsville, QLD - Townsville Clansmen’s Ceilidh 17 Oamaru - South Island & Otago Championships Celebrate Scotland on the eve of the Townsville Smallpipes session. Info: Malcolm McLaren 07 www.returntotheridings.co.uk/selkirk-common-riding 3820-2902 or [email protected]. Presented by North Otago Piping and Dancing at Tartan Day events. Info: Marie Gibson 0413 Scottish Hall, Tyne St. Info: [email protected] 18 - 2 East Lothian - East Lothian Garden Trail 2017 456 542 or [email protected]. 9 - 16 Hahndorf, SA - 42nd Australian Scottish An opportunity to see twelve magnificent spacious Country Dancing Winter School 18 Glen Innes - RNZPBA Auckland 17 Sydney, NSW - Scotland vs Australia gardens and well tended allotments in close proximity over Scottish country dance classes, dances and events in Centre Bass & Tenor Workshop International rugby as the Aussies and Scots play at a day or days. Info: www.scotlandsgardens.org/elgt2017 the Adelaide Hills. Info: [email protected] From beginners to experienced, BYO Allianz Stadium at 3pm. Info: www.rugby.com.au drums, mallets, band music at Sacred Heart 20 - 25 Isle of Mull - International 15 Townsville, QLD - Townsville Celtic Festival 18 Townsville, QLD - Townsville Tartan Day College. Info: [email protected] Gathering of the Clan Maclean Celebrating the cultural diversity of the seven Celtic In the Cotters Market, Flinders Street with street 125th Anniversary of the Founding of the Clan nations of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle 25 Feilding - Highland Dancing Day parade of Clan Banners and bagpipes. Info: Marie Maclean Association. Info: www.maclean.org. of Man, Brittany and Galicia at Jezzine Barracks. Presented by the Feilding & Districts Caledonian Society at Gibson [email protected] or 0413 456 542. Info: www.townsvillecelticfestival.org.au. Caledonian Hall, Weld St. Info: www.piping-dancing.org.nz 22 - 25 Edinburgh - Royal Highland Show 24 Newtown, NSW - Scottish Dancing Association Scotland’s annual farming and countryside 15 Brisbane, QLD - 21st International Tartan Day 30 Auckland - Ceilidh Club of Australia’s Ceilidh Debutante Ball 2017 showcase at Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston. At King George Square with Scottish entertainment, St Davids in the Fields Church, 202 Hillsborough Rd. All Ceilidh dancing, Scottish Highland dancing Info: www.royalhighlandshow.org. stalls, pipe bands. A free event presented by the are welcome to play, dance, or even call ceilidh dances and performances by SDAA Dancers, live pipe band music Australian Scottish Community (Qld) Inc. Info: Ian certainly just to watch. Info: [email protected] 24 Forres - Piping At Forres-The European and prizes at The Great Dining Hall, St Andrews College, Pipe Band Championships 2017 Campbell 07 3359 8195 or www.aussie-scots.org.au July 2017 University of Sydney, 19 Carillon Ave. Info: Alison Thousands of pipers and drummers from far 7 Auckland - Scottish Celtic Music Group Hughes 0404 145 622 or [email protected]. 16 Flemington, VIC - Robert Burns Club and wide, in over a hundred bands, will compete Monthly on the first Friday at St Luke’s Church, of Melbourne Poetry Afternoon to be European Champions in their grade at 25 Greenbank, QLD - Scotland in the Park 2017 130 Remuera Rd. All instruments welcome to read Burns at Canterbury St Stables Community Centre, Grant Park. Info: www.pipingatforres.com. A full day of Scottish events including pipe bands, 49-53 Canterbury Rd. Info: 03 8361 0308. through favourite Scottish tunes and dance sets. entertainment, Scottish stalls ands more at Middle Info: John Hawthorn: [email protected]. Green Sports Complex, 720 Middle Rd. Info: Neil 16 Melbourne, VIC - Celtic Piping Sessions July 2017 9 Auckland - North Shore Tartan Day Tattoo Macdonald 0412 090 990 or www.scottishclans.org.au. Piping music session 2pm - 5pm, upstairs at the Exford 1 - 2 Paisley - Paisley’s International Festival of Weaving Brings all the Scottish pipes and drums, brass bands, Hotel, 199 Russell St. Info: [email protected]. A festival reconnecting Paisley’s weaving heritage with 26 Toowong, QLD - Queensland Highland Scottish dance and more at the North Shore Events Centre. 22 Perth, WA - Scotland the Brave its historic textile connections all over the world. The Pipers Society Pipers Night Free entry. Info: 09 443 8199 or www.nseventscentre.co.nz programme features the Sma’ Shot Parade, a historic Strathspeys and Reels at BBC Band Room, The international smash hit features over 100 14 Auckland - Auckland Scottish and colourful pageant, as well as cultural activities Moggill Rd. Info: 07 3397 4512. choral singers, dancers, pipe-band and drum corps, soloists, Highland dancers and electric Fiddle Club Fiddle Club Night and performances. Info: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. 27 Melbourne, VIC - Celtic Piping Sessions 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM at St Luke’s Church, 130 Remuera Rd. Celtic fiddlers at the Perth Concert Hall at 2pm 1 Luss - Luss (Loch Lomond) Highland Gathering Piping music session 2pm - 5pm, upstairs at the Exford Info: www.freewebs.com/aucklandscottishfiddleclub and 8pm. Info: www.scotlandthebrave.com. A traditional Highland Gathering for all the family at Hotel, 199 Russell St. Info: [email protected]. au and bookings at: www.perthconcerthall.com. 15 Auckland - Robert Burns Appreciation Games Park. Info: www.lusshighlandgames.co.uk 29 - 21 Nationwide - The Bay City au/events/event/scotland-the-brave-2017. The poems and songs of the great bard of Scotland, 2 - 7 Dalabrog, South Uist - Ceòlas Summer School Rollers Australian Tour Robert Burns, are performed by members, 24 Toowong, QLD - Queensland Highland Expert tuition in piping, fiddle, song, dance and the Gaelic Rollermania with the greatest hits tour featuring Les visitors and guests followed by a light afternoon Pipers Society Jimmy Durham Trophy language are offered over a backdrop of community McKeown with a new energy for all the classic hits. tea at Scottish Masonic Buildings 59 Grey Street, 2/4 March contest for junior pipers at BBC Band events, including cèilidhs, concerts and guided walks. Info: www.metropolistouring.com/baycityrollers Onehunga. Info: [email protected]. Room, Moggill Rd. Info: 07 3397 4512. Info: + 44 (0) 1878700154 or www.ceolas.co.uk.

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By: Nick Drainey

Scots pines roadside café and buy a bacon sarnie, it is at Glenmore, very tempting, they smell good. But where Caringorms did the bread come from, how was the wheat grown and how much grain did it take to feed the pig and indeed how did that pig live – would you eat it if you saw how much antibiotic had been put into it?”

Harmony King says while governments could be tougher on industrial practices in farming or manufacturing there needs to be a “paradigm shift” in our own everyday habits where “stuff” can dominate people’s Bringing the wild back to Scotland lives. But he admits it is hard. “We are where we are today … it is too easy to make bad decisions. There is not a single industry Scotland has vast open space for nature to flourish year round and the nation is considered steps ahead of many when it comes to or farm that doesn’t depend on a customer, conservation and sustainability. However the concept of “rewilding” the country with some of natural apex predators to improve so relinquish responsibility and point biodiversity and create valuable habitats has been a difficult sell to farmers, community groups and government as Nick Drainey explains. at politicians and systems and say ‘get it right’? No, get it right with what you buy.” igh in the Cairngorms, the cart monstrously by eradicating wild take this balancing of the natural world King has travelled the world filming old gnarled Scots pines we boar and beaver, which have started to out of the equation.” wildlife for major TV series but Scotland see now were once saplings, make a comeback, and by eradicating is somewhere he loves above all and this growing while shepherds stood all apex predators – they haven’t made Where our food comes year he appeared at the Wild Film Festival guardingH their lambs from packs of a comeback because we are so phobic In 2003, Paul Lister, bought the 23,000 Scotland in Dumfries. The first event of its wolves. For award-winning TV presenter about losing a single lamb. Shepherds are acre Alladale Wilderness Reserve estate kind in the UK, it celebrated the natural world and cameraman Simon King that scene, so-called because they used to sit on the near Bonar Bridge in Sutherland with aim through film, photography and discussion, dating back more than three centuries, hill protecting sheep against just such of turning it into a wilderness reserve. and bring together internationally renowned should once again become a feature of predations. But we have lost the idea of Although he has introduced boars and elk, photographers and film makers. the Scottish countryside –one he claims living in harmony with everything about his idea of wolves has stalled amid strong King says: “When I am asked, I say my will benefit the communities who live in us – I am not being romantic about this, I opposition to the requirement for a fence favourite place on earth is Scotland by quite the Highlands. “If we are talking about have spent plenty of time in communities to be built around the land. But calls for a margin. My mother was born in Glasgow reintroducing apex predators such as which do have depredations from lions re-wilding, or returning land to its natural so the sound of Scotland rings true to me in wolves and lynx, yes, good plan because and tigers and leopards.” state, have become louder in Scotland in terms of the human language and the sense we killed them in the first place and it King says the tourism benefits would recent years, but King says that as well as that there can be wilderness in such a small wasn’t that long ago,” says King, who is a also help rural economies. He says: allowing wild animals to thrive, we also isle. There are tracts of Scotland which still well-known face on the BBC’s Springwatch, “You would have the most magnificent need to change our own habits to help have an edge of wilderness about them Big Cat Diary and Planet Earth. experience as a visitor. If there is the the environment. That can be something – I am not saying there are places where opportunity to walk in a landscape as simple as questioning where our food no man has ever trod but in most of the Tourism benefits where you stand a chance of seeing a comes from and working out the “true rest of the British Isles there is a constant It is widely thought Sir Ewen Cameron shot wolf on the hillside, albeit a kilometre cost” of what we eat. suppression and sense of dominion. the last wolf in Scotland at Killiecrankie away chasing a herd of deer, yes you are King says food and growth are the biggest Wherever you turn it has been tweaked or in 1680 although some reports suggest going to go and see it, the best show on challenges to the planet. “As we consume, cut, or sprayed or trimmed and I find that the animal was still surviving a century earth. There are Scots pines that had not just food but resources in other ways, it obscene, an abuse of the most precious later. While predatory animals need to wolves brushing along their flanks when affects the face of the land very dramatically. resource we have which is the earth be respected, fears over damage to farm they were saplings still standing now We have lost the connection with what beneath our feet. In Scotland, I can feel as animals are overblown, King says. and when you realise that and touch the it takes to create something that gives us though there is a balance and a harmony “What we did was upset the apple trees you realise how wrong it was to energy. A simple example is if you go in a and that makes me feel good.” Did you know? AUSTRALIAN SCOTTISH - It is thought the lynx became COMMUNITY (QLD) Inc. ABN 27 277 574 370 extinct in the UK in the medieval presents… period, caused by hunting The 21st International Tartan Day and loss of habitat due to the KING GEORGE SQUARE, Brisbane City intensification of farming practices. 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Australasian Edition • June 2017 • Page 25 The Scottish Banner

In the Scottish Kitchen

larger than the pie dish. Brush the rim of the pie case with a little of the egg wash. Place the pastry disc on top of the pie and press the edges together. Brush the pie lid all over with the remaining beaten egg. Prick the pastry all over several times with a fork. Bake the pie in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and pale golden-brown. Serve with mashed potatoes and brown sauce. Dundee Cake

Ingredients: 175g/6oz. softened butter, plus extra for greasing Aberdeen Butteries 175g/6oz. soft light brown sugar 3 tbsp. orange marmalade Ingredients: Method: 250g/9oz. beef mince 3 free-range eggs, beaten 1 onion, peeled, chopped 1 lb/.45kgs.plain flour Cut open the centre of the meat of each 225g/8oz. self-raising flour 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped 1 oz. yeast or ½ tablespoons dried yeast cutlet until almost through and open 25g/oz. ground almonds 1 celery stalk, trimmed, finely chopped 1 tablespoons sugar out. Season with salt and freshly ground 1 heaped tsp ground mixed spice 1 cup butter ½ cup lard black pepper, then place a sliver of 1 tbsp. tomato purée 400g/14oz. mixed dried fruit 1½ cup water at blood heat Fontina or Gruyere cheese on one side 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 75g/3oz. glace cherries, halved pinch of salt of the meat followed by a sage leaf and splash bitter ale 2 tbsp. whisky or milk 1 free-range egg, beaten 40g/1½oz. blanched almonds to decorate Method: a little Parma ham. Fold over the other side of the meat. Dip the cutlets in egg To serve: 1 tsp granulated or caster sugar, Mix sifted flour and salt in basin. Cream and breadcrumbs to completely coat the mashed potatoes to decorate (optional) yeast with sugar. When it bubbles, add meat. Press the cutlets together to seal brown sauce to flour with water. Mix well, cover, Method: and slightly flatten the meat. Shallow fry set in warm place until bulk doubles; Method: Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. in moderately hot oil until golden on both about ½ hour. Cream butter and lard For the pastry, blend the flour, butter Grease and double-line a 20cm/8in loose- sides, for about eight minutes on each together, divide into three parts. Put cubes and salt in a food processor until the based deep cake tin with greaseproof side, or until cooked through. Meanwhile, dough on floured board, roll out into mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the paper. Beat the butter and sugar in a food toss the salad ingredients together. long strip. Dot first third of fats on top cheese, water and egg yolk and continue to processor for 3-4 minutes, or until very Drizzle in the olive oil and vinegar, and third of pastry strip. Fold over like an blend until the mixture comes together as light and fluffy. Add the marmalade and season with salt and freshly ground black envelope as when making flaky pastry. a dough. Turn out the dough onto a lightly mix for a few seconds more. Slowly add pepper. Serve with the lamb cutlets. Roll out, repeat with other strips until floured work surface and knead lightly for the eggs, one at a time, beating well after all butter mixture is used up. Roll out, 3-4 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. each addition. Add the flour, almonds and cut in small oval shapes or rounds. Lay Beef and onion pie Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in spices to the batter. Mix slowly until well on floured baking sheet, leave 2 inches the fridge for at least one hour. Meanwhile, combined, then stir in the mixed dried between each to allow for expansion. with cheese crust for the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan fruit and cherries with a large metal spoon. Cover as above, let rise ¾ hour. Bake for over a medium heat. Add the beef mince, Add the whisky or milk and mix until well 20 minutes at 375°F/160°C-400°F/205°C. in batches if necessary, and fry for 6-8 combined. Spoon the mixture into the minutes, turning once, or until browned cake tin, smooth the surface and carefully Stuffed lamb cutlets all over. Remove from the pan and set arrange the blanched almonds in circles aside (keep warm). Repeat the process Ingredients: on top. Bake for 1½-2 hours, or until well with the remaining batches of beef mince. risen, firm and golden-brown. (Test the 16 lamb cutlets, 140g/5-6oz. each, trimmed Add the onion, carrot and celery to cake by inserting a skewer into the centre. salt and freshly ground black pepper the pan used to fry the mince. Fry for 3-4 75g/2½oz. Fontina or gruyere If the skewer comes out clean, the cake minutes, stirring well, until softened. cheese, cut into slivers is done.) Leave the cake to cool for 10 Return the mince to the pan and stir 16 large fresh sage leaves minutes then remove from the tin, peel off in the tomato purée, Worcestershire 16 slices Parma ham the lining paper and set aside to cool on a sauce and bitter ale. Bring the mixture to 2 free-range eggs, beaten wire rack. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. a simmer and cook, stirring regularly, for with a pinch of salt Ingredients: Store in a cake tin and eat within 4-5 days. 8-10 minutes, or until the majority of the 300g/10½oz. fine dried breadcrumbs For the pastry: liquid has evaporated. Preheat the oven to olive oil, for shallow frying 225/8oz. plain flour, plus extra for dusting Flora Macdonald 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease a 20cm-25cm/8- 75g/2¾oz. chilled butter, cut into For the salad: 10in pie plate with butter. When the dough cubes, plus extra for greasing Ingredients: 250g/8¾oz. mixed salad leaves - rocket, has chilled, divide it in half. Roll out one pinch salt 2 Parts Dry Vermouth watercress, Little Gem lettuce half onto a lightly floured work surface 75g/2¾oz. mature Lancashire cheese, or 1 Part Gin 3 spring onions, finely sliced until slightly larger than the pie plate. similar mature crumbly cheese, grated 1 Part Whisky/Honey Liqueur handful fresh mint leaves Carefully line the pie plate with the pastry, 2 sticks celery, finely sliced 4 tbsp. water pressing it into the edges of the plate. Method: 1 free-range egg yolk For the dressing: Spoon the filling into the pie case. Roll Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes. 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil For the filling: the remaining dough out onto a lightly Add all ingredients. Stir and strain 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar 1-2 tbsp. vegetable oil floured work surface until it is slightly into a chilled cocktail glass.

Page 26 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner By: Eric Bryan an all-round athlete who seemed to do it all. But lest you think Dinnie was an impervious winner who went from height to height, oftentimes a win went personally unfulfilled because of a stroke of bad luck. One such Deeside Dinnie horror occurred while touring the US, when the news reached him from Aberdeen of his wife’s death. Losing impetus to return home, Dinnie went on tour in Canada, and then to The downstream parapet of the Bridge of Potarch. Photo by Australia. Perhaps the real prize, like the Holy Stanley Howe. Grail, was always just out of Dinnie’s reach. Dinnie’s tours of Australia and New Zealand in the 1880s had him collecting £25,000 (nearly a few million pounds in wins and records along the way. He today’s money), and Dinnie earned income conquered the Maori wrestling champion, from endorsements, such as for Iron Brew who’d held the title for 15 years, and he (Irn-Bru) soft drink. Dinnie’s likeness faced Australian Greco-Roman wrestling adorned the bottles’ labels, accompanied champ Professor William Miller. After by his supposed quoted testimonial. the 6’ 1”, 210 lb Dinnie threw the 238 lb The Scotsman’s fortunes eventually Miller to the ground, breaking his leg, the dwindled, requiring him to continue with remorseful Scot refused the purse. Dinnie strongman performances. As late as 1910 remarried in Australia in 1885, and lived at age 73, Dinnie was winning prizes at the The Caledonian Conqueror for a time in Melbourne. Nairn Highland Games. Dinnie also had Dinnie also gave exhibitions, where he a regular strongman act in London. At 75 A photograph of Dinnie, giving an idea of his 6’ 1”, performed strength feats such as heavy years old, he could still hold out the 56 lb 210 lb physique. From the David Chapman collection. dumbbell lifts, and holding out a weight weight. In 1912, fearing the veteran athlete at arm’s length. Dinnie used 56 lbs for this would eventually injure himself, the London Donald Dinnie (1837–1916) was a Scottish strongman and regarded event, and in Australia in 1888, he held the County Councillors forced his retirement. weight in position for 45 seconds. David Dinnie died in London in 1916, aged 78. as one of Scotland’s greatest athletes. Dinnie was Scotland’s first Webster noted that this was one of Dinnie’s sporting superstar and an all-round athlete who excelled in a variety greatest accomplishments. of disciplines and enjoyed sporting success into his seventies, broke The indomitable Dinnie A regular strongman records and created Scottish sporting history as Eric Bryan explains. Dinnie continued to tour New Zealand, Born at Balnacraig, Birse, Aboyne, Australia, and also South Africa, as a Aberdeenshire on 8 July 1837, Donald professional athlete, even to the age of 60. Dinnie was one of 10 children, having He returned to Scotland in 1898. When four sisters and five brothers. He was a famed French-Canadian strongman Louis good student, being especially proficient Cyr came to Scotland to test himself in The hulking Dinnie Stones, in Latin. Working as assistant to his traditional strength feats, Dinnie gave a outside the Potarch Hotel. stonemason father, he left school at age 15, demonstration by lifting one of the Dinnie Photo courtesy of Iain Cameron. and felt drawn to athletics. At 16, Dinnie Stones and carrying it for an impressive Scotland’s ‘First Sporting Superstar’. won £1 by defeating Deeside champion distance. He then challenged Cyr to have Dinnie’s name lives on in the stones, which A coloured photo of Dinnie, by CJ David Forbes in a wrestling match, a try. According to Webster’s Scottish are currently in the care of the Aboyne Beattie. From the National Galleries of Scotland collection. instigating Dinnie’s career as a professional Highland Games, when Cyr lifted and Highland Games Committee. People athlete. However, he continued to work carried the stone an even greater distance travel from distant lands to test themselves in masonry until 1867 when, at age 30, he than Dinnie had, the latter remarked, against the boulders. But despite the here are two boulders, which for became a fulltime athlete. “Man, ye should hae been a Scot.” But advantages available to modern lifters, many years were housed at the As a Highland Games competitor, which was the greater achievement in that as of writing, no one has equalled Potarch Hotel, near Banchory, Royal Dinnie’s typical events were throwing impromptu contest? Take into account Dinnie’s 1860 lift-and-carry exploit. Deeside, Aberdeenshire. In 1860, a the 16 and 22 lb stones and hammers, that Cyr outweighed Dinnie by 100 lbs In 1973, at 5’ 10”, 161 lbs, 38-year- stonemasonT used them as anchors while throwing the 28 and 56 lb weights for (while being three inches shorter), and old Jack Shanks of Belfast lifted and repairing the Bridge of Potarch, which distance, throwing the 56 lb weight for that Cyr was at the time about 36 years old, carried the stones the ‘Dinnie distance’. spans the River Dee. The boulders each had height, the high jump, long jump, triple whilst Dinnie was 63. Scotland Forever! However, this entailed setting them an iron ring affixed to its top, to which the jump, pole vault, sprint, and caber-toss. In his commercial endeavours, down 15 times. Also in 1973, Jim Splaine mason would tie ropes that ran over the Dinnie often competed in two events Dinnie dealt in horses, ran a hotel and a of Aberdeen, at 5’ 11” and 144 lbs, aged side of the bridge, to support scaffolding. at once, such as jumping and throwing, carriage-for-hire service, and worked as an 27, lifted the stones. If they weighed One market day, the stonemason’s 23-year- rushing back and forth between them. undertaker. But Dinnie’s business acumen 775 lbs at the time, Splaine lifted more old son Donald Dinnie lifted the massive wasn’t as sharp as his sporting skills, and than five times his bodyweight, a mind- rocks simultaneously by grasping the two Scottish Champion none of the ventures panned out very boggling accomplishment. Neither men rings, one in each hand, and with one stone Dinnie played for prize money; he didn’t successfully. However, his athletic prize used lifting straps (grip aids). fore and one aft, carried them some five always intend to set a record. His aim was winnings amounted to approximately yards or more on the bridge. to collect the winnings, so unless he faced serious competition, he often worked well One of the greatest feats within his limits, doing just enough to be of human strength victorious. For instance, he might only Author David Webster weighed the stones throw once, and leave it at that if no one in 1956 at 340 and 435 lbs, 775 lbs total. could exceed his mark. This tactic could However, in his 1959 book Scottish Highland also conserve energy, for Dinnie seemed to Games, Webster reported that the total weight enter practically every event in every game lifted and carried by Dinnie was in excess of going, performing day after day. Dinnie 785 lbs. Over the last century-and-a-half, the was Scottish Champion from 1856 to 1876. stones seem to have lost weight due to use In the 1870s, Dinnie toured North America, and perhaps vandalism. Dinnie’s descendant, entering Scottish Games competitions as a Gordon Dinnie, weighed the boulders in celebrity athlete. Dinnie’s presence regularly 1998 to 321 and 413 lbs, 734 lbs total. This drew crowds of a few thousand people, and records a decrease of 41 lbs since 1956—the sometimes over 10,000. He earned at least stanes hae been slimming! It’s safe to assume £25, and occasionally up to £220, per day— that Dinnie lifted and carried for distance fantastic amounts for the time. something near to 800 lbs, almost a hundred Dinnie’s athletic achievements read like years before the prevalent use of steroids in those of a Scottish hero of Celtic legend: He sport began. This remains one of the greatest was the victor in over 10,000 competitions in feats of human strength in recorded history. many different events on several continents,

Australasian Edition • June 2017 • Page 27 The Scottish Banner Rollermania - The Scottish Banner speaks to singer Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers

In 1999 we did a Millennium concert at Edinburgh Castle for Hogmanay with all the original band excluding the drummer. It was Eric, Alan, Nobby and myself and the concert was to launch a Rollers get together reunion but unfortunately Alan fell ill and the tour was cancelled but we did manage to do that Edinburgh show which was a huge success.

SC: Fans old and new will love the classic hits of the Bay City Rollers, however you also want to incorporate some “tartan- mania” in your shows. Can you tell us more Les McKeown (centre) with his band enjoy performing hits such as Shang-A-Lang, Bye, Bye Baby, Saturday Night and more. and how important it has been for the band to include the fabric of Scotland in their identity? In the 1970’s the Bay City Rollers were five young lads from Edinburgh who were on the brink of global superstardom. The band became the most successful chart act in the UK, selling tens of LM: Well it’s in my bones isn’t it? Tartan millions of albums, had a unique look and sound, and they became the biggest global band since is part of every Scotsman’s history and we are very proud of it. It was a big part the Beatles. Front man Les McKeown is coming to Australia this month with all the band’s hits of the Bay City Roller’s image and was and spoke to the Scottish Banner’s Sean Cairney on what it was like to reach such super stardom, very iconic for what we wore. We had it Rollermania and just how it felt to turn the whole world tartan. in our shirts and tartan down the side of our trousers and we wore lots of tartan SC: Les thanks for taking the time to speak can you tell us how the name the Bay City Australia is a beautiful place and the scarves. When you think of Bay City to the Scottish Banner. Can you start by Rollers came about? fans have been very supportive. I get Rollers you think tartan and you think telling us about how great it is for you to Facebook messages from Australia lots and Scotland. We keep that going and I think still be able to play Bay City Rollers music LM: The guys wanted to have a different I am really excited to be coming back. that is a really good thing. today and how it feels to see the Rollers on name for the band and had this cute idea such a great roll once more? of trying to find an American sounding SC: The Bay City Rollers are still today SC: And finally Les are you enjoying the name for the band and the idea of the considered as one of Scotland’s greatest release of your new album, Les McKeown… LM: I am very excited to be returning Rollers was born. What happened was musical exports, with a look and sound like The Lost Songs, can you tell us about the to Australia. We love keeping the music they literally threw some darts at a map of no one else, the band also became a “boy album and have you ever been influenced of the Bay City Rollers alive for the older America and one of the darts landed on band” well before the term existed. How by any Scottish acts yourself and if so who? fans and of course reaching new fans we Bay City in Michigan. So they added Bay did you handle such a great level of success play to on the road. Just to clarify, The City to what they already had and became at such a young age? LM: Yes these are songs that were considered Bay City Rollers are not the band that are the Bay City Rollers. lost or forgotten that I had written when I coming to Australia, in fact we are called LM: We were so young and it was all such was in the Bay City Rollers back in 1975-77, Les McKeown’s legendary Bay City Rollers, SC: Rollermania is about to sweep across a big adventure for us. We were happy to songs that I had hoped would have made it which is the band I have been with for the Australia can you tell us what audiences be working so hard and travelling all over on a Rollers record but the powers that be past 27 years. I have actually been touring can expect from this new show and when the world. It really was so unbelievable discouraged me from that. all over the world, each year I have been was the last time you made Downunder? and nothing really could prepare us for the These songs were shelved and touring places like Canada, Japan, UK, level of success and fame that was about to sidelined until about 2015 when I met a Europe and now Australia has been added LM: Well the Bay City Rollers have not hit us, it truly was phenomenal. Scottish producer called John McLaughlin to my list which is brilliant! been to Australia since the 1970’s, we then You could say that some kind of who has had great international success returned in the 1980’s on a reunion tour, I reaction was expected if we were and he asked me if I had any songs from SC: The band has its origins in working can’t quite recall which year. However the successful. I had been to David Bowie and that period. Me and my wife went into our class Edinburgh. Can you briefly tell us last time I was in Australia was in 2007 with Led Zeppelin concerts and I could see how attic and found the old recordings I made how the band went from the gigs in the an international tour with Molly Meldrum audiences could react to famous people. back in the 70’s on an old micro cassette Scottish capital to becoming international and it included a variety of singers and When we got famous we expected some recorder. When we found it we cleaned up tartan teen sensations and selling tens of artists and it was great. What I do now reaction, but the reaction that happened the tape and listened to this voice from 40 millions of albums worldwide? with the tour which seems to be really well to us was way over the top and more like years ago which was amazing. John really received is reproduce the original songs a super reaction. We enjoyed it and it was liked the sound and we not only have this LM: Yeah, I don’t know how that happened as they sounded on the records, like make great while it lasted, but of course there new album but there was enough to do a exactly but the band started in 1967 and at sure we have the best harmonies and the was a downside to that after it finished. second album which we are also planning. that time were called The Saxons. In 1971 guitar solos are all correct as we played For me I went on to record albums and My oldest brother was a DJ in the the band a hit in the UK with a song called them all that time ago. continued to write music after the Bay City 60’s and 70’s and I would end up Keep on Dancing, which made it into the I have a great band of quality musicians Rollers and for quite some time it never hearing all this music from him, there top 10 charts. Then there was quite a bit of and over here in the UK people have really stopped for me. were times I would literally go to sleep disappointment after that with singles that adopted them as “surrogate” Bay City Until 1985 when I moved from listening to his music and wake up were not making the charts. The previous Rollers if you know what I mean. Me and London back to Edinburgh and got in the morning with it still on. I was singer left the band and in November 1973 my band tour heavily in the UK doing married and had a child and thought pretty well indoctrinated by music at I was already in a band which were very at least 100 gigs a year, but last year we of retirement. Though the money from that time. He would play everything popular around Edinburgh and across did 170. As I said also we tour Japan each the record company started to slow that was around, from Motown to chart Scotland. The management of the Rollers February, the Japanese have been very so I came up with some new projects music. I can’t really pinpoint any acts, were looking for a young popular singer at loyal to me and the history of the Bay City as I knew I had to start working again Scottish or not that influenced me, as that time and I was asked to join the band Rollers and they are keen on the music and and began to form my own Bay City I had musical influences from around and within 3 months we were at the top of the tartan. Our band also tour annually Rollers again and go out on the road the world including from our own Celtic the charts again in the UK and this started to places like Canada as well as Germany, and reproduce the band’s song, songs culture. Music really has been with me the “tartan typhoon” that soon began with Sweden and around Europe. The audience that I had made a hit with. I have been my whole life and I am so glad I can what became known as Rollermania. can expect a trip down memory lane with building on that ever since and we continue to keep doing it today. tartan and our iconic shirts. We play the even went on to do a musical called The Bay City Rollers will be touring SC: Les I understand a map of the USA songs the audiences expect to hear and do Rollermania which was successful in the Australia in June and July for details see: helped create the band’s unique name, it all I hope with a bit of panache. theatres around the UK. www.metropolistouring.com /baycityrollers

Page 28 • Australasian Edition • June 2017 The Scottish Banner Paisley hosts British Pipe Band Championships Rollermania - The Scottish Banner speaks to Tartan of the Month singer Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers The Border Reiver

am sure the piping community and visitors alike will find plenty to enjoy.” 2017 British Pipe Band Championship results Grade 1 st 1 Inveraray & District (Scotland) The Scottish Banner is pleased to be offering the nd 2 Field Marshal Montgomery Tartan of the Month series highlighting a variety (Northern Ireland) of different, unique and colourful tartans from 3rd Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland) around the world which are registered with the ne of the biggest events in Championships back to the town for th Scottish Register of Tartans in Edinburgh. The world piping took place the second of its three-year run here. 4 St. Laurence O’Toole (Ireland) th Scottish Register of Tartans was established by an on May 20th in Paisley Events like this are important for the 5 Police Scotland Fife (Scotland) act of the Scottish Parliament in November 2008 with the first of five Royal UK City of Culture 2021 bid as it shows 6th Scottish Power (Scotland) OScottish Pipe Band Association Paisley has the infrastructure and and promotes and preserves information about Drumming: St. Laurence O’Toole (RSPBA) major competitions. With know-how to host large-scale events. historic and contemporary tartans from Scotland 4,000 pipers and drummers from Our visitors from throughout Scotland Grade 2 and throughout the world. Text and image use is 1st Lomond & Clyde (Scotland) 145 pipe bands from across the UK and abroad will be guaranteed a warm courtesy of the Scottish Register of Tartans. and also countries including Canada, welcome in the town.” 2nd Glasgow Skye Association (Scotland) Denmark and Ireland competing, and Ian Embelton of the RSPBA added: 3rd MacKenzie Caledonian (Scotland) henever anyone mentions ‘Reiver’, over 200 live performances, it was a “We are pleased to be back in Paisley no-one hesitates to add ‘Border’. This 4th Balagan (Denmark) (9,9,3,4) spectacle of sight and sound not to for another year and delighted to month the Scottish Borders come alive 5th Closkelt (Northern Ireland) be missed. Paisley 2021 Bid Director have another huge turnout from with tradition with the Border Reviers th Jean Cameron said: “We are thrilled bands. Everything is in place for a 6 Bucksburn & District (Scotland) Wat the ancient Common Ridings and one of Europe’s to welcome the British Pipe Band day of top-class competition and I Drumming: Manorcunningham (Ireland) biggest equestrian spectacles. Common Riding is an annual celebration that involves townsfolk in a grand ‘ride-out’ on horse-back around the town. The Border Reiver tartan (Ref:2471) was designed by Fine and Dandie-Celebrating 175 years of “Old Ginger” Madam May McKerrell of Hillhouse for the Border the Dandie Dinmont Derby and the Gathering in 1998, with the proceeds going to the unveiling of the ‘Old Ginger’ bronze Border Gathering. The Shepherd’s Check (Ref: 3781) statue by the Queen’s sculptor for is/was also known as Border Reiver - a fact perhaps Scotland, Alexander Stoddart, all unknown when this one was named. due to take place at The Haining - recognised as being the home of the Dandie Dinmont terrier.

Scotland’s forgotten dog breed Popular locations such as Abbotsford House, Lochcarron of Scotland and Dryburgh Abbey will also be explored by enthusiasts and their dogs throughout the weekend. Among the rarest dogs on earth and the only breed to have its own tartan bestowed by a Kelly Ward from Selkirk and twelve Dandie Dinmont Terriers get set to Clan Chief the event is also aiming honour the 175th birthday of the breed’s founding father ‘Old Ginger’. Photo: Kevin Greenfield/VisitScotland. to highlight the plight of the endangered canine which saw only ver one hundred and fifty ancestry of the breed named after 316 puppies born worldwide last Dandie Dinmont Terrier a character from Sir Walter Scott’s year. Paul Keevil, UK Coordinator owners and enthusiasts 1815 novel Guy Mannering. of the event said: “The Dandie from across fourteen Activities across the weekend Dinmont Terrier is Scotland’s countriesO including USA, Canada, include a ‘Barking Plaid’ Tartan forgotten dog breed with a Scandinavia and Europe are gearing Fashion Show at Dryburgh dedicated and passionate following up to visit the Scottish Borders in Abbey Hotel which will see items of enthusiasts from around the honour of the 175th birthday of the exclusively styled in the historic world. The first weekend in June breed’s founding father ‘Old Ginger’, Walter Scott black and white tartan will see the largest ever informal born at The Haining in Selkirk fabric for both dogs and owners and gathering of the breed as we on 4 June 1842. The anniversary a ‘Meet the Dandies’ public event at celebrate the 175th birthday of the celebrations, which form part of Bowhill House and Country Estate. father of the breed “Old Ginger”. Scotland’s 2017 Year of History, A street parade of Dandie Dinmont The Dandie Dinmont terrier Heritage and Archaeology, will take Terriers through Selkirk will kick- are a breed of terrier developed in place across three days (2 – 4 June) off the birthday party proceedings the border country of England and enabling both locals and visitors to followed by the opening of the Scotland and was first noted as a step back in time and explore the Dandie Dinmont Discovery Centre, breed in 1700.

Australasian Edition • June 2017 • Page 29 The Scottish Banner A stay away from it all in Scotland

Sunset on the loch. Photo: VisitScotland / Kenny Lam.

With nearly a quarter of visitors holidaying in Scotland to ‘get away from it all’, Scotland is the perfect place to relax, stop and smell the heather, and take in the stunning landscape and natural assets which can be found across the land. From climbing munros to island hopping and spectacular landscapes Scotland is a place where you can, if you want, really get away from it all.

De-stressing destinations Scott’s View: The beauty of the Scottish isles are unlike anywhere else in the world. Borders has long cast a spell on not just Made up of more than 100 islands, 15 of visitors but also those who live there. As which are inhabited, the archipelago has one of Scotland’s most celebrated writers, its own unique culture, rich history and Sir Walter Scott often enjoyed escaping breath-taking beauty. From Iron Age brochs into the Borders countryside to reflect. You and Pictish wheelhouses to the spectacular Finlay Wilson and Tristan can follow in his footsteps to his reputed Up Helly Aa Festival, which takes place Cameron-Harper, favourite place, known now as Scott’s View, each January, and distinct culinary delights, internet sensations the the stunning vantage point near Melrose the Shetland Isles offers a winning blend of Kilted Yogis, practising The Galloway Forest Park. overlooks the River Tweed and Eildon Hills. Scottish and Scandinavian delights. yoga in traditional Photo: VisitScotland. Scottish attire in Glasgow. Small Isles (Eigg, Rum, Muck, Canna): Clackmannanshire: Scotland’s smallest Galloway Forest Park: Britain’s largest Full of wonderful wildlife and stunning county has a big offering to make to those forest park might regularly attract lots scenery, Scotland’s Small Isles in the Inner As one of the quietest destinations in looking to get away from it all. What it of visitors during the day but it is well Hebrides provide a peaceful escape from Europe, Scotland is the perfect place lacks in size it makes up for in stunning worth a visiting at night too, as Gallloway the mainland. With little to no traffic and to enjoy some peace and calm. In fact, landscapes, medieval castles, historic Forest Park is the UK’s first Dark Sky Park few people it’s a unique chance to get the recent Scotland Visitor Survey, tower houses and a growing art scene. and one of the best places to stargaze back to nature. The largest island, Rum is commissioned by VisitScotland, revealed in Europe. With over 7000 stars and Found between the majestic Ochil Hills that almost a quarter of visitors’ holiday in home to formidable volcanic peaks, the planets visible each night, every visit is a and the banks of the River Forth, and Scotland to ‘get away from it all.’ A growing incredible Kinloch Castle, the Kilmory Bay different experience. Red Deer and the UK’s biggest bird of prey, just a short journey from the central belt, interest in our physical and mental health Clackmannanshire is perfectly located for has led to increased interest in wellbeing Kinloch Rannoch: Nestled in the sea eagles, while the nearby Isle of Eigg those looking to unwind for the day. Enjoy tourism as holidaymakers embrace the shadow of Schiehallion, on the banks of is this year celebrating 20 years of being a scenic walk or cycle in the striking Ochil chance to take a break from the hustle and the River Tummel, lies the pretty village fully sustainable. The smaller isles of Muck Hills and discover Clackmannanshire’s bustle of everyday life. of Kinloch Rannoch. This idyllic getaway and Canna each possess their own special treasures. Whether it’s the sandy beaches, exciting tourism treasures Scenery and landscape may be just a few hours away from the central belt but it’s a world away from the rocky shores and breathtaking panoramic In a recent VisitScotland survey nearly a hurly burly of Scotland’s cities. As well as views on Muck or the high basalt cliffs of Hidden hideaways to help quarter (23%) of the 12,000 visitors polled a great base for exploring the Perthshire Canna, this tiny corner of the country is you get away from it all said ‘getting away from it all’ was one of countryside, the area is fantastic for ideal for walks, watching birds and simply the main reasons they enjoyed holidaying Croft 103: You’ll find these unique eco- walks and even has its own Clan Trail. basking in the beauty of your surroundings. in Scotland. This figure rose to 29% art cottages on the shores of Loch Eriboll. A short distance from the village, you’ll Holy Isle: Just off the in the among those living here. Unsurprisingly, With wood stoves, feather topped beds and find the lovely Rannoch Station Tearoom the scenery and landscape was the most Firth of Clyde lies Holy Isle, an ancient outside solar tubs, it is the perfect romantic situated on the platform of one of popular reason to visit, with 50% of those spiritual heritage dating back to the 6th Highlands hideaway. These stunning low Britain’s most remote train stations. polled citing Scotland’s vistas. History and century. This sacred site is dedicated to impact buildings benefit from the very best culture (33%) was second on the list, while Glen Coe: The deep valley and towering peace and wellbeing, its unspoiled beauty in traditional craftsmanship and cutting- is also a haven for wildlife. On the north a desire to return after previously visiting mountains of Glen Coe were carved out edge contemporary design. Croft 103 is the of the island visitors are welcome to stay Scotland (24%) was third. centuries ago by icy glaciers and volcanic ultimate escape for couples who want to be at the Centre of World Peace and Health explosions. Glencoe village is picturesquely a world away from it all – together Popular culture continues to inspire which regularly hosts courses and retreat visitors, with 1 in 10 indicating they were located between the banks of Loch Leven and the mouth of the famous glen. The Lost programmes, while the south is a closed prompted to book a trip to Scotland by Buddhist retreat. a film or television show. Outlander was Valley Glen Coe is one of the most beautiful both the stand-out book and television and other-worldly places in Scotland. It’s show inspiring visitors, particularly among even featured in films such as James Bond’s North Americans, who were more than Skyfall and several Harry Potter movies. twice as likely as those from any other Sandwood Bay: Dubbed one of the most country to cite the Diana Gabaldon- unspoilt beaches in Great Britain, the pink penned phenomenon as a reason for sands of Sandwood Bay in Kinlochbervie coming to Scotland. The High Sea Hobbits in Aberdeenshire. are a secluded paradise. Facing straight The sands of Breckon, on So, whether it’s a desire to de-stress or into the teeth of the North Atlantic, the the island of Yell, Shetland. a craving for calm, Scotland’s stunning beach is flanked by cliffs and to the south Photo: Paul Tomkins/VisitScotland. High Sea Hobbits: These unique little vistas, wild open mountains and hushed stands the impressive sea stack of Am hideaways are a great reason to escape to hideaways make it the ideal location to Buachaille. The peaceful bay can only be Shetland: With its pristine beaches, crystal the country. Hidden inside their unusual unwind in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. accessed by a 4 mile path but the journey is clear waters, heather-clad moorlands and exterior you’ll find all your usual home Here are just a few suggestions: more than worth it. fascinating rock formations, the Shetland comforts from comfy beds to cooking

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A new walled ipers from RSL Memorial Pipes garden was built to the south-east, just out P& Drums were a highlight of of sight of the castle and the date stone the big Anzac Day parade along above the gate is 1786. Townsville Strand watched by 30,000 men, women and children. Hidden aspect of Culzean’s past It is likely that a lot of the stone used for this new garden (the existing walled garden at Culzean) would have been re-used from rchaeologists working for Scotland’s opportunity to dig below the well-kept the original one. In the middle of the 19th largest conservation charity, the lawn, a larger trench was excavated to century the area below the terraces was National Trust for Scotland, have locate and expose the southern corner used as a bowling green before the large, th discovered the remains of an of the garden. Careful excavation and ornate fountain was installed in 1876. 18Ath century walled garden buried below cleaning revealed that the wall at this The area has since come to be known as the Fountain Court in front of Ayrshire’s point survives to over six courses, standing Fountain Court. Prior to the 16th century Culzean Castle. The discovery was made around 0.7m high. This garden wall is it is likely that this area was a narrow glen as part of a major project to improve the thought to result from work undertaken by that formed a defensive barrier to the ridge drainage at the Fountain Court and to make Sir John Kennedy of Culzean, 2nd Baronet, upon which the medieval castle stood. it suitable for staging large public events. in 1733 where he extended the walled Derek Alexander, Head of Archaeological During the excavation of a new herringbone garden at the foot of the terrace walls on Services for the NTS said: “It is so exciting 40 pattern of drains and the installation of an the east side of the castle. This garden is to see part of the original walled garden at irrigation sprinkler system, stone walls were shown on the estate map of Culzean drawn Culzean. Although it was marked on the located and recorded. by John Foulis in 1755. estate map, until now we never knew that Celebrating It is likely that the walled garden any of it survived below the immaculate A very rare opportunity functioned as an enclosed kitchen garden turf of the Fountain Court. This work has 40 years of It emerged that these walls formed a for the castle with fruit trees lining the given us the perfect opportunity to explore large rectangular enclosure over 60m south-facing walls of the terraces. The map a hidden aspect of Culzean’s past and, once long (north-south) by 30m (east-west). As appears to show rows of planted beds in the lawn is re-seeded, I can’t imagine the publication! the current works presented a very rare a rectangular arrangement. This garden gardeners will want us digging more holes!”

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