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Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 Publisher Offices of publication Valerie Cairney Australasian Office: PO Box 6202 Editor Dunblane’s golden son Marrickville South, Sean Cairney NSW, 2204 A gold post box honouring the first A new international film release Tel:(02) 9559-6348 EDITORIAL STAFF of Murray’s two historic Olympic has certainly put the spotlight on Jim Stoddart [email protected] triumphs takes pride of place in the one of the icons of Scottish history. Ron Dempsey, FSA Scot High Street of the town which sits just It is another example of just North American Office: The National Piping Centre outside of Stirling. how the story of needs PO Box 6880 David McVey The Dunblane native narrowly no script as the history of this Angus Whitson Hudson, FL 34674 Lady Fiona MacGregor [email protected] escaped the 1996 school shooting dynamic nation is so compelling Eric Bryan tragedy at Dunblane Primary School. and we feature just how this latest David C. Weinczok Sixteen children were murdered film is helping Scotland tell her Judy Vickers along with their teacher on 13 March, story to the world. Nick Drainey 1996 when a gunman broke into the Planning a trip to Scotland? by Sean Cairney gymnasium and began shooting at a I would imagine a castle, distillery Follow us on social media class of five- and six-year-olds. or taking in the amazing outdoors The young Murray, then eight, and are in order. What about going to or many, and certainly for prison? Some may be interested those in Scotland, the grip of to learn that Scotland has its very winter is well and truly on. own prison attraction. HM Convict Distributed monthly in Australia, Canada, Those cold days and dark Murray has certainly Prison Peterhead once housed New Zealand and the USA. ISSN 0707-073X Fnights can get to you after a while, Scotland’s most hardened inmates done Scotland proud on the Australia Post Print Approved PP:100004806 leaving many to wonder when will it and now tourists can visit their Published monthly by Scottish Banner Publications end. I grew up around snow and ice world stage with a career cells and here the stories of both PO Box 6220, Marrickville South, NSW, 2204, Australia and remember longing for sunshine the prisoners and guards on just and warmth and no month did that that has seen him being a what it was like to live one of the The publisher reserves the right to reject, discontinue or omit any advertisement or to ring truer than February. It may be the North East’ most infamous places. cancel any advertising contract for reasons satisfactory to the publisher, without notice, and without penalty to either party. All advertising and reading matter is subject to shortest month of the year, but it often US Open champion, double Resting on the steep north Publisher’s approval. Right reserved to revise or reject advertising and reading material felt the worst for the winter chill. shore of Loch Awe sits the in accordance with standards acceptable to the Scottish Banner, without notice. 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Page 2 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER 600-year-old stone carvings discovered at Cathedral Recent works at Dunkeld Cathedral have revealed previously unseen features.

The unearthing of these stone carvings has This discovery also hints that there may still shed new light on the history of the site, be other obscured areas of detail preserved revealing that the tomb has at some point within the walls behind the tomb. been moved and built into the wall from its Conservation works to protect the fabric of original free-standing location. the tomb are currently being planned, and we hope to undertake further investigation An important ecclesiastical centre of what may lie behind it. At this stage we Colin Muir, Stone Conservator at HES who don’t know what, if anything, remains - but led the discovery, said: “The discovery of it will be fascinating to find out.” these rare, hidden carvings behind the 15th Dunkeld Cathedral is one of over 300 century tomb of Bishop Cardeny is very Historic Scotland properties across the exciting, and will enrich our understanding country managed by HES. The site of the cathedral has long been an important ecclesiastical centre, with relics of St The discovery of these rare, brought to Dunkeld from Iona by King Kenneth McAlpin in 849. The cathedral hidden carvings behind the 15th was developed over a period of around 250 Dunkeld Cathedral. Photo: Historic Environment Scotland. century tomb of Bishop Cardeny years, which the earliest surviving section – is very exciting, and will enrich the choir – dating from the late 1200s. tone carvings which had lain hidden by a second, more in-depth assessment for centuries have been discovered at undertaken using cutting-edge 3D our understanding of the history Dunkeld Cathedral in . photogrammetric technology. A detailed 3D of Dunkeld Cathedral and late A routine inspection of the site by Historic model was created by obtaining multiple SEnvironment Scotland’s (HES) Conservation images using cameras and mirrors, enabling medieval stone carving. team led to the discovery of at least a dozen a closer look at the carvings which had been unrecorded carved saint-like figures. previously hidden from direct view. Bishop Cardeny was the longest serving of the history of Dunkeld Cathedral and late The tomb of Bishop Cardeny Bishop of Dunkeld Cathedral, made medieval stone carving. This discovery also The torch-lit discovery within the obscured Bishop by Pope Benedict VIII In 1399. gives fresh incentive for further research and recesses of the tomb of Bishop Cardeny, Not unusually, the tomb was created before exploration of the site, as we still don’t know which dates from 1420, was followed his death, in this case 17 years before. when exactly the tomb was moved, or why.

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Send us your inquiries on life’s little question marks. Ever wanted to know what happened to your old pal from home, how to make SCOT POURRI your favourite Scottish meal, or wondered about a certain bit of Scottish history? Oliver Cromwell My favourite Scottish castle This may be of interest to Mrs Beverley FROM OUR Mason who wrote regarding Oliver SOCIAL MEDIA Cromwell. There is a book by Richard Send your photos or letters via social media Lee Bradshaw, called God’s Battle Axe about John Bradshawe who was Oliver The Falkirk Wheel Cromwells’ Attorney General for four years and is called the Regicide Judge as he signed the death warrant for Charles the First. Both Richard and I are related to him! Robert Bradshaw Ashwood, Victoria Australia Robert Burns songs and poems I am seeking your kind assistance and support in helping me find a lost treasure (I think I was silly enough to loan it to some body and they never Always worth a visit to the Falkirk Wheel. bothered to return it. Robert Gibb It’s a smallish (pocket book ) Scotland approximately 25 cm x 15 cm and has The Sir John De Graeme a reddish cover with a photo of Memorial Fountain our Bard in the middle. I am led to believe it may have been The haunted Tulloch Castle in Dingwall. called “The Kirkaldy Edition” I have been to so many book shops and can tell you am utterly It’s difficult to choose a favourite castle oystercatcher. They both live right amazed and disgusted they don’t as they are all beautiful in their own way, around the Australian coast. If I can get know what I am talking about or it’s the derelict ones would have so much to close enough I’ll try to hear their calls, maybe they just don’t care. tell if they could only talk, if it’s a Scottish perhaps they’ll say “g’day mate!” I’m Can anyone put any light on castle I love it!! I can’t leave Tulloch really enjoying this month’s issue and where/how I can replace it? Castle and room 8’s friendly?? ghost. My must try to locate the Outlaw King as I If successful please include in daughter and I stayed there twice and he know that I will enjoy it. Google will get next moths edition of our most made his presence known both times. a workout. valued Scottish Banner. I was interested in the oystercatcher A very Happy New Year to your staff Kind Regards, on the back page, in Australia they and readers. R Adam Ainslie are called a pied oystercatcher and Jocelyn Layton Email: [email protected] we also have a black one, the sooty Wyndham, Western Australia Pen friend wanted I am looking for someone who would The panelling from the Sir John De Up Helly Aa Encyclopaedia Britannica be interested in communicating with Graeme Memorial Fountain which me (if you like to call it pen friend), with help from Falkirk Council we are who is Scottish. I am into arts and getting refurbished. crafts, gardening, sewing etc. I am a 60 We aim to take custodianship of the year old lady and I live in New Zealand. site to ensure a lasting future for the site. I would be very happy make meet The Society of John De Graeme another lady who is also like minded. Falkirk, Scotland Many thanks, The Janet Sinclair New Zealand Email: [email protected] Great Scottish products Just a brief note to let you know It was wonderful to read about the unique How fascinating to read about the 250th my order of two books and a DVD Up Helly Aa event in the Islands anniversary of Encyclopedia Britannica. arrived safely this morning. I am (Scottish Banner, January, 2019). What a I remember growing up with a volume of very pleased to have the DVD as I wonderful celebration of Viking heritage, these in our house and it was the “go to” attended the Tattoo when a heritage many assume only belongs to for information. This of course was way it came to Melbourne. To say I am Scandinavia. I have been to Shetland but before Google or the internet existed! delighted with the two books Great never in winter and this event is certainly I however never knew until reading this Scottish Journeys and A Life in the something to consider. Your January issue article that it was in fact started by Scots, Hills is an understatement. What also had some very interesting and varied as I always and wrongly assumed it was wonderful books! content and helps us reader fall in love started in England. Scots never cease to I’d warmly recommend them with Scotland more each month. amaze me on their ingenuity and lust for to anyone proudly carrying Wishing all the writers, staff and readers further knowledge and education. Scottish blood to add them to of the Scottish Banner a wonderful 2019 ahead. Perhaps that is why I became a teacher??! their book collection. 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Page 4 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Research on the enduring appeal of Mary Queen of Scots

The areas that the project will look at over the next two years include: Mary Stuart’s timeline: • The noticeable absence of Mary from • Mary Stuart is born in December 1542 Jacobite memorialisation; in just a week before • The collection and consultation of Mary the death of her father . memorabilia by famous intellectuals • She is taken to France in 1548 to be including William Hunter, Sir Walter the bride of the Dauphin, the young French price, in order to secure a Scott, and George Washington; Catholic alliance against England. • The explosion in eighteenth/nineteenth- • During this time Scotland is ruled by century engravings of Mary, featuring a series of regents, including Mary’s wildly varying portraits; own mother Marie de Guise. • The industry of Mary Queen of Scots • In December 1560, Mary’s husband rings produced in the 1820s; (now King Francis II and still in his teens) • The Victorian mania in the 19th century dies after a year on the French throne. for formal staged photographs of young • Mary returns to Scotland in 1561 to women as Mary and her attendants. exercise direct rule as Queen of Scots. A collection of which are housed in the • In 1565 she marries her cousin, Henry Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Stuart, Lord Darnley. The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots by Gavin Hamilton From this project, a dedicated exhibition • On 19 June 1566, at , (1723-1798) held in The Hunterian’s Collection. on the memorialisation of Mary will be Mary gives birth to her son James (the hosted at The Hunterian in in 2022. future James VI). • Lord Darnley is murdered at Kirk he was a Queen who only reigned medal commemorating the marriage of O’Field in February 1567. for six years. Yet more than four Mary to Lord Darnley in 1565 and a Mary • In April 1567, Mary is abducted by centuries after her death, Mary Queen of Scots Thirty-Shilling Piece from James Hepburn, fourth earl Bothwell. They are married the following month. Queen of Scotland continues to 1555 (Mary’s coinages were the first to • In July 1567, Mary is forced to Spolarise opinion and to hold a fascination feature portraits of a female monarch). abdicate in favour of her one-year-old for the general public. Another key piece in the University’s son James VI of Scotland. Now a project led by the University Archives is a letter of gift (dated 13 July • In 1568, after an unsuccessful attempt of Glasgow brings together some 40 1563) from Mary, offering much-needed to regain the throne, Mary flees to academics and curators to help understand financial support in the form of land England seeking the protection of her how her legend has impacted on Scottish grants and endowments to the university. cousin Elizabeth I. society and culture in the intervening The installation of a Scottish Protestant • In England, Mary is held in captivity years. For more than 400 years, Mary’s parliament in 1560 and the disintegration for 18 years before she is executed at legend has been depicted in popular of Catholicism jeopardised the Fotheringhay Castle in 1587, aged 44. culture and immortalised in music, books, University’s very existence, and Mary’s • Mary’s son James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England in 1603. plays, art and on coins and medals. And grant played an important role in keeping Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen of Scots. since 1895, the extraordinary life and death the University solvent through this of the sixteenth-century queen continues difficult period in its history. to be told and retold on the big screen. One of the key Queen Mary pieces The latest film,Mary Queen of Scots, in The Hunterian’s collection is a centres on the royal rivalry between Mary romanticised painting by Gavin Hamilton (played by Saoirse Ronan) and her cousin (1723-1798) called The Abdication of Mary, Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie). Queen of Scots. This painting inspired the University of Glasgow to look more in- A source of fascination and debate depth at Mary’s posthumous reputation. Dr Steven Reid, a Scottish Historian based at the University of Glasgow’s Interest in the life of the Queen College of Arts, and Anne Dulau- Ms Dulau-Beveridge said: “This project Beveridge, a curator at The Hunterian grew from a simple idea to explore the have been awarded funding for a two- making and meaning of the depiction of year research network project on Mary Mary Queen of Scots by Gavin Hamilton. from the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The painting was commissioned by Dr Reid said: “Our project will look at James Boswell, the 18thcentury author what is it about Mary’s life and her story and biographer. And in fact Boswell and that gives it such appeal and endurance Hamilton corresponded for more than 10 – why does she remain such a source of years to decide on which sources should fascination and debate? Why do historians, be used to help with the depiction of Mary authors and artists continue to re-imagine on canvas. I think both were aware of the her? To date, there have only been a handful importance the painting would acquire of works exploring Mary’s posthumous in later years, as it was the first history reputation. This project will undertake a painting depicting the life of Mary.” detailed and holistic assessment of Mary’s She added: “It soon became apparent reputation and depiction in popular culture, that this commission was only one sign of a from the end of her personal reign in renewal of interest in the life of the Queen Scotland through to the present. in 18th century Britain. This included The “It will focus on objects held in Scottish Hunterian’s own founder Dr William Hunter archives and national collections. Through who gathered key texts about Mary. This this corpus, it aims to explore and led to discussions with colleagues across understand how Mary has been remembered the University and the result was to take and what the changing representations this further and look at Mary’s reputation of Mary tell us about evolving attitudes to and depiction in popular culture. Already gender, monarch and religion as well as this project has borne fruit to show that the Scotland’s own perceptions of its history.” University owns one of the most significant collections of Mary Queen of Scots Objects about Mary materials in Scotland. We are now looking Already the University of Glasgow team forward to seeing what other interesting have found hundreds of objects about Mary facts and finds that this new research, in its own Archives, Special Collections and generously supported by The Royal Society Hunterian collections. This includes a rare of Edinburgh, will uncover.”

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Scotspeak is a selection of quotes which made headlines in SCOTSPEAK Scotland last month on a variety of current Scottish affairs.

“As we welcome in the New Year, today in These 200-year-old waterways play a vital I am at the point where the yesteryears “This is a rare opportunity for us to bring a Stornoway we rightly look back 100 years role in local communities and Scotland mean more than the yesterdays. Because whole mountain under our care. It already and remember those lost on the Iolaire - a as a whole, contributing to the marine it is back there in my childhood and youth supports a magnificent area of ancient tragedy that involved so many, so close to economy; attracting tourists, visitor spend when I go to all those things that made me Caledonian pinewood and a temperate shore and, for most of the men, so close to and investment; as well as stimulating that live keenest in my memory now.” rainforest of native birchwood. Perhaps even home. We reflect on those who perished job creation and business growth. While Scottish comedian Sir Billy Connolly said more exciting is the potential to manage these and how survivors, family, friends and managing these historic assets is not whilst filming a BBC documentaryMade within a mosaic of their natural neighbours. the wider communities on Lewis, Harris without its challenges, we are committed In Scotland. Connolly, also known as The Our aim is to see native woodland, montane and Berneray must have felt. It may to continuing to work with the Scottish Big Yin, has Parkinson’s disease and has scrub and open moorland habitats meshing have been a century ago but the legacy Government and our partners to ensure had to cut down work due to his health. naturally with each other from sea to sky. of the Iolaire will never be forgotten. they continue to deliver benefits for all the The celebrated actor and comedian soon That would encapsulate all that a restored I was honoured to be part of the people of Scotland.” after apologised to fans for being morbid landscape can be, not just in Torridon but across the Highlands.” commemorations and meet descendants.” Catherine Topley, Scottish Canals chief and said his time was still not up. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said at the executive, said as an additional £5.35m in Carol Evans, Woodland Trust Scotland 100 year commemoration service of the funding has been granted by the Scottish director, said as the conservation charity HMY Iolaire, which was carrying soldiers Government to undertake critical works has launched a £1.6m fundraising drive returning from World War One when it on two historic Scottish canals. Work on to buy a Ben Shieldaig mountain in the smashed into rocks near the the Caledonian Canal, which connects Highlands. The mountain covers around during the early hours of January 1, 1919. with the west coast at Corpach 4000 acres set in the dramatic Torridon More than 200 men died and the Iolaire near Fort William, and on the Union Canal, landscape within the Wester Ross National tragedy remains one of the worst UK which runs from Falkirk to Edinburgh, Scenic Area and is rich in wildlife and th ancient Caledonian pinewood. maritime disasters of the 20 century. commenced in January. “As we don’t have a pool on Fair Isle, for “How is it possible that a sacred the kids to be able to learn to swim we and historic Scottish heritage site simply have to fly to the nearest pool. like Culloden Battlefield, do not get About 50% of our lessons that we plan the respect they deserve. It urgently don’t happen as the weather often sees our needs to be in peace for our Scottish flights get cancelled at short notice. It’s not heritage, the brave fallen and of course “Once again we have brought together the smoothest journey from Fair Isle to our future generations. It is still a the best pies and baked goods in the land Tingwall – in the summer there can be too pilgrimage place for many.” and today we can really celebrate the much fog to fly and in the winter too much Protester Patricia Robertson said she achievement of our hard working butchers wind. So we just have to be flexible. was highly concerned about the protection and bakers. My heartfelt congratulations We always over pack, for example, because of the Culloden Battlefield in the go to our world champion, and indeed we can’t take it as a given that if we do make Highlands. Developer Kirkwood Homes’ everyone today taking away a prize, they it to the mainland we’ll be able to get back.” sales office for its 16-home Viewhill are all winners in my book.” Fair Isle school teacher Ruth Stout said development, is within the Culloden Moor Ronnie Miles, president of Scottish as her students must fly from the Fair Conservation Area and some 300 yards to Bakers as The Little Bakery in Dumfries Isle to Shetland for swimming lessons. the north east of the famous battlefield. has been crowned winners at this years As the island has no pools the children “My Parkinson’s is not going to go away World Scotch Pie Championships. from Fair Isle Primary School take the 25 “This additional funding is fantastic and it’s going to get worse, my life is The World Championship Scotch Pie minute flight for swim lessons. The Fair news and will help us to safeguard the slipping away. There is no denying it, I Awards was launched in 1999 by proud Isle is home to 60 people and is the most incredible heritage assets of Scotland’s am 75, I have got Parkinson’s and I am butcher and baker Alan Stuart with an geographically remote inhabited island in canals for future generations to enjoy. at the wrong end of the telescope of life. aim to focus on quality and innovation. the United Kingdom. CLUES ACROSS Glass milk bottles SCOTWORD 7) He.s No. 1 with 18 Down. (7) Here is a fun crossword for you to try with a few of the answers to be found in 8) First page (7) making a comeback Scotland! If you are in doubt, you may need a wee peek at a Scots dictionary or 10) Village east of Kinlochewe (10) a map. Or, if you are really stuck, the answers can be found on page 24! 11) Monster waterway (4) ustomers 1 2 3 4 5 6 12) Wide US street (8) across the UK 14) The type to lean (6) are rethinking 7 8 15) Village north-west of Pitlochry (5, 6.) how they get Ctheir milk delivered 19) A Scots whim (6) 9 as many are making a 20) Found north of the Border (8) switch from plastic to 10 11 22) An eyesore (4) glass. Once finished 23) Not excessive (10) glass milk bottles are returned to the dairy, they are 25) Edinburgh is (7) washed out and refilled to be delivered again. This 12 13 14 26) First school stage (7) stops hundreds of plastic bottles being used which only have a single life-span. Diaries across Scotland, DOWN England and Wales are all seeing a change in customer 15 16 1) They add colour to Games (7) habits. Director of Kerr’s Family Dairy in , Kelvin 2) Shock with a blow (4) Kerr said: “Attitudes have changed in the way people 17 18 3) Picture puzzle (6) use plastic. I think it’s because there’s a lot of stuff on TV about how plastic can damage the environment. Milk is 19 20 21 4) Close family members (8) 5) Scotland.s palatial hotel (10) a household need so by switching your plastic to glass it’s a good way to start helping the environment.” 6) Plant with carrot-like root (7) Thomsons Diary in Lanarkshire has seen a 7% 9) January 1st (3. 5. 3.) 22 23 24 increase in demand for glass since last year. 13 Old version of 25 Across (4, 6.) Milk deliveries however have been in steady decline 16 In memory of Burns (8) since the 1980’s and doorstep accounts for just 3% of the 17 Famous Glasgow station (7) 25 26 market, in 1970 almost 99% of milk would have been 18) 1 Downs nautical change (7) door-delivered. The UK’s five big supermarkets say they 21) Fragrances (6) have no plans to start stocking milk in glass bottles. 24) Member.s weapons (4)

Page 6 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER 55th anniversary of the annual Phoenix Scottish Games The Celtic Village athletes, musicians and dancers and/or All ages will have fun in the Celtic Village, other individuals or organizations whose featuring a variety of Celtic merchants mission, project or program promotes with clothing, music instruments, jewelry, Scottish heritage. baked goods and other traditional Stick around Saturday, or come after culinary delights that you won’t find at work for the Saturday evening Ceilidh any other festival - traditional shortbread at the Ghillie Dhu Pub Stage. Enjoy all cookies, haggis, highland beef dishes and our musical performers in one spot more. There will be Tasting including The Wicked Tinkers, Scott Jeffers, where you can enjoy a dram and hear Iain Walinck & Stoneybank, and more. about the whisky making process of each Admission is included in your Saturday expression. Car lovers don’t forget to vote ticket, or, just $10 at the gate (after 4:00 for your favorite vintage vehicle at the pm). The Ceilidh starts at 5:00 pm and British Car Display and show. wraps up at sundown. If you are curious about your heritage, The Phoenix Scottish Games run from 9 cotland comes to the Tinkers, local entertainers Scot Jeffers stop in to our Genealogy tent located am to 7 pm on Saturday March 2, 2019 and Desert Southwest and Traveler, Stoneybank and Open in the Clan Village. Arizona has over from 9 am to 5 pm on Sunday March 3, 2019 during the weekend Beta in one of the many entertainment 175,000 Scots. You could be one of them! at Steele Indian School Park, 300 E Indian of March 2ndand 3rd, venues featuring Lifter beer located Everywhere you look you can see deep School Rd, Phoenix. Single day tickets S2019 with the 55th annual throughout the festival. Watch in awe as ties between Arizona and Scotland. can be purchased at the gate for $20, or in Phoenix Scottish Games to be held at competitors on the athletic field make Douglas, Arizona was named for a advance at www.ArizonaScots.com for $17. historic Steele Indian School Park in it look easy to throw a log bigger than a Canadian-Scotsman, and the Rose Tree Add a second day for just $10. Discounted downtown Phoenix. You don’t need to be telephone pole or toss a hammer farther Museum in Tombstone Arizona features pricing is available for seniors, members of Scottish to enjoy the Games featuring full than you can throw a ball! Events include a rose tree grown from a cutting shipped the military and children. See the website for detailed pricing information. Free Highland pageantry with pipes and drums, the Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss, Hammer to a young Scottish bride from her family parking is available at the park and the Highland dancers, athletics, Celtic bands Throw and “Putting the Stone” with male in Scotland in 1885. festival has a free shuttle. and Gathering of the Clans. and female competitors of all ages from But even if you don’t have any ties As you move from area to area across North America. to Scotland, you will enjoy yourself at within the festival, you’ll be treated to a If the kids want to try their hand at 55thannual Phoenix Scottish Games. variety of live entertainment, interactive some of these fun events, there will be As long as you relish good music, food displays and athletic events. The event a “Wee Ones” children’s area sponsored and fun, you’ll have a great time. The hosts Highland Dance Championship by the Knights of St. Andrew’s featuring Phoenix Scottish Games are produced by and the Desert Southwest Pipe Band a mini- with their very the Caledonian Society of Arizona, the Championship. In addition to dancers own Caber Toss and Hammer Throw largest Celtic organization in the state, and pipe bands, you won’t want to as well as Highland costumes to try on. promoting Scottish culture through art, miss performances of traditional folk While in the Wee Ones area you can take education and athletics. Funds raised and bluegrass music with roots in the a selfie with our very own Nessie the at the event supports scholarships to lowlands and highlands, plus The Wicked Lock Ness Monster. aspiring and professional Highland Outdoors visits at record high and to relax and unwind (29%). The majority of those who visited the outdoors (67%) strongly agreed it had helped them de-stress, 64% said it had improved their physical health and 52% said they felt closer to nature. However, the survey of around 12,000 adults in Scotland shows there is still more to do to help under-represented groups access and enjoy nature.

A healthier Scotland isits to the outdoors have hit While 82% of the total population had record levels in Scotland, a new visited the outdoors for recreation over the survey suggests. Research from 12 month period, this dropped to just 47% Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) of those who reported having poor health, Vreveals that an estimated 547 million 73% of older people and those in the most outdoors visits were made in 2017/18. deprived parts of Scotland and 63% of The figure is up from 396 million in those with a long-term illness or disability. 2013/14 and is the highest ever recorded. SNH Chair Mike Cantlay said: “We know the many benefits of getting outside for Scotland’s People physical and mental health and wellbeing, and Nature Survey so it’s great to see that people in Scotland Scotland’s People and Nature Survey are enjoying the outdoors more than ever shows that people are also getting out and before. We want everyone across Scotland about more regularly and enjoying nature to benefit from nature but it’s clear from closer to home. More than half (57%) these findings that some groups still face said they ventured out weekly, up from barriers. That’s why SNH is investing in 50% in 2013/14 when the survey was last projects across Scotland to improve green Outdoors visits at record high: Scotland’s People and Nature Survey ©Lorne Gill/SNH. Survey and Nature People Scotland’s high: visits at record Outdoors carried out. Meanwhile the proportion of spaces in our towns and cities, particularly visits taken in urban areas increased by 6 in the most disadvantaged areas, to create percentage points to 40%. better places for people to connect with Designed and made in Scotland, carried around the world. Stewart of Appin Local parks were the most popular nature closer to home and reduce these destination, while walking remains the inequalities. The outdoors is our Natural Satchel, Bucket Tote and Clutch, three of our striking tartan designs. most frequently used mode of transport. Health Service, and we are also working + 44 (0)1968 660 078 Exercising a dog was the most frequently closely with other organisations to realise cited reason for visiting the outdoors (42% of the incredible potential of our natural dunmorescotland.com visits) followed by health and exercise (37%) environment for a healthier Scotland.”

The Scottish Banner • February 2019 • Page 7 THE SCOTTISH BANNER WHAT’S IN A NAME? By: Ron Dempsey Have a name that has you stumped? Scottish Banner readers can send in their name queries direct to Ron via the Scottish Banner via our website at www.scottishbanner.com/contact-us, 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.

back to a John Laing born in 1670. This is a It was not unusual to hear something considerable genealogical feat. similar in Scottish households of the past, Laing is an old Anglo-Saxon descriptive where father and son shared the same name for someone who was tall in stature name and would known as big Jim and equivalent to modern day long. Over the wee Jim even when the son towered over centuries it may have been found to be his father on reaching adulthood. recorded as Lang depending on the whim Little was also used as a humorous of the officiating recording clerk or local application for one who was tall or corpulent. dialect. It was recorded as early as 1357 in There is the land name Liddesdale in Scotland primarily in . Roxborough that evolved into the surname Lang is listed as being associated with Liddell. It wouldn’t be unconceivable , but the Laing form is listed that the names were often interchanged as an armigerous clan, a term means depending the clerk who was writing the that it is a family or clan that is without documentation over the centuries. a chief. Such a descriptive name would There is a Society at www. be very common and found in all parts clanlittlesna.com for further research. of Scotland, so it would be difficult from to tell from where any family with this Church particular name stemmed. Throughout our history the church has Kirkcaldy’s historic oldest church, Kirkcaldy Old Kirk and There is a Laing . It is a dove been a mainstay within the communities Kirk Wynd, the Kingdom of . Photo: VisitScotland/Damian Shields. with a sprig of olive in its beak. The motto of Scotland. The pre-Reformation Roman is: Mercy is my desire. held lands much like anuary has passed us by, along with February 14th the other big event of the month There more than few different Laing feudal lords which gave them an income things such as New Year’s celebrations, with St. Valentine’s name after Christian martyr , to see them best to search on the from the lands benefited the diocese as salutes to Rabbie Burns as well as of the fourth century and I am not sure how internet under “tartan finder.” well the contributions to the Vatican. most of New Year’s resolutions and he became associated with romantic love. People’s association with church gave J st rd the annual January 1 to January 3 diet, McCrombie them surnames that have come down to so on to February. February 1st is the day Laing Again, from Australia Mr. Ron Fyfe of us today. Scots Inglis name for church was of Saint Brigid. She was a 5thcentury nun Ena Laing of Ettalong Beach in New Macleod, Victoria, wrote and asked about pronounced kirk. From this came such who was reputedly born in in 439. South Wales, Australia wrote to ask about the surname McCrombie. I had a heck of names as Kirk, Kirkby. There are a few It is also falling on the old Celtic pagan day her surname that she acquired through a time trying to find any listings for the places in Northern England by this name. of which marked the days of the marriage. Mrs. Laing has been busy with name in any of my resource literature. It is These areas would have been in the lambing an equivalent of Spring. family history and has the Laing name fairly prolific infamilysearch.org where it Danelaw, a place where Vikings settled in can be found primarily in the North East north east England. The ending “by” is from of Scotland. So, I am going to go out in a Old Danish for farm so Kirkby translates limb and suggest that it is the combination as church farm. The other examples Tartan of the Month of two known names, Crombie and are Kirkwood, Kirkdale, which are self McCombie. Both have different origins explanatory. Kirkman differs in that is an and one can see where the two could be occupation for one who managed a church. combined. MacCombie from Tomaidh Mor Similarly, in England the form Church meaning “great Tommy”. The clan is listed shows up in many forms, such as Church, Scotland’s War today as Clan MacThomas. Churchman, Churchyard and more This is the Scotland’s War (1914-1919) famously Churchill. Charity’s commemorative tartan (SRT Eccles as a surname has two meanings, reference 12185). The dominant red colour Throughout our history the one from the Old English ish “aec laes” represents the sacrifices that were made in meaning oak pasture but to our theme, the War. It is not generally understood that church has been a mainstay also from “ekklesia” meaning church. the War was not technically and legally over An example of the latter is Ecclefechan, a until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in within the communities of Brythonic (Old Welsh associated language) June 1919. Until then, there was an armistice is a small village in the southwest of which is a formal agreement of warring Scotland. People’s association Scotland meaning small church. parties to stop fighting. The Scotland’s War with church gave them (1914-1919) Project will continue until Gillanders the centenary of the Treaty of Versailles in surnames that have come This is just an elementary list of names June 1919, which ended the War. Scotland’s that evolved from just the name church, The Scottish Banner is pleased to be down to us today. offering the Tartan of the Month series War (1914-1919) was formally accepted there so many other associated names that highlighting a variety of different, for registration as a charity by the Scottish comes from occupations or associations unique and colourful tartans from Charity Regulator on 17 November 2016 and with the church such as Pope, Bishop, around the world which are registered the website hosts the contributions from Crombie is from a place name in Preistley, Deakin (Deacon) Parson, Monk, with the Scottish Register of Tartans 21 local authority partners in Scotland, and in the parish of Auchterless. Monkman, Prior, Abbot and Nunn just in Edinburgh. The Scottish Register of from individual contributors at home and It originates from the Gaelic word “crom” to mention a few. Revered figures added Tartans was established by an act of the abroad in the Scottish Diaspora. meaning crooked or bent. This could for a to that list as well such as Saint names Scottish Parliament in November 2008 This followed the decision by the bend in the river or the road. especially in Gaelic names that start and promotes and preserves information not to fund the with either “gil” or “kil”. Names such as Little about historic and contemporary tartans original Heritage Lottery Funded project. Gillanders or Gilchrist are translated as from Scotland and throughout the world. The work and legacy projects of the Charity From White Plains, New York in the USA the servant or devotee of Saint Andrew or Text and image use is courtesy of the is approached in a sensitive, respectful comes a query from Don Drummond servant or devotee of Christ. Other names Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT). and ethical manner, and ensures that the asking about the surname Little. Little, as a such as Kilpatrick or Kilbride in Gaelic Scotland’s War (1914-1919) commemorative descriptive name can be what exactly what refer to the church of St. Patrick and St. The 2,000+ pages on the Scotland’s War initiatives are relevant to all ethnic, religious it implies for a person of small stature. Bridget respectively. (1914-1919) Charity’s website at www. and secular parts of Scottish society. It can also be for standing within a We hope you are enjoying your month, scotlandswar.co.uk reflect the significant A woven sample of this tartan has been family to be used by one of two people although the weather can be bleak here in sacrifices made by the on received by the Scottish Register of Tartans who have the same name. Therefore, John the north at this time of year, our southern the Home and Fighting Fronts, and the for permanent preservation in the National Little would explain that one John is the friends are sure to be enjoying warm weather Scottish Diaspora, in the Great War. Records of Scotland. junior of his father also named John. of summer. Let’s hope it’s not too hot.

Page 8 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Brooch gifted by Mary, Queen of Scots to her close aide and personal hairdresser goes on display in Edinburgh

Outer Chamber of the Mary, Queen of Scots Other projects that form part of the apartments at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. investment, collectively called Future Programme, include the creation of a public Famous inhabitants physic garden and a Learning Centre within Mary, Queen of Scots lived at the Palace the restored Abbey Strand buildings, and following her return from exile in France new ticketing and welcome spaces. in 1561. In 1565 she married Henry Stuart, Sally Goodsir, Assistant Curator of Lord Darnley, in the Palace chapel; just Decorative Arts, Royal Collection Trust, a year later her Italian secretary, David said, “Through new displays of the Royal Rizzio, was murdered by Darnley in front Collection our visitors will be able to of the Queen, in her private apartments. explore the Palace’s close association with some of Scotland’s best-known historic figures. We want everyone to gain a deeper A brooch given by Mary, Queen understanding of Edinburgh’s royal palace and of its continuing role as the official of Scots to one of her closest lady residence of the Sovereign in Scotland.” attendants, who had a particular flair for hairdressing, has gone The brooch given by Mary, Queen of Scots. on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for the first time. brooch given by Mary, Queen Mary Seton continued to accompany of Scots to one of her closest Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity lady attendants, who had a in England. Sir Francis Knollys, an English The private apartments of Mary, Queen of particular flair for hairdressing, courtier charged with the care of the Scots have recently been re-presented as part Ahas gone on display at the Palace of Queen, noted that Mary Seton ‘did set of a £10 million investment by Royal Collection Holyroodhouse for the first time. Mary such a curled hair upon the Queen….. Trust to enhance the visitor experience at the Seton was a devoted assistant and every other day she hath a new device of Palace, including the re-display of the historic friend of Mary, Queen of Scots and lived head dressing, without any cost, and yet spaces to tell the stories of the Palace’s famous with her at the Palace from 1561–6. She setteth forth a woman gaily well’. inhabitants. A royal residence for more than was one of the four attendants known as The brooch dates from c.1580 and is 500 years, the Palace of Holyroodhouse has the ‘Four Marys’ who spent many years made from enamelled gold and studded served as home to both Mary, Queen of Scots The Palace of Holyroodhouse. in France with the exiled Queen. with pearls and rubies. It can be seen in the and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Pictish symbol stone discovered in and slabs of rock, and on specially cut and were quickly able to identify it as belonging shaped free-standing stones. Class I Pictish to the Pictish tradition. Although there is stones date to between 6th to 8th centuries a corpus of more than 200 of these stones AD, and are typically unworked stones across Scotland, each one is unique and with carved symbols. The meaning of the this is a fantastic example which enables symbols is debated, but it is believed they us to fill some of the gaps in the record may represent the names of individuals and helps us to trace the development of or groups. This new discovery is one of a literacy in north-east Scotland. As such, it number of impressive finds in the north- is a very significant find.” east of Scotland, which include an early The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Barney Pictish stone now on display at the Church Crockett, said: “This is a fantastic find and of St. Fergus, Dyce, close to where the new another great offshoot of the marvellous find was unearthed. summer we have been enjoying. The Pictish Bruce Mann, Local Authority symbol stone is yet another example of how Archaeologist for Aberdeen and lucky we are in Aberdeen in having such Aberdeenshire, said: “The exceptional amazing history on our doorstep”. The Pictish stone being removed from the River Don. summer has led to river levels being at their The stone has now been reported to lowest for decades, so there was always the Crown Office’s Treasure Trove Unit, a chance that something new would be and temporarily moved to Edinburgh rare Pictish symbol stone has been remarkable by the brief window of found. However, I certainly didn’t expect while discussions on where it will be discovered on the banks of the opportunity we had to recover the stone a find as stunning as this. Pictish symbol- permanently housed are ongoing. River Don in Dyce, Aberdeen. before the water levels rose again. stones are incredibly rare, and this one, The river’s low water level, resulting AOC Archaeology, our emergency call with its apparent connection to the river, Afrom the recent sustained spell of warm and off contractors, worked with a specialist adds further to the discussions around their dry weather, led to the unearthing of the lifting company to carefully and safely meaning and what they were used for.” stone which had become partially exposed remove the stone from the river. This is a from the river bank. Survey and removal of wonderful example of a local authority, Europe’s ‘lost people’ the stone was coordinated by teams from university, national body and commercial The Picts are one of Europe’s ‘lost people’, Historic Environment Scotland (HES), archaeological company working together chiefly known for their elaborately Aberdeenshire Council and The University of to save a significant piece of Scotland’s decorated memorial stones found Aberdeen, which confirmed the stone to be archaeological heritage.” throughout eastern Scotland, from a Class I Pictish symbol stone – an unworked Shetland to the Firth of Forth. Gordon stone with carved symbols including a triple Among Scotland’s most Noble, Head of Archaeology at the disc with cross bar, a mirror, and a notched distinctive monuments University of Aberdeen, is currently leading rectangle with two internal spirals. Pictish symbol stones are among a major research project into the early Kirsty Owen, Deputy Head of Scotland’s most distinctive monuments. medieval Kingdoms of northern Scotland Pictish symbol stone submerged in Archaeology at HES, said: “We’re very Their elegant and vivid symbols and and Ireland. He said: “The distinctive set water in the River Don. excited by this find, made all the more images can be found carved into boulders of symbols carved into the stone meant we

The Scottish Banner • February 2019 • Page 9 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Orkney tidal turbine breaking energy generation records The turbine generated more electricity in its first year than the entire of Scotland’s wave and tidal energy sector in the 12 years before. he revolutionary Scotrenewables SR2000 turbine turns previous designs on their head. That’s because, rather than having Tturbines fitted to the sea bed, the turbine blades are suspended beneath a floating platform. This not only dramatically cuts installation costs, but also reduces the amount of time and money needed to maintain and service the machinery through simplifying accessibility. Incredibly, the energy generated equates to more in 12 months from this single turbine than the entire wave and tidal energy sector has done in Scotland in the 12 years preceding the launch of this turbine. The SR2000 turbine was installed in the Fall of Warness tidal races, Orkney in August Yesnaby Castle sea stack on the west coast of Orkney Mainland. 2017 and the team at Scotrenewables said their success is evidence that tidal power generation could be rolled out more widely. tested since it was established in 2003. really only been over the last 10 years or so As Scotland continues to embrace and This is because it’s estimated that the seas However, the 64m long SR2000 has so far and has actually made quite a lot of progress lead the way towards a wholly renewable around the UK could one day be capable of proved to be the most successful of them in that time. As we move forward we will see electricity system, it’s more important generating 20% of its electricity needs. all. It has regularly generated the equivalent bigger and better machines coming along.” than ever that we have a diverse range of 7% of Orkney’s electricity demand, but This amazing milestone for the tidal energy of renewable electricity sources. We’ve Scotland’s remarkable marine can power up to 25%, at certain times. industry really demonstrates the untapped already seen huge growth in onshore wind energy resource Jonathan Lindsay, Operations and potential of this emerging renewables sector. and offshore wind over recent years and The European Marine Energy Centre Technology Director at EMEC, said: “Wind Scotland’s remarkable marine energy resource this new milestone from a tidal energy (Emec) is a test centre in Orkney where energy has had about 50 years from when has placed us front and centre in developing turbine is another welcome addition to an more than 30 different devices have been it first started, whereas wave and tidal has this industry with global potential. ever-increasingly important sector. Queen Mary ScotsFestival and International Highland Games XXVI

Marching proud. Clans gather at the Queen Mary.

ighty-eight years ago, in the of authentic activities, athletics, dancing, skill, and technique of ancient warriors The Queen Mary ScotsFestival & International quaint seaside town of Clydebank, entertainment and cuisine, paying homage through face-offs. With falconry, sheep Highland Games XXVI will take place on Scotland, construction began on to the Queen Mary’s Scottish legacy. herding and a large array of other activities, February 16th and 17th, 2019. For more details: the Queen Mary. Exemplifying guests will have culture at every turn! 877-342-0738 or www.queenmary.com Ethe finest craftsmanship of the country, Culture at every turn Whisky tasting sessions with aged malt the Queen Mary’s heritage is celebrated ScotsFestival honors nearly fifty Scottish experts are available for adult festivalgoers throughout the two-day ScotsFestival clans and vendors throughout the while the wee laddies & lassies can bear honoring Scottish culture. weekend with professional and amateur witness to Queen Mary’s coronation, The Queen Mary is pleased to competitions in piping, drumming, massed knighting ceremonies, and even take part welcome back the annual ScotsFestival bands, darts, Highland dancing, and the in the Wee Highland games. & International Highland Games brand new North American Professional This February, come to Long Beach, XXVI February 16 & 17 (9AM - 6PM). Highland athletics. The Scottish Highland California for the 26th annual ScotsFestival Experience the rich culture and history Games, a precursor to today’s Olympic celebration in one of the most unique The fun of Scottish dance. of Scotland first hand through an array Games, were designed to test the strength, venues in the world.

Page 10 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Reports confirm importance of Orkney’s seas to waterbirds work found that Orkney holds more than 40% of great northern divers, Slavonian grebes and long-tailed ducks wintering in Great Britain.

A special place for wildlife Sally Thomas, SNH’s Director of People & Nature, said: “Orkney is a special place for wildlife, including wintering waterbirds. These surveys vividly illustrate how important Orkney’s seas are to these birds, some of which migrate long distances from breeding grounds in Northern Europe to winter here. It’s remarkable that more than 40% of some of waterbirds overwintering in Britain are found in Orkney waters.” Other marine birds recorded in high he importance of Orkney’s seas for numbers included common eider and red- wintering waterbirds, including breasted merganser, with more than 10% ducks, divers, grebes and shags, of their GB populations. North Orkney also has been highlighted in a report held nearly 10% of the GB population of Tsurvey by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). velvet scoters and Scapa Flow 7% of black- The surveys covered the Scapa throated divers. Over 6,000 European Flow proposed Special Protection Area shags were counted as well, representing (pSPA) and the North Orkney pSPA. The 6% of the GB population and over 3% of population estimates for the species the Northern European population. surveyed were the highest yet recorded, The surveys included five complete totalling over 11,460 birds in North counts of North Orkney pSPA and four of Orkney and 9,680 birds in Scapa Flow. Scapa Flow pSPA between November 2017 The surveys confirm the and March 2018. The surveys were mainly international importance of these done from the shore with additional boat- waters to wintering waterbirds based counts in central Scapa Flow; they indicated by previous surveys, dating were the first surveys to fully cover both back as far as the 1970s. In fact, the sites by these methods in a single season. Did you know? St Mary’s Loch

• St Mary’s Loch is the largest natural • The ancient and ruined St Mary’s Kirk - The loch in the and is Kirk of the Lowes, and its graveyard. This was situated between Selkirk and Moffat. located on the NW shore of St Mary’s Loch • The loch is 5 kms/ 3.1 miles long and 1 and it has given its name to both the lochs. This location was known for the Blanket km/ 0.62 mile wide. Preaching, and open-air service held every • Loch is the Irish, and July and this tradition is still maintained. Scots word for a lake or for a sea inlet. • St Mary’s Loch Sailing Club is run from • Local legend had it that the loch has premises at the south end of the loch. It is no bottom and is reputed to be the run by the Royal Yachting Association. coldest loch in Scotland. • Off St Mary’s Loch you can climb to the statue • St. Mary’s Loch is only a few steps of poet and writer, James Hogg, the “Ettrick away from the Southern Upland Way Shepherd” and friend of Sir Walter Scott, who (a long distance footpath for walkers). was born just over the hill in the Ettrick Valley.

The Scottish Banner • February 2019 • Page 11 THE SCOTTISH BANNER

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.

A Royal Child from as a contribution to the ‘rough wooing’. Darnley, was murdered at Kirk o’ Fields Mary’s loyal Lords but unfortunately the Stewarts of Crookston That led to the infant Mary’s flight to his father, Mathew, turned against the for her cause, these allies had not the France for her protection and to her Queen and took up arms against her. military talent to match their loyalty. subsequent marriage the Dauphin. Because he had entered into such Forces against Mary Nothing was left but an unpatriotic agreement with the He joined the Regent’s forces against Mary for Mary to flee English King, Lennox was declared guilty on the battlefield at Langside, just a few The Regent, her half-brother, Murray, of treason by the Scots Parliament in miles ride from his castle at Crookston. intercepted her forces at Langside, as the 1545. His estates, including Crookston, On the other hand, Sir John Maxwell, latter were marching to Dumbarton. were forfeited and he very wisely fled Laird of Nether Pollok and one of Mary’s The Queen’s men were out-generalled and to England. The result was that Henry adherents was sent a letter calling him to out-fought in less than half an hour. Three Stewart, his infant son, was largely raised her banner. He was created a baronet in hundred of her army fell in battle and another in England and he and his mother, Lady the course of that eventful day, possibly four hundred were taken prisoner. Nothing Lennox, were in due course detained the recipient of the last exercise of her was left but for Mary to flee. She was by this there for years because of Queen power as Queen of Scotland. time standing less than half a mile from Elizabeth’s fear that they might become At this point, so the story goes, that Murray’s victorious troops, and there was no rival claimants to her throne. It was not having been advised by her lords, at a way she could get past them to Dumbarton. until 1565 that the young Henry Stewart council of war, that a flight to Dumbarton Instead, the faithful and courageous was permitted by Elizabeth to return to was impossible, the impetuous Mary is Mary Seaton dressed herself as the Queen Scotland. He was not quite twenty-two, said to have pulled an ebony crucifix from to lead astray her pursuers. Mary was whilst Mary was twenty-three. her breast and placed it in the palm of her escorted by the Lord Herries, Fleming, hand and passionately declared angrily to Livingstone and the young Douglas’s and her supporters, “by the cross in my loof, I rode nearly a hundred miles, non-stop; Ah! Mary, tho the wind should rave Mary was now at the mercy will this day fight the Regent and I will be to reach the coast of the Solway, near Wi jealous spite to keep me frae thee, of her cousin, Elizabeth, there tonight in spite of you traitors”. Dundrennan Abbey, at a place now called The darkest Stormy night I’d brave, From that time on that spot has been Port Mary. She embarked on a fishing For ae sweet secret moment wi thee from whom she urgently, but known as Crossmyloof. It had always smack that took her to Workington on the Cruikston Castle’s Lonely Wa’s seemed an unusual name for a coast. Mary was now at the by Robert Tannahill, 1809. naïvely, sought refuge. place to us children living in Pollok, mercy of her cousin, Elizabeth, from whom but the story of how it got its strange she urgently, but naïvely, sought refuge. ady Lennox, Margaret Douglas, name was unknown to most of us then. Instead, she was imprisoned at Henry Darnley’s mother, was Perhaps it was because she was lonely Crossmyloof was simply where we went Fotheringhay Castle for 19 years, before not only her mother-in law but that the young widow of the Dauphin took to on the bus, along Pollokshaws Road, to her execution. a kinswoman of Mary Queen to Darnley as soon as she saw him. get to the Crossmyloof ice–skating rink, Tis past – she rests – the scaffold hath Lof Scots in her own right. She was the The young Queen was undoubtedly near to Queen’s Park, named after Mary. been swept, the headsman’s guilty axe to daughter of Margaret Tudor, Henry the attracted to him with her sense of Six thousand men had mustered under rust consigned. VII’s daughter and Mary’s grandmother. romance, love and beauty. He was very tall, This marriage of James IV to Margaret a good attribute in the eyes of a woman Tudor in 1503, known as the marriage who was herself 6 feet tall. He was fair, Hopes to increase film production for Scotland of the Thistle and the Rose, was a fateful strong and athletic looking, and according one. Although furthest from the minds to one observer of the time ‘beardless and of the treaty makers at the time, the baby-faced.’ Mary and Henry now spent wedding eventually led to the joining of a lot of time together and it’s not too hard the crowns exactly a century later when to accept that they might have spent some the great grandson of the union, James VI, of that time at Crookston during this early became King James I of England as well. romantic interlude. But Margaret Tudor was married twice, her first husband had been James IV of Heir to the crowns of two nations Scotland, Queen Mary’s grandfather but As far as everyone was concerned Henry after being widowed Margaret Tudor took Stewart was a sensible choice as a a second husband, Archibald Douglas, husband. His mother was the childless the father of Lady Lennox. Lady Lennox Queen Elizabeth’s cousin and so a match An artists impression of the film studio. and her son Henry Darnley thus had would combine two possible heirs to a claim to royal blood and the throne England’s crown. No one could refuse to of Scotland, but not near as strong as admit the claims of a child born to such a SL Land, the company behind a which is about four miles from Straiton Mary’s. Mary and Henry were both couple and as far as the stumbling block £250m plan to build Scotland’s and close to Dalkeith Country Park. great grandchildren of Henry the VII of of religion was concerned, Darnley suited first film studio complex in 2017, Nick Waugh, commercial property England giving them both Tudor as well both sides, for his mother Lady Lennox now hopes to go ahead on a director at the commercial arm of as Stewart blood in their veins. was a Catholic whilst Darnley, himself, Psite at Saltersgate, near Dalkeith, in the Buccleuch Estates, said: “We recognise had later embraced the Protestant faith. southeast of Edinburgh. the importance of this ambitious project, The crown of Scotland Everyone’s ambitions were finally realized A planning application has been filed and are delighted to play a role in helping Lady Lennox and her husband Matthew, when the pair married on 29 July 1565 with Council for a mixed- deliver a world-class film studio to Scotland Lord Darnley, the 4th Earl of Lennox, had and later their child, James, became use development comprising film and that will inevitably transform the Scottish long harboured high hopes that their the heir to the crowns of two nations. TV studios including workshops, offices, creative industry and our reputation as a son Henry Stewart might someday wear The Stewarts of Crookston had finally backlot, trailer park and film academy, filming location across the globe.” the crown of Scotland, but Matthew the produced a future king, destined not only along with associated infrastructure. The development will include six owner of Crookston Castle, was an out to rule Scotland as James VI but to rule The company’s first choice for the sound stages, two backlots, a 180-room and out rogue. He was an ambitious and England as well as James I. International TV & Film Production Facility hotel, and 50,000 square feet of workshop thoroughly ruthless man and a strong When the took of Scotland, also known as Pentland space. The teaching building mentioned supporter of Henry VIII’s ‘rough wooing’, place, Mary had just made a daring Studios, was Straiton, on the southern the application will be the result of a in which Henry Tudor attempted by escape from her imprisonment at Loch outskirts of the Scottish capital. However, collaboration with Edinburgh Napier open warfare to arrange a marriage Leven Castle and had rallied her forces this had to be abandoned after a local University aimed at establishing a Scottish between the infant Queen Mary and to take on the Regent Murray. farmer, who faced eviction, successfully Film Academy. his son Edward Tudor. This would have Most historians support the view, that objected to the development in the The industry has longed for suitable united the two kingdoms at a much Mary witnessed the resulting battle from Scottish Land Court. studio space in Scotland as major film earlier date, than in fact came to pass. Court Knowe, at Cathcart Castle, or from The new plan arose after Scottish and television products may have used Matthew played his part by sacking and another small hill above the battlefield. developer Buccleuch Estates approached Scotland in film the production has often pillaging the Clyde and coasts After her consort, Henry Stewart, Lord PSL Land to suggest the Saltersgate site, happened in other parts of the UK.

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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 to report on all matters Scottish. Fiona lives in Scotland with her husband, Chief of Clan MacGregor, Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, and is also an active member of , 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.

I may have told you before: It weighed around 173 pounds and was Today the quarry is no longer The Gemrock Museum in Galloway. ‘Rhododendron Ponticum’ was brought worth a fortune, although I understand worked, and the village is home to six across to Scotland in the mid-1700s as that this record has recently been beaten – hundred. It could be a forgotten place. reetings from Scotland where an ornamental plant. It probably came again by a find in Australia. Yet Creetown is a real example of how the winter weather is about to from Spain, or Portugal and it ended up Most the artefacts at the Gemrock a community can regenerate itself with hit hard. Indeed, by the time you in gardens, parks and estates, especially Museum, though, are real and I like local businesses, a thriving arts and crafts read this we may be in the grip of in Scotland where the soil was very much the colourful crystals - and the stories centre – and a much-visited museum. Gan Arctic blast. The bulbs that are peeping to its liking. Now it is classed as one of the behind them. They say that amethyst was out of the ground are in for a shock… country’s most threatening non-native traditionally worn by holy men to promote Dundee And talking of things that grow. invasive plants. Vast swathes of Scottish piety. Indeed, this purple sparkler was Another place that is on the up is the We lost five large trees when Storm Ali land are covered by these bushes. rumoured to ward off drunkenness. Agate, port of Dundee. Here in Scotland’s hit last autumn - and now another In short, our decimated shrubbery is meanwhile, was used to cleanse the mind fourth largest city the waterfront is ancient Douglas Fir has bitten the dust. not a great loss to mankind. Anyhow, our and was rumoured to bring good luck and being renovated and redesigned. The towering tree was bending ominously tree expert apologises. He clears away fortune. Rose quartz gave inner peace to And in pride of place is the new by the drive and this month a tree the worst of the broken branches and anyone who touched it whilst fluorite was museum of decorative arts and design surgeon arrived to examine the thing. leaves. But substantial debris remains. used to ease rheumatism. – the Victoria & Albert. A sister of the It looked like it was well past its sell-by Over the lawns is a mass of broken twigs main V&A in (named after date. And it was. Our expert confirmed and greenery. So, the chief and I don our Creetown Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) this our worst fears and urged its removal. outdoor gear and get stuck in. We beaver The Gemrock museum is sited in the stunning modernistic building has But as he made the first cut with a giant away. Backs bent, arms filled with foliage. village of Creetown which is an appropriate been ten years in the planning and has saw, the thing seemed to have a mind of place. Creetown was once famed for its cost eight million pounds. its own. It twisted and fell in the wrong The Gemrock Museum stone. From here, local granite blasted Inside are the Scottish design galleries direction. Right on top of the nearby It is a far cry from the leisurely film shoot from the nearby hills was shipped all over with thousands of Scottish objects on rhododendron bushes. later in the week. The Gemrock Museum in the world. Various UK docks, including display, including the famous Oak Room Galloway is one of Scotland’s most iconic Greenock and Leith harbours, were built created by the Glasgow architect, Charles Rhododendron Ponticum exhibition centres. with these hardy white blocks. Rennie . From tartan to Mercifully no-one was hurt. Here are rocks, crystals, fossils – and It was said you never saw an overweight swimsuits, to engineering designs. From And thankfully the unfortunate plants it gems. It is literally a treasure trove. Here Scottish quarryman and in Victorian times a designer suit worn by Marlene Dietrich crashed down on were not the specimen are some four thousand artefacts, some hundreds of men toiled in the local quarry. as she arrived in America on board a kind. No, these were the common-or- real, but one definitely not. It is a replica They arrived with their picks and shovels cruise-ship in 1950. It makes Dundee a garden ‘ponticum’. Purple and as a picture of what was once the biggest nugget of and were rapidly followed by their families. must-see destination. And the chief and for a couple of weeks of the year. But gold ever found. The ‘Welcome Stranger’ The industry swelled the population of this I plan to get up there soon to have a good generally considered an all-round invader. was found in Victoria, Australia, in 1869. south-west coastal village to three thousand. look round. We will report back!

“All these things point towards the idea brochs were used for domestic Hopes to increase film production for Scotland purposes. But to make the Caithness broch memorable to tourists we need to make j it large. There are [replica] roundhouses Caithness Broch Pro ect popping up all over England and Scotland, aithness Broch Project is looking ago) and mainly around the Highlands and features such as corbelled cells, staircases, wall so to give people a reason to visit Caithness to build an Iron Age roundhouse Islands of the country. Caithness, however, voids, hearths, stone ‘furniture’ and mysterious we want to make this one impressive and in Caithness. The reconstruction can lay claim to having more brochs than ritual wells, these structures were real feats iconic. Caithness had more brochs than will use ancient methods that anywhere else in Scotland - it is the ‘home of architecture and engineering. anywhere else in Scotland. We don’t know Cbuilt similar mysterious structures in area, of the broch’. These towers are incredible why, and this is something we would like to something that hasn’t been done in 2,000 and awe-inspiring buildings - some would The first broch in Scotland find out. Caithness has not been subject to a years. Brochs are uniquely Scottish towers, have reached up to 40 feet (13m) high. in over 2,000 years lot of archaeological investigation compared built during the Iron Age (around 2,000 years Double walled, sloping in profile and with Kenneth McElroy, director with Caithness to places such as Orkney. Rebuilding a Broch Project, said: “The project design brief broch, using the same techniques as the document will help to inform and refine a original builders, the team hope it will number of points concerning the project - from provide an insight into how Iron Age people architectural design to sustainability. It is a vital lived their lives in Caithness.” component in the development of our plan to Between 200 and 300 broch’s are build the first broch in Scotland in over 2,000 thought to exist in Caithness, the highest years. Bone combs, painted pebbles, polished number found in any Scottish region. discs which might have been used as mirrors For details on the Caithness Broch and a skull fragment with three holes drilled Project fundraiser see: through have been found in Caithness brochs. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/lets-build-a-broch.

An artist’s impression of the proposed Caithness Broch. Photo: Caithness Broch Project.

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By: Judy Vickers The Surprise of Loch Awe Saint Conan’s Kirk All images by Martin Haddlington. images by All Nested on the banks of stunning Loch Awe, the Grade A listed Saint Conan’s Kirk has been named as one of Scotland’s top 10 buildings. It is steeped in family history, unconventional approaches to design and magical stories. The kirk was built by the amateur architect Walter Campbell of the wealthy Blythswood family, so his mother had a grand church close by. Now a £100,000 grant is helping this unique building secure its future as one of the area’s leading attractions as Judy Vickers explains.

he view has been described presence of the Stirling-Oban road, the Peter Hennessy, chair of the Friends of As well as his talents as an as one of the most beautiful north shore of the loch was a lonely and St Conan’s, explains: “The Blythswood architect, surveyor and engineer, in the Highlands. Looking out empty place. This increased accessibility family had enormous holdings of land in Walter was also a gifted playwright from the sundial terrace of the prompted Walter Douglas Campbell, a Glasgow, and interests in mining, coal, and he performed at Balmoral for the Tchurch, Loch Awe stretches away in front, younger son of the Blythswood family, iron, and shipbuilding in Renfew so they Queen as well as becoming friendly surrounded by magnificent mountains, to buy the island of Innischonain from were pretty wealthy. He was the 4th son with her son Prince Leopold. while the woodland-enclosed site of the Marquis of Breadalbane and build of Lord Blythswood, he came up to Loch “He built the house for his mother an ancient monastery lies behind a a mansion house on it for himself, his Awe as part of the Victorian drive towards and sister - the folk story is that his scattering of islands to the right, one of sister, Helen, and his mother. the Highlands started by Victoria herself.” mother wanted to go to church but which, Innischonain, was once the home of the Campbell family. A soaring church named after a historic saint, an old family name in a tucked-away part of the Highlands – it all has a centuries-old feel. Yet one of the most surprising things about St Conan’s Kirk, amongst a host of unexpected treasures, is that this architectural gem was only completed in 1930. Built by an eccentric wealthy amateur architect, St Conan’s is now becoming a popular visitor attraction. The Grade-A listed building was voted one of the top 10 Scottish buildings of the last 100 years in a 2016 RIAS public poll and, with work about to begin revitalising and repairing the property, thanks to a £100,000 National Lottery and Historic Environment Scotland grant, the church looks like having as bright a future as it has a curious past.

The Blythswood family The story begins in the 1870s with the coming of the Callander and Oban St Conans Kirk from the Gardens. Railway. Prior to that, despite the

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St Conans Kirk Rose Window. St Conans Kirk interior not have to travel through the Pass of “Walter was closely connected with glass window, originally from St Mary’s Kirk ago the Friends of St Conan’s was Brander, so he said he would build her a the Duke of Argyll and Iona and he also in South Leith from 1483, and a larger- formed with the aim of giving the church,” says Mr Hennessy. went to Mull and sketched Pictish and than-life effigy of the king himself. kirk a broader and brighter future. And when he said he would build her Celtic gravestones, and those influences “We didn’t want it just as a church a church, he meant it rather more literally can be seen in the details in the church,” Lochside kirk with a small congregation; it needed a than most wealthy landowners of the time says Mr Hennessy. Other details include a painted- wider audience,” explains Mr Hennessy. - he designed and oversaw the building of Pieces of carving from Iona Abbey are glass window with figures of angels Work will begin this spring, using the the church himself. It was begun in 1881, built into the north wall of the south aisle, and cherubs which Helen Campbell £100,000 grant, to make essential repairs with the first phase completed in 1886, and the church’s close connection with designed and made, a Celtic Cross to the building, particularly the roof, as very much in the tradition of Scottish that historic island mean visitors often erected in memory of Walter’s mother, the first stage of a plan to create a visitor Presbyterian churches. But just over ten make a point of stopping at St Conan’s on a font in the model of a Breton fishing area and make St Conan’s more of a years later, he began a second phase where their way there. boat, gargoyles on the roof in the shape community and tourist hub. Already, says he let his imagination run wild. Other curious yet beautiful highlights of a dog chasing hares, and metal rabbit Mr Hennessy, the church is becoming “He applied for a number of church include stalls carved from Spanish head spouts for the drainage system. more popular with a string of community commissions but didn’t get them so chestnut representing the ten clans which The kirk was named for St Conan, a events, including meetings, exhibitions thought: ‘Damn it, I can to do it myself’. He once dominated the area, and a large local bishop who was said to have and musical concerts, as well as more was wealthy enough that he could indulge organ screen carved by the multi-talented rapped the knuckles of the Devil. wedding bookings and an increase in the himself,” says Mr Hennessy. Walter himself with grotesque monsters Walter died in 1914 and the work on the numbers of tourists, all of whom are left and heavenly creatures. chapel was continued by his sister until astounded by the curious lochside kirk. The church is unusual for a Church of her death in 1927, when it passed into the “People are always quite taken aback A soaring church named after Scotland building – although it was never ownership of trustees who completed the when they come,” says Mr Hennessy. a historic saint, an old family adopted by the Kirk and remains a chapel work in 1930. Just one church service a “It’s just not something you expect to of ease – in that it has a number of chapels, month is held there now but a few years see in village of 220-odd people.” name in a tucked-away part including St Conval’s Chapel, below which, of the Highlands – it all has a in a vault, lie the remains of Walter and his sister Helen, St Bride’s Chapel with centuries-old feel. Yet one of the its Levantine marble slabs, and, most most surprising things about famously, the Bruce Chapel, named after Robert the Bruce, one of Scotland’s best- St Conan’s Kirk, amongst a host loved kings. It was a manoeuvre on the of unexpected treasures, is that hillside above the kirk that helped Bruce win one of his most decisive victories at the this architectural gem was only Pass of Brander; the chapel also contains completed in 1930. one of the king’s bones, a 19th-century bell from the Lighthouse, a clear

It is said that he tried to include examples of every type of ecclesiastical architecture found in Scotland, and that is why there is a circle of standing stones at the entrance gate. It is built mainly in Norman or Romanesque style although incorporating both early and later examples of that style – although the larger square tower is Saxon with stones decorated with a fern-like pattern.

Robert the Bruce The stones for the church were rolled down the hillside from Ben Cruachan and large boulders form the piers for the chancel arch. The timbers for the mini-cloister – a gem in itself - came from the wrecks of two famous battleships, the St Conans Kirk Crypt Gates. St Conans Kirk Crypt Gates. Caledonia and the Duke of Wellington.

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Mary Queen of Scots

Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart. Mary’s signature. All images courtesy of Universal Pictures. images courtesy of Universal All

ary Queen of Scots, starring Theatrical visionary Josie Rourke has Immortalised by history Both women make very different choices Saoirse Ronan and Margot made her film directorial debut with a Born a Catholic at a time of religious turmoil, about marriage, children and leadership. Robbie has had its Scottish powerful dramatisation of the incredible as an infant Mary is sent for her safety Through those choices, each woman has premiere in Edinburgh life of Mary Queen of Scots. Based on the to Catholic France. At 15, Mary marries been immortalised by history. Mfollowing a special reception for the ground-breaking book Queen of Scots: the heir to the French throne. Queen of film’s makers and stars at Edinburgh The True Life of Mary Stuart by Dr. John France at 16, at 18 Mary is widowed, defies Filmed across Scotland Castle hosted by the First Minister Nicola Guy, which uncovered new evidence pressure to remarry and instead returns to The film was shot across locations in Sturgeon. Directed by Josie Rourke, the about Mary and Elizabeth, the film her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful Scotland in 2017, including Strathdon, film also stars a host of Scottish actors retells the story of these two Queens in throne. In Mary’s absence, Protestants have Glencoe, Glen Feshie, Blackness Castle including , David Tennant, a way that speaks to the experience of gained control of Scotland, and her half- and Seacliff, East Lothian. Martin Compston and James McArdle. women in the modern world. brother, Moray, has ruled in Mary’s place. Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of The powerful John Knox leads Scotland’s Scotland said, “The Scottish premiere Protestants and believes that a woman of Mary Queen of Scots provides monarch is against nature and God’s will. another opportunity to showcase In England, Mary’s cousin Queen Elizabeth Scotland as a world-class location for faces pressure to marry and produce an heir. productions. Securing film and TV In Scotland, Mary faces conspiracy, civil productions offers significant benefits rebellion and a hatred of women that brings to the Scottish economy and job her sexual conduct into constant question. opportunities for our skilled crew. It’s Mary has, by birth, a rival claim to good for tourism too as our stunning Elizabeth’s throne. The two Queens have a scenery features on screen. Through unique fascination with each other: only Screen Scotland, we are increasing they can understand what it is like to rule in support for the sector and seizing their land as women. Mary offers friendship emerging opportunities to ensure the and a treaty that settles their competing industry in Scotland continues to go claims, but the bloody and intense politics from strength to strength.” of their courts keeps them apart. Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has been Mary defies her advisors and England’s committed to play Mary Stuart for years, will to marry and produce an heir to both originally signing on to a much earlier kingdoms, her son James I. Following iteration of a biopic of the ill-fated queen his birth, there is again the possibility of when she was just 18 years old. “Even then, I alliance and peace, but Mary’s enemies are always felt a real connection to Scotland and too numerous, and Elizabeth witnesses, the history, probably because I think there Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth. with mounting horror, the cruelty, are so many similarities between Scottish conspiracy and violence of Mary’s court. and Irish history,” says Ronan, now 24.

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“The idea of playing a queen who Production spend in Scotland has represents so much for the Scottish reached records levels of £95million. An Did you know? people and had such a story to tell was increase of over 300% in the past decade, • Mary Queen of Scots was born on • Elizabeth I, born 7 September 1533, really exciting. I believed it was a story the figures reflect the growing strength December 8, 1542. She was just six days was the daughter of Henry VIII and that needed to be told. As an actor, it and confidence of Scotland’s film and old when her father, King James V, died, Anne Boleyn (who was executed was a brilliant role to get, and I knew tv sector as increased incentives like and she ascended to the Scottish throne. when Elizabeth was two years old). how lucky I was to have been entrusted Scotland’s Production Growth Fund, She spent most of her childhood in Henry was succeeded on the English with it. That wasn’t something I was new funds from Scottish Government France, her mother’s native country, while throne by Elizabeth’s half-brother going to abandon. I always had faith it coupled with existing UK tax incentives, Scotland was ruled by regents. In 1558, she Edward VI, then her cousin Lady would come together at the right time.” are bringing unprecedented international married the French Dauphin who became Jane Grey (for nine days) followed interest in Scotland as a place to film. King Francis II of France in 1559. But by her half-sister, the Catholic Mary The turbulent life of the Jenni Steele, Film and Creative Mary was only Queen Consort for a year (who was Henry’s first child with charismatic Mary Industries Manager at VisitScotland, before Francis died. She travelled back to Catherine of Aragon). Elizabeth Mary Queen of Scots explores the said, “Scotland’s history and culture is Scotland to take up her throne in 1561. became Queen in 1558. turbulent life of the charismatic Mary a huge driver for visitors from across Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and the globe, with the life of Mary Queen widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure of Scots a fascinating part of that. We’re to remarry. Instead, she returns to excited to see Saoirse Ronan and Margot her native Scotland to reclaim her Robbie take on the iconic roles of Mary rightful throne. But Scotland and and Elizabeth in this latest big-screen England fall under the rule of the interpretation of Mary Stuart’s life, compelling Elizabeth I. Each young especially as Scotland’s landscapes and Queen beholds her “sister” in fear built heritage appear on screen. With its and fascination. Rivals in power mix of political intrigue and stunning and in love, and female regents in a imagery of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots masculine world, the two must decide could offer further inspiration for visitors how to play the game of marriage to explore the country and the many real versus independence. Determined to historical locations linked to the 16th rule as much more than a figurehead, century monarch.” Mary asserts her claim to the English The film’s Scottish Premiere followed throne, threatening Elizabeth’s Margot Robbie’s BAFTA nomination for sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, the Best Supporting Actress in her role as and conspiracies within each court Elizabeth I, alongside Alexandra Byrne for imperil both thrones - and change the Best Costume Design and Jenny Shircore course of history. for Best Make Up/Hair.

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IN SCOTLAND TODAY

which was 40 years overdue. Crime novel A Touch of Danger by James Jones was last taken out in 1978, the book is about an American detective who runs into danger while operating in a Greek island. The library said; “Perhaps it was a New Year’s Resolution to return any library books to clear those shelves. If you have any overdue items, whether it is 40 days or 40 years, you can return them to any library in the city. Don’t worry, we are very nice and understanding, plus fines are capped at a maximum of £3.60 per book!” The book’s reappearance follows the return of another title in July which was 64 years overdue. J M Barrie’s A Window In Thrums made its way back to the Aberdeen Central Library from a charity shop in London, and now rests in a glass display case for posterity.

Edinburgh Council opens citywide TVL consultation

2018 record year for Nessie sightings

Figures have been released by the Loch building recording in this exciting new been undergoing rounds of treatment. Ness Monster Sightings Register that 2018 project to record 870 years of mark-making A family friend submitted a wish on Lily’s was a record year for “Nessie” spotting. in the Cathedral. These sessions are behalf to our Make a Wish campaign for her Statistics showed the world famous monster being run by professional archaeologists, to spend the day with the company. was spotted by 13 people in 2018, up from who will also be advising the project Thinking she was attending a workshop 11 in 2017. Sightings occurred throughout throughout. Once trained volunteers will at Theatre Royal Glasgow, Principal the year by people from the United States, be working in the cathedral and recording/ dancers Bethany Kingsley-Garner, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia and photographing and writing up all marks, Constance Devernay and Sophie Martin The City of Edinburgh Council has Scotland. The most recorded recent Graffiti and other carvings that have been surprised her and announced that she opened a citywide consultation on sightings took place in 1996 with 17, with made in the building over the hundreds of would, in fact, be welcomed to watch the proposals for a Transient Visitor Levy previous record years of over 20 sightings years. Full access to the building, including company take their morning class, before (TVL) or ‘Tourist Tax’. Having conducted taking place in the 1930’s and 1960’s. behind the scenes and to places where the joining them on stage. Dame Darcey detailed research, informal engagement The first recorded sighting of the Loch public are usually not allowed. Bussell greeted Lily with a special video with industry stakeholders and an in- Ness Monster was in 565 AD. Nessie was Martin Carruthers, Chairman of OAS message before she was taken on an depth survey of residents and visitors, the said to have appeared from the deep Loch said; “This is a really exciting project and exclusive backstage tour to the dancers’ Council last month set out key aspects of Ness waters. Here she snatched up and something a bit different for the society. dressing rooms and to see the sets, how a scheme could look. ate the servant, St Columba, before being St Magnus Cathedral is such a well- costumes, and props. Now, views are being sought from all forced back into the waters by his very self. loved building in Orkney, it’s a fabulous On stage, Principal dancer Christopher city stakeholders but, in particular, the Over the years, more rumours spread far opportunity to learn more about the Harrison, dressed as The Prince, presented hospitality and tourism sector, plus city and wide of other such ‘strange events’ people who have made their mark their Lily with her own custom, bejewelled businesses and investors, culture partners, at Loch Ness. Many believed in the water over the centuries. As well as the recording pointe shoe, before she and her family visitors and residents, concerning the best Kelpies and the Each-Uisge, (meaning work in the Cathedral we will also be and friends took to their seats to watch possible arrangements for introducing a ‘’) a water spirit in Scottish training a group of volunteers in the skills the magical performance of Christopher TVL in Edinburgh. folklore. These ancient Scottish myths to record buildings and it would be great Hampson’s Cinderella. The draft proposal suggested a charge about such water creatures contributed to if these skills went on to be used in other Jane Douglas, Lily’s mother said: “I can’t of either 2% or £2 per room per night, the notion of a creature living in the depths historical buildings across Orkney.” believe Lily’s wish was chosen. When I chargeable all year round on all forms of Loch Ness. There have been a total of found out I was over the moon; it was so of accommodation, including short- 1106 sightings of the mythical monster Having a Ball with Cinderella difficult to keep the news a secret, but the term lets, but capped at seven nights. since it was first spotted by St Columba surprise was worth it. From the minute we Respondents are being asked for their over 1000 years ago. arrived, we were made to feel so welcome views on the details of the scheme but by Scottish Ballet and it was an incredible also importantly what any income raised The St Magnus Graffiti Project experience. Lily had an amazing day, and should be spent on. she loved being part of the company.” The Council sees the purpose of this fund as being to invest in and Book comes back to Aberdeen manage the consequences of the future library after 40 years success of tourism within the city and respondents will also be asked to identify things they feel could benefit In January the Scottish Ballet made the from the estimated to be at least £11m first of five wishes come true as part of per annum that would be raised. their 50th anniversary celebrations in Figures show 85% of respondents 2019. Lily Douglas, aged 11, was surprised to a City of Edinburgh Council survey Volunteers have been invited by the by Scottish Ballet Principal dancers who backed the move, including more than Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) to revealed that her dream of dancing with half of accommodation providers. help record nearly 900 years of graffiti the company, taking a backstage tour, and The results suggested 90% of residents that has been recorded at the historic St watching Cinderella would come true. are supportive of a tourist tax, while 51% Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Workshops An avid dancer and a huge ballet fan, Lily It doesn’t quite beat the record of 64 of Edinburgh accommodation providers, for volunteers have now begun to allow has been battling a form of childhood cancer years but someone has returned a who would have to enforce the proposal, volunteers to be trained in the skill of called ‘Ewing’s Sarcoma’ and has recently book to the Aberdeen Central Library also support it.

Page 18 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER HM Convict Prison Peterhead By: Kenny From housing criminals to a museum MacAskill Kenny MacAskill was an SNP MSP and Justice Secretary from 2007-2014. He is now a columnist with the Herald and Scotsman, as well as contributing to other papers and magazines. He has written several books on the Scottish Diaspora along with former First Minister Henry McLeish, as well on his own on Scottish politics, the Lockerbie Bombing and a biography of the trade union leader Jimmy Reid, recently released.

Most are long gone, though, a few town museums still exist and many a street name tells of the former historic site in a town. After all they dealt with debt and less serious offences, more serious crimes saw perpetrators executed or transported to the colonies. Initially to America and the West Indies and after the War of Independence to Australia. Only just under 8000 Scots were transported to Australia though more They built the breakwater which would had gone elsewhere before then. become the harbour, along with the Transportation was for 7 or 15 years rest of the prison that was to hold them. and Botany Bay became the destination Initially there were just over 100 prisoners for the prison ships, that carried their but that soon rose to the normal quota miserable human cargo around the globe. of 350, though a peak of 450 was reached However, when Australia declined to in 1911. The granite from which the port accept any more a new system required and prison were made was extracted to be devised. Convict prisons opened in from a quarry at nearby Boddam, with a England, such as the notorious Dartmoor small railway line being built to take the Guard muster, 1952. but there were others including Chatham, prisoners to and from there.

Photos courtesy of Peterhead Prison Museum. Prison courtesy of Peterhead Photos Rochester, and Parkhurst. Scots convicted The Naval heritage from transportation of serious crimes were sent there. saw warders initially carrying cutlasses rom Alcatraz to the Tower of and instilled foreboding amongst some Banishment to a foreign soil was avoided which was a ceremonial dress maintained London there are infamous prisons of Scotland’s most hardened criminals. but they were harsh institutions with hard by the Governor for years after it ceased to which now form visitor attractions. It was there that sentences were served labour the norm. be an integral part of an officer’s uniform. Scotland’s likewise but it’s not by Scotland’s most notorious prisoners As time passed and numbers rose An early rule was that convicts couldn’t Fin any of the major castles with historic and were overseen by some of the most there were calls for a distinct Scottish approach a warder closer than a cutlass goals or even in one of the major cities experienced Governors. institution. That didn’t come about length. In due course cutlasses were with gruesome dungeons to frighten As Justice Secretary I visited it and through a desire for penal reform but dispensed with but carbines were acquired young and old. Instead it’s located in the was responsible for its closure in 2013 rather that some thought Scotland was with warders patrolling armed with rifles. north east of Scotland and in an area with its replacement by a new institution missing out on its free convict labour. That continued until 1933 when an officer more famous for farming and fishing but adjacent to the former site. Neither the appears to have wounded himself and the which over the years has seen Peterhead new prison nor indeed any other are practice ceased. become synonymous with Scotland’s most particularly welcoming places but the old For throughout my lifetime and Warders initially were recruited forbidding penal institution. HMP Peterhead was especially cold and from the military but in due course the Of course, many of the ancient unforgiving. Even as an escorted visitor it for generations before Peterhead prison, along with fishing, became the castles still possess their medieval goals sent a shudder through me. was the place that sent a chill up main employment in the town. Several and the cities have their modern grisly All though that now remains is an old generations often serving which applied venues. Other sites have played historic naval bell and part of the old site which the spine of many and instilled to Governors as well. Whilst other roles in imprisonment with Fort George now houses a museum to tell its story. Its foreboding amongst some communities opposed institutions being near Inverness housing the United notoriety is perhaps understandable as it of Scotland’s most hardened built, Peterhead actually fought against Irishmen who were neither executed nor was Scotland’s first convict prison when theirs being closed, which it was a factor in transported after the 1798 rebellion. But built in the second half of the eighteenth criminals. It was there that the new HMP Grampian being sited there. it’s still better known for its construction century and throughout its lifetime it sentences were served by Scotland’s Less well known than the likes of to suppress the Highlands and repel was used for holding the most serious Alcatraz it’s still part of Scotland’s history invaders after defeat at Culloden ended offenders before latterly specialising in most notorious prisoners and and has a story to tell. the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. dealing with sex offenders. were overseen by some of the most HM Convict Prison, Peterhead which Its inmates have included Oscar experienced Governors. officially opened in 1888 and now forms Scotland’s most Slater, the victim of a great miscarriage part of the Admiralty Gateway. Peterhead, hardened criminals of justice before the first world war, John once known as the most notorious prison For throughout my lifetime and for McLean the revolutionary and anti-war in Scotland and the location of the only generations before Peterhead was the activist and Johnny Remensky, the safe Some politicians demanded that the time the S.A.S were used in Britain to end place that sent a chill up the spine of many breaker freed to assist the second world Scottish prisoners be used in Scotland not a domestic siege after an officer was held war effort. 1988 even saw a riot in which sent south. A commission was established hostage on the roof tops for 4 days. For more information on the prison and tours prison officers were held hostage and and various options were considered see: www.peterheadprisonmuseum.com military special forces were required to though with a preference for a North be used to secure their release. Walking Sea port and which narrowed down to around the prison I saw graffiti and the either Peterhead or Montrose, with the names of many who had been notorious Aberdeenshire town winning out. prisoners when I was younger and then a practising defence lawyer. Part of Scotland’s history The North East can be a cold and bitter place A distinct Scottish institution in winter and conditions for convicts were Now though what remains tells not just austere with the climate only one of the of some individuals but of Scotland’s hardships to be faced. Building started in the penal policy over the years. Historically mid 1880’s with work by paid labourers but prisons were local and sentences were soon thereafter the first batch of convicts short, Scotland had up to 170 at one time. arrived to help in the construction.

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CLAN DONNACHAIDH SOCIETY Membership invited to all who share the names: Duncan, Robertson, Reid, etc. CALLING THE CLANS Society in UK: London & Southern Counties * Rannoch & Highlands Australia Inc. Canada: Ontario * Western Canada Australia: New South Wales * Victoria * Queensland * Western Australia Welcome to the Scottish Banner’s Calling the Clans section. Our “Clansified” CHEIF: Grant Davidson of Davidston cordially invites to New Zealand: New Zealand membership all who bear one of the Clan Names, and all who can Europe: Spain listing of Scottish Clans, Societies and Clubs. If you would like to add your trace their descent from an ancestor bearing one of these Names: Africa: South Africa Davidson; Davison; Dawson; Davis; Davie; Davey; Davy; Day; USA: Arizona * Carolinas * Florida * Gulf Coast * Mid-Atlantic * New Clan to these pages please contact your nearest Scottish Banner office Dye;Dyson; Dawson; Dea; Dean; Deane; Deas; Deason; Dees; Mexico * Mid-West * Northeast * Northern California * Pacific Northwest * Rocky Mountains * South * Southern California * Texas * Upper Mid-West Dee; Dey; Daw; Dow; Dhai; Kay; Keay; Key; Keys; MacDade; for full details. Our address and phone numbers are located on page 2. MacDaid; MacDavid; MacDavett; MacDagnie; MacDagny; Visit our website to learn more about , our MacDhai; McKeddie. In addition we welcome into membership all History & Traditions, the Clan Museum in Scotland, the DNA If you are contacting your Clan be sure to tell them you saw them in the who have a family association with the Clan Davidson. Project, the new Struan Kirk Appeal, & locate a Branch near you. Applications may be made online: www.clandavidson.org.au http://www.donnachaidh.com/ Facebook: The Clan Donnachaidh Society Scottish Banner and please support these great community organisations. or contact the Hon. Secretary Mr Dennis Hill, J.P, P.O. Box 519 Email: [email protected] Baulkham Hills NSW 1755 [email protected] 0431 527 662

Clan Douglas Society Clan Baird Society Worldwide of North America Membership is open to those descended Australia Recognized as & Allied Families from Baird, Barde, Bard, Beard, Beaird, Brd, “under the patronage of the High Agnew Crockette Harkness Pringle Bayard, Bardt, Barth and Biard or varied Bell Dalyell Home Rowell Council of the Chiefs of Clan Donald” Blackadder Dalzell Hume Rowle spellings of the name of Scottish origin. Blackett Deal Inglis Rule High Commissioner Mr Lachlan Macdonald Blacklock Dick Kilgore Rutherford In addition to the Society newsletter and the opportunity Blackstock Dickey Kilpatrick Sandilands to associate with fellow clansman members may NSW Inc. State Commissioners Blackwood Dickson Kirkpatrick Sandlin Blaylock Dixon Kirkland Simms query the Society geneologist. For information write: President: Alistair Cameron NSW Mr Lachlan Macdonald Breckinridge Drysdale Lockerby Soule Qld Mr A. Neil Macdonald Brown Forest Lockery Sterrett Dr. Debra J. Baird, President [email protected] Brownlee Forrester Lockhart Syme 3491 County Road 3459, Haleyville, AL 35565 SA Ms Therese McCutcheon Carmichael Foster MacGuffey Symington Vic Mr Norman A Macdonald Carruthers Galbraith MacGuffock Troup Email: [email protected] Secretary: Terry Cameron Cavan Gilpatric Maxwell Turnbull WA Ms Pamela McDonald Cavers Glendenning McKittrick Weir Regional Directors for Australia Cleland Glenn Moffat Young David and Patricia Benfell [email protected] Clendenon Hamilion Morton Younger Email: [email protected] [email protected] Visit our website: www.clandouglassociety.org website: www.clanbairdsociety.com www.clan-cameron.org.au There is no joy without Clan Donald Jim Morton, Secretary CLAN DONALD QUEENSLAND 4115 Bent Oak Court, Douglasville, GA 30135

Commissioner: Neil Macdonald Ph: 0412 090990 Email: [email protected] The ClanWeb: www.clandonaldqld.org of Clan Bell Clan Donald ELIGIBILITY: Those with the name of CampbellMacDonald Macdonald Society McDonald McDonell, The House of Donald, OR of one of the Septs of Clan North America Donald, OR with a connection through family Cordially invites membership inquiries from persons lineage. Queensland Gospatric the Earl Of Australia Named Bell (all spellings), their descendants and There is no joy without Clan Donald Commissioner: Neil Macdonald Eligible blood or marriage, all descendants of friends. Computerized Genealogical data base available The Society exists for the benefit of all its Ph: 0412 090990 The Gospatric: Dunbar, Clugston, Corbett, Dundas, to help members in their research. Quarterly members. All Campbells or descendants of Email: [email protected] Edgar, Grey, Heryng, Home, Knox, Nisbett, Peddie, newsletter published. Tents hosted at major Scottish Campbells and members of Clan Septs are games from coast to coast. Web: www.clandonaldqld.org Strickland, Washington, Wedderburn and all most welcome to join the Society. ELIGIBILITY: Those with the name of MacDonald spelling variations of each name. Also all other Your Bell ancestry is important! For information on State Branches contact the families who were associated with The Gospatric. Visit our web site: www.clanbell.org Macdonald McDonald McDonell, Donald, Contact our Membership Chairperson: Pauline Bell National Secretary, Margaret Vallance OR of one of the Septs of Clan Donald, Chieftain David C. Dunbar 1513 Anterra Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587 Email: [email protected] OR with a connection through family lineage. 16419 Carlton Vale Ct. Email: [email protected] www.clan-campbell.org.au There is no joy without Clan Donald Tomball, TX 77377-8488 Clan Donald, U.S.A., Inc. Membership is open only to persons of the blood of Macdonald, however spelled or of the blood of a recognized associate family or is related by marriage or legal Clan Blair Clanadoption to either ofDonald these write for more Edmonstone info and a complete Sept list. Society Diane Carey-Schmitz U.S.A.1685 Casitas AvenueInc. Clan Society Society (North America) Pasadena, CA 91103, Membership is open [email protected] to persons oft the blood Invites membership to anyone of the surname Membership cordially invited A society for Campbells, members of recognized septs, their of Macdonald, however spelled or of the blood or variations:- Edmiston/e, Edmondston, from the descendants of all Blairs. descendants, and their friends. Recognized septs include: Ballantine, Burnett, Burns, Caddell, Calder, Harris, Hastings, of a recognized associate family or is related Edmanson, Edmeston, Edmonson, Visit our website: www.clanblair.org Loudon, MacArthur, MacConachie, MacDiamid, MacIver, by marriage or legal adoption to either of these Edmundson, etc. Chieftain Sir Archibald Edmonstone Bt of Duntreath Charles Diman McKellar, MacKelvie, MacKessock, MacNichol, MacTavish, write for more info and a complete Sept list. Membership Chairman MacThomas, Moore, Muir, Orr, Pinkerton, Thomas, Thompson. Contact: Mal Edmiston 3413 Sunnybrook Dr. Prospective members inquire to: Secretary ([email protected]) William H. McDaniel 3 Laguna Ave Clan Campbell Society, (NA) High Commissioner, CDUSA Kirwan, Qld, 4817 Charlotte, NC 28210 963 Plum Tree Lane, Fenton, MI 48430 61 (0)7 4755 4370 Email: [email protected] www.ccsna.org [email protected] [email protected]   Membership extended to all Crawford’s of Membership extended to all Crawford’s of  various spellings, worldwide. Join to preserve various spellings, worldwide. Join to preserve CLAN DONALD Family of Bruceour legacy & receive assistance with events, our legacy & receiveClan assistance with events, , highland games, forums, DNA gene- heraldry, highland games, forums, DNA gene- in VICTORIA International,alogy, Inc. surname history, quarterly newsletter alogy, surname history,Crawford quarterly newsletter Proudly affiliated with Clan Donald Australia, Victorian Scottish Union and and more. Joanne Crawford, President and more. Joanne Crawford, President Scots of Victoria Coordinating Group. Family of Bruce International, Inc., the only such organization Local Contact: Warren Crawford Local Contact:Association Warren Crawford Represented at all major Highland gatherings in Victoria. recognized by the heredity chief of the Name of Bruce,[email protected] [email protected] Elliot Clan Society, U.S.A. The Rt. Hon. Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, is a non-profit  Membership extended to all Crawford’s of various CLAN DONALD VICTORIA   organization established to create kinship amongst its family spellings, worldwide. Join to preserve our legacy President: Mr Norman A. Macdonald Judith M. Elliott-Clan President Contact: [email protected] members and promote interest in the Family of Bruce and & receive assistance with events, heraldry, welcomes membership of all who are its history. Membership is open to persons who qualify Formed in 1934, with membership from many MacDonald, McDonald and by surname, by decent, or by recognized septs: Carlisle, highland games, forums, DNA genealogy, Macdonald families living in Victoria. Membership available, with dance classes connected with this great border family. surname history, quarterly newsletter and more. for Scottish Country Dance most Friday evenings in Gardenvale. Carruthers, Crosby, Randolph and Stenhouse. Direct inquires to: Membership-Treasurer Membership inquiries should be directed to: Joanne Crawford, President CLAN MACDONALD YARRAVILLE Donald E. Bruce Polly A. 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Clan Buchanan Society Clan Donnachaidh International, Inc. Clan Cumming Society Clan Donnachaidh Invites membership of all Buchanans and of other septs: Society of New of SouthNew Wales South Inc. , Bohanon Leavy MacCoubrey MacMorris Murchison of the Australia Association Australia Coleman Lennie MacCubbie MacMurchie Richardson United States Cormack Macaldonich MacCubbin MacMurphy Risk WalesDunc anInc., Rob erAustraliatson Reid Clan Chief: Captain A.A.C. Farquharson, Cousland Macalaman MacDonleavy Macneur Rusk Dewar Mancadeoir MacGeorge MacQuat Spittal DuncanPeople who Robertson bear any of the aboveReid names or names of any of the MC of Invercauld Donleavy Macaslan MacGibbon McQuattley Walter www.clancumming.us PeopleSepts of whothe Clan bear (see advertiany ofsement the fromabove CA namesUSA) are invite d Dove Macauselan MacGilbert MacQuinten Wason to join with us in our activities to promote Clan Donnachaidh, Membership inquiries are invited from descendants Dow MacCalman MacGreusich MacWattie Watson [email protected] or“The other Children Sept of Duncan”names by of participating Clan Donnachaidh in the various activitie s of Farquharson and descendants of Sept family Gibb MacCalmont MacGubbin MacWhirter Watters “Theconducted Children by Scottish of Duncan”Societies. are invited to names. Please contact the association by mail to: Gibby MacCammond MacInally MacWhorter Watt For information & membership application, contact Gibbon MacCasland MacIndeor Masters Weir joinGordon in our Robertso activitiesn by participating in the Gibson MacCruiter MacIndoe MacWhitty Yule 58/157 Marconi Rd. Bonnells Bay NSW 2264 The Secretary: Clan Farquharson Gilbert MacColman MacKibb Morrice Yuill c/o G. Allen Cummings Scottish Gatherings held in NSW. Gilbertson MacColwan MacKinlay Morris Zuill Association Australia Harper MacCormack MacMaster Morrison of Perthshire PO Box 6888 For information and membership application, PO Box 585 MacCommon MacMaurice Murchie and other spellings Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469-6888 contact Gordon Robertson Springwood, NSW 2777 Graeme Paul Watson, Mem. Secretary, 128 Oak Haven Drive, Statesville, NC 28625 58/157 Marconi Rd. Bonnells Bay NSW 2264 or by Email to: [email protected]

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Clan MacInnes ClanInternational MacInnes Association of Clan InternationalMacInnes Association (Aonghais) of All spelling variants of MacInnes are welcome Society Clanworldwide: MacInnes (Mc)Angus, (Mc)Kinnis, (Aonghais) (Mc)Innis, Hamiltons and those of Hamilton descent (Mc)Ginnis, (Mc)Ninch, (Mc)Neish, (Mc)Canse, All spelling(Mc)Mas variantsters of, (Mc) MacInnesInnes, (Mac)Mas are welcometers are cordially invited to join the society. The Society www.clanmacinnes.org Inquiries to be sent to: worldwide:Eric Perry, Di (Mc)Angus,rector-Membe (Mc)Kinnis,r Services 14 (Mc)Innis, Jakes Lane, Dexter, ME 04930; [email protected] Sheri Lambert, Treasurer USA, Inc (Mc)Ginnis, (Mc)Ninch, (Mc)Neish, (Mc)Canse, Austin, Dickson, Dixon, Falconer, Faulkner, Hackson, (Mc)Masters, (Mc)Innes, (Mac)Masters P.O. Box 5399 Harvey, Haxton, Hervey, Hurry, Hurrie, Keith, Kite, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Lumgair, Marshall, MacKeith, Urie www.clanmacinnes.org visit our website: www.clankeith-usa.org Eric Perry, Director-Member Services 14 Jakes Lane, www.clanhamilton.org or email [email protected] Dexter, ME 04930; [email protected]

Clan Mackenzie Society Clan Kerr/Carr in Australia Inc. Association April Rich Of North America, Inc 28 Oxbow Drive Membership enquiries Willimantic, CT 06226 Cordially invites membership applications from all Includes name variations such as [email protected] sept variants of the name Kerr, Carr, Caray, Caris, welcomed from Mackenzies of all spellings and Septs Galbreath, Catbreath, Gilbraith etc. The American Branch of the First Family of Scotland welcomes Cearr, Curr, Care, Karr, Keir, McCarry and other sept inquires from descendants of: Hay(s); Haye(s); Hayne(s); Hey(s); Variants. The Clan accepts membership from all DNA testing project, members only databases, Contact: N Dennis, 61 Alma Street, Alderston; Armll;Ayer(s); Constable; Con(n); De La Haye; Delgatie; interested in Scottish and Celtic Highland Games East Malvern 3145 Ph 03 9569 5716 Biennial gatherings, blog, Quarterly journal. Delgatie; D’ Ay(e); Dellah’aY; Errol(l); Garrad; Garrow; Gifford; and Genealogy. See applications on the Clan’s Join from only US $15 p.a. Hawson; Haygood; Hayter; Hayward; Haywood; Haynie; Hayden; website at: www.clankerr.us Visit our website Hayfield; Hayne( s); Leask( e); Leith; Lester; MacGaradh; Peebles; Or write: Attn: Clan President Check out your Tartan and Sept Peeples; Peoples; Turriff; Tweeddale; Yester www.clangalbraith.org 679 Silvercreek Drive, Winter Springs, Fl 32708 www.clanmackenzie.org.au www.clanhay.com

American Clan The MacEanruigs, the proud sons of Henry, invite you to join the CLAN LESLIE Society Gregor Society Purposes Culture: foster Scottish culture and activities SOCIETY ůĂŶDĂĐ<ĞŶnjŝĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ and Games: promote Scottish festivals and games Goals Genealogy: assist in genealogical research of Australia Membership inquiries of the Fellowship: foster fellowship and friendship among kith and kin Society History: maintain and promote the history of the clan and Scotland tĞŝŶǀŝƚĞLJŽƵ–ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞĂĐůĂŶƐƉĞƌƐŽŶ Est 1909 welcomed from MacGregors Awards: promote charitable and educational activities via a scholarship fund and New Zealand Gather the Clan: as directed by our Chief, Alistair of Fordell ĂŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌƐĞƉƚƐ͕ĂŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚĞƌ͕ of all spellings and Septs Ă^ĐŽƚ͕ŽƌũƵƐƚĂŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚ–ƚŽũŽŝŶ Some other surnames of the proud sons of Henry: Clan Chief: Hon Alexander John Leslie  Enquiries invited from Leslies around the world, ƚŚĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĂŶĚƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶŵĂŶLJĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ Gregor Grier MacAdams MacNish Magruder D'Handresson, Eanrig, Eanruig, Enderson, Endherson, Endirsone, Henders, Hendersone, Hendersonne, Hendersoun, Hendersoune, as well as the Septs of Clan Leslie: McGehee Gregory King Peter Fletcher Hendery, Hendirsone, Hendirsoune, Hendrie, Hendrisoune, Hendry, Gregg Lecky Black and many others Henersoun, Hennersoune, Hennryson, Henresoun, Henreysoun, Abernethy, Bartholomew, Cairney, Lang, Henriesoun, Henrison, Henrisone, Henrisoun, Henrisoune, Henry, Moore etc in all their spellings. Henryesson, Henryson, Henrysoun, Kendrick, Kenrick, MacCanrig, tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ǁǁǁ͘ĐůĂŶŵĂĐŬĞŶnjŝĞĐĂŶĂĚĂ͘ĐĂ Contacting our registrar, Jeanne P. Lehr MacCanrik, MacEanruig, MacEnrick, MacHendric, MacHendrie, Contact: J Barrie Leslie 11 Ballas Crt. MacHendry, MacHenrie, MacHenrik, MacHenry, MacKanrig, MacKendric, Contact: Malcolm W. Leslie D.Ua. MacKendrich, MacKendrick, MacKendrie, MacKendrig, MacKendry, 117/30343 Rosedal Springe RStreet.d. St. Louis, MO 63131-3038 MacKenrick, Makanry, Makhenry, McHenry, McKendree, McKendrick, McKendry Kearney’sGordon Spring,, NSW, Qld,2072, 4350, Austr Australia.alia. Phone: 314-432-2842, [email protected] www.clanhendersonsociety.org Phone:Phone: +61 +61 2 7 46359418 83582262 Clan Gregorwebsite: Societywww.acgsus.org Australasia [email protected]@ozemail.com.au www.clanleslie.org• www.clanleslie.org All MacGregors and Septs of our Clan are invited to join one of the oldest Clan Societies of Craighall Society in Scotland Est 1822. If you live in Australia or For all of the name and lineage of Hope New Zealand, please contact our clan INTERNATIONAL & USA AUSTRALIA representativeClan in GregorAustralia; President:Clan HopeConvenor: of Richard Rex Hope Stephen Hope Frank McGregor [email protected] [email protected]

ClanSociety Gregor Society Society in the MembershipCraighall Chair: Society PO Box 14 Janet Hope Higton NORTH HOBART TAS 7002 For [email protected] of the name and lineage of Hope Email:Australasia [email protected] United States Web. www.clangregor.com www.clanhope.orgINTERNATIONAL www.clanhopeaustralia.org & USA All MacGregors and Septs of our Clan are invited to join All Mackenzies and septs, their one of the oldest Clan Societies in ScotlandClan Hope Est 1822. of If Craighall SocietyPresident: Richard Rex Hope you live in Australia“Royal or New is Zealand,my Race please” contactFor all ofour the name and lineage of Hope Clan MacAlpine descendants and friends are invited to join INTERNATIONAL & USA AUSTRALIA [email protected] clan representative in Australia; President: Convenor: Membership Chair: Janet Hope Higton this charitable membership association. Richard Rex Hope Stephen Hope Frank McGregor - Society [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Society Barbara MacKenzie, Treasurer PO Box 14 Membership Chair: North Hobart TAS 7002 Janet Hope Higton AUSTRALIA 3061 Harbor Blvd, Ventura CA, 93001 USA PO Box 20454 Cheyenne, WY 82003-7011 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Convenor: Stephen Hope Earl Dale McAlpine - President Phone: 307-214-4817 Email: [email protected] www.clanhope.org www.clanhopeaustralia.org Web. www.clangregor.com [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.clanmackenzie.com “Royal is my Race” www.clanhope.org www.clanhopeaustralia.org

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Clan Gregor North America, Inc. Valerie McDougall Valerie McDougall VP Membership MacDougall VP Membership MacDowall MacDougall 505-470 Scenic Drive, London, ON MacDowall N5Z 3B2 Society N5Z 3B2 Email: [email protected] Home page: www.macdougall.org Established 1822, Edinburgh, Scotland Email: [email protected]: www.facebook.com/clanmacdougall Home page: www.macdougall.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/clanmacdougall Clan MacLaren Names Associated with Clan MacDougall of Argyll Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor and Clan MacDowall of Galloway Names Associated with Clan MacDougall of Argyll MacLaren MacLaurin Lawrence Lawson Low[e] 7th Baronet of Lanrick and Balqhidder, 7th Chief of Clan Gregor Coul MacCoul Macoual Clan Innes Australia Conacherand ClanMacConacher MacDowall of Galloway Coyle MacCoyle Low[e]ry Law[e] Patterson MacPatrick MacRory Great Lakes, New England, Pacific North West, CoulDole MacCoulMacDole MacoualMacDill New memberships welcome Doual MacDoual McDougal Western U.S. and Southeast Chapters DougalConacher MacDougalMacConacherl MacDougald Mark A. McLaren, President CoyleDougle MacCoyleMcdougle McDougald DoleDugal MacDoleMacDugal MacDillMacDugle www.clangregor.org Innes, Thain, Mitchell, Marnock, Dowall MacDowal MacDowall 611 Indian Home Rd. DoualMacDowell MacDoualMacdowell McDougalMcDowell DougalLullich MacDougalMcLullich l MacDougaldMacCullich For membership contact: Inez Boothe Middleton, Reidford, Wilson, MacCulloch McCulloch MacCullagh Danville, CA 94526 120 Wicksford Glen, Sandy Springs, GA 30350-5713 MacClintockDougle MacLintockMcdougle McLintockMcDougald McRob, McTary, Mavor DugalMacHale MacDugalMcHoul MacDugleMactheul (925) 838-8175 Ms Ishbel MacGregor, Secretary MacHowell MacCowan McCown MacKichanDowall M’GowallMacDowal MacNamellMacDowall 5 Alloa Road, Cambus by Alloa, Clackmanshire, FK10 2NT Scotland Email [email protected] MacDowellMacLucas MacdowellMacLugash McDowellMacLuke [email protected]  LullichSpelling VariationsMcLullich May Vary or OmitMacCullich the Mac, Mc       MacCulloch McCulloch MacCullagh MacClintock MacLintock McLintock  MacHale McHoul Mactheul MacHowell MacCowan McCown   MacKichan M’Gowall MacNamell Clan Guthrie       MacLucas MacLugash MacLuke Clan MacLellan   Spelling Variations May Vary or Omit the Mac, Mc John B. McClellan, Jr.   The OFFICIAL Clan MacFarlane Society U.S.A. Inc  Founded 1911 - Glasgow & London Treasurer Re-established- 1973 Grandfather Mountain, NC 6409 Knollwood Drive Clan Irwin Association Membership invited   Loch Sloy! We welcome all descendants of McKinney, TX Chief and Patron Clan MacFarlane from around the world! David Irvine, Baron of Drum, Chief of the name. 75070-6032 Clan Guthrie - U.S.A., Inc. Michael R. MacFarlane. FSA Scot - President Contact: Barbara Edelman, Chairman Brian J.W. MacFarlane - Vice President Email: [email protected] Membership Chair 65 Colonial Drive Richard G. Kilby, FSA Scot - Treasurer Telford, PA 18969 John K. Manchester - Secretary Invites all MacLellans and their descendants regardless Larry Guthrie 215-721-3955 [email protected] lnternatlonal Clan MacFarlane Society, lnc. of surname spelling to join in preserving our heritage. IRWIN • RVIN • IRVINE • IRVING • ERWIN • ERVIN PO Box 398 Glenora, CA 91740 USA [email protected] [email protected] Various family names are MacLellan(d), McClellan(d), Over 270 ways the name has been spelled since 325 A.D. McLellan(d) and Gilliland. www.clanguthrie.org www.clanirwin.org MACFARLANE.ORG Visit our website: www.clanmaclellan.net

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Clan Moffat Society Clan MacLeod Madam Jean Moffat, Chief of the Societies of Australia Clan MacNicol Name and Arms of the Family of Membership is open to MacLeods, Moffat, welcomes Moffats of all spellings. Spouses and those legally Septs (of any spelling) and descendants. Society, Inc. adopted by Moffats are also eligible Askey MacAndie MacCorkill for membership. Beaton MacAskill MacCrimmon Society Website: http://www.ClanMoffat.org/ Bethune MacAulay MacGillechallum Member of The Highland Clan MacNeacail Federation welcomes persons of the names Nicolson, Nicol, MacNicol in all spellings Madam Jean Moffat, Chief of the Name Association Caskie MacCabe MacRaild Norie and Arms of the Family of Moffat, (North America) Harold MacCaig MacWilliam Tolmie For membership inquiries, contact: Membership cordially invited from Pringle! Lewis MacClure Norman Williamson welcomes Moffats of all spellings. Pringle decedents and other interested parties. USA: Jeremy Nicholson Canada: Jacques McNicoll www.clanpringle.org. uk NSW, ACT & Qld - Peter Macleod 02 4397 3161 P.O. Box 501166 202 Berlioz Apt 203 Spouses and those legally adopted by William L. Pringle, III Victoria & Tas - David Dickie 03 9337 4384 Atlanta, GA 31150-1166 Verdun, QC H3E 1B8 Canada Moffats are also eligible for membership. Email: [email protected] South Australia - Nicole Walters 0415 654 836 [email protected] Email:[email protected] Clan Pringle Assoc. (North America) Western Australia - Ruth MacLeod 08 9364 6334 www.clanmacnicol.org www.clanmacnicolcanada.com Website: http://www.ClanMoffat.org/ Email: [email protected] 6538 140th Ave., Holland, MI 49423

Clan Macpherson THE Association Ross Clan in Australia The clan is active again in Australia welcomes enquiries from Macphersons for information contact in Australia and members of our Associated families. For information Commander Des Ross(By appointment David Ross Bt Chief of Clan Ross and Balnagowan) MACLEODS contact your local representative, our web site for information contact Commander Des Ross www.clan-macpherson.org/branches or the ‘Official Clan RICH IN HIGHLAND We would be pleased to hear from anyone with Ross Clan (By appointment David Ross Bt Chief of Clan Ross and Balnagowan) Macpherson Association’ Facebook page heritage and interest. TRADITIONS Canada. John C Gillies Australia. John L Macpherson We wouldcontact Commander Des Ross at be pleased to hear from anyone [email protected] Society International [email protected] [email protected] FOR INFORMATION: phone +1 705 4460 280 phone +61 2 4871 1123 with Ross Clan heritage and interest. WWW.CLANMACLEODUSA.ORG Scotland. Bill Macpherson Join a Thousand Year Tradition New Zealand. Tim McPherson [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Commander Des Ross at A.L. MacLeod phone +64 3 234 5098 phone +44 1577 830 430 President: Leonard Montgomery 3923 Rockwood Way #B USA. Ken Croker Clan Museum. Curator [email protected] [email protected] M 0403 830 853 West Valley City, UT [email protected] [email protected] phone +1 559 658 6189 phone +44 1540 673 332 84120-6880 (1 April to 30 October) www.clanmontgomery.org Ken Duthie JP Director of Publicity M 0418 806 172

      Clan Macnachtan  The  Association Worldwide    Sir Malcolm F. Macnaghten of  Society of Australia   Macnaghten, Bart - Chief of Clan   Chairman - Peter McNaughton - 360-686-8451 and New Zealand         We welcome membership from all Scots named MacNaughton Society Clan Ross America or any of the Septs on our Website: Contact the Membership If your surname is MacRae, Association and foundation merged Secretary, Vice-Chairman or Regional Commissioners in: or you are descended from a person having the of North America Australia - Regional Commissioner - Bruce McNaught Christopher L. Gillmore June Alvarez-Fetzer Many Names - One Clan +61 7 3266 2047 [email protected] surname MacRae (any spelling) or that of a Sept of Email: [email protected] Treasurer/Membership Liz Ross, President W. Canada - Regional Commissioner - Miles MacNaughton the Clan then you are eligible to join our Society. 8516 Lookout Cliff Pass Robert Aumiller, Membership Secretary 250-999-9636 [email protected] Austin, TX, 78737 New Zealand - Regional Commissioner - John Macnaughtan Australian Contact: [email protected] +64 9 441 4984 [email protected] www.clanmorrison.net PO Box 6341 Roslyn MacRae 0412 291 054 email: [email protected] USA - Membership Secretary - Mary Nivison Burton Membership cordially invited from those who are connected River Forest, IL 60305 541-401-2613 [email protected] NZ Contact: Sue Tregoweth email: [email protected] with this great Clan, i.e., Morrison, Morison, Gilmour, Gilmer, www.clanross.org WWW.CLANMACNAUGHTON.NET , Murrison or descendants of eligible name. Clan MacNeil Association OF AUSTRALIA For all enquiries about the clan and membership contact. John McNeil Clan Ross of 21 Laurel Avenue, Linden Park, SA 5065 Email [email protected] Association, U.S.A The United States We are the only national organization of David Ross of Ross, Baron Balnagowan, Clan MacNeil Association Clan MacTavish, U.S.A. Munro in the U.S .A. affiliated with the Under the patronage of Chief Steven Chief of the Clan invites all Ross’, septs and their of Australia MacTavish of Dunardry invites you to join us Clan Munro (Association) of Scotland. descendants toto join in preserving our heritage. For all enquiries about the clan and in celebrating our history. Cash, Holmes, MacTavish, Stephenson, Stevens, Thompson, COME JOIN US! www.clan-ross.org membership contact: John McNeil Thomson, Todd & other variants. Web site: www.Clanmunrousa.org 21 Laurel Avenue, www.clanmactavish.org Write: Heather Munro Daniel [email protected] Linden Park, SA 5065 Membership Info: 4600 Lloydrownn Road Contact L. Q. Ross [email protected] or Mebane, NC 27302 105 S. Graham Ave, Orlando, Fl 32803 Email [email protected] PO Box 686, Milford, OH 45150-0686

Clan Maitland Murray Clan Society Society of North America Clan MacNeil Chief: Ian Maitland, The Earl of Lauderdale! Applications for membership are invited from Murray’s We are all related! Contact your local society and the following allied families: Balneaves, Dinsmore, Australia Group Association of America North America: Rosemary Maitland Thorn Dunsmore, Fleming, Moray, Murrie, Neaves, Piper, Pyper, [email protected] www.clanmaitlandna.org Smail, Smale, Small, Smeal, and Spalding. Clan Chief: The Duke of Buccleuch KT, K.B.E Invites all MacNeils, regardless of Carole Maitland [email protected] Commissioner: Heather de Sylva surname spelling, some of which are listed: Australia: In Canada contact: William J.M. Murray 4230 Colac- Lavers Hill RoadWeeaproinah. VIC. 3237 McNeill MacNeil MacNeal MacNiel, McNeely, Neal, 2000 Cambridge Ave #329 Membership welcome from Scotts and Septs: Judette Maitland [email protected] Neilson and O’neill to join us in preserving our heritage. New Zealand: Campbell River, BC V9H OC3 Balwearie, Harden, Laidlaw, Geddes & Langlands. 33 Disley Street, High bury, Wellington 6012. NZ In the U.S. contact: Robert W. Murray Info: Secretary, PO Box 320, Maclean, NSW, 2463 Contact: Rhonwyn Darby We welcome all with Maitland, Lauderdale, Maitlen and similar 1001 Cordero Crescent McNeill VP, Membership, PO. Box 230093, Montgomery name spelling. See the entire list and your family history at: E: [email protected] AL 36123-0693. (334) 834-0612 Email [email protected] www.clanmaitland.org.uk Wyomissing, PA 19610-2738 W: clanscottaustraliagroup.moonfruit.com Among the most ancient families of Scotland. If you are a descendant of Pollock, Pollok, Pook, CLAN MATHESON Polk, Polke, Paulk, Poalke, Poulk, Poolke, Pogue SOCIETY - you are cordially invited to contact: A. D. Pollock, Jr. Chief of the Clan PO Box 404 Major Sir Fergus Matheson of Greenville, KY 42345 Clan MacNicol e-mail: [email protected] Matheson Clan Scott Society Chief: John MacNeacail 7th Baronet of Lochalsh Clan Pollock Membership is invited from all descendants of the of MacNeacail and Scorrybreac Invites all Mathesons/Mathiesons or Kin Among the most ancient families of Scotland. If you are a surname Scott; associated families Balwearie, Bucklew, to join our Clan Society. descendant of Pollock, Pollok, Pook, Polk, Polke, Paulk, Poalke, Geddes, Harden, Laidlaw, and Langlands (however Contact the Chief's Lieutenants in USA Poulk, Poolke, Pogue - you are cordially invited to contact: spelled); as well as those who have an interest in the Contact Ross Nicolson U.S.A. heritage of the Middle March of the Borders of Scotland. Malcolm Matheson, III A. D. Pollock, Jr. 10/377 North Rocks Rd., Clan Scott Society P.O.Box 307, The Plains, VA 20198 PO Box 404 Carlingford NSW 2118 Tel: (540) 687-6836, Fax: (540) 687-5569 PO Box 13021 [email protected] Greenville, KY 42345 Austin, TX 78711-3021, USA www.clanmacnicol.com www.clanmatheson.org e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] www.ClanScottSociety.org

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Clan Shaw Society Invites membership or inquires from all: AUSTRALIA The Scottish Australian Shaw, Ayson, Adamson, Esson, MacAy, MacHay, Shiach, Sheach, Sheath, Seith, Seth, Skaith, Scaith and Shay. For those affiliated with Heritage Council Mike Shaw Secretary the Young surname 2403 West Cranford Denison, TX 75020 Ian J Young Clan Shaw Society Convenor Caledonian Society Invites membership or inquires from all: Membership inquiries: of WA Inc. Founded at a meeting held in Sydney 18 June 1981 Shaw, Ayson, Adamson, Esson, MacAy, Clan Young Australia Promotes Scottish Culture and Traditions Welcomes membership from all Australians of Scottish descent. MacHay, Shiach, Sheach, Sheath, Seith, 10 Cedric Street in Perth, Western Australia Applications for membership can be obtained from: Seth, Skaith, Scaith and Shay. Parkdale VIC 3195 [email protected] For further details contact John: 0427 990 754 The Hon Secretary, SAHC Secretary: Mike Shaw Email: [email protected] Susan Cooke tel: 02 6355 4158 Find us on Facebook: 2403 West Cranford www.caledoniansocietyofwainc.com Email: [email protected] Denison, TX 75020 www.facebook.com/groups/youngsofaustralia/ www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au

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Victorian Scottish Union Inc Established 1905 Scottish Heritage Umbrella group representing the interest of Scottish Clans and Societies in Victoria. USA, Inc. Affiliated Clans & Societies Ballarat Highland Dancing Geelong Scottish Dance Clan Society in Chicago Scots P.O. Box 457 Balmoral Highland Dancing Society Glenbrae Celtic Dancers Begonia City Highland Dancing Society Kilmore Celtic Festival Australia Incorporated Established in 1845, the Chicago Scots (aka Illinois Saint Pinehurst, NC 28370 Brunswick Scottish Society Maryborough Highland Society Clan Donald Victoria Mornington Peninsula Caledonian Society Contact: M Hodgkinson Andrew Society) is the oldest 501c3 in Illinois, The Chicago Welcomes membership of anyone interested Scottish Country Dance Victoria Society Scots organise programs and events to educate, entertain and Clan Macdonald Yarraville Inc The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne 212 MacKenzie Street in the exchange of people and ideas between Clan Mackenzie of Australia Robert Burns Club of Camperdown nourish Scottish identity. The Chicago Scots operate Caledonia Australia Warrnambool & District Caledonian Society Scotland and the United States. Clan Sinclair Association Warrnambool Caledonian Highland Dancing Society Toowoomba 4350 (07 4632 8559) Senior Living, a unique retirement community located in the Australia forest preserve a few miles west of downtown Chicago. Write or phone for our free brochure. Chief: Ms Ceilidh McKinna Robertson [email protected] www.scottishheritageusa.org President: Mr Douglas Pearce Secretary: Mrs Jan Macdonald http://goldenvale.wixsite.com/clansutherlandaus Tel: 708-447-5092 email: [email protected] T: 03 9360 9829 M: 0438 584 930 (910) 295-4448 E: [email protected] Facebook: Clan Sutherland Society in Australia W: www.chicagoscots.org www.victorianscottishunion.com

Clan Sutherland Society of North Clans and Scottish America Inc. Comunn Gàidhlig organisations The Society cordially invites membership of all Sutherlands Astràilia (however the name is spelled) and of the associated families: (The Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia) is a To have your Clan or Scottish organisation Cheyne, Duffus, Gray, Frederith, Mowat and Oliphant. nonprofit organisation which supports the language and culture of Scottish Gaels. listed in these pages please contact us at: Richard Langford Ruaraidh MacAonghais, N each Cathrach (Convenor) [email protected] 1106 Horshoe Lane Phone: 04 0482 2314 E-mail: [email protected] Blacksburg, VA 24060 Web: www.ozgaelic.org or www.scottishbanner.com/contact-us e-mail: [email protected] Mall: PO Box A2259, SYDNEY SOUTH 1235

The Scottish Banner • February 2019 • Page 23 THE SCOTTISH BANNER SCOTTISH BANNER EVENTS Having a Clan event? Know of a highland games? Know where the pipes will be playing? Let Scottish Banner readers know of Scottish events both near and far with the Scottish Banner events page. Send us your community event, concert, meeting or anything with a Scottish twist! Please submit events either online at www.scottishbanner.com/events or email [email protected]. Please ensure you submit your event in the exact format we use below, events not submitted in this way cannot be guaranteed to be printed. Events will run both in print and online and is a free service.

2 Leominster, MA - Leominster Burns Night Supper 16 Dothan, AL - Southeast Alabama Highland Games 20 - 24 Fort William - Fort William Mountain Festival CANADA Join in the festivities to celebrate the life and Family friendly Highland games at the Houston A series of films and lectures celebrating the works of the Scottish Bard, Robert Burns at County Farm Center at:1701 E Cottonwood Rd. great outdoors and mountain culture, held in FEBRUARY 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Erdman Way. Info: Info: www.wiregrasshighlandgames.com Scotland’s outdoor capital, and spread over five 1 - 3 Brandon, MB - Scottish Pavilion (978) 870-2769 or [email protected] 23 - 24 Washington, PA - 38th Annual Highland Ball nights. Info: www.mountainfestival.co.uk Hosted by Westman Scottish Association at Victoria 2 Contoocook, NH - Robert Burns Celebration The 38th Pittsburgh Highland Ball and Workshop Inn Brandon, 3550 Victoria Ave. Come enjoy Scottish 28 - 3 Braemar - Braemar Mountain Festival Hosted by New England Scottish Arts Centre at will once again be at the Washington Elks Lodge food and drink, and entertainment. Info: www. The second Braemar Mountain Festival celebrates Saint Methodios Faith & Heritage Center, 329 Camp Ballroom.Excellent music will be provided by facebook.com/events/343480396434140 the mountains in winter with a programme of Merrimac Rd. With pipers, dancers, dinner, Haggis Highland Square. Info: www.pscds.org workshops covering ski touring, winter skills, avalanche 1 - 3 Halifax, NS - Halifax Celtic Festival and more. Info: www.nescottishartscentre.com 23 - 24 Sherman, TX - Sherman Celtic awareness, low level walking, navigation and fell Experience Celtic culture, language,music, dance, food and Festival & Highland Games running. Info: www.braemarmountainfestival.com vendors. Free admission at Multipurpose Room at Halifax 8 San Francisco, CA - Robert Burns Supper Forum 2901 Windsor St. Info: www.halifaxcelticfest.ca Celebrate the Bard with The Saint Andrew’s Celtic music, Pipe Band Competition, Celtic 28 - 6 Inverness - Inverness Music Festival Society of San Francisco at The City Club. dogs, Scottish athletics and more at 2190 Fallon This music festival is a competitive event that 9 Ottawa, ON - Ardbrae Dancers of Info: www.saintandrewssocietysf.org Dr. Info: www.shermancelticfest.com Ottawa Ball, Buffet, and Brunch allows people of all ages and abilities to show off Dance with us to the exciting music of Torridon Scottish 8 - 9 Brookesville, FL - Seventh Annual 29 - 31 Madison, WI - Madison Scottish their skills. The main discipline groups are vocal, Country Dance Band at our annual Triple-B event. . . Celtic Family Jamboree Country Dancers Ball Weekend instrumental, speech, Gaelic and Scottish with over Ball, Buffet, Brunch. At the beautiful Glebe Community Celtic music and fun with free workshops, Madison Scottish Country Dancers are thrilled to welcome 75 awards to be won. Competitions are open to the Centre, 175 Third Ave. Info: www.ardbrae.org Highland athletics and sheepdog herding A Parcel of Rogues back to the shores of Loch Mendota public. Info: www.invernessmusicfestival.org demos at Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Rd. at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union’s newly 9 Regina, SK - Mid-Winter Celtic Festival Info: www.celticheritageproductions.com renovated Great Hall their 41st Scottish country dance MARCH 2019 Western Canada’s “West of Mabou” taps into their 9 Parkesburg, PA - Burns Night at Historic Beale Manor ball. Info: www.madisonscottishcountrydancers.org 6 - 10 St Andrews - StAnza strong Scottish, Irish, and Cape Breton roots to deliver StAnza, Scotland’s Poetry Festival, is held every a unique brand of high-energy, traditional music The Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation 29 - 30 Jackson, MS - CelticFest Mississippi March in St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university with a contemporary flare. Also performing The City cordially invites you to Burns Night at Historic A celebration of Celtic culture at the MS town. With readings, exhibitions, performances, of Regina Pipe Band. Info: www.crpb.org/mwcf Beale Manor, 200 South Church St. Info: www. Agriculture & Forestry Museum, I-55 & Lakeland facebook.com/events/318172138777139/ Dr. Info: www.celticfestms.org/wp music, and film. Info: www.stanzapoetry.org 9 Victoria, BC - Annual February 9 Cupar - Fife Whisky Festival Weekend of Highland Dance 10 Greenbelt, MD - St. Columba’s Valentine Dance 30 - 31 Gonzales, LA - The Louisiana The Fife Whisky Festival brings over 30 distilleries This is a joint highland dance weekend with the Victoria Scottish Country Dance event at Greenbelt Community Highland Games & Celtic Festival Highland Dance Association at Victoria High School Center Gym. Info: www.rscds-greaterdc.org/events Scottish entertainment, Clans and athletics at and independent bottlers from all over Scotland to showcase their whisky wares at Cupar Corn Exchange, Theatre. Info: [email protected] 14 Webster Groves, MO - St. Louis St. Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Info: www.lahgcf.com St Catherine St. Info: www.fifewhiskyfestival.com 10 Calgary, AB - The Great Canadian Kilt Skate Andrew’s Society Social Night Indelibly Scottish and undeniably Canadian. It speaks to the These are informal gatherings where everyone is welcome SCOTLAND 10 Nationwide - International Bagpipe Day Scottish contribution to Canada’s multicultural heritage, a and can bring guests too. Throughout the year, some social This is a day initiated by The Bagpipe Society to chance to nurture your inner Scot. A spirit of Scottish fun nights will have specific Scottish topics at Weber’s Front FEBRUARY 2019 celebrate the world’s many bagpipes and piping and fortitude, and wear Canada’s favourite colour – tartan! At Row, 8169 Big Bend Blvd. Info: www.stlstandrews.com 2 Glasgow - National Youth Pipe Band traditions. Every March 10th you are invited to go out Calgary Olympic Plaza, 228 8 Ave SE. Info: www.kiltskate.com 15 - 16 Newark, NJ - The Metro Cup-Premier of Scotland: Made in Scotland and play your pipes – anywhere, anyhow to anyone! Bringing together Scotland’s most talented young 15 - 17 Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Solo Piping and Drumming Competitions 14 - 31 Glasgow - Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival musicians at a national level, the National Piping Centre Caledonian Workshop & Ball Players have been invited based on results from Major Aye Write! remains committed to celebrating Scottish and will present The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland live Scottish Country Dance event at the beautiful Contests in Scotland, Canada and the United States international writers and writing. Info: www.ayewrite.com for this unmissable afternoon performance at Glasgow Château Lacombe Hotel for the 49th annual at the Ramada Plaza. Info: www.themetrocup.com Royal Concert Hall. Info: [email protected] 14 - 31 Glasgow - Glasgow Workshop and Ball. Info: [email protected] 16 Long Beach, CA - ScotsFestival & International Comedy Festival 2 Glasgow - Rura 16 Toronto, ON - RSCDS Toronto-The Tartan Ball International Highland Games XXVI Glasgow’s comedy festival birls back into your life, getting Energetic contemporary folk from up and coming Dinner, Scottish dancing and more at The Old Mill, 21 Old ScotsFestival honors nearly fifty Scottish clans & vendors ever more impressive with each outing. For 2019, you’re Scottish musicians on whistles, Highland pipes, fiddle, Mill Rd. Info: www.dancescottish.ca/Tartan_Ball.html throughout the weekend with professional and amateur looking at a lineup of Craig Hill, Janey Godley, Julian competitions in piping, drumming, massed bands, darts, flute, guitar and bodhran at Saint Luke’s & The Winged 16 Maxville, ON - 4th Annual Glengarry Pipe Band Bonspiel Clary and more. Info: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com Highland dancing, and Highland athletics at the Queen Ox, 17 Bain Square. Info: [email protected] Support the Glengarry Pipe Band at the Glengarry Curling 15 - 17 Dunkeld & Birnam - Niel Gow Mary, 1126 Queens Highway. Info: www.queenmary.com 8 - 21 Isle of Lewis - Hebridean Dark Skies Festival Club with curling and fun. Info: [email protected] Ambitious programme of events featuring stargazing Annual Scottish Fiddle Festival 21 Montreal, QC - WhiskyFête 2019 MARCH 2019 events, workshops and talks led by leading scientists, Now a breeding ground for traditional music talent, the Montreal’s most unique Scotch Tasting event, 2 - 3 Phoenix, AZ - 55th Anniversay film, music, theatre and more - all located on the Isle festival runs a selection of workshops, performances an evening of unique and rare whiskies at The Phoenix Scottish Games of Lewis, which has some of the darkest skies in the UK and events each year. Established in 2004 to celebrate Mount Royal Club. Info: www.whiskyfete.org Presented by The Caledonian Society of Arizona at Steele and is one of the best places in the country to see the the life of Perthshire fiddle legend Niel Gow, this 23 Maxville, ON - The Great Canadian Kilt Skate Indian School Park, highlights include: Genealogy tent, Aurora Borealis. Info: www.lanntair.com/darkskies festival is held in his home village of Dunkeld & traditional and modern Scottish tunes, competitive highland Birnam each year. Info: www.niel-gow.co.uk Indelibly Scottish and undeniably Canadian. It speaks 9 Edinburgh - Six Nations: Scotland Vs Ireland dancing, pipe bands, heavy athletics, country dancing, to the Scottish contribution to Canada’s multicultural Scotland take on Ireland in the Six Nations at 16 Innerleithen - Rat Race Mighty Deerstalker historical re-enactments, vintage British car exhibitions heritage, a chance to nurture your inner Scot. A spirit Murrayfield Stadium. Info: www.scottishrugby.org An evening obstacle course where tweed is actively of Scottish fun and fortitude, and wear Canada’s and more. Info: 480-788-6694 or www.arizonascots.com encouraged followed by the Mighty Beerstalker Party 16 Dunfermline - Dougie MacLean favourite colour – tartan at Maxville & District Sports 2 Plantation, FL - Southeast Florida with food, ales and live bands. Legend tells of a cult Scotland’s foremost folk/roots troubadour, Complex, 25 Fair St. Info: www.kiltskate.com Scottish Festival & Highland Games renowned for his meaningful, haunting running event deep in the Scottish Borders. This is Celebrate Scotland at Plantation Heritage Park with pipe MARCH 2019 music. Info: www.dougiemaclean.com probably the hardest off-road-Tweed-clad-pipe-lit- bands, Clans , Scottish dance and more. Info: www.sassf.org plus-four-and-headtorch-wearing run that exists at 1 - 3 Belleville, ON - Belleville Scottish 17 - 22 Pitlochry - RSCDS Winter School 8 - 10 St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Traquair House. Info: www.mightydeerstalker.co.uk Country Dance Weekend Held in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, the RSCDS The Belleville Scottish Country Dance Society cordially Celtic Music & Heritage Festival Winter School, has Scottish country dance classes 16 Stirling - Sounds from Stirling invites you to our Annual Ball Weekend at the Masonic Celtic artisans, Celtic food, and more in America’s held at different venues around Pitlochry. Classes Castle: A Military Concert Temple.Info: David Aston [email protected] Oldest Celtic City at Francis Field, 29 W Castillo are held every morning and there are optional Performances in aid of the service charity Erskine Dr. Info: www.celticstaugustine.com and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum 10 Nationwide - International Bagpipe Day classes in the afternoon — a full day of dancing This is a day initiated by The Bagpipe Society to 8 - 10 Sonora, CA - Sonora Celtic Faire if your feet are up for it! Info: www.rscds.org Trust,. At Stirling Castle a magical evening of military performances featuring: The Band of The Royal celebrate the world’s many bagpipes and piping A full weekend of Celtic fun, including the International 20 - 3 Glasgow - Glasgow Film Festival Regiment of Scotland, The Military Wives Choir and traditions. Every March 10th you are invited to go out Ultimate Jousting Championships at Mother Lode Fairgrounds, One of the largest film festivals in the UK, with new local The Pipes, Drums and Dancers of Queen Victoria and play your pipes – anywhere, anyhow to anyone! 220 Southgate Dr. Info: www.sonoracelticfaire.com and international film from all genres; mainstream crowd- School. Info: www.historicenvironment.scot 16 Montreal, QC - Curling for Dummies 10 Nationwide - International Bagpipe Day pleasers to groundbreaking art-house experimentation; Presented by the St Andrew’s Society of Montreal at This is a day initiated by The Bagpipe Society to the return of well-loved classics alongside rare cult 22 Glasgow - An Evening of Traditional Music the Montreal West Curling Club. All of the curlers, celebrate the world’s many bagpipes and piping gems; with filmmaker guest appearances, interactive An exuberant evening of traditional music whether experienced players or complete beginners, traditions. Every March 10th you are invited to go out workshops and discussion panels to complete the mix. featuring students from Royal Conservatoire can have a great time shooting and chasing the and play your pipes – anywhere, anyhow to anyone! Info: www.glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival of Scotland. Info: www.rcs.ac.uk rocks over the ice. Info: www.standrews.qc.ca 23 Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Scottish Festival Piping events and more. Info: www.winnipegscottishfestival.com Answers to Scottish Genealogical Research 23 - 24 Vancouver, BC - Heather Ball DID YOU and Musicians’ Workshop RSCDS Vancouver proudly presents the Heather Ball with Scotword on Page 6 Scottish music and dancing and workshops at Scottish Cultural KNOW? Let us build Centre. Info: www.rscdsvancouver.org/dance/the-heather-ball Across: 7) Captain; 8) Flyleaf; 23 Brampton, ON - West End Workshop and Tea Dance 10) Achnasheen; 11) Ness; Full day workshop and tea dance for Scottish Country The Scottish Banner has one your Scottish Dancers in the Toronto area at Turner Fenton Secondary 12) Broadway; 14) Italic; School. Lunch and afternoon tea included. Pre- of North America’s most registration is required. Info: www.dancescottish.ca 15) Blair Atholl; 19) Megrim; comprehensive Scottish Family Tree! 20) Scotsman; 22) Stye; 23) Reasonable; USA events listings available! With Ron Dempsey FEBRUARY 2019 25) Capital; 26) Primary. 2 New York, NY - Tartan Kilt Skate NYC hundreds of Scottish events General Delivery Gather the Clan for NYC’s first kilt skate at Down: 1) Dancers; 2) Stun; 3) Jigsaw; Bryant Park, 6th Avenue at W 42nd St. Info: listed from around the world Udora, Ontario www.kiltskate.com/new-york-city-2019 and updated weekly. See our 4) Clannish; 5) Gleneagles; 6) Parsnip; L0C 1L0, Canada 2 Dallas, TX - Robert Burns Supper The Dallas Knights of St. Andrew invite you to most up to date listings and 9) New Years Day; 13) Auld Reekie; celebrate the birthday of the National Bard of wee bonnie Scotland, Robert Burns at Crystal Dining add your event anytime at: 16) Immortal; 17) Central; 18) Sailors; For details email: Room, Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral, 500 S. Harwood 21) Odours; 24) Arms. [email protected] St. Info: (817) 680-6090 or visit https://squareup. www.scottishbanner.com/events com/market/dallas-knights-of-st-andrew.

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By: David McVey A Changing Garden Set in over 70 acres of beautiful landscape, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a stunning attraction at any time of year for the visitor to Edinburgh. With 100,000 plants, 70 acres, 10 Glasshouses, a history dating back nearly 350 years and panoramic views of the city it is well worth a visit, as David McVey explains.

that everything from enormous pine trees to tiny mosses can be grown and displayed, in the open and under glass. I first discovered the garden when I worked in a dull job where I had to attend frequent training courses in a now-demolished building in the north of Edinburgh. Each lunchtime I would escape to the RBGE and explore the steamy tropical glasshouses or inhale the greenery-scented fresh air. The John Hope Gateway. Changes in the garden reflect the interests and activities of its researchers. Each fallen tree is a loss, yet, reassuringly, The Chinese Hillside, for example, each provides a space for the garden to try demonstrates the garden’s long history of out something new. I was there just the partnerships with Chinese botanists and other day; only seven years on, you’d never involvement in conservation work there. guess there had been such devastation. There is a stream and a pond and a traditional The changes continue. A new Alpine Chinese pavilion - a ‘ting’ - but most of all House showcases mountain plants. The Palm House. there are the plants, and particularly the It’s a building that curiously resembles rhododendrons which make this the must- an aviary. There are ambitious plans see section of the garden in May. for redevelopment of the glasshouses garden grows and changes and Leith Walk is now a very busy urban to support research and conservation; develops, but it doesn’t usually street, but then it was open and rural. the Biomes Project will see significant move. The Royal Botanic Garden The garden had shifted to Leith Walk by The RBGE is many things - a changes to the garden’s buildings in the Edinburgh (RBGE) is different, 1763 and remained there until 1822, when years to come. But the garden remembers Abecause it has moved, and more than the final (so far!) move was made to the its past, too. The Botanic Cottage, built focus for botanical research once, too. The RBGE is many things present site at Inverleith. Little remains during 1764-5, was the only building on - a focus for botanical research and of the Leith Walk site, though the gardens and scholarship, a storehouse the Leith Walk site that survived, and it scholarship, a storehouse of rare plants in Hopetoun Crescent may be a remnant. of rare plants and other has now been moved, stone by stone, to and other treasures but for most of us it’s a There is one other reminder of the Leith Inverleith. It sits amid the Demonstration place of beauty and peace near the centre Walk garden, but we’ll get to that later. treasures but for most of us it’s Garden and is used for community and of the city. Although it’s a hugely popular The present garden is just a ten-minute a place of beauty and peace education events. Change doesn’t always tourist attraction (an estimated 700,000 bus journey from Princes Street. Enter by have to be about the future. visitors a year) it’s a world away from the the East Gate and you’ll soon reach the near the centre of the city. scrum of Princes Street or the Royal Mile; Scottish Heath Garden which, though One of Edinburgh’s top attractions there’s always space and quiet. small, enables you to suspend your Tours of the garden are available during You also can’t miss a feeling of disbelief and imagine yourself into a quiet A spectacular new visitor centre and the summer, but the public areas are permanence; just look at the many soaring corner of the Highlands, with many of gateway building was opened in 2009 at open almost every day. There’s a charge trees throughout the site. Yet the garden the characteristic sights and smells and the garden’s West Gate. The John Hope for visiting the glasshouses, but it’s began its life elsewhere, a long time ago. sounds. In fact, as you explore the RBGE, Gateway (named for the Regius Keeper who worth it. Every pound you spend there, you can picture yourself on a budget world supervised the move to Leith Walk) houses or in the shop, helps make the world a History tour; to the tropics and the high summits the garden shop, a restaurant, meeting rooms better place. The RBGE has three other The garden dates from 1670 when a ‘physic and perhaps even to China or Japan. and an exhibition space all in a fascinating sites, at Dawyck in the Borders, Logan in garden’ was begun by Dr Andrew Balfour After settling in the Inverleith site, the modern building that is worth seeing for Wigtownshire, and at Benmore in Argyll. and Dr Robert Sibbald; the latter was the first garden, as gardens do, expanded and itself. At the heart of the garden, and on its If you’re in Edinburgh and can only Professor of Medicine at the University of blossomed. In 1858 it acquired its crowning highest point, is Inverleith House, which spare a couple of hours, my advice is to try Edinburgh, while Dr Balfour was one of the glory, the Temperate Palm House, one dates from 1774 but only came into the the RBGE. It’s not just one of Edinburgh’s founders of the College of Physicians. of the largest and certainly most elegant garden’s possession in 1875. For many years top attractions, but you can also imagine The purpose of the garden in those days, glasshouses anywhere in the world. Behind it housed the Scottish Gallery of Modern yourself on a forest track in the Highlands, then, was growing plants for medical it is the octagonal Tropical Palm House, Art, and today continues to be used for art stand by a mountain stream, or surround purposes. It occupied a small site, no bigger which houses, amongst other exhibits, a exhibitions. The wider garden is also a home yourself with the flora of Asia or the Alps. than a large domestic garden, near the Palace Bermudan Fan Palm that has been growing for open air sculptures by important artists It’s a garden tour of Scotland and the world. of Holyrood. It later moved to the Nor’ Loch, in the garden since in moved here in 1822! such as Barbara Hepworth and Ian Hamilton Here’s something to ponder if you do in the deep valley between the Old Town and Finlay. Another feature of the garden near visit the RBGE between trains; the garden’s what would become the New Town. Botanical research and Inverleith House is the spectacular view of second site, on the former Nor’ Loch, is In 1761, John Hope, then Regius conservation Edinburgh’s historic skyline, from the Castle now occupied by Waverley Station! Keeper of the garden, decided to move it Of course, there’s a serious purpose to to Arthur’s Seat; it’s a stunning panorama. For more information on The Royal Botanic to a more spacious site - on Leith Walk. it all. The garden is primarily a place Garden Edinburgh, see: www.rbge.org.uk that supports botanical research and Trees conservation. Rare and endangered plants Trees are perhaps the great highlight of the are propagated and grown, scientific garden, whether you prefer the great palms research is conducted in the garden’s in the glasshouses, the soaring pines in the laboratories, botanists’ study in the arboretum, or the more familiar species garden’s library and consult some of the you can find in the Native Woodland millions of dried and preserved plants in area, the Scottish Heath Garden and the the herbarium. The garden’s researchers Woodland Garden. The garden lost around travel on Indiana Jones-style expeditions 40 trees in the nightmarish gales of January to study and help conserve rare species 2012. I was there a few days afterwards and ecosystems around the world. when the garden resounded with power- Edinburgh Botanics trees. The happy thing for us is that this saws and tractors hauled trailers piled with Inverleith House. work needs a sizeable green space so the chopped-up remains of fallen giants.

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IN THE SCOTTISH KITCHEN Single strawberry shortcakes Ingredients: For the shortbread: 225g/8oz. plain flour 100g/3½oz. caster sugar 225g/8oz. butter, at room temperature 100g/3½oz. semolina 25g/1oz demerara sugar After all the food and fun of For the filling: the holiday’s one would think 500g/1lb 1½oz. strawberries, plus extra to garnish February is a quiet month, 1½ tbsp. port however with Valentine’s Day 2 tbsp. caster sugar (Feb. 14th) it certainly is going to 300ml/10½fl oz. double cream, whipped to be a tasty month! soft peaks 300ml/10½fl oz. thick, natural yoghurt 2 egg whites, whipped to stiff peaks extra strawberries, to garnish Macaroons For the salad Method: Roast leg of lamb with ½ tbsp. wholegrain mustard Preheat the oven to 160C/320F/Gas 2. Put ½ tbsp. good quality white wine vinegar rosemary and garlic the flour, caster sugar, butter and semolina 1½ tbsp. good quality rapeseed oil Ingredients: into a food processor and process until 1 Little Gem lettuce, leaves separated 2kg/4lb 8oz. leg of lamb the mixture is thoroughly combined and 1 bulb garlic 1 punnet pea shoots comes together to form a dough. This can large bunch rosemary Method: also be done by hand, rubbing the butter sea salt and black pepper For the scallops, heat a frying pan until into the flour first, then adding the sugar 2 carrots, roughly chopped warm, add the olive oil and shallot and fry and semolina and working the ingredients 3 white onions, quartered gently until softened but not coloured. together to form a ball. Ingredients: 125g/4oz. ground almonds 250ml/9fl oz. dry white wine Place the butter into a bowl and add the Roll the dough out on a floured surface 200g/7oz. icing sugar olive oil cooked shallot, along with all the remaining to 1-2cm/½in thick. Using a circular cookie cutter or the top of a drinking glass, cut the 3 free-range egg whites For the mint sauce scallop ingredients, except the scallops. dough into circles. Place the circles into a 2 tbsp. caster sugar 1 tbsp. caster sugar Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground lightly greased tin and sprinkle the top with ½ tsp cream of tartar 3 tbsp. white wine vinegar black pepper and mix well. the demerara sugar. pinch red powdered food colouring 6 sprigs mint, leaves only, finely chopped Preheat the grill to high. Place the scallops onto a grill tray and top each Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the For the chocolate filling Method: scallop with a spoonful of the hazelnut shortbread is pale golden and cooked 200g/7oz. dark chocolate, chopped Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. butter. Place under the grill for 3-4 minutes, through. Keep an eye on it in case it gets too 200ml/7fl oz. double cream Use a small, sharp knife to make 12-14 slits or until just cooked through. Remove from brown. Allow the shortbread to cool for a few 1 tsp brandy all over the lamb. Peel two garlic cloves and minutes then carefully lift each shortbread the grill and set aside to rest for one minute. 15g/½oz. unsalted butter slice them into shards. Roughly squash the with a small palette knife and place on a wire For the salad, whisk the mustard, vinegar remaining garlic and put into the bottom of rack to cool completely. (These can now be Method: and oil together in a bowl. Place the lettuce Blend the ground almonds and icing sugar in a a large roasting tin. stored in an airtight container.) leaves and pea shoots into a bowl, drizzle food processor until well combined. Set aside. Push a few slivers of garlic and small sprigs Meanwhile, make the filling. Place the over the dressing and stir to coat. Using an electric whisk, slowly whisk the of rosemary down into each slit in the lamb strawberries, port and sugar into a pan and To serve, place three scallops onto each of egg whites in a large bowl at a low speed and season with plenty of salt and pepper. heat gently until the sugar dissolves, stirring 2 serving plates and serve with a pile of salad. until stiff peaks form when the whisk is Put the carrots and onions into the roasting and mashing the strawberries into a chunky removed. Slowly whisk in the cream of tartar tin, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt salsa. Allow to cool. and caster sugar until the mixture is smooth and pepper. Lay the lamb on top and roast in Baked camembert Fold together the whipped double cream, and glossy, increasing the speed of the whisk the preheated oven for 45 minutes. yoghurt and whipped egg white. with garlic bread as the mixture stiffens. For the mint sauce, mix together Fold in the strawberry salsa, leaving swirls. Gently fold in the food colouring and the sugar and vinegar until the sugar is Ingredients: Place one shortbread circle on a small blended ground almonds and icing sugar dissolved. Add the mint and mix well. 1 whole camembert, in its box plate and place on a large dollop of the until the mixture resembles shaving foam. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to 1 garlic clove, sliced strawberry cream. Spoon the macaroon mixture into a the fridge to steep. 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme Place one whole strawberry on top of piping bag fitted with a 1cm/½in round Remove the lamb from the oven, pour in 1 tsp olive oil each dollop and serve. the wine then return to the oven and roast nozzle. Pipe 5cm/2in circles onto the baking for a further 45 minutes. For the garlic bread tray lined with greaseproof paper. If a peak When cooked, remove the lamb from the 1 small ciabatta loaf, cut in half Fruit and chocolate fondue forms, wet your finger and smooth it down. oven and transfer to a board. Cover with foil 1 tbsp olive oil Ingredients: Sharply tap the bottom of the tray to release any air bubbles from the macaroons, then and leave to rest for 15- 20 minutes. 1 garlic clove, peeled 55g/2oz. sugar set aside for 60 minutes (the macaroon Carve the lamb into thin slices and serve Method: 55ml/7fl oz. water with the mint sauce and roasted vegetables. shells are ready to go in the oven when they Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. 200g/7oz. plain chocolate, broken in pieces are no longer sticky to the touch). Remove any plastic packaging from the cheese 1 tbsp golden syrup Meanwhile, preheat the oven to selection of fruits cut in bite-sized pieces Hazelnut butter grilled and place back in its box, leaving the lid off. 160C/315F/Gas 2½. such as orange, banana, grapes, dates or Pierce the top of the cheese in several Bake the macaroons in the oven for 10-15 scallops with salad pineapple. places with a sharp knife and insert pieces of minutes, or until cooked through. Remove Ingredients: garlic and sprigs of thyme into the slits. Method: from the oven and set aside to cool for 5 For the scallops Drizzle the cheese with olive oil and place Heat the sugar and water in a saucepan until the minutes. Carefully peel away the greaseproof 1 tsp. olive oil on a baking sheet, leaving the cheese in its sugar melts and the mixture resembles a syrup. paper and set aside to cool completely. 1 shallot, peeled, finely sliced box. Bake in the oven for ten minutes, or Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl Meanwhile, for the chocolate filling, heat 75g/2½oz. butter, softened until the centre of the cheese is melted. set over a pan of simmering water. (Do not the double cream and chocolate in a saucepan ½ lemon, zest only For the garlic bread, drizzle the cut side lot the base of the bowl touch the water.) over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh chervil of the bread with olive oil and place cut-side Stir in the golden syrup and enough smooth and well combined. Add the brandy 1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives down in a hot griddle pan until toasted. Rub the sugar syrup to form a smooth sauce. and butter and stir until smooth, then remove 45g/1½oz. hazelnuts, finely chopped toasted side of the bread with the garlic clove. (Caution: the chocolate mixture will be very from the heat and set aside to cool completely. salt and freshly ground black pepper Serve the garlic bread with the warm hot, allow to cool a little before serving.) Use the filling to sandwich the macaroons 6 scallops, cleaned cheese for dipping. Serve with the platter of fruit. together then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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Grassmarket finding could shed light on the capture of Edinburgh Castle

rchaeologists believe a late opportunity with every major development City of Edinburgh Council Archaeologist, Edinburgh, possibly even during Edward I’s medieval discovery in Edinburgh in the city to investigate what’s underneath John Lawson, added: “It looks like the Siege of Edinburgh in 1296, when the Stone could shed new light on with a thorough excavation – well done to type of ball which would have been fired of Destiny was stolen and the Castle taken Edward I’s Siege of Edinburgh. everyone involved.” by a trebuchet, one of the most powerful out of Scottish hands. We always knew AAn excavation in the Grassmarket has catapults used in the Middle Ages. this area of the Grassmarket could shed unearthed rare remains of a large carved Worldwide, the most famous account of new light on Edinburgh in the dark ages, stone similar in appearance to a cannon Unearthed in the shadow of a trebuchet is that of Warwolf, the giant and here we are with the discovery of a ball dating to the 13th century, more catapult used by Edward I’s army at Stirling medieval weapon. It’s a really exciting find, than 200 years before the introduction of the Castle in the Grassmarket, Castle in 1304. What we’ve discovered here particularly if we can prove its links to the gunpowder or cannons in Scotland. suggests similar weapons were also used in Siege of Edinburgh.” It is thought the ball was launched and aged at 700-800 years old, from a large wooden catapult known the evidence seems to point to as a trebuchet, either from or towards the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle in this catapult ball being fired the period of the Siege of Edinburgh in 1296. A significant event in Scottish during the Siege of Edinburgh. history, the Siege saw Edward I capture Edinburgh Castle and hold it under English rule for 18 years, plundering Richard Conolly, of CgMs, said: “As treasure from across Scotland including archaeologists, most of our work deals the Stone of Destiny in the process. with the remnants of day to day life. So, The finding was made as archaeologists it is really exciting for the team to find from AOC Archaeology continue to something that potentially provides a investigate the site, which has been direct link to an historic event and specific earmarked for Europe’s first Virgin Hotel. date. The siege only lasted three days – we It is hoped the new 225-room Virgin don’t often get that kind of precision in Hotel Edinburgh will be open by 2020. our dating. It is also a reminder that it was Work began to dig the area in May and is not just the castle that was involved in the expected to continue into the new year. siege; the surrounding town must also have taken a battering.” A remarkable find Councillor Donald Wilson, Culture and The Siege of Edinburgh Communities Convener, said: “I never Nick Finnigan, Executive Manager at fail to be astonished by the discoveries Edinburgh Castle, said: “This is an exciting made by archaeologists in Edinburgh new discovery which helps contribute to but this really is a remarkable find. our understanding of Edinburgh Castle’s Unearthed in the shadow of the Castle remarkable history - particularly during in the Grassmarket, and aged at 700-800 the Wars of Independence. Edinburgh years old, the evidence seems to point Castle has been besieged more than any to this catapult ball being fired during other castle in the UK and it’s incredible the Siege of Edinburgh. It just goes to that we are still uncovering artefacts from Archaeologist Samuel Kinirons with the find. Photo: Scott Louden, The Scotsman. show how important it is that we take the these historic sieges.”

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1 - Alexander Selkirk, a sailor from Lower 6 - Queen Anne, last of the Stuart 14 - Mary Queen of Scots 22 - David II died at Edinburgh Castle. 1371 Largo, Fife, rescued after four years on the monarchs, born. 1665 meets Lord Darnley for the 22 - King Robert II crowned. 1371 island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the 6 - King Charles II, the “merry monarch” first time. They married coast of Chile; his story inspired Daniel 23 - Battle of Roslin in which a Scots army died. His last words to his brother James were in July 1565. 1565 Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe. 1708 of 8,000, led by Sir Simon Fraser, Sinclair “Don’t let poor Nellie starve” - a reference to 14 - Alexander Graham Bell of Rosslyn and the Red Comyn, surprised his favourite mistress, Nell Gwynne. 1685 1 - Author Muriel Spark patented the telephone (Patent an English army of 30,000 led by Sir John born. She is most well 6 - Representation of the people Act 174461). Two hours after it Seagrave and defeated them. 1303 known as the author of received Royal assent, granting votes to was lodged, his rival, Elisha Gray, applied for 23 - James Herriot (pen name of James The Prime of Miss Jean women over the age of 30. 1918 a similar patent. Bell’s was granted. 1876 Brodie, written in 1961, Alfred Wight), author of All Creatures a touching and funny 6 - King George VI dies and Queen 15 - Decimal currency introduced, Great and Small, died aged 78. 1995 portrait of an individual Elizabeth II becomes monarch. 1952 abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. and eccentric Edinburgh 7 - Battle at Glenfruin when the 1971 teacher during the MacGregors slaughtered a number of 15 - T he Caledonian Railway company inter-war period, and Colquhouns - the origins of the banning opened. The Caledonian Railway ran the effect she has on her pupils. 1918 of the MacGregor name. 1603 trains from London to Glasgow and was 2 - Feast and legal Quarter Day of Candlemass. 7 - 12,000 players and spectators descended in fierce competition with the Edinburgh based North British Railway. 1848 2 - James I married Lady Jane on the frozen Lake of Menteith for Scotland’s only outdoor curling tournament, known as Beaufort, daughter of the Earl of 16 - Government forces under Lord the Bonspiel or the Grand Match. 1979 Somerset, in London. 1424 Louden attempted to capture Prince Charles 2 - Battle of Inverlochy, one of the 7 - The Old Pretender’s Jacobite army Edward Stewart at Moy Hall. 1746 24 - Steam train, the Flying Scotsman went disbanded at Aberdeen, ending the into service with London and North Eastern Duke of Montrose’s victories over the 16 - Scottish crime and science fiction 1715 uprising. Thirty years later his son, Railway (LNER), on the London (King’s Cross) Covenanters, killing 1,300. 1645 writer Iain Banks was born in Dunfermline, Charles, would try again to recapture to Edinburgh route. The train was the first and 2 - Birth of James Chalmers in Arbroath - he the throne for the Stuarts. 1716 Fife. He was named one of The 50 greatest the first to reach speeds of 100 mph.1923 devised the adhesive postage stamp. 1782 British writers since 1945 and sadly Banks 8 - Mary Queen of Scots beheaded at died from cancer on June 9, 2013. 1954 24 - Footballer Denis Law who played for 2 - Novelist Alistair Maclean died. His books Fotheringay Castle after nearly 20 years of Manchester United and Scotland, born. 1940 The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and imprisonment. At the time of her death, Mary 17 - King James V passed a law which 25 - Bishop Henry Wardlaw established Where Eagles Dare were made into films.1987 was 44 and had outlived three husbands. 1587 recognised Scotland’s gypsies. 1540 St Andrews as a university although it was 3 - General Monck’s regiment entered 8 - A contingent of a thousand Scots, 17 - James Renwick, last Covenanter not officially inaugurated until 4 February London, having marched from Coldstream commanded by the brothers John and to be executed. 1688 1414 when a Bull of Foundation was in the borders. The regiment kept order William Stuart, headed to the relief of the promulgated by Pope Benedict XIII. 1412 during the period of the restoration of beleagured French garrison at Orleans. The 26 - Philip van der Straten, a Fleming, Charles II. It continued as a standing expedition ended in disaster when the force was granted Scots naturalisation and regiment of the British Army, becoming was defeated by the English at Rouvray Saint set up a factory in Kelso, thus starting known as the Coldstream Guards. 1660 Denis and both Stuarts were killed. 1429 the Border woollen industry. 1672 4 - Charles II proclaimed king in 9 - Golfer Sandy Lyle born. 1958 Edinburgh - but not in England. 1649 26 - Robert Watson Watt demonstrated 9 - John Noble, co-founder of Loch Fyne radar for the first time.1935 4 - Prince James Francis Stuart, the Old Oysters and Loch Fyne Restaurants died. 26 - Entertainer and singer/song writer Pretender, left Scotland after a stay of only It began as an umbrella and a trestle table Sir Harry Lauder died. three weeks, effectively bringing the first and then transferred to a cowshed. Soon 1950 18 Glasgow’s Queen Street train station Jacobite Uprising to an end. 1716 the venture became a restaurant, and then 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor in which Scottish opened. Originally called Glasgow Dundas evolved into a chain of oyster bars. 2002 forces, led by Earl of Douglas, defeated an Street the station was built by Edinburgh English army twice their size. 1545 10 - Robert the Bruce murdered and Glasgow Railway to link the thriving Red Comyn. 1306 city of Glasgow to the nation’s capital. The 10 - Lord Darnley, husband of Mary station and line took four years to build. Queen of Scots, assassinated. 1567 Currently a redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street is underway and is expected 10 - Death of Lord Joseph Lister, to last until Autumn 2020. 1842 pioneer of surgery and antiseptic at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow and 19 - James Douglas retook Roxburgh Castle Edinburgh Royal Infirmaries.1912 and razed it to the ground. The Black Douglas, as he was known, and sixty men gained 11 - Tolls are removed from the Erskine access to the castle by climbing the castle Bridge, the Tay Road Bridge, and the Forth 4 - Honours of Scotland put on display in walls using hooked scaling ladders. 1314 Edinburgh Castle after being rediscovered Road Bridge. These bridges were the last three 28 - Second National Covenant signed in by Sir Walter Scott. The jewels consist of remaining toll bridges in Scotland. 2008 20 - King James I murdered in Perth by a Greyfriars Churchyard. The document was group led by Sir Robert Graham. 1437 a direct response to Charles I’s attempts a sword, crown and sceptre. The three 11 - Coldest temperature ever recorded in to introduce a Book of Common Prayer items were first used together during the Scotland, -27.2 (-16.96F) at Braemar. 1895 coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots and across the whole of Britain, as Presbyterians last used for the coronation of Charles II in 11 - Author and politician John were incensed that the General Assembly 1651. During the Second World War, they Buchan died in Canada. 1940 had not been consulted. 1638 were hidden in different parts of Edinburgh 12 - Rev Henry Duncan, founder of the 29 - The famous Glasgow theatre, The Pavilion, Castle in case of German invasion. 1818 world-wide savings bank movement, celebrated its opening performance. 1904 died near Ruthwell. 1846 5 - SS Politician ran aground on 29 - Patrick Hamilton was burned at St in the Outer during gale worse 12 - George Heriot, goldsmith to King James VI Andrews for the crime of heresy. Hamilton winds, creating the basis for Sir Compton and founder of Heriot’s School, died. The school is regarded as the first Protestant martyr in MacKenzie’s novel . 1941 was originally founded as Heriot’s Hospital, Scotland. After studying in Europe, where Edinburgh. He is thought to be the inspiration 20 - Orkney and Shetland annexed 5 - John Witherspoon, clergyman, he came into contact with the ideas of for the character, Georgie Heriot, in Sir Walter from Norway. 1472 writer, President of Princeton University Martin Luther, Hamilton began to preach Scott’s novel, Fortunes of Nigel. 1624 1768-94, signatory to American 20 - Gordon Brown, former UK Protestant ideas in Scotland, leading to Declaration of Independence 1776, 13 - Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Dalriada Prime Minister, born. 1951 his arrest. Hamilton was sentenced to be burned at the stake but, horrifically, his born in Gifford, East Lothian. 1723 and the Picts, died at Forteviot. 858 21 - Intercity railway between Glasgow and inexperienced executioners underestimated 13 - Massacre of 38 of the Clan Macdonald Edinburgh opened by Queen Victoria. 1842 5 - John Boyd , who patented the first how much kindling would be needed, and practical pneumatic tyre, born Ayrshire. 1846 by government order at Glencoe. 1692 21 - Eric Liddell, athlete, the fire petered out with Hamilton badly 5 - Writer and historian Thomas 13 - Scottish Youth Hostel winner of 1924 Olympics 400 metres, died in burned but alive. In all it took six hours for Carlyle died in London. 1881 Association formed. 1931 Japanese internment camp in China. 1945 the flames to consume Hamilton.1528

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Ben Lomond.

Scots want their scenic landscapes better protected Photos: The National Trust for Scotland Trust The National Photos:

survey commissioned by Among the findings of the survey are: our landscapes and this is a concern for conservation charity the • 95% strongly/tend to agree that people as demonstrated through this National Trust for Scotland scenic areas are vital for tourism; poll. There’s an immediate opportunity reveals overwhelming support • 91% strongly/tend to agree that through the Planning Bill currently Afor greater measures to protect before Parliament to ensure our National scenic landscapes make them proud Scotland’s most scenic landscapes. to live in Scotland; Scenic Areas and Wild Land Areas are The online survey of a sample of future proofed to ensure they continue to • 92% strongly/tend to agree that there 1,229 people representative of Scotland’s protect the beauty of our landscape and should be restrictions on large-scale population by age and gender was Kintail. support our economy and communities. industrial development in Scotland’s commissioned by the Trust from Mark Let’s also look beyond the Highlands and most important landscapes; Diffley Consultancy and Research to mark When asked whether “most new begin a discussion about the value of • 84% strongly/tend to agree that the four decades of National Scenic Areas. development in the countryside is having landscapes everywhere and the role their planning system should include a positive impact on Scotland’s scenic stewardship can play in the health and more measures to protect National The beauty of Scotland’s landscape landscapes,” less than a quarter (23%) of prosperity of our nation.” Scenic Areas National Scenic Areas (NSAs) were respondents agreed, with 29% neutral, first identified by the then Countryside This is a strong consensus voice. and 33% disagreeing. This suggests Most special parts of Scotland Commission for Scotland in 1978. Location, social background, age and gender there is opportunity – and a need – for The Director of The Association for the This followed publication of Highland made virtually no difference to the opinions better planning and design to ensure the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS), John Landscape by WH Murray commissioned expressed through the survey. It was also sustainable development of our landscapes. Mayhew said: “Scotland’s National Scenic by the National Trust for Scotland in 1962 clear that respondents were unaware of or Areas are the jewels in our nation’s crown. which was the first national assessment confused by the many different designations Scotland’s determination They represent the finest examples of the of Scotland’s most scenic areas. It came intended to protect landscapes in Scotland: to see the landscapes they types of landscape for which Scotland is from a strong desire to protect the beauty for example, 88% were ‘definitely aware’ of love properly protected renowned around the world. When well- of Scotland’s landscape and enable National Parks whereas the percentage for The National Trust for Scotland’s Head of managed, as they have been in Galloway, ‘economic’ and ‘amenity’ factors to be National Scenic Areas was only 20% and 23% Conservation and Policy, Stuart Brooks they can enhance the special qualities weighed evenly on the scales. for Wild Land Areas. said: “While the social and economic of the local landscape, support the local situation and types of pressure have economy and inspire pride and passion changed since 1978, it’s abundantly clear amongst local people. They have played that one thing has been constant: the a key role over the years in resisting people of Scotland’s determination to inappropriate development, such as the see the landscapes they love properly Harris superquarry. protected. It’s been 40 years since National “This new research is welcome, as it Scenic Areas were established, and up to shows how much the people of Scotland this point they have been largely effective. value the beauty of their landscapes. It Their amenity value has grown enormously is also timely, as this year we celebrate within that time to the point where they are 40 years since the Scotland’s Scenic key economic drivers for Scotland. This is Heritage report which led to the NSAs. bringing wealth and opportunity to rural But most of our NSAs would benefit from communities – whether as places to live or more funding, better publicity and more drawing visitors from around the world. positive management. Now that we have “Technological advances to produce seen once more how much people value and distribute clean energy to help them, we urge all concerned to redouble Glencoe. combat climate change is necessary but their efforts to look after these most presents new challenges to protecting special parts of Scotland.”

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Thriller Queen - New Mary Queen of Scots film places Scotland locations and history in spotlight

In the film, Seacliff can be seen in a Scottish National Portrait Gallery- scene featuring Mary and her ladies in The painting of Mary, Queen of Scots, waiting on a rocky shore, looking out to by an unknown artist, is said to give sea, speaking to one another in French. some clues as to her imprisonment and execution. Famed for her tall and elegant appearance, the captive yet dignified Mary seems to tower above those who look at her in the painting. She stands on a Turkish-style carpet and her pale and slightly weary features are set against a dark background, accentuated by her black velvet dress with its elaborate lace cuffs and a diaphanous cloak. National Museum of Scotland-The Blackness Castle, . museum has a vast selection of objects associated with Mary. History fans can Blackness Castle, West Lothian- This explore her dramatic story and separate mighty fortification, jutting out into the out the facts from the myths that have built Firth of Forth with its long and narrow up over the centuries. Included in their design, has been described as ‘the ship selection of items is a harp, or clarsach, that never sailed’. It owes much of its made in the 15th century and said to be to From the Universal Pictures film release Mary nautical shape to the many fortifications have been given by Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scots. Photo: Universal Pictures. that were added to it during the 16th to Beatrix Gardyne of Banchory, while on a century, transforming it into one of the hunting trip to Atholl, circa 1563. It is also Other images courtesy of VisitScotland. images courtesyOther of most secure fortresses of its time – part of said to have been adorned at one time with here’s something about Mary, Filming locations open to visitors its south-facing wall is 5.5 metres thick! a gold portrait of Mary, which could be the Queen of Scots: she’s everywhere in Scotland included in the film are: Now a popular visitor attraction, the castle real reason for its association with her. in Scotland, from her birthplace at Strathdon, Aberdeenshire- Lying in has served as a garrison, state prison and Linlithgow Palace; to Craignethan Upper Donside, around 45 miles west also featured in season one of Outlander TCastle, near Lanark, said to be one of of Aberdeen, Strathdon is a stunning as well as Outlaw King. her regular ‘haunts’ (quite literally); and and quiet part of Scotland and a superb The photogenic Cairngorms and Glen Edinburgh, as she hangs quite defiantly place for spotting wildlife. It is an area Coe are also featured in the film, as Mary on display at the Scottish National Portrait steeped in history and visitors can and her army ride across Moorlands. Gallery. All places history fans can explore learn more at Corgarff Castle with its on a trip to Scotland. fascinating star-shaped fortifications, Explore the history of Mary, In 2019 a brand new film,Mary Queen and at Glenbuchat Castle. In the Queen of Scots, including the of Scots which stars Saoirse Ronan as summer spot the Lonach Highlanders following places: the titular Queen, and Margot Robbie parading through Bellabeg, the main Craignethan Castle in Blackwood, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. as her second cousin and rival monarch village in the area, as they make their Elizabeth I – inspires renewed interest way to the Lonach Gathering. In winter, in a tumultuous period of British history there’s skiing and snowboarding on Craignethan Castle-There are various and offers the perfect excuse to explore offer at The Lecht Ski Centre. stories of places in Scotland – and Scotland and the many fascinating During the production of Mary, Queen elsewhere in the UK – of places the ghost historical connections to Mary Stuart, of Scots, filming included a scene at of Mary, Queen of Scots is said to haunt; as well as some the stunning filming Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon in which Craignethan Castle (where Mary is said locations used in the film. the Queen Mary gets ambushed: a fight to have spent the night before the battle The film explores Mary’s difficulty in scene with cows blocking the bridge. of Langside in 1568) has one of those asserting her authority in Scotland, with The East Lothian landscape- To the stories. Visitors at the Lanarkshire castle threats from protestants (including from east of Edinburgh and within very easy have reportedly seen a headless woman John Knox, played in the film by David reach of the city, lie the craggy cliffs, Linlithgow Palace the walking in the grounds, who some believe Tennant), and from the English Queen, golden beaches and rolling countryside birthplace of Mary Stuart. to be the Scottish Queen. struggling herself to be a Queen in a man’s of East Lothian. Hemmed in by the Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre- country. Strong female roles are brought Firth of Forth to the north and the Linlithgow Palace-These historic Located in a 16th century tower house in to life by two brilliant leading actresses, as Lammermuir Hills to the south, the ruins, once a royal ‘pleasure palace’, the centre of the historic town of Jedburgh well as a female director, Josie Rourke, and history of the area is typified by the surrounded by peaceful gardens and in the Scottish Borders, the visitor centre producer Debra Hayward. stronghold of Tantallon Castle as it rests grounds, were also the birthplace of reflects the proud association of the town Director Josie Rourke said of filming in formidably on cliffs above Seacliff Bay. Mary Stuart. The site was first occupied with Mary who stayed there in 1566. The Scotland: “We wanted to do as much as The area is also very popular with golfers as far back as Roman times, 2,000 years building was bought in 1927 by the town possible in Scotland and to show Mary in and must-visit attractions include ago. There has been a royal residence of Jedburgh as it had always been linked that environment and what her journey the Scottish Seabird Centre, National here since at least the reign of David I with Mary’s stay on an official tour when with it is. During the film, she comes to Museum of Flight and Glenkinchie (1124–53). He also founded the town that she became seriously ill after riding to a deeper understanding and love of her Distillery to name just a few. grew up around the royal residence. Hermitage Castle to visit Bothwell, her country, so she had to be outside in it and Seacliff Beach, North Berwick, East Stirling Castle- Mary spent the first few supposed lover. Each room has a witness the epic sweep of that landscape. Lothian- With the ruins of Tantallon years of her life, from 27 July 1543, within different focus. The Rogues’ Gallery Scotland is an extraordinary country, and Castle perched above it, the beautiful the safe confines of this castle and in introduces the individuals in the drama it matches the scale of the story and the Seacliff Beach is found near the East the hands of her guardian Lord Erskine, of Mary’s life, whilst the Last Letter Room scale of what happens to Mary at certain Lothian town of North Berwick. Seacliff to February 1548, when she was moved reveals Mary’s final thoughts. points in the film. We just wanted to show is privately owned and there’s a small to Dumbarton Castle and eventually A map of Mary, Queen of Scots locations and Scotland in all of its incredible glory.” charge to access it, but it’s well worth a shipped to France. It is here, in the Old historical links to Scotland are available at: What’s more, fans of the movie can visit to discover what’s thought to be the Chapel, where she was crowned Queen www.visitscotland.com/maryqueenofscots. continue their Scotland experience UK’s smallest harbour with views of the of Scots on 9 September 1543, aged nine Don’t forget to check out the Mary Queen with a choice of Mary, Queen of Scots Bass Rock. The beach also been featured months. The ceremony consisted of of Scots trail from Historic Environment events across the country to tie in with in the recent Netflix release, Outlaw the quick investiture of the child in the Scotland. See https://maryqueenofscots. the big screen release. King, which stars Chris Pine. presence of the nobility. historic-scotland.gov.uk/ for full details.

Page 30 • The Scottish Banner • February 2019 THE SCOTTISH BANNER By: RJ MacDonald America’s Great War Highlanders RJ MacDonald lives in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. He left Scotland as a teenager and spent sixteen years in America enlisting in the US Marines Reserves after graduating from UC Berkeley. He returned to Scotland to complete two masters degrees and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force Reserves. A veteran of Iraq and Libya, he now serves on a volunteer lifeboat, tasked with a 24/7 all-weather maritime search and rescue role in some of the world’s roughest seas.

Americans serving in the Canadian The rest, including the Scots-Americans, Forces were commonplace during WWI. were divided between the Royal Three battalions, the 97th, 211th and Highlanders of Canada and the Seaforth 213th, all designated ‘American Legion’, Highlanders of Canada, in which they had been raised and deployed to France. would go on to fight in every major battle But the 236th Battalion was special- it for the remainder of the war, suffering 553 wore . It was the brainchild of a casualties, (Percy Guthrie and the MacLean Canadian- Lieutenant Colonel Percy Kilties by Paul Belliveau). Guthrie. While lying wounded in France, In 2006 a memorial plaque to the he heard a Scottish battalion passing 236th Maclean Kilties of America was by, pipes and drums leading the way. unveiled at their old headquarters At that moment he resolved to raise a building in Fredericton, New Brunswick. battalion of Highlanders. A memorial to all Americans who fought in the Canadian Forces during WWI was dedicated in 1927 at Kilties Badge. Source-Clan MacLean Atlantic. Arlington National Cemetery; the pipes Americans serving in the and drums of the 48th Highlanders of Canada played at the ceremony. Canadian Forces were Fought in every major battle RJ MacDonald’s WWI historical novel, commonplace during WWI. Having arrived in Great Britain, the A Distant Field, was released on battalion trained hard, under the expert th November 11th, 2018. The first in a series, Three battalions, the 97 , eyes of its officers and non-commissioned it follows Stuart and Ross McReynolds, th th officers- all veterans of the Western Front. Scots-Americans who survive the sinking 211 and 213 , all designated In March 1918, they deployed to France. of the Lusitania. Together with four “Though our homes are far across the seas, ‘American Legion’, had been A cruel blow awaited them. Despite vehement Irishmen, a Canadian, and a young our hearts and souls are Scottish…” protests, the battalion was effectively English officer, they join Scotland’s Lt Col Guthrie, 1918. raised and deployed to France. split into three to feed the constant need Seaforth Highlanders and head towards for re-enforcements. The Canadians from the bloody battlefields of WWI. For more th he mornings were cold in But the 236 Battalion was New Brunswick were allowed to join the details please visit www.rjmacdonald.scot November 1917, so it’s easy to New Brunswick Regiment. or www.facebook.com/rjmacdonald.scot. imagine the scene- Her Majesty’s special- it wore kilts. Troopship Canada arrives at TLiverpool docks, England. Soon lines of soldiers, burdened down with kit On return home to Canada, he gained St Kilda’s special reefs and sea and rifles, are disembarking down the official support and in May 1916, the gangplanks. They form up into ranks, 236th New Brunswick Kilties (MacLean caves are in good condition glad to be on dry land again, and with a Highlanders) were raised. Needing men to nod from their commanding officer to the fill its ranks, Guthrie’s gaze quickly turned pipe major, the drone of bagpipes tuning to New England following America’s entry up carries through the still air. Then, to into the war. With a quick change of name the command of, “By the right, Quick and cap badges, the 236th Maclean Kilties March!” the men of the 236th MacLean of America appealed to Scots-Americans Kilties of America march smartly away from Maine to Boston for recruits and from the docks to the sound of their own within eleven days the Highland battalion pipes and drums. America’s Great War had over-filled its ranks The( MacLean Highlanders had arrived. Kilties by Ian MacLean). Photos: Scottish Natural Heritage. Scottish Natural Photos:

he findings of a wide-reaching Weather conditions severely survey carried out in 2015 by a interrupted the team’s plans but they team of divers have now been managed to survey four caves at St Kilda, published by Scottish Natural returning with valuable data which THeritage (SNH). found that the cave and reef features Almost 90 years after St Kilda’s last were in good condition. 36 residents were evacuated to the The purpose of the St Kilda survey mainland, the islands remain vitally was to judge the current condition important for the wildlife they support. of the site and to establish a baseline The World Heritage Site hosts huge against which future assessments of its seabird populations, including the world’s special features could be made. second largest colony of North Atlantic gannets, and the waters around St Kilda are part of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network, designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for their reefs and sea caves, which attract a wealth of spectacular sea life. Crucial to the management of the Author RJ Macdonald in Iraq. WWI Recruiting poster 1916. MPA network, as with protected areas on land, is monitoring.

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