thethethe ScottishScottishScottish Banner BannerBanner 44 Years Strong - 1976-2020 www.scottishbanner.com A’ Bhratach Albannach Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 VolumeVolumeVolume 44 36 36 Number Number Number 5 11 The 11 The world’sThe world’s world’s largest largest largest international international international Scottish Scottish Scottish newspaper newspaper newspaper November May May 2013 2013 2020 Clanlands with Graham McTavish » Pg 12 US Barcodes 7 25286 844598 0 1 7 25286 844598 0 9 Scotland’s first oil rush 7 25286 844598 0 3 » Pg 24 Autumn in Scotland ................. » Pg 8 Clan Strachan comes St Andrew’s Day home after 705 years ............. » Pg 15 Celebrating our patron saint Majestic collection 7 25286 844598 1 1 showcased on global stage ... » Pg 21 » Pg 8 7 25286 844598 1 2 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Volume 44 - Number 5 Scottishthe Banner The Banner Says… Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 Publisher Contact: Scottish Banner Pty Ltd. The Scottish Banner Editor PO Box 6202 Coming full, stone, circle Sean Cairney Marrickville South, NSW, 2204 to visit a prehistoric stone circle Thousands of years of mythical EDITORIAL STAFF Tel:(02) 9559-6348 near Inverness, and fall through the stories and tales have been created Jim Stoddart [email protected] stones—and into the 18th century- and in many instances their existence The National Piping Centre and so began an incredible journey still remains a mystery today. Perhaps David McVey not only for Claire but the Outlander it is the legends of these great stone Lady Fiona MacGregor Eric Bryan franchise. We are delighted to have monuments that is all we need to David C. Weinczok Graham McTavish, or as some may keep us fascinated. Folklore and Judy Vickers know as Dougal MacKenzie from the legend have left a physical memorial Nick Drainey first two series of the show, speak to in Scotland’s many stone spaces and us about his new book Clanlands and leaves us with many questions of soon to be released TV series Men in their importance. by Sean Cairney Kilts with Outlander’s Sam Heughan. Scotland’s connection with stones Follow us on social media Both Graham and Sam have a true however does not always have to be love of Scotland and its incredible with large relics. What got my mind ver ten thousand years ago story and I can think of few others on stones was the recent passing of the earliest inhabitants of that can engage so many and keep an incredible lady I knew for nearly Scotland began erecting Scotland on the mind of not just my whole life. Agnes Maxwell was Distributed monthly in Australia, Canada, stone monuments which Scots but a worldwide audience. brought up in a Govan tenement New Zealand and the USA. 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