Top Seven Scottish Monsters!
In Scottish Fairy Book, researcher Elizabeth Grierson says, “Perhaps it was the bleak and stern character of their climate and the austerity of their religious beliefs which made our Scottish …
Category: Scotland
Samhain – The Celtic Roots of Halloween (briefly)
When the Veil is Thin and the Fires Dance What we now call Halloween (Hallowe’en) was once the first Celtic fire festival of the year. Most of our modern …
Harry Potter in Scotland
Explore the World of Harry Potter by Touring These Breathtaking Sites in Scotland Harry Potter’s Scotland! It’s a bit off our beaten path for kilts and culture, but since school’s starting …
Clan Buchanan
BUCHANAN Motto: Clarior hinc honos or (“Hence the brighter honour”) Crest: A dexter hand holding up a ducal cap (Proper), tufted on the top with a rose Gules, within two …
A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!
It has been over 300 years since Clan Buchanan has had an official clan chief. Now, John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan has been officially recognized by Lord Lyon as the …
Clan Crawford
CRAWFORD Motto: Tutum te robore reddam (“I will give you safety by strength.”) Crest: A stag’s head erased Gules, between the attires a cross crosslet fitchée Sable The Crawford …
Clan Murray
MURRAY Motto: Furth fortune and fill the fetters. (alludes to the capture of the last Lord of the Isles by the Earl of Atholl in 1475.) Crest: Centre, on a …
Clan Buchan
BUCHAN Motto: Non inferiora secutus (“Not having followed mean pursuits”) Crest: A sun shining upon a sunflower full blown Proper This name is derived from the region of Buchan …
Clan Maitland
MAITLAND Motto: Consilio et animis (“By wisdom and courage”) Crest: A lion sejant affrontee Gules, ducally crowned Proper, in his dexter paw a sword Proper hilted and pommelled Or, in …
Clan Wallace
WALLACE Motto: Pro libertate (“For freedom”) Crest: Issuat from a crest coronet of four (three visible) strawberry leaves Or, a dexter arm vambraced, the hand brandishing a sword all Proper …