The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published May 2000.

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4    Editorial - The name Cromarty becomes a sept of Clan Urquhart

8    Michael Lynch's Letter from Scotland - The New Scotland

10    Edinburgh Castle : Christopher Tabraham, Historic Scotland's Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments takes us on a guided tour of Edinburgh Castle.

18    Scotland in the Round  Glaswegian photographer Ronald McLean has developed a dramatic new way of looking at Scotland's ancient landscape.  Using a special swivelling camera he captures extraordinary 360 degree images which for the first time give us a unique simultaneous view of the entire horizon.

24    Great Scot : Flora MacDonald.   Of all the hair-raising adventures associated with the desperate flight of the defeated Prince Charles Edward Stuart, surely none is more audacious nor more widely celebrated that his brazen escape 'over the sea to Syke' with the beautiful young Flora MacDonald.  Without Flora's courage and daring, the Prince with the staggering sum of 30,000 pounds sterling on his head would have been almost certainly captured by Hanovarian forces and executed. Heather MacIlwraith reconstructs the story from eyewitness accounts.

30    Tartan's Revival : Hugh Cheape examines tartan's re-emergence following its suppression as a Jacobit symbol.

36    Scotland's Botanical Alphabet.   Gaelic has the most environmentally friendly alphabet of any language in the world today.   As Ruairdh MacIlleathain explains, it is an ancient Scottish ecology in miniature.

40    Speaking Gaelic.  Serious about learning Gaelic?  The SCOTS HERITAGE Collection now includes this excellent set of videos, audio tapes and books.  This is the same system used by Scottish school children.

42    The Great Munro Expedition Begins.  Colin Gordon is up, up and away.

44    John Cairney: The man who played Robert Burns.  Iain Gunn journeys to Auckland New Zealand  to meet one of Scotland's greatest actors.

48    Robert Burns.  Videos and CD Roms now help us appreciate the genius of Robert Burns. Available from The SCOTS HERITAGE Collection.

50    Macpherson of Cluny.  Sir William Alan Macpherson of Cluny and of Blairgowrie, is the 27th Chief of the Clan Macpherson,  a former Scots Guards officer, High Court judge and a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers.  At Newton Castle, his ancestral home in Perthshire, he spoke with Bruce MacWilliam about his role as the head of one of the great Highland families.

52    Gladstone's Land.   Between the lofty forbidding bulk of Edinburgh Castle at one end and the magnificent palaces of Holyroodhouse at the other, Edinburgh's High Street, the Royal Mile, contains many of the most famous buildings in Scotland.  Almost hidden away there is a tall, narrow fronted stone building known as Gladstone's Land.  It dates from 1617.  Isla MacDonald takes us on a guided tour of a fascinating time capsule of early 17th century life.

58    Lachie and Annie Stewart - At home in Ballone Castle.  Ten years ago when Lachlan and Annie Stewart bought the crumbling ruins of 400 year old Ballone Castle they set themselves what seemed an utterly impossible task - the complete restoration of the magnificent medieval tower house by the dawn of the new Millennium.  

64    SCOTS Clans : Clan Gunn

66    Spirit of Scotland ; Usigebaugh. Philip Morrice explores the early history of Scotch Whisky.

72    Craigellachie Hotel, Speyside.   Of all the many hotels Bruce Stannard has stayed at in Scotland, the Craigellachie, high up on Speyside, remains one of the most memorable.  There he found the perfect combination of excellent accommodation, relaxed highland hospitality, superb food and whisky galore.  Enquire about the special Craigellachie offer to members of The Scots Heritage Society.

74    SCOTS Gardens :  Abbotsford. Susan Cromarty spends a warm Autumn afternoon with Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott at Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott's home in the Borders.

78    Flower of Scotland.  Dr William Milliken of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, explains Flora Celtica-Scotland 2000, a project documenting the knowledge and use of native Scottish plants.  Edited story available.

85    SCOTS Fare : Scottish Shellfish. Lady Claire Macdonald of Macdonald tucks into the most succulent seafood in the world : Scottish shellfish.

90     Hieland Foodie.  A Scottish Culinary Voyage with Clarissa Dickson Wright.  This delightful book is available from The SCOTS HERITAGE Collection.

94    Ancestor Hunting from Scottish Records.   Kathleen Cory explains how to decipher Scottish birth entries.

96    SCOTS Dogs : Collies.   Susan Cromarty remembers the most famous Collie of all.

98    SCOTS Style : Highland Elegance from Macnaughtons of Pitclochry,

100    SCOTS Music : Dougie MacLean. Scotland's best known singer-songwriter. 

108    SCOTS Book Review: Living in the Highlands.