The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published November 2001.

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REGULARS

4    Editorial - Susan Cromarty considers the Scottish diaspora and the heritage we share.

6    Letters

8    Letter from Scotland - Dr Louise Yeoman, Curator at The National Library of Scotland, laments the loss of the Scots language.

42  Focus on Scotland - Harris

58  SCOTS Crafts - The Pipe Maker 

67  SCOTS Genealogy

78  SCOTS Clans – Menzies

88  SCOTS Gardens - Brodick Castle

92  SCOTS Gaelic

98  SCOTS Fare

102 SCOTS Music - Iain Fraser

106 SCOTS Books

110 SCOTS Multimedia

FEATURES

10   Scotland from the Air

Britain's top aerial photographer, Jason Hawkes, takes us on an unforgettable flight over Scotland in which we see the landscape, coasts and cities from an entirely new perspective.

16 Mary Queen of Scots - Road to Ruin

In her final report on the life of Mary Stewart, Heather MacIlwraith examines the succession of calamities that consumed the life of the beautiful, headstrong young Queen.

24   Maes Howe

SCOTS Editor Susan Cromarty explores the magnificent Neolithic chambered cairn at Maes Howe on Orkney.

30 The Scottish Colourists

In the first of a four part series, Fiona MacGillivray looks at the work of George Leslie Hunter, one of the Scottish artists whose use of strong, emotive colours and fluent brushwork created paintings of international standing.

36  Scotland's Heraldic Heritage

Mark Dennis and Charles Burnett, Ross Herald at the Court of the Lord Lyon, continue their series on the science of heraldry with an explanation of the descent of arms.

54  The History of the Bagpipes

Piper and historian Hugh Cheape continues his series on the history of the bagpipes. 

62  Border Country

Sir David and Lady Steel continue our journey through Kelso's architectural riches.

68   Capercaillie 

The Capercaillie Vineyard in the Lower Hunter Valley of NSW is where Alasdair Sutherland, one of Australia's top young wine-makers, creates his own range of premium quality table wines which are now finding a ready export market in Scotland. Bruce MacWilliam reports.

72   Return of the Natives

The Woodland Trust Scotland is planting a mosaic of native woodlands throughout Scotland in an attempt to regenerate the vast, diverse and beautiful forest which once covered much of the country.  At the Trust's headquarters at Auchterarder in Perthshire, Iain MacIan spoke with operations director Angela Douglas. 

80   The Thistle and the Rose

Iain Gunn reports on preparations for a blockbuster exhibition at Stirling Castle in 2002 in which Historic Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland will present a magnificent display of priceless manuscripts and historic objects rarely seen in public.

84   Scotland's Vanishing Corncrakes

Catriona Stuart listens in vain for the song of the Corncrake, the solitary bird of the grasslands, now teetering on the brink of extinction in Scotland. 

98 SCOTS Style

Susan Cromarty presents her own Scots Heritage range of elegant made-to-measure skirts, jackets and jerkins in distinctive hand-woven Scottish tweeds, and lightweight pure wool tartan skirts and co-ordinated silk jackets for evening.