The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published May 2002.

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REGULARS

4    Editorial - Susan Cromarty reflects on the passing of the 'Scottish Royal', Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

6    Letters

8    Letter from Scotland - Alison Johnson discusses plans for a Super-quarry on Harris. 

66  SCOTS Clans – Forbes  

68  Focus on Scotland - Isle of Lewis

78 SCOTS Gardens - Castle Fraser

92 SCOTS Genealogy - Lesser Known Sources continued

94 SCOTS Gaelic

100 SCOTS Fare - Nick Nairn

104 SCOTS Style - At Home - Hand-dyed wool from the Soay Studio on Harris

106 SCOTS Music - Phamie Gow's Lammermuir 

110 SCOTS Books

FEATURES

10 The Shiants

When he was 21, Adam Nicolson's father gave him the Shiants - a group of tiny islands between Lewis and Skye.  Here he tells of their wild beauty, the perils of getting there, and the ancient stories attached to them.  

18 Duff House

Duff House, William Adam's flamboyant classical palace, described as 'the most sophisticated eighteenth century pile in northern Scotland', sits oddly and gloriously out of place on the shores of the Moray Firth midway between the small fishing burghs of Banff and Macduff.  Charles Burnett, its Chamberlain, explains the history pf the House and its rescue and revival as one of Scotland's great Country House Galleries.

23  An Eye for Iona  

Frances Macdonald has become one of the most successful artists in scotland by painting what she knows best - the power of the sea and the beauty of the wild and lonely coat of Argyll.  

30 The Standing Stones of Stenness

SCOTS Editor Susan Cromarty continues her tour of Orkney.

34  The Long and Winding Road

Eric Ellington has a wonderful eye for the kind of quirky, off-beat and often humerous images which capture the very essence of Scotland.  

40 The Honours of Scotland

Charles Burnett and Christopher Tabraham continue the story of the Scottish Crown Jewels with an account of the downfall of Charles I and the advent of the Covenants and Cromwell.

44  Border Country

Sir David and Lady Steel guide us through the tranquil charms of Jedburgh.

48  Focus on Scotland - the Isle of Lewis

Leodhas, the Isle of Lewis, lies 60 miles off the north-west coast of mainland Scotland.  Iain Gunn braved the turmoil of the Minch to report on the largest of the islands on the Outer Hebrides.  Photography by Malcolm MacGregor.  

54  The History of the Bagpipes

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

58  The Thistle at War

Deep within the ancient precincts of Edinburgh Castle lies the National War Museum of Scotland where much of the nation's precious military memorabilia is on permanent public display.  Angus Urquhart spoke with Curator, Allan Carswell about the way in which Scotland's long tradition of military service has helped influence Scottish history, the nation's sense of its own identity and its reputation abroad.

66  Culloden - The '45

Philip Sked continues the story of the Battle of Culloden with an account of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

72  John Duncan Fergusson

In the third of our series on the Scottish Colourists Fiona MacGillivray examines the life and art of John Duncan Fergusson, regarded as the most forward-looking of them all.

80  Hugh Miller - Lad o' pairts 

Geologist, folklorist, crusading editor, social conscience and evangelical, Hugh Miller was all of these and more.  In this the 200th anniversary of his birth, Michael Taylor pays a special tribute to the man whose achievements continue to inspire people throughout the world.