The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published February 2003.

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REGULARS

4 Editorial

6 Letters

8 Letter from Scotland - Sue Lawrence

30 Focus on Scotland – Sutherland

84 SCOTS Gardens – Crarae, Argyll

88 SCOTS Crafts – Lise Beck, Basketmaker 

96 SCOTS Gaelic

98 SCOTS Genealogy - Kathleen Cory

94 SCOTS Style – Clothing from The Scots Heritage Collection.

100 SCOTS Fare – Nick Nairn.

104 SCOTS Music – Dingwall Gaelic Choir

106 SCOTS Music Reviews - Pete Clark

108 SCOTS Book Reviews - Seumas MacLeod

DIRECTORY

112 Caledonian Calendar

114 Clans and Societies

118 SCOTS Business Directory

FEATURES

10 The Magic of the Scottish Islands

Terry Marsh and Jon Sparks voyage to Mull and the surrounding islands.

24 Stirling Castle

In the first of a series on Stirling Castle, Richard Fawcett looks at Historic Scotland's £20 million restoration of the royal palace built by King James V in the 1540s.

26  Six Border Villages

Sir David and Lady Steel continue our tour of the Scottish Borders with a visit to the villages of Denholm, Lilliesleaf, Minto, Ancrum, Midlem and Bowden.

42  Celtic Connections

Georgia Stannard presents the first of a series exploring the Celtic connections between Ireland and Scotland, visiting Newgrange.  

48  Scotia Centenary

In 1902, the explorer and Oceanographer Dr William Speirs Bruce sailed south in the converted whaler, Scotia, at the head of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, a two-year voyage which remains one of the most successful scientific journeys ever made into the southern polar regions.  In Edinburgh, Bruce Stannard spoke with Dr David Munro, Director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and with the Scotia Centenary's Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. 

62  Second Sight

Like the famous Brahan Seer, Swein MacDonald of Ardgay has the ancient Highland gift of second sight, the ability to see things as they will be and as they once were.  At his cottage in the hills of Sutherland he spoke with Catriona Stuart.   

66  Strathgarry

Henrietta and Sebastian Thewes have converted an old stone steading to house Music at Blair Atholl, a festival of 13 concerts a year which attracts many of the world's most accomplished artists.  Iain Gunn reports from Killiecrankie in Perthshire.

72  Kinnaird

Fiona MacGillivray enjoys a weekend of luxury in the glorious Perthshire countryside.

78 Naturally Scottish - Red Squirrels

The tiny red squirrel may be the most adorable creature in Scotland but it is also the most endangered.  Peter Lurz and Mairi Cooper report.

92  Scottish Wills

The Scottish National Archives are launching an imaginative new tool to help those tracing their Scottish genealogy.  Hazel Anderson reports from Edinburgh.