The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published May 2003.

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REGULARS

4 Editorial

6 Letters

8 Letter from Scotland - Tom Edwards

48  Focus on Scotland – Torridon

80 SCOTS Fare – Jamie Thewes

90 SCOTS Gardens – Benmore, Argyll

84 SCOTS Gaelic - Ruairidh MacIlleathain

102 SCOTS Music – The Songs of Robert Burns

104 SCOTS Music Reviews -Pete Clark

106 SCOTS Book Reviews - Seumas MacLeod

DIRECTORY

110 Caledonian Calendar

112 Clans and Societies

116 SCOTS Business Directory

FEATURES

10 The Palace of Holyroodhouse

In the first of a series of features, Catriona Stuart explains the history of Her Majesty the Queen's official residence in Scotland.

18  Scotland's Parliament : Four Years On

Sir David Steel, MSP, looks back on his time as Presiding Officer of the new Scottish Parliament.

20  Painting the Weather

Ethel Walker's paintings capture the dramatic effects of light and shadow in the wild weather of Scotland's west coast.  Isla Macdonald reports from Lochgilphead, Argyll.

28  Scottish Native Woods

Scotland today has only tiny remnants of its once great native woods, but environmentalist Alan Drever is pioneering an imaginative scheme which may save those that remain.  In Aberfeldy, Perthshire, he spoke with Heather Ross. 

34  The Carnegie Club

Skibo Castle on the Dornoch Firth is the headquarters of the luxurious Carnegie Club.  There Iain Gunn spoke with Peter de Savary, the man who created Scotland's most exclusive retreat. 

38  Stirling Castle and the Wars of Independence

Richard Fawcett guides us through the turbulent years in which the great castle at Stirling was the focus of Scotland's attempts to resist English domination. 

44  Clonmacnoise

SCOTS Archaeology correspondent Georgia Stannard continues to explore the Celtic connections between Scotland and Ireland with a visit to the ruined monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise on the banks of the River Shannon.

56  Border Country

Sir David and Lady Steel continue our tour of the Scottish Borders with a visit to Melrose.

60  Naturally Scottish - Saving Dalta

Dalta, an orphaned Sea Eagle chick has made history by becoming the first of his kind to be successfully fostered in Britain.  

66  The Highland Clearances

Angus Urquhart talks with historian Dr Eric Richards about the social and economic background to the Highland Clearances.

72  Master Craftsman Malcolm Appleby

Malcolm Appleby is a virtuoso designer-jeweller, a master goldsmith, silversmith and engraver.  At Aultbeag, his Highland home and workshop in Perthshire, he spoke with Bruce Stannard.  

94  Clydesdales

The noble Clydesdale is enjoying a remarkable comeback in its native Scotland.  At Udale Farm on the Cromarty Firth, Bruce MacWilliam met Jenny Henderson, one of the few Scots women to successfully breed and show the gently giants.