The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published February 2004.

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REGULARS

4     Editorial

6     Letters

8     Letter from Scotland - Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland

16   Focus on Scotland – Dumfries and Galloway

92   SCOTS Gaelic - Ruairidh MacIlleathain

94   SCOTS Fare – Jamie Thewes

100 SCOTS Gardens – Brankyln

106 SCOTS Music – Stuart Pianos

107 SCOTS Crafts - Helen Miskin, Tartan Weaver

108 SCOTS Music Reviews -Pete Clark

110 SCOTS Book Reviews - Seumas MacLeod

DIRECTORY

112 Caledonian Calendar

113 Clans and Societies

119 SCOTS Business Directory

FEATURES

10  THE SCOTS – A PHOTOHISTORY

Historian Richard Oram and photographer Murray MacKinnon present an extraordinary collection of historic images that reveal Scotland as it was in the 19^th century.

16 MASTER & COMMANDER

Angus Urquhart pays tribute to Admiral Lord Thomas Cochrane, the Scot whose extraordinary exploits at sea inspired the novelist Patrick O’Brian in the creation of his fictional hero, Captain Jack Aubrey.

22  TRAILBLAZERS – THE SCOTS IN CANADA

Canada is home to almost five million people of Scottish descent – almost the same as the entire population of Scotland. In the first of two articles Jenni Calder, author of The Scots in Canada, examines the ways in which they shaped the Canadian character.

30  LORD LYON

Robin Orr Blair, Lord Lyon King of Arms talks with Bruce Stannard about his task in maintaining the integrity of Scottish Heraldry.

32  THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING

The great Scottish lexicographer, Sir James Murray was the key figure in the creation of  the monumental Oxford English Dictionary. Bruce Stannard spoke about Sir James’ enormous contribution with Simon Winchester, author of the newly published history of the OED, The Meaning of Everything. 

38  DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY - THE SOLWAY

Fiona Armstrong continues her journey with a visit to the Solway and the historic town of Dumfries. Photography by Sir Malcolm MacGregor.

46  DUNADD

Dunadd, the Dark Age fort in mid-Argyll was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dàl Riata, and the site where Scotland’s earliest kings were crowned. SCOTS Archaeology Correspondent Georgia Stannard reports on her visit to the birthplace of the Scottish nation.

50  SCOTCH SHORTHORN

Writer Polly Pullar and artist Keith Brockie continue their series of Rural Portraits with a visit to some of the Scottish farming families struggling to rebuild their Beef Shorthorn herds following the Foot and Mouth catastrophe.

60  MAIRI HEDDERWICK

The writer and artist Mairi Hedderwick is the best-known children’s author in Scotland. For 21 years she has written and illustrated the delightful Katie Morag books in which her diminutive red-headed heroine looks at the world in microcosm on the Hebridean island of Struay. She spoke with Bruce Stannard at her home on the Black Isle.

66  CROVIE

Angus Urquhart spends an unforgettable weekend at Crovie, the tiny seaside village on the rugged coast of Banffshire. Photography by Eric Ellington.

76  BROUGHTON HOUSE

Broughton House, a fine mid-eighteenth century town house in the picturesque coastal town of Kirkcudbright was the home of the distinguished Scottish artist, Edward Atkinson Hornel. The house is about to be reopened to the public following an extensive restoration programme by the National Trust for Scotland. Fiona MacGillivray reports.