The Journal of The Scots Heritage Society 

Published November 2004.

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REGULARS

4     Editorial

6     Letters

8     SCOTS Q & A - find the answers to those elusive questions.

84   SCOTS Gaelic - Ruairidh MacIlleathain

86   SCOTS Genealogy

92  SCOTS Gardens – Arduaine

98  SCOTS Style

102  SCOTS Fare – Jamie Thewes

106 SCOTS Music – The Immortal Memory

108 SCOTS Music Reviews -Pete Clark

110 SCOTS Book Reviews - Seumas MacLeod

DIRECTORY

114 Caledonian Calendar

115 Clans and Societies

120 SCOTS Business Directory

FEATURES

10  IMAGES FROM THE EDGE

Niall Benvie is one of Scotland's most talented wildlife photographers.  His splendid new book, Scotland's Wildlife, focuses on the status of the country's rare and endangered species and offers thought provoking views on man's impact on their habitat.  Iain Gunn reports from Angus. 

22   KELVINGROVE'S RENAISSANCE

Kelvingrove, Glasgow's magnificent art gallery and museum, is undergoing a £27.5 million refit.  In Glasgow, Bruce MacWilliam spoke with Lord MacFarlane of Bearsden KT, chairman of the refurbishment Appeal. 

30   IAN RANKIN

Ian Rankin is far and away Scotland's most successful novelist.  He has created one of the most enduring characters in crime fiction, Inspector John Rebus.  In Edinburgh Ian Rankin spoke with Isla Macdonald. 

36   MONEY GO ROUND

the new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh is now officially open, three years late and, at £431 million, 10 times over budget.  Angus Urquhart takes a critical look at the way in which the public purse was plundered by a combination of gross mismanagement and political egotism.  

40   HERITAGE HEROES

With vast numbers of enthusiasts turning out for Highland gatherings in the United States, its clear that American Scots are "more Scottish than the Scots".  Beth Gay's portraits capture the exuberance of a people who take a particular pride in their cultural heritage.  In Moultrie, Georgia, she spoke with Heather Ross. 

48   THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE 

On February 13, 1692 British troops led by Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon slaughtered their hosts, the MacDonalds, in the Massacre of Glencoe.  Alexander MacDonald tells the story of the incident which marked the beginning of the end of the Highland clans. 

56   THE CAIRNGORMS

The undulating plateau of the Cairgorm mountains is a landscape of extremes, as vast as it is uncompromising.  Mountaineer James Crumley writes a lyrical tribute to the Red Heart of the Highlands.  Photography by Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor. 

65   A NEW LOOK AT AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE

Lesley Murdoch's vibrant paintings capture the elusive storm-tossed spirit of Orkney, the ancient islands, the seas and the sky.  At her studio at Birsay on the north-western tip of Mainland she spoke with Susan Cromarty.

70   EDINBURGH HIGHLIFE

Bruce Stannard settles into the luxury of Edinburgh's latest boutique hotel, an imaginative makeover of The Scotsman's famous landmark building on North Bridge.

76   FOREVER MORAVIA

Fiona MacGillivray reports on the Moray Firth.

87   CALL OF THE WILD

In Scotland farmed salmon now outnumber wild salmon by 300 to one.  Fishing the waters of the Border Esk, Bruce MacWilliam ponders the fate of Salmo salar - the leaper.