Tartan is one of the most recognisable and iconic patterns in the world, deeply rooted in Scottish heritage. Originally ...

Although the fortunes of the clans was on a downward trajectory at this time, they still held vast swathes of land in Scotland. They dominated the Highlands and islands of Scotland as well as ...

It’s among the oldest clans in Scotland, dating back to before 1300, though George Newell, clan secretary of the highland games, said it goes back to the 600s. Far newer, though no less proud ...

And, for the first time in nearly two centuries, the clan chiefs of Scotland are gathering. Not since the famous Royal Pageant in 1822, when Sir Walter Scott assembled the clans in Edinburgh to ...

The chiefs of Highland clans make up about half the 140-strong membership of the Standing Council of Clan Chiefs. MacLaren explains: “We have lots to do in modern Scotland. The clans are a ...

Robert McWilliam, president emeritus of the Council of Scottish Clans and Associations, said it was this was the best way of communicating with young people. However, the special meeting at ...

At Ardenwood Historic Farm’s ninth annual Gathering of the Scottish Clans on Saturday, one could listen to bagpipes, perform Scottish Highland dances and savor Scottish food, including meat pies ...

It's the first time Scotland’s clans have been welcomed into the castle since the Highland Clans lay siege to it during the Jacobite uprisings in 1745. The gathering was organised by The Royal ...