The Fairy Flag is a Clan MacLeod heirloom, one that is said to have fairy origins. The Fairy Flag is said to be a magical artifact that is held by the MacLeod Clan and held at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. For more information and accounts of the Fairy Flag please read our previous ...

The Sidhe are a type of fairy found in Scottish Highlands. The term Sidhe (pronounced as “shee”) would translate into modern English as “the people of the fairy hills”. This description reveals the nature of what people in ancient Scotland believed them to be, fairies who liv...

Red Caps are a figure in Scottish folklore, especially around the Scottish Boarder area. The Red Cap, being a mythological creature is hard to describe in one set way, with every teller of a Red Cap story letting the story take on a new vision. In general though, the Red Cap is a short, old man, or ...

Red Caps are a figure in Scottish folklore, especially around the Scottish Border area. The Red Cap, being a mythological creature is hard to describe in one set way, with every teller of a Red Cap story letting the story take on a new vision. In general though, the Red Cap is a short, old man, or g...

King Lot, or Lothian, is a figure in Arthurian legends and also Scottish history. In Scottish history, King Lot ruled of the Goddodin, a people residing in what is now south-east Scotland. He ruled from Traprain Law, a 221 meter high hill near East Lothian, Scotland. It is hard to judge the validity...

Doric is the dialect spoken in north-east Scotland. In the past, Doric, was used to refer to all dialects of Lowland Scots, although now it is used exclusively for the north- eastern area, like Angus and Forres. Technically, Doric belongs in the Indo-European, West Germanic, Scots family of language...

The Scots Grey is a breed of chicken originating from Scotland. The Scots Grey is similar to the Scots Dumpy as far as chickens go, in many regards. The most significant similarity is their historic origins and genetic similarities. Yet, even with these two factors, there is a rather obvious differe...

The Stone Put is one of the main events in a set of Highland Games. The Stone Put is most similar to the shot put in the modern Olympics, although in most cases a stone is used as opposed to an iron ball. Similar to the caber toss, there are no set weights for the stones used in the Stone Put. Typic...

Oban Distillery is one of the smallest Scotch whisky distilleries in Scotland. The Oban distillery was established in 1794 by two brothers, John and Hugh Stevenson. They continued to run the distillery until 1866, when it was bought by Peter Curnstie. The establishment continued to go through multip...

1694-1760 Lord George Murray was a Scottish general, most remembered for his role in the Jacobite Uprising of 1745. Lord George Murray was born in Huntingtower, near Perth, Scotland on the 4th of October, 1694. He began his military career at the age of eighteen and within three years had joined the...