If your family came from Nova Scotia or Cape Breton, your Scottish roots run deep. This guide helps you trace your ancestors, understand the Highland Clearances, and plan your homecoming trip.
Planning to visit Loch Ness? Discover the best things to do, from Urquhart Castle to boat cruises and the Falls of Foyers. Complete 2026 visitor guide.
If your family came from Scotland, there is a question you may have carried for years. Why did they leave? For millions of Scottish-Americans, Scottish-Canadians, and Scottish-Australians, the answer lies in the Highland Clearances. Between roughly 1750 and 1860, landlords removed entire communities from the Highlands. They replaced people with sheep. Families who had farmed […]
Plan the best day trips from Inverness, Scotland. From Loch Ness to the Isle of Skye, Culloden, Cairngorms and more — our 2026 guide covers everything.
Discover the best things to do in Glasgow, Scotland, from Kelvingrove Art Gallery to Glasgow Cathedral, the Riverside Museum, and the vibrant West End.
The Speyside Whisky Trail is Scotland’s most famous whisky region, home to over 50 single malt distilleries. Your complete guide to visiting Glenfiddich, Macallan, Glenlivet and more.
Discover the Scottish surnames of Clan Cumming — from Comyn to Cummings. Explore clan origins in Moray, the dramatic story of the Red Comyn, tartans, and how to trace your Cumming ancestry.
The Erskines were once the most trusted family in Scotland. They kept Stirling Castle for Scottish kings. They raised infant monarchs inside its walls. And when a rebellion tore apart their world in 1715, many of them crossed the Atlantic to start again. If your family name is Erskine, you carry one of Scotland’s oldest […]
Discover the best things to do in Stirling, Scotland — from Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument to Bannockburn and the historic old town.
Discover the best things to do on the Isle of Skye, Scotland — Fairy Pools, Old Man of Storr, and more. The complete 2026 guide for US visitors.