The Scottish surnames of Clan MacLeod carry one of the most remarkable origin stories in all of Highland history.
Every summer, from North Carolina to Hawaii, men in kilts hurl a 6-metre telegraph pole into the air and hope it lands correctly. They are not in Scotland.
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In August 1822, a king who had never set foot in Scotland arrived in Edinburgh wearing a kilt.
Within about thirty seconds of “Strip the Willow” beginning, you will be spinning. You won’t know who’s spinning you. You won’t care.
There is a Gaelic phrase — cianalas — that has no direct translation in English.
Ask two Scots which dram is finest and you’ll start an argument that lasts the night.
Somewhere inside Glamis Castle, there is a room that nobody is permitted to enter. Not guests. Not staff.
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