Some surnames carry the sea in them. MacNeil is one of those names. For centuries, the MacNeils ruled the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. They were island chiefs, sea warriors, and fierce survivors. If you carry the name MacNeil, MacNeill, Neil, or Neill, you may trace your Scottish ancestry to one of the […]
Discover the legend of Fyvie Castle's three weeping stones β a 700-year-old curse that no Scottish dynasty has broken β plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Aberdeen gets unfairly overlooked, but Scotland's Granite City has medieval streets, a golden beach, world-class day trips and food worth travelling for β plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Scotland's North Coast 500 winds through some of Europe's most dramatic landscapes β plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Walk through the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral β once Scotlandβs greatest medieval building β and discover the ancient coastal town of St Andrews, Fife β plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Most visitors to Scotland’s far north drive straight past the car park. The sign is small, the pull-in is easy to miss, and there’s nothing to suggest that a five-minute walk away sits Britain’s largest sea cave β a cavern so vast it swallows the sound of the sea, with a waterfall crashing through a […]
Learn how to trace your Scottish ancestry β which records to search online, how to find your clan, and how to plan your roots trip to Scotland.
Bass Rock rises from the Firth of Forth each summer, packed with 150,000 gannets. Discover the ancient volcanic island near North Berwick, one of Scotland's great wildlife spectacles.
The Scottish surnames of Clan Cameron carry more than a name β they carry the memory of Lochaber, of Jacobite sacrifice, of Highland glens that shaped some of the most resilient people in Scottish history. If your surname is Cameron, MacMartin, MacSorley, or any of the associated sept names, you are connected to one of […]
Discover what Scottish clan mottos really mean and why these ancient words still stir pride in Scots and their descendants around the world.
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