 ARTICLES FROM SCOTTISHWEB
Scottishweb is the premier Scottish highland web site.
Read here a selection of their articles.
INVERLOCHY CASTLE
Inverlochy Castle was built at the end of the 13th century and served as residence to the Comyns and later to the Earls of Huntly. Not many castles have survived from before the wars with England between 1296-1357, and of those that do, Inverlochy is one of the best examples. Read the article.
THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE
The massacre of Glencoe was a brutal and bloody act which for some signalled the end of the old highland way of life. Read how Glencoe, a deep and lonely glen in the Scottish Highlands saw such brutality.
Part 1 - Negotiations & Threats
Part 2 - An Attempt to Sign
Part 3 - The Order is Executed
Part 4 - Subsequent Enquiry
ROBERT THE BRUCE - THE PATRIOT KING.
The turn of the 14th century was a time of change and turmoil in Scotland. The English king Edward I, the "Hammer of the Scots", had reduced Scotland to a vassal state. In 1297
William Wallace had defeated the English army at...
Read the article.
CASTLE STALKER
Castle Stalker - in the Gaelic, Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer - is believed originally to have been the site of a Fortalice (a small fortified building) belonging to the MacDougalls when they were Lords of Lorn, and built around 1320. Read about Castle Stalker.
BATTLE OF CULLODEN
Read about Burke's families at the Battle of Culloden.
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