The Spring 2012 newsletter from Scotland is now available.
Some of this issue’s features include:
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The Autumn 2011 newsletter from Scotland is now available.
Some of this issue’s features include:
To read this issue in detail or access back issues, visit the online newsletters.
TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM, Carlisle
1st April 2011.
Speech made by Margaret Eliott launching the new Reivers Exhibition.
Photo by Glenn Elliott
Ladies & Gentleman
I am an Eliott. The 29th Chief of the Elliots to be exact and you have been kind enough to invite me here to Carlisle. I have a feeling that in the 15th & 16th Century you would not have made me so welcome. I live in Liddesdale on the site of the great Eliott pele tower – luckily now a farmhouse – rebuilt from the old stones of the original building. History sits heavy in Liddesdale as it does all across the Borderlands. We sit on a bluff of the river overlooking the old ford on the road running up to Hermitage Castle five miles away – a mile away is the dramatic site of Liddel Castle by Castleton Cemetery. The valley is now home to some 1000 souls but in Reivers time the population was threefold. All over the hills are signs of long abandoned bothys and fields.
The Spring 2011 newsletter from Scotland is now available.
Some of this issue’s features include:
To read this issue in detail or access back issues, visit the online newsletters.
November 30th is St Andrew’s Day in Scotland, and Scots and Scots descendants around the world celebrate their Scottish roots on this day.
The patronage of the saint whose name means ‘manly’ also covers fishmongers, gout, singers, sore throats, spinsters, maidens, old maids and women wishing to become mothers. But just who was Saint Andrew and how did he become the patron saint of Scotland?
Scots have travelled far and wide to countries hot and cold and the Scots Diaspora – people claiming Scots descent – is now estimated at some 40 million. When you add to these, current Scottish nationals living and working abroad, it’s little wonder that there are a multitude of St Andrew’s Societies across the globe celebrating Scottish heritage and traditions.
Visit Scotland.org to find out more about the origins of this celebration and learn about the various events around the world.
Since its early beginnings in 1996, the Elliot Clan Society website has undergone a few different overhauls.
The latest overhaul was a major upgrade, migrating content into a new content management system which will allow for more dynamic features, easier content maintenance and more timely news.
There are also some new social features that have been implemented, which will make it easier for visitors and Clan members to share site information and comment on certain pages or news items.
There will be a short period where the search engines need to “catch up” to the newly structured content. If you had specific pages on the previous site bookmarked, you’ll likely have to update those bookmarks.
We hope you enjoy the new site and as always, look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback.
Steve
In January 2010, Kate Eliott and her friend Nic set off to cross China by bike.
Follow Kate’s cycling adventures across Asia.
The 2009 International Gathering of the Clans gave people the opportunity to visit with many different clans.
As chief of Clan Elliot, Margaret Eliott stood out at the great Gathering of the clans in Edinburgh as one of only seven lady chiefs in attendance, and gave the following speech to her kin.
Chief Margaret Eliott was interviewed in Panalba about her role as a chief and the future of the clan concept.
Becoming a society member provides numerous benefits:
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