Chief Margaret Eliott will be GUEST OF HONOR at the 41st Stone Mountain Highland Games (SMHG), October 18-20, 2013 near Atlanta, Georgia, USA. There is a sense of history to the occasion as the Elliot Clan USA was founded at Stone Mountain in 1977 when Chief Margaret’s father, Sir Arthur Eliott, was Guest of Honor.
The Spring 2013 newsletter from Scotland is now available. Some of this issue’s features include: Information on the 2013 Gathering. The Flowers of the Forest. The Battle of Flodden, 1513. The Cycling Elliotts musical act. And more…. To read this issue in detail or access back issues, visit the online newsletters.
The Autumn 2012 newsletter from Scotland is now available. Some of this issue’s features include: The border reivers and their way of life. Some updated background on the ‘Elliot’ version of the name. The Minto War Memorial. A biography of Stephen Elliott, 1771-1830 And more…. To read this issue in detail or access back issues, visit the online […]
The necessary allegiance to family and the constant state of war and turmoil along the Border shaped the everyday lives of the people. Living depended largely on livestock rather than crops, and their agricultural system followed a regular pattern. Raiding took place all year round, but it was more popular from autumn to spring when […]
The Spring 2012 newsletter from Scotland is now available. Some of this issue’s features include: Information on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. A brighter outlook for Fatlips Castle. An update from our Clan genealogist. An article on the Elliott Brothers factory in 1895. And more…. To read this issue in detail or access back […]
The Autumn 2011 newsletter from Scotland is now available. Some of this issue’s features include: Thirlwall Castle, built in the early part of the 14th Century with stones plundered from Hadrian’s Wall. Launceston Elliot: Britain’s first Olympic champion. The Reivers Exhibition at Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. To read this issue in detail or access back […]
TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM, Carlisle 1st April 2011. Speech made by Margaret Eliott launching the new Reivers Exhibition. 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 […]
The Spring 2011 newsletter from Scotland is now available. Some of this issue’s features include: Information about Captain Cook’s Second Voyage, A Memoir by Lieutenant John Elliott. A rough definition of “the Clan” as it existed in the 15th century. An update on the Clan Genealogy Database. An unusual account of hunting in South Carolina. […]
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 […]