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Originally Published May 2007. The Legendary Scot's March This article was something I wrote along with Jeff Nordin for Clann Tartan Historical Reenactment while we were researching 17th century mil … read more

Scotland's Ancient Map Problems — Scotland is Bent? There's a curious description of Britain written by the  Byzantine scholar Procopius (c. 500 – c. 554 AD) which is often assumed t … read more

Originally published December 2005.Updated December 2019. Traditional Farm Life & Landholding in Scotland The common unit of settlement in Scotland was a village, or township centering on a farm … read more

Why Saint Andrew?St. Andrew is fairly well known as being the patron saint of Scotland, but the question is why? Andrew is said to have been a fisherman from a village on the Sea of Galilee. He and hi … read more