The Scotts, one of the premier Border Clans, had a fascinating history.  Here are just a few of the many things I find interesting about this kindred.

In this episode, I discuss the story behind the origin of the MacFarlanes' war cry: Loch Sloy!

 

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In this episode, let's dive into where war-cries came from and how they were used.  This will lay the foundation for future episodes highlighting the gripping accounts of how some clans acquired their war-cries, or slogans.

The MacNaughtens are an interesting clan that doesn't get much popular attention, so here are a few things I find interesting about them.

 

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So you just had a DNA test done and it says you're 37%  (or some other number) Scottish.  Where do you go from there?  What clan does this connect you to?  What should you expect from the results of this test.  This is what we discuss in this episode.

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In this episode, I discuss several things about this clan that I find fascinating.

Do clans exist today?  If they do, which one do you belong to?

The Campbells are usually thought of as the agents of the Crown in the Scottish Highlands, but they weren't the only ones.  Further north, the MacKenzies had adopted a policy of acting as the Crown's agents, to their benefit as well as to the detriment of neighboring clans.  In this episode, I relate several ways in which these clans were similar and a couple of important differences.

Learn about a battle that never should have happened between two clans who were not feuding.

Going back to some of the founding members of the Douglas clan, we'll see how they were doing the Border Reiver thing since there was such a thing.