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Hector MacDonald: Fighting Mac - Biography of Sir Hector Archibald Macdonald (1853-1903), a crofter's son, who rose from private to Major-General.
 
Highland Battles - A brief account of major battles in Scotland.
 
Highland Clearances - About the Clearances in 19th Century in the Scottish Highlands, particularly Sutherlandshire.
 
Historic Battle Sites in Scotland - Information on battle sites, clans and castles around Scotland from Highland Traveller.
 
Historic Scotland - Comprehensive information about Scotland's heritage and major historic visitor attractions.
 
Historic Scottish Battles - A list of all the major battles that shaped the Scottish nation. There is a small summary of the conflicts with links leading to other sites with a more comprehensive description.
 
History index - This site provides one of the longest available lists of Clans and Septs with not only the usual illustrations of tartans and crests but also a brief history of each clan and a location map showing the roots of the clan in Scotland (and a sells a CD-ROM version as well!). It has also created a series of articles about many of the key incidents in Scottish history.
 
History of Scotland - Description of the history of Scotland from 1 AD to present day.
 
History of Scottish Highland Dress - An article mainly about the development of the kilt.
 
Hugh Miller 2002 - Bicentenary - Hugh Miller, the 19th century Scottish geologist and writer, born in the Highland town of Cromarty.
 
In Search of Scotland - BBC Online Scottish history - History of Scotland from mysterious ancestors to the modern day, with a focus on religion and Scotland's relations with europe and England, and a multi-media gallery.
 
Lothene Experimental Archaeology - Living history group which researches and recreates aspects of the life of ordinary people in Lothian (Lothene) from Roman times to the 18th Century.
 
MacBraveheart - Focuses mainly on the motion picture Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson, based on the life of William Wallace. Includes a detailed account of the life of Wallace and articles on Scottish history and culture.
 
Mary Queen of Scots - Aspects of the life, reign and character of Scotland's most famous Queen from architecture to costume to food to dynastic politics from her birth in 1542 to her execution in 1587.
 
Megalithic Mysteries of Scotland - Photos and descriptions of a wide range of megalithic monuments throughout Scotland. Includes Ordanance Survey map references.
 
Modern World Wonders: Scotland's World Heritage - J.K. Gillon's illustrated description of Scotland's UNESCO inscribed World Heritage Sites: the islands of St. Kilda, centre of Edinburgh and Neolithic Orkney.
 
Monarchy through the Ages - The History of the Scottish Crown - From the Royal Family's own website, a history of the monarchs of Scotland.
 
Nancy MacCorkill's Scottish Internet Book - A collection of original works on various aspects of Scottish history.
 
Pictish Nation - Dedicated to the Picts, the pre-Scottish people of Caledonia, and Pictish culture. Covers the known history and legends about the Picts as well as comprehensive web links and a bibliography.
 
Pictish Pages - Images of the Pict’s an ancient Celtic Tribe of Scotland going back 4,000 years. See other historical images. Send your images to be included on the site.
 
 
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