Things Scottish

Castles

• Castles and Ancient Monuments in Great Britain
  
• Castles of Britain
  

  Pictures, stories, etc.

• Castles of Scotland Preservation Trust
• Castles on the Web
  

  Castle information of all kinds.

• The Chatelaine's Scottish Castles
  Lots of castle pictures of Scottish castles. Also, Castles of the World is available.
• Duntrune Castle
• Edinburgh Castle
  

  ABC of Edinburgh Hotel Accommodation, tourist information Scotland and more.

• Ian's Land of Castles
• Rampant Scotland's Castle Page
  The sometimes turbulent history of Scotland has left a legacy of castles and fortified houses in many parts of the country - particularly in the Scottish Borders and the Highlands. Inevitably, many have been reduced to ruins but what is perhaps surprising is that so many of them still survive both as tourist attractions or even as family homes.

Cultural/Political/Educational

• American Friends of the University of Edinburgh
• The General Register Office for Scotland
  is the UK Government department responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland, and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population.
• National Library of Scotland
  

  This site provides information about the services and collections of Scotland's national library.

• The Royal Scottish Geographical Society
• The Scottish Arts Council
  The Scottish Arts Council (SAC) aims to create a dynamic arts environment which enhances the quality of life for the people of Scotland by :
  • providing advice, finance and expertise
  • working in partnership
  • providing leadership
  • advocacy for the arts and artists.
• Scottish Society of Artists
• Stones of Scotland

General Interest

• About.COM's Scottish Culture Page
  

  A very nice collection of information.

• Argyll on Line
  Everything you need to know about the Argyll area including accommodation, tourist attractions, history, clans, geography, maps, travel information, businesses, ferries and more.
• Blitz Entertainment
  The PREMIER Scottish Murder Mystery Company. While they specialize in corporate events, they do host public mysteries as well.
• Clans and Tartans of Scotland
  

  Sgian Dhu Interactive's site.

• Edinburgh, Scotland's Capital City
• Electric Scotland
  This web site aims to be a comprehensive source of information on Scotland's past, present and future. As well as catering for the needs of those requiring traditional and historical sources of Scottish information, Electric Scotland also contains details on present day business, culture and tourism.
• eTHISTLE.com
• Map of Clans
  Nicely detailed map of Clans in JPEG format courtesy of John Suffill.
• Nessie on the Net!
  An interesting site that includes Highlander Internet Radio (needs the Shockwave plugin for your browser).
• Rampant Scotland
  So you want to find out about Scotland and the Scots? But the search engines present you with a vast number of pages - Alta Vista comes up with over 90,000 - and many have only a vague connection with Scotland. Well, help is at hand as the Rampant Scotland Index provides you with a comprehensive selection of the "best" They have been conveniently divided into specific sections, and each site has a brief description of what you are likely to find once you get there.
• ScotFind.com
• Scotland.com
  

  Scottish web directory and search engine.

• Scotlands Internet
  A very good starting point for exploring Scotland on the Internet.
• ScotlandsClans.com
• Scotsmart Scottish Directory
  
• Scottish and Celtic Games Listings
  Site is currently under construction.
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Focus
• Scottish Links Page
• Scottish MultiMedia Web Directory
• Scottish Radiance
  

  A Hebridean Journal

• ScottishSearch.com
  

  Good Scotland oriented directory with search.

• ScottishWeb
  

  History, chat and general information about Scotland.

• ScotWeb
  Scot Web starting point with a lot of information. Pretty well organized as well.
• St. Andrews Best
• StAndrews.com
  

  for golfers and Scots worldwide - the net portal from the Home of Golf

• United Kingdom Top Links
  A European regional directory for the UK with topic index.
• United-Kingdom at OyMap.net - a world directory
• US Scots
  

  A Resource for the Scottish-American Community

• Wearing the Great Kilt
  

  A description on how to wear a Great Kilt.

History

• Academic Info : Scottish History
• Hail Caledonia
  

  the on-line Encyclopedia of Scottish History

• Scone's Scottish Internet Book
  These sites are dedicated to Scottish People all over the World. Information, Clan Histories, Featured Articles, Poets Corner, Celtic Folklore, Celtic Articles, Burns Poetry, History of the Kilt and Tartan and "All Things Scottish"
• Scotland's Kings and Queens
• Scottish History Online
  
• Scottish History

Maps

• Gazetteer for Scotland
• Multi Media Mapping
  

  A complete interactive atlas of Great Britain on the Web!!

• Old Maps of Scotland
  

  They sell Victorian Ordnance Survey maps.

• Ordnance Survey

Market Place

A collection of Scottish shops that carry a variety of products.

Museums

• Gordon Highlander's Museum
• Historic Scotland
• National Museums of Scotland
  The National Museums of Scotland aim to provide Scotland with a national museum service of international standing which preserves and enhances the collections in its care and promotes research on them so that they can be used to communicate and increase knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of human and natural history. There are currently five very different museums under the umbrella of the National Museums of Scotland.
• National War Museum of Scotland

Music

• Alex Beaton
• Association Turlough O'Carolan
• Battlefield Band
• Ceolas celtic music archive
  Welcome to Ceolas, the home of celtic music on the internet! This site contains the largest collection of information on celtic music online, and has links to almost all other related sites.
• The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada
• Digital Traditions Lyric Search
  

  A good search engine for song lyrics.

• DrumlineParkingLot.net
• Bagpipes of the World
• Folk World
  

  Folk Music, Celtic, Irish, Bluegrass, Country Music, Pop Music, International

• Irish and Celtic Music on the Internet (CelticMusic.Com)
  Includes the "Virutal Tunebook" and a magazine. The tunebook has sheet music and some audio clips.
• Jo Morrison, Celtic Harper
• Music in Scotland
  

  This Scottish music site is dedicated to promoting music and musicians with a Celtic connection to a world-wide audience.

• Paul James Modern Music Review: Scottish Music
• RightQuickMarch.com
• Runrig
• Scotlands Ceilidh Band
• Scottish Song Lyrics
• Seumas B's Online Music Shop
• The Sounds of Scotland
  

  Canadian "Scottish Music" radio show (with live Internet feed).

• Taylor's Traditional Tunebook
  Great collection of traditional music in MIDI format. Good selection of Scottish and Canadian music.
• The Official Tannahill Weavers Home Page
• The VOICE Online
  The VOICE Online is the electronic counterpart of the VOICE, the official publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. The VOICE reports on information of interest to the bagpiping and drumming community.
• The Thistle and Shamrock
  

  About the NPR Radio show of the same name.

• Wild Biscuit Music
  

  Check out the "Classic Malts of Scotland"

Newpapers/Magazines/Television/Radio

• Aberdeen & District Independent
• Celtic Ray
• The Courier
  

  in Dundee

• DAILY RECORD and SUNDAY MAIL
  One of the UK papers with a Web site. Their Features section has a Scottish interest section.
• Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard
  The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard is one of the longest running independent newspapers in the UK and celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 1996 with a special issue of the newspaper containing landmark events throughout its life. Despite the events of world wars, stock market crashes, natural disasters and even a fire which destroyed the main shop and offices in August 1996 an edition has been printed and published every week of its history.
• Evening Telegraph
  

  in Dundee

• The Evening Times (of Glasgow)
• Forres Gazette
• The Guardian/The Observer
• HIGHLANDER WEB MAGAZINE
  "HIGHLANDER WEB MAGAZINE" published every Saturday. The first and only electronic magazine in the Highlands Scotland. Number one for news, history, culture, music, people, business and places. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Highlands of Scotland and more.
• Ileach - The Local Newpaper for Islay & Jura
• News.Scotland.Org
• The Northern Scot's "Scot On The Web"
  

  An on-line newspaper.

• The Press and Journal
  

  Serving Scotland since 1747 (Aberdeen)

• Scotland on TV
  
• Scots Independent
• The Scotsman
  

  A Scottish newspaper that is also on-line.

• The Scottish Banner
  
• Scottish Newsletter
  

  Rampant Scotland's electronic newsletter.

• The Shetland Times
  We are the leading source of news and information about Shetland and our imprint includes an extensive range of local publications. In addition to our online news service you can buy books and print through The Shetland Times Bookshop. Use our site to discover Shetland and a whole range of local information including the Shetland Business Directory, Shetland Visitor and guide to What's on in Shetland
• Tartan TV
  

  Video clips on Scottish topics.

• The Sunday Post

Scottish Regiments and Bands

• Re-Enactment Groups
  • 42nd Royal Highlanders, Inc. (Lafayette, IN)
  • 73rd Regiment of Foot
  • 93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment of Foot
  • The Black Watch Australian
• Other
  • Scottish Military Historical Society
• Museums
  • The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Regimental Museum
  • Stirling Castle
    

    the Home of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

• Official Groups
  • Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
  • The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
  • The Black Watch (The British Army)
  • The British Army
    

    See Infantry section for today's Scottish Regiments

  • The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Tartans

• Ann Stewart, Kiltmaker
• House of Tartan
• McRok - Heart of Scotland
• Scottish Tartans Museum
  

  Located in the Smoky Mountains of Franklin, NC (USA).

• Scottish Tartans Society
  

  The official Register of All Publicly Known Tartans

Tourist and Travel Information

A collection of travel and tourism related web sites.