Celtic Moment

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Gregor Macgregor, an 18th century Scottish Highlander, has seen his fair share of death. The Campbells saw to that with his father’s murder at the strange standing stones when he was ten. As one of the hunted clan—as all Macgregors are—Gregor learned to melt into the mountains and stay one step ahead of the hunters: Clan Campbell.
With no family left, the man-sized child roamed the heather for two years before being taken in by Alexander Robertson, the Chie… More >>

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Scottish Business Briefing – Monday August 9, 2010
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