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 Difference between Border and Lowland Clan?
The only non-highland clan in my family tree is Clan Buchanan. I've heard this called a Border clan and not a Lowland clan. What exactly is the difference other than geographical location?
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The Highlands are relatively a small part of Scotland. Everything south of the Great Glen is the lowlands. The capital city, Edinburgh, is in the lowlands. The border clans are often called the reiver clans. A lot of this is geographical, but the reivers were known for rape, theft, arson, murder, rustling and all crimes in between. I am not saying that all were guilty, but if your food is stolen, you can either sit down and starve to death, or go and steal someone else's.
The best book on the subject is "The Steel Bonnets" by George MacDonald Fraser.
Regards
Chas
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English Bloke knows nowt... clearly.
Last edited by English Bloke; 23rd May 12 at 03:35 PM.
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Last edited by ForresterModern; 23rd May 12 at 08:22 AM.
Reason: What do I know I am just an ignorant american.
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Er, well actually, the Highlands go much further South than the Great Glen, by about 100 miles, to a geological fault line that goes roughly, just North of Glasgow (on the West side)towards(heading North and East) just North of Stirling.This line is not only a geographical feature it is also a cultural one too.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 22nd May 12 at 07:06 PM.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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Last edited by ForresterModern; 23rd May 12 at 08:15 AM.
Reason: I must not know my ear from a hole in the ground. Ignorance is bliss and I am a happy man.
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The folks in Highland Perthshire are getting their dander up, and there are Gordons in the townships of Aberdeenshire who will soon join them.
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 Originally Posted by ThistleDown
The folks in Highland Perthshire are getting their dander up, and there are Gordons in the townships of Aberdeenshire who will soon join them.
And how!!!! Not forgetting those fellows in Argyll too!!
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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How could we forget those Campbell chappies  and some Macgregors and Macfarlanes, too.
I can see it now: a new rebellion in the making, Highlander vs. Lowlander vs. Borderer, brother against cousin, fathers and sons divided by piles of granite and sandstone. A civil war in the misunderstanding. Arm in arm, Jock, we'll stand atop the Grampians and face south (or east or some place).
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22nd May 12, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ThistleDown
How could we forget those Campbell chappies and some Macgregors and Macfarlanes, too.
I can see it now: a new rebellion in the making, Highlander vs. Lowlander vs. Borderer, brother against cousin, fathers and sons divided by piles of granite and sandstone. A civil war in the misunderstanding. Arm in arm, Jock, we'll stand atop the Grampians and face south (or east or some place).
Or, we Highlanders------- just a few coach loads----- could pop down to Norfolk, near Thetford I think, with map of Scotland to hand and have a quiet word with a certain fellow whilst he is pouring us a beer!
Last edited by Jock Scot; 23rd May 12 at 01:49 AM.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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