Castle Leod
in Strathpeffer is the Home of the Chief of the Clan Mackenzie and Seat of the Clan Mackenzie.
Event dates for 2014 Announced!
NewsAs 2013 draws to a close and we look back on an enjoyable year for the Society, we also look forward to next year with excitement and begin to ready ourselves for, what we hope will be, another memorable year of events. With that in mind please find below the dates for events we will […]
Ian Blake’s Haggisography
CMS Member ContentA couple of years ago I was stopped at Birmingham airport because they thought the haggis was plastic explosive, that is fact – absolutely true. I was taking it to an elderly lady in Dublin who was born and lived as girl in Edinburgh home of McSween. Also, because it was her 90th birthday celebration […]
Sacramento St Andrew’s Society’s “Kiltie Band”
CMS Member ContentBruce Locken sent us this great picture of the Sacramento St Andrew’s Society’s “Kiltie Band” giving its annual performance at the Burns Supper in January. Bruce said “It’s a pick up band made up of whomever shows up that night and brings an instrument.” Sounds like an interesting night to us! Bruce, who is a […]
Upcoming Events
Here are a few of our upcoming Clan events
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2015 International Gathering
This is notification of our International Gathering to be held in 2015. The Highland Hotel in Strathpeffer has offered us such a good weekly rate that it has been decided the Gathering will be held from Tuesday 4th August through to Sunday 9th August. Tuesday 4th August AM Registration, ‘Parliament’ PM Visit to […]
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Roderick MacKenzie Memorial Picnic
Here, in consecrated ground, rest the mortal remains of Roderick Mackenzie, merchant of Fisherrow, and son of an Edinburgh jeweller, slain by Cumberland’s Redcoat troops late in July 1746, three months after the Battle of Culloden, because he selflesly encouraged them to mistake him for Prince Charles Edward Stuart whom he closely resembled in age, […]
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CMS AGM 2014
Dear CMS Members We have finalised the details of our AGM this year and are delighted to share them with you now. We hope to see you there! The AGM will take place over the weekend of 18th to 20th July 2014. This will also tie in with the Inverness Highland Games on the 19th […]
