I just finished the first season of Outlander on Netflix. It has inspired me so much - for what? I cannot afford to travel to Scotland; the best I could do is hope that I will be finding my own set of standing stones so I could be whisked off for free to Scotland. On the other hand, going back into time 200 years would be a lot harder than my worst camping trip. Instead, I will dream and share my family from Scotland -
My father's paternal side came from the Lamont Clan. The stories I heard as a child from my grandparents were that they were massacred nearly wiping out the entire clan of Lamonts. (pronounced Lamb-it) Many fled to the lowlands. However, my branch fled to Northern Ireland in 1646. Mary and her 4 sons each changed their surnames; White, Black, Sitlington, and Mary's maiden name of Young. My family are the Youngs.
The Dunoon Massacre Memorial
The Memorial that still stands today reads:
In memory of their loyal forefathers who perished near this spot, the clan Lamont dedicate this monument in September 1906. During the civil wars of the seventeenth century, the Lamonts espoused the Royalist cause thereby incurring the hostility of neighboring clans who laid siege to the castles of Toward and Escog. Sir James Lamont of that ilk was forced to surrender at Toward on 3rd June 1646. When in violation of articles of capitulation and indemnity signed by the besiegers, over two hundred of the Lamonts were bound carried in boats to Dunoon and there murdered.
Here's a good read on this:
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