The Gypsies of Scotland

Resources for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month

The GRTHM.scot website features an outline of Scotland's Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller community and highlights several community events which have ...

“tinkers and gipsies” – the historic tragedy of the attempted ...

“tinkers and gipsies” – the historic tragedy of the attempted eradication of Scotland's Travellers · “There are some really tragic stories.

The rights of children from Gypsy/Traveller and Roma backgrounds ...

Scottish Gypsy/Travellers. The Gypsy/Traveller community in Scotland is estimated to include about 20,000 people, although in the Scottish ...

Gypsies | Friends of Berwick and District Museum and Archives

The first arrival of the Gypsies in England appears to have been about the year 1505. In the case of Scotland, that the Gypsies were in Scotland ...

Traveller Routes | ScotWays

Gypsies and Travellers are a significant although often hidden part of the Scottish population. They have played an important role in our history, at one time ...

Young Gypsy/Travelers - build capacity and social capital

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month is now a national event and has endorsement from the Scottish Government. The 2020, 2021 and a part of 2022 and 2023's ...

The enforced assimilation and attempted extirpation of Gypsies and ...

The enforced assimilation and attempted extirpation of Gypsies and Travellers in Scotland · Summary: The case for an apology.

GYPSIES, TINKERS AND TRAVELERS- CLAN CARRUTHERS CCIS

Scottish Travellers, or the people in Scotland loosely termed gypsies or travellers, consist of a number of diverse, unrelated communities ...

Apology demanded for gypsy traveller 'Tinker Experiment' - BBC

She said: "The Scottish government accepts that lives of many gypsy travellers have been blighted by historical policies and practices of ...

Scottish Gypsies and Other Travellers: A Short History - Google Books

This groundbbreaking book summarises the history of Scotland's Gypsy Travellers, reinforcing known events and adding new informnation.

Scotland's Gypsy/Traveller Community (@ScotlandGT) / X

A collective of organisations across Scotland working to improve the lives of Scotland's Gypsy/Traveller community & tackling discrimination.

Forgotten Kings and Queens: The Lost Gypsy Dynasty of Scotland

A lost lineage so noble that its kings and queens rival both the prestige and respect held by the Bruces and the Stewarts. It was a Gypsy dynasty.

Frequently Asked Questions - Friends, Families and Travellers

For example, Irish Travellers, Scottish Gypsy/Travellers and Romani people who are recognised ethnic groups. ... If a Romany Gypsy or Irish Traveller person no ...

New World Celts - A family of travellers in Scotland 1930 - Facebook

Besides the Faas and Blyths, common Border Gypsy surnames include Baillie, Tait, Douglas, Gordon, McDonald, Ruthven, Young and Fleckie. In Scottish Gaelic they ...

Improving the Lives of Scotland's Gypsy/Travellers - 12 June 2018

Angela Constance: Improving the Lives of Scotland's Gypsy/Travellers—That the Parliament welcomes the contribution that Gypsy/Travellers ...

World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Refworld

Irish Travellers are in Northern Ireland and England. Other traditional travellers include fairground and circus travellers, and bargees. Some of the ...

Gypsy history celebration aims to undo 'centuries of mistrust'

A celebration of the heritage and culture of Scottish gypsies and travellers aims to tackle prejudice and undo 'centuries of mistrust' about the community.

Gypsy Palace | History & Heritage - Scotland Starts Here

The roads on both sides on the upper green in Kirk Yetholm were known as 'Muggers Raw, or 'Tinkers Raw'. There was also extensive poaching and smuggling (of ...

The OTHER King Charles: The gypsy monarchy Scotland's Yetholm

Gypsies had lived in Yetholm, close to the separate kingdom of England, in relative safety for centuries, governed by an absolutist system of monarchy.

Help for Gypsies and Travellers | The Highland Council

This ethnic minority group has strong cultural ties, extended families and clans and consists of sub-groups of English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish Travellers.