Aliases and codewords
Continuing on the theme of the difficulties encountered by Scots Catholics during the Penal Times, communications with Rome, other places...
Celebrating "Midnight" Mass
Bishop John Geddes (1735-99) built the house at Scalan which we can visit today. He lived in turbulent times. Here are his memories of...
What is Scalan and why did it come about?
What is Scalan and why did it come about was the question. The following is the first of several short instalments which should lead us...
Scalan News No. 53
The latest edition of the Scalan News, the twice-yearly publication of the Scalan Association has just gone into the Royal Mail. It is...
Happy & Holy Christmas
A Happy and Holy Christmas from the Scalan Association officebearers to all our members; to those who follow on Facebook; and all who...
Early Days of Scalan
From its early days Scalan began accepting boys as paying ‘lay boarders’, students not planning to follow a priestly vocation but who...
Marking the 300th Anniversary of Scalan 2016
A large crowd gathered in the wind and rain at the Old College Scalan to celebrate the 300th anniversary of its foundation. Fr Michael...
An all-through college?
The bishops envisaged Scalan as an all-through College, one that would be both a Junior and a Senior seminary. It would take students...
