Welcome to Near And Far Scottish LLC, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Your local Scottish Retail Shop!!
We invite you to browse through our on-line store and shop with confidence. Your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store. Thank you for visiting. Check back soon for new product updates.
Please visit our RETAIL STORE located at 11205-B Lawyers Road, Charlotte, NC, 28227, near the intersection of Lawyers and Highway 51 in downtown Mint Hill at the Mint Hill Plaza.
In addition to the items shown on our website, we offer many other GIFT ITEMS in our retail store, featuring Heather Gems, St. Justin, and Toucan of Scotland Jewelry, and traditional Sgian Dubhs, Quaichs, Pewter Tankards, Flasks and more. We provide complete outfitting of Scottish clothing items such as Custom Kilts from Scotland, Tartan Ties, Sashes, and Scarves, as well as Highland Shirts, Balmorals, Glengarries, Ghillie Brogues, Kilt Hose, Flashes, Belts, Buckles, and Sporrans. We are also an Authorized Distributor in North Carolina for SPORT KILT.
In our store, we also stock IMPORTED SCOTTISH FOODS, such as the PHENOMENAL IRN-BRU, the National Soft Drink of Scotland. Other food items are Mackies Potato Crisps; Caledonian Kitchen Haggis; Mrs. Bridges Marmalades, Chutneys, and Sauces; Gardiner's Fudges and Toffees, as well as a variety of other Whisky Marmalades and Mustards. Throughout the year we offer season and holiday themed food gifts too!
STORE HOURS - Closed Sundays and Mondays. Tuesday-Friday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
WE ARE OCCASIONALLY CLOSED ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS FOR FESTIVALS (typically Spring and Fall). SEE SCHEDULE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
2013 EVENTS CALENDAR:
January 1, 2013 - Come join the fun and festivities at FIRST FOOTIN', a Scottish Hogmanay New Year's Celebration, at RURAL HILL FARM, Huntersville, NC. This year there will be a Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of the new Cultural Center. Come early for the perimeter trail hike and stay for the dedication ceremony and enjoy some warm "Stone Soup" afterwards. For details, please see the following link: http://www.ruralhill.net/FirstFootin.asp. We look forward to seeing you there!
February 1-3, 2013 - CELTIC ADVENTURE WEEKEND, Grove Park Inn & Resort, Asheville, NC. Come join the music and fun. See the following link for details: http://store.groveparkinn.com/Groups/Happenings/Adventure_Weekend/Celtic_Adventure_Weekend/
February 28 - March 4, 2013, 2013 - We will be out of town for a convention in Nashville, TN.
March 16-17, 2013 - CELTIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL, Latta Plantation, Huntersville, NC. We will be vendors at this event. Please come out to explore our local Scottish heritage, culture, and traditions, through demonstrations, food, and music. Click here for more information: http://lattaplantation.org/latta/index.php?page=events.
April 4-7, 2013 - TARTAN DAY SOUTH, Cayce, SC. We will be vendors at this 3rd Annual event, including music, dance, food, and athletics from our Scots, Irish, Welsh and other Celtic Heritage. A special feature for this year is a Reunion Concert of the great Celtic Rock Band, Seven Nations, on Friday night, April 5, 2013. You don't want to miss this rare event. For more information, please see the following link: http://www.tartandaysouth.com/.
April 19-21, 2013 - 20TH ANNUAL LOCH NORMAN HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Rural Hill Farm, Huntersville, NC. We will be vendors at this event. Please come join us for our Home Game! For details see: http://www.ruralhillscottishfestivals.net/.
April 26-27, 2013 - TRIAD HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Greensboro, NC at Bryan Park. We will be vendors at this event. For details see: http://www.triadhighlandgames.org/.
May 10-11, 2013 - HISTORIC BETHABARA HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Winston-Salem, NC at Historic Bethabara Park. We will be vendors at this event. For details see: http://www.cityofws.org/Home/Departments/RecreationAndParks/BethabaraPark/HBPEvents/Events/BethabaraHighlandGames5-11-2013.
May 18, 2013 - OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, 5/18/2013 FOR SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AND WILL RE-OPEN ON TUESDAY, 5/21/2013.
May 24-25, 2013 - GREATER GREENVILLE HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Greenville, SC at the beautiful campus of Furman University. We will be vendors at this event. For details see: http://www.gallabrae.com/
June 8, 2013 - CLOVER HIGHLAND GAMES & SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, Clover, SC at the Clover Memorial Stadium. We will be vendors at this event. For details see: http://www.cloverscottishgames.com/.
Check back periodically for other events posted.
