Posts by Ellie Forbes
Review: La Vista, Cameron House
A trip to Cameron House’s new Italian restaurant, La Vista, proves to be just the tonic for Ellie Forbes. Spring is a good reminder of how good change can truly be. With that in mind, I recently headed to Cameron House on a warm spring evening to try out their new restaurant, La Vista.…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Dundee’s heritage and nature
Dundee Heritage Trust will host the latest International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, at Verdant Works Museum this year. Alongside IGPOTY Exhibition 17, images showcasing Dundee’s rich greenery and incredible heritage will be on display as part of a special award competition. From Magdalen Green to the Tay Rail Bridge, to Morgan Academy, the…
Read MoreLife With Cal Major: ‘I look forward to the day I look out my window in the Highlands and see dolphins and whales’
Adventurer, vet and ocean advocate Cal Major has travelled 800 miles around Scotland’s wild coast on a paddleboard. Along the way, she made shocking discoveries, met the communities doing their bit to help and explored the wildlife and ecosystems below the water. I wake up pretty early, normally whenever the sun wakes me up.…
Read MoreCulloden Battlefield: Clan Chief’s shoe buckle among new discoveries
Archaeologists have unearthed fascinating new artefacts from the Culloden Battlefield – including a clan chief’s shoe buckle. Researchers working around a 60 square-metre area close to what was the Government frontline at the 1746 battle uncovered incredible finds, including a variety of musket balls and grapeshot. A broken copper alloy buckle was also uncovered, which is…
Read MoreLoch Ness monster: NASA urged to help in new search for Nessie
It’s been 90 years since Sir Edward Mountain took a team of 20 to look for the Loch Ness monster, the first organised search for the legendary creature. But now NASA has been asked to help in a fresh search for Nessie. The Loch Ness Centre has urged the space agency to lend its expertise…
Read MoreBrodick Castle: Evidence unearthed showing castle was protected by a 17th-century drawbridge
It was once a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, and has seen many battles in its 800 year history. But now evidence has been unearthed showing Brodick Castle, on the Isle of Arran, was protected by an early 17th-century drawbridge. Archaeologists discovered vertical slots above the entrance to Brodick Castle’s battery which are thought…
Read MoreLemur Lounge: Lemurs prefer listening to music over sitting in silence
They have a penetrating stare, bushy tails and a penchant for singing. But it turns out lemurs also like listening to music. Though they are much less closely related to humans than monkeys and apes, we still have a lot in common with lemurs. Some worship the sun, while others have a sense of rhythm,…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Mike Billett: ‘As a child I loved reading books about animals’
Whisky connoisseur, Mike Billett on reading at The National Library of Scotland, growing up on Winnie The Pooh and why Moby-Dick is a book that has ‘everything’. The first book I remember reading: As a child I loved reading books about animals, and surely the first was Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne. A chilled-out bear…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Sara Sheridan: ‘The trick is finding books that engage your brain. A good book is a brain workout’
Sara Sheridan on being inspired by Alasdair Gray, reading Wuthering Heights at just ten-years-old and why Lord Byron wasn’t a ‘romantic’. The first book I remember reading: I have little memory of my early childhood. I know I learned to read using the Janet and John books but I can’t remember the experience. However,…
Read MoreScone Palace Garden Fair returns for third year
Sponsored Content | After the resounding success of last year’s event, the Scone Palace Garden Fair is back for its third consecutive year. Set against the majestic backdrop of the historic Scone Palace, the fair will take place on 31 May and 1 June. This year, the Scone Palace Garden Fair continues its tradition of…
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