Posts by Ellie Forbes
Rare first edition Robert Burns’ poetry from 1786 could fetch £60,000 at auction
An exceptionally rare first edition of Robert Burns’ poetry, published in 1786 by a Kilmarnock printer who was the first to take a risk on the poet’s literary talent, is to go on sale. Considered one of the most important works of Scottish literature Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect sold for just three shillings.…
Read MoreProducer’s Corner: Anja Baak, Great Glen Charcuterie
It was a serendipitous encounter with a Dutchman who had bought a Scottish estate that led Anja Baak and her husband Jan Jacob to the Highlands. Having longed to leave city life behind for the calm of the countryside, the couple snatched the chance to manage Glenfintaig Estate. In 2000 they packed up their life…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Damian Barr: ‘James Baldwin’s voice is as urgent now as it ever was’
Damian Barr on reading for the Big Scottish Book Club, his love of Jackie Kay’s latest poetry and being inspired by James Baldwin. The first book I remember reading: The answer to this shifts – like so many memories. Beyond Peter and Jane…it would be a memory of being read to. At primary school,…
Read MoreWhere to buy a coastal property in Scotland
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Read More‘Remarkable’ 1,000-year-old Pictish ring discovered at Scottish fort by amateur archaeologist
A ‘remarkable’ Pictish ring has been uncovered at a Moray fort previously thought to have been ‘archaeologically vandalised’ by the construction of a new town. The kite-shaped ring with a garnet or red glass centre had lain undiscovered for more than 1,000 years at the Burghead fort before it was uncovered. Although known as a…
Read MoreFormer Italian consulate on one of Glasgow’s most expensive streets hits the market
A stunning nine-bedroom Victorian town house on one of Glasgow’s most expensive streets has been put up for sale for £2.5million. La Casa, located on Park Circus, it was an Italian social club in the early 1930s before going on to become the former Italian consulate. It was designed by Charles Wilson and James Boucher in…
Read MoreFive seabird species added to the UK red list
Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds most in need of conservation, the RSPB has announced. The Arctic Tern, Leach’s Storm-petrel, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Great Skua are now at risk because of severe population declines. It means of the 23 seabirds that make their home and…
Read MoreThe Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky
The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram – the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part of a collection to celebrate 200 years of the Speyside distillery, called TIME:SPACE. The 84 Year Old will be housed in a dual chamber bottle alongside a second single malt…
Read MoreHow artists are breathing new life into Scotland’s ash trees under threat by deadly fungal disease
Scotland’s ash trees are under threat. A deadly fungal disease is sweeping across the nation with millions of trees set to be lost. When four diseased trees were felled on a Stirlingshire farm three years ago, it symbolised loss on an epic scale. But it was also the catalyst for a group of artists who…
Read MoreViking-age treasure from Galloway Hoard travelled half the world to Scotland
Ten years after the discovery of the Viking-age Galloway Hoard in south Scotland, experts have revealed that part of the collection came from West Asia. Metal detectorist Derek McLennan found the collection – described as one of the most important UK archaeological finds of the century – in 2014. Experts said a lidded silver vessel…
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