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Dinosaur fossil found 50 years ago finally extracted from base of cliff on Isle of Skye
A fossil that was first spotted more than 50 years ago has been extracted from the base of a cliff on the Isle of Skye and formally identified as a Jurassic dinosaur. The fossil was discovered near Elgol in 1973 and is Scotland’s earliest recorded dinosaur find. It was not fully identified at the time…
Read MoreGirls on Hills: ‘Solo female travel and adventure tourism is growing in Scotland’
For International Women’s Day, Girls on Hills talk to us about how solo female travel and adventure tourism is growing in Scotland, reflecting female empowerment trends. As 2025 gets underway, the adventure travel landscape in Scotland is undergoing significant transformation, and it’s one that mirrors global trends and has women at the helm. Solo…
Read More100 years forgotten: The mystery of Scottish sailors’ bottled message in Australia
Down under in Australia, The Moruya and District Historical Society publishes a weekly column looking back on life 100 years ago. The gems they find in the Moruya Examiner are varied in their interest, as the news cycle ebbed and flowed in the past just like it does today. But every so often, a diamond…
Read MoreScottish Wildlife Trust buys Highland sporting estate for £17.5m after biggest donation in history
Scottish Wildlife Trust has purchased a Highland sporting estate after a mystery donor gave them £17.5 million to buy it. The conservation charity has bought Inverbroom estate near Ullapool which spans 7,618-hectare – an area larger than the city of Dundee. The donation that made the purchase possible was the largest in the trust’s 60-year…
Read More119-year-old message in a bottle discovered behind crown decoration at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre
A 119-year-old message in a bottle has been discovered behind an ornate crown decoration at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre. Theatre photographer and historian Mike Hume was on scaffolding 40ft above the stage when he put his hand in a gap inside the plaster crown at the centre of the theatre proscenium arch and found the century-old…
Read MoreMetal detectorists unearth hoard of 15th century coins in Scottish Borders
Two metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 15th century coins in the Scottish Borders. Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson discovered 30 gold and silver coins in close proximity in the Cappercleuch area of the Borders. The coins are a mix of Scottish and English coins, comprising English silver groats minted by Henry V (1413-1422)…
Read MoreSharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row
For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares. But for Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean, the sons of whisky expert Charles Maclean, these dangers will be part of daily life as they take on a 14,000km, non-stop, unsupported row across the Pacific…
Read MoreTributes paid to Scottish crime writer Denzil Meyrick who has died aged 59
The bestselling author Denzil Meyrick has died, aged 59, peacefully at his home in Loch Lomond, his agent and publisher have announced. Denzil Meyrick, who was born in Glasgow on November 28, 1965 and brought up in Campbeltown, became one of Scotland’s biggest-selling crime writers, and spent a varied career as a police officer, a…
Read MoreSupersized drone offers precision spraying to Scottish farmers
The future of modern farming could be changing with the help of a supersized drone. Drone technology has been supporting sustainable agriculture by helping farmers reduce their environmental impact, using fewer chemicals and conserving resources. But a spike in demand for precision agriculture has led one Melrose man to become the first in Scotland to…
Read MoreVIDEO: BBC’s Scotland’s Home of the Year host judges his tiniest house yet – a Pacific Ocean rowing boat
BBC’s Scotland’s Home of the Year host Danny Campbell has judged his tiniest house yet – a Pacific Ocean rowing boat. Danny stuck his oar into The Maclean Brothers’ ocean rowing boat, casting his architectural eye over its ‘design’ before the world record-breaking team embarks on their Pacific Ocean row in April. In a hilarious…
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