Scotland
A family home offering comfort and great views
Oranjemond House is a beautifully appointed detached property with far reaching views over the Cromarty Firth and beyond. Strutt and Parker present to the market this home in Northfield, Invergordon. Oranjemond House is a fantastic family home finished to an exacting standard and brimming with features. The property enjoys an elevated position with superb open aspects…
Read MoreA beautiful photographic guide to the Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye is a photographic evocation of one of the best-known and most-iconic parts of Scotland. Iain Kirk Campbell’s large landscape-format book beautifully captures Skye’s many different moods, from the darker, more brooding side of the island’s character, to its bright lights and cheerful flora and fauna. Divided into sections, the book looks…
Read MoreA crime thriller that ticks all the right boxes
Brooke Magnanti’s first stab at a crime thriller hits all the must-haves of the genre – secrets, lies… and dead bodies. Protagonist Erykah Macdonald had little to call her own growing up, but she turned things around and has a ‘nice’ life now – the kind of life you’re meant to want; pleasant house, good…
Read MoreTen things to do in… Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Field continues its handy guide of places to visit this summer. Our recommendations today features 10 great things to see and do in the Dumfries and Galloway area. DUNDRENNAN ABBEY Situated near Kirkcudbright, Dundrennan was a Cistercian monastery established in 1142 by King David I of Scotland. Parts of the ruined Abbey are the…
Read MoreFlavours lend two new whiskies their names
Wemyss Malts have released two additional bottlings into its Family Collection range of blended Scotch malt whiskies. The duo take their names, Blooming Gorse and Flaming Feast, after the flavours found in each whisky. Both malt whiskies have been crafted from the family’s private collection of maturing whisky casks which were sourced by Isabella Wemyss…
Read MoreThe new gin that packs a real (fruit) punch
Eden Mill has announced the next liqueur to be released following the outstanding success of the Love Gin Liqueur which flew off the shelves this year. The brand-new Mango & Pineapple Liqueur will now join the Love Gin Liqueur range, which features the titular Love Gin Liqueur a raspberry & vanilla flavoured tipple which sold…
Read MoreBold and the new: Scottish Ensemble mark 50 years
One of the UK’s most pioneering string orchestras, the Scottish Ensemble, is marking its 50th anniversary by taking music to an even wider audience in its new season. The programme of events for 2019/2020, launched this week, celebrates SE’s distinctive, open minded music making, which has established the group’s reputation in Scotland and across the…
Read MoreHe flew around the world in 80 days for charity
Pilot Dave McElroy flew around the world in 80 days to raise money for Scotland’s Air Ambulance Charity. How long have you been flying? I’ve been flying for 47 years. I took flying lessons as soon as I had enough money to pay for them and learned to fly in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.…
Read MoreBroadcaster Stuart Cosgrove is full of Northern soul
The two loves of broadcaster and writer Stuart Cosgrove’s life – football and music – both have their origins in his home town of Perth. Some of my earliest memories of Perth are of the long summers. I don’t know if they felt long because we were off school or just because we were outside…
Read MoreTrue events inspired this werewolf trial novel
Inspired by true events, The Wolf Trial is a historical epic telling the horrifying tale of a man whose crimes were thought so great, locals wanted to try him as a werewolf. Fictionalising the first documented case of a convicted serial killer, the Herald writer tells the story of Peter Stumpf, a 16th-century German landowner…
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