Scotland
Home of the year finalists to be revealed this week
The finalists in this year’s Scotland’s Home Of The Year are to be revealed this week. Before they make the announcement, judges Michael Angus, Anna Campbell-Jones and Kate Spiers head to two of Scotland’s islands in their final road-trip to find Scotland’s Home of the Year. On the Isle of Skye, they find a single-storey…
Read MoreGripping novel begins with a body on a beach
From the writer of the The Lewis Trilogy and The China Thrillers, comes Peter May’s crime novel Coffin Road. A gripping page turner, Coffin Road follows the stories of a mystery man who washed up on a Hebridean beach; a detective hunting a killer; and a teenage girl desperate to discover the truth about her…
Read MoreThree new stories launched by the Balvenie
The Balvenie has launched its new Stories range – a unique collection of three single malt whiskies. The trio represent tales of character, endeavour and craft, created at its home in Dufftown. While always looking forward, The Balvenie remains true to the techniques passed down by its craftsmen from generation to generation. As in years…
Read MoreThe websites we don’t want people to know we visit
The nation’s most embarrassing online habits have been revealed. The survey of 1,123 UK adults carried out by gadgets and technology e-tailer, LaptopsDirect.co.uk, found that 62% of Brits would be embarrassed if people knew about the last website or app they visited. The research revealed that the websites Brits are most embarrassed about visiting, with…
Read MoreFun and games at a celebration of arts
A new generation of artists and makers will be presenting everything from a mini puppet circus to luxury wedding tiaras this weekend. It comes as part of Spring Fling 2019 visual art festival (Friday 25 to Bank Holiday Monday, 27 May). Each year Scotland’s premier open studios weekend, and its parent organisation Upland, run schemes…
Read MoreWitterings from the Woodshed – meet Brash
Meet Scottish Field’s new online columnist – Brash McKelvie. You turned up. Thank you. Let me briefly introduce you to the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of my life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The…
Read MoreThe secrets of the whisky vaults are revealed
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has provided an insight into its diverse whisky warehouse to celebrate World Whisky Day 2019. The previously unreleased statistics shed light on arguably the world’s most varied single malt whisky warehouse, published by the SMWS to showcase the diversity of its whisky collection. Figures show that the members’ club stores…
Read More10 brave Scots who have won the Victoria Cross
Awarded for valour in the face of the enemy, the Victoria Cross is our highest military decoration. These are the tales of ten of the 164 Scots awarded this highly-prized medal. 1. John MacGregor Born at Cawdor near Nairn in 1889, John MacGregor became Canada’s most-decorated soldier. He emigrated in 1909, working as a carpenter…
Read MoreLife beyond Taggart puts Blythe Duff on stage
When Taggart, the long-running detective series that subsidised Scotland’s theatrical community for many years, came to an end in 2010, Blythe Duff faced a choice. After a double-decade shift in the long leather coat of DI Jackie Reid, should she sit back and live off the repeat fees? Or was it time to hang up…
Read MoreFamous Scots highlight their favourite places
My Scotland: By Its Famous Sons And Daughters is glossy coffee-table book featuring 58 interviews with some of the world’s best-known Scots. Exquisite photos of Scotland run alongside the interviews as each celebrity gives the inside scoop on their childhood memories, their favourite places and how our beautiful country has influenced their lives and careers.…
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