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Shining a light on Scotland’s lighthouses

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Scotland has an especially rich lighthouse tradition, mainly due to a dynasty of Stevenson engineers covering over a century. All of them had a profound...

Lomond School pupil nets author’s exclusive interview

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An exclusive insight into the writing of Polly Clarkā€™s much anticipated book Tiger has been revealed through the star authorā€™s first interview ahead of launch...

Daring to dream to discover more of Gavin Maxwell

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Being offered a position as warden of Kyleakin Lighthouse Island, the last home of Ring of Bright Water author Gavin Maxwell, was a dream come...

The Reiver Rat is a good Scots read for children

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If The Reiver Rat sounds familiar, then the chances are you may well have either read it, or heard of it before. Translated by James...
William McIlvanney on the street of Glasgow.

McIlvanney was the godfather of tartan noir

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Long before Rankin or Welsh had ever picked up a pen, William McIlvanney had already created some of the most iconic hard men in Scottish...

A fascinating history of Scotland’s pubs

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Having visited Scotland, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Dorothy Wordsworth and Robert Southey all wrote accounts of their experiences in its taverns, inns, public houses and...
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