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A botanist in bronze comes to a Scottish castle

A bronze head and shoulders bust of Scottish plant collector Archibald Menzies has been gifted to Castle Menzies. Menzies, a ship’s surgeon and botanist who...

An 18th century Scot’s power idea is now the future

It sounds like something from science fiction, but the story of a Scot who developed an idea for a spacecraft power source in the 18th...

A look at myths and legends of the British Isles

Storyland is a spellbinding illustrated mythology of Britain. It retells the stories of legends which define our history; from homeland and migration, to love and...

Opera Highlights bringing vaudeville to the nation

Tickets are on sale now for a new vaudeville-inspired Opera Highlights show that travels around Scotland to 18 local venues, including in the Outer Hebrides....

Tickets now on sale for StAnza poetry festival

The wait is finally over as tickets for this year's StAnza festival go on sale. With the full programme now online, the box office is...

A fascinating study of the red deer in Scotland

This beautiful book by wildlife photographer Neil McIntyre, Chasing the Deer, aims to raise awareness of the challenges facing red deer in Scotland today as...


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