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Prince's Foundation student Tom Stainer works on part of an obelisk to be installed at Poundbury

Training scheme will help traditional skills

The Prince’s Foundation is launching a fully-funded nine-month training programme in collaboration with Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. The Foundation has underlined its commitment to producing...

Shortlists for Scotland’s national book awards

The Saltire Society announced the shortlists for the 2019 Saltire Literary Awards, as well as two brand new prizes, at an event in Edinburgh this...
French Impressions at Aberdeen Art Gallery (Photo: VisitScotland / Kenny Lam)

Art gallery reopens after £34.6m redevelopment

This Saturday, 2 November, will see Aberdeen Art Gallery will reopen to the public after the biggest transformation in its 130-year history. It will present...

A leap of faith with Ballet West in the Highlands

It takes someone with vision to set up a ballet school on a working farm in the Highlands, but as Gillian Barton explains, this wasn’t...
Clive Russell as Brynden ‘Blackfish’ Tully in Game of Thrones

The life of Game of Thrones and Still Game star Clive Russell

His imposing physique often leads to the Game of Thrones actor being cast as a warrior, but it’s on the beaches of his home in...
Friends for more than 30 years, the Duke of Buccleuch and renowned
landscape architect Charles Jencks enjoy the view from the Belvedere, which offers a 360-degree view of the surrounding countryside (Photo: Ian MacNicol)

The late, great Charles Jencks was romancing the stone

Architect Charles Jencks sadly passed away earlier this month, but he leaves behind an incredible legacy of work. In 2015, Scottish Field visited the stunning...


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