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Feat of survival: Borders skipper Leven Brown and crew survive shipwreck on Northwest Passage expedition

Leven Brown has accomplished a lot.  A Guinness World record-holding ocean rower, in 2005 he became the first man ever to row solo and unsupported...
Duncan Chisholm with the Gregg Fiddle.

Baroque fiddle thought to have been played by Robert Burns to be played at special concerts

An 18th Century baroque fiddle thought to have been played by Robert Burns is to be used again for two special concerts. The Gregg fiddle...
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Picnic spot enjoyed by Queen Victoria at Balmoral saved from ruin

A picnic spot enjoyed by Queen Victoria on her visits to Balmoral has been saved from ruin by the National Trust for Scotland. The picnic...
Dr James Beattie defeats the ‘enemies of Truth’, by Joshua Reynolds, 1773.

Scotland’s oldest cello made in 18th century to be played again

The oldest surviving Scottish cello has been brought to life and will be played again. The instrument made by Aberdeen luthier Robert Duncan in 1756...
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Christmas market at Glenalmond College

Sponsored Content | Glenalmond College is kicking off the festival season with a beautiful Christmas market followed by a candlelit carol service. Visitors are warmly...
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Center Parcs plans first Scottish holiday village

Center Parcs has unveiled plans for its first site in Scotland. The new resort near Hawick in the Scottish Borders would represent a £350m investment...

Planting taking place at RSPB Scotland Corrimony nature reserve. Credit: RSPB Scotland

Corrimony Nature Reserve: Signs of recovery at wildfire hit nature reserve a year on

It was destroyed by a devastating wildfire last year, but now there are signs of recovery at Corrimony Nature Reserve. Flames burned in woodland and...
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Rare glimpse inside rock star’s pad as Marillion singer Fish puts home on the market

Fans of Fish, the former frontman of cult prog rock band Marillion, are getting a rare glimpse inside the star's world after he put his...
The Hope Cross. Credit: Dundee Heritage Trust.

Hope Cross erected in memory of Sir Ernest Shackleton to travel 7,000 miles to Dundee

A memorial in memory of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will travel more than 7,000 miles from South Georgia to Dundee to commemorate the 150th...
Gregor Harvie. Credit: Chris Wallace.

A brush with science: Artist Gregor Harvie to create dramatic paintings to celebrate physicist Lord Kelvin

Scottish artist Gregor Harvie has created two dramatic paintings to celebrate the work of renowned physicist Lord Kelvin. The Quantum Theory Group at the University...
David I coin. Credit: Noonans.

One of first coins to be minted in Scotland during King David I reign sold at auction

One of the first coins to be minted in Scotland has sold at auction for more than £1,000. The very rare penny was made some...
Kerry Samantha Boyes. Credit: Colin Hattersley

UK’s first fake food store: ‘My training in taxidermy helps me create realistic food replicas that featured in Barbie’

Kerry Samantha Boyes has always loved building things.  Growing up in the North Pennines, the hills and wildlife were her playground. And when she wasn’t...

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