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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...
Credit: Ben Addy, Moxon Architects.

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...

Sanjeev Kohli unveils the bold new tartan for Edinburgh's Hogmanay 
 2018 (Photo: Ian Georgeson)

Still Game star is in the pink to kick off 2018 in real style

Sanjeev Kohli showed he was Still Game this week when he unveiled a bold new tartan for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations. The vibrant new tartan for...
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Royal treasures to go on show for the first time in over 130 years

Glittering treasures from the Indian subcontinent are to go on display in Scotland for the first time in over 130 years. Dazzling works of art...
Eden Mill's 12 Gins of Christmas

Scottish gin maker gets massive boost from John Lewis

A Scottish distillery is has clinched a major deal to supply a major department store with its gin. Eden Mill in St Andrews has secured...
Dunrobin Castle, near Golspie, Sutherland, was chosen as the most romantic-looking castle in Scotland (Photo: Paul Tomkins / VisitScotland)

Scotland’s favourite castles named in new online survey

Surprising new research reveals that almost half of Brits have never visited a Scottish castle. Based on an online survey of 2194 adults by YouGov...
Lochwood Farm near Gartcosh is on the market

Farm with potential is on the market as a whole or in six plots

A farm with significant development potential just outside Glasgow is now on the market. Galbraith announces the sale of Lochwood Farm, in Gartcosh, an amenity...
Edinburgh's Christmas markets have topped McCarthy and Stone's poll

Edinburgh’s Christmas market is the best of British

Edinburgh's Christmas market has been voted as the best of British. Christmas is no longer a single day in the calendar for us to celebrate,...

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