Posts Tagged ‘Borders’
Doddie Weir selects a cask for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
Rugby legend Doddie Weir – who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2016 – visited Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian to hand-pick a cask of Scotch whisky to raise funds for his My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Through his organisation, Doddie and his team are committed to helping improve the lives of those affected…
Read MoreA spring fling in celebration of the daffodil
Throw off the winter blues with a visit to Rossie, the art and science-inspired garden packed with colour and creativity. Caroline Thomson is passionate about her work in preserving the heritage collection of Backhouse daffodils at Rossie Arts Garden in Fife with her husband Andrew. An artist and sculptor, who is a direct descendent of…
Read MoreThe March 2020 edition of Scottish Field is out now
The March 2020 edition of Scottish Field is now available. In this packed issue, we head to the Borders. We meet Melrose teacher Tom Rawson and his pupils as they spearhead the fight against pollution along the Tweed, we discover a flock of Chilean flamingos that now call the Borders home, and a visit to…
Read MoreKelso on top in the Great British High Street Awards
Kelso is celebrating after The Square was crowed as Rising Star of the Year and Scottish Rising Star High Street. The title was bestowed upon it in the Government-run Great British High Street Awards 2019 (in partnership with Visa) beating Yarm High Street, Stockton-on-Tees (England), Palace Street, Caernarfon (Wales) and Newry City Centre, Newry (Northern…
Read MoreLess than a month to vote for Eat Game Awards finalists
The race is on to find the finest game creators in the country as voting is underway in the second edition of the national Eat Game Awards. The team behind the Eat Game Awards has been working flat out not only to bring this tasty, nutritious, free range meat to the attention of a wider national…
Read MoreCreate your dream wedding weekend at Wedderlie House
One of the most difficult things about planning a wedding in a small (but perfectly formed) country like Scotland can be creating something that stands out from all the rest. You may have attended dozens of weddings, the details of which can begin to merge into one. However there’s a new entry to the wedding…
Read MoreOffers over £1.95 million for 10 bedroom Baronial mansion
A historically special Scottish Baronial mansion in a stunning rural setting is now on the property market. Erected in 1852-3, Borthwick Hall is of considerable interest as one of the favourite domestic works by the architect John Henderson (1804-1862) who is renowned as an early exponent of the Gothic Revival style in Scotland and was…
Read MoreA seven bedroom home with history and distinction
A distinguished seven bedroom period villa, of substantial proportion, offering sophisticated and spacious family living accommodation, set over three floors. Presented for sale by Rettie and Co, Comely Park Houses is a most-impressive, category C-Listed house, which has successfully evolved through the passage of time, to afford modern family living in a refined setting. Comely…
Read MoreGrouse moor helps golden eagle conservation
A Highland estate is encouraging other land owners to get involved with a ground-breaking Scottish golden eagle conservation project after eagle chicks were donated to the project. As one of the first estates involved in the pioneering South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estate, a 12,000 acre estate near Kingussie, volunteered to…
Read MoreHow a Scotsman took cricket to South Africa
In 1877, young Scotsman James Douglas Logan emigrated to South Africa. Within a few years he had made his fortune through business, politics and his association with the most favoured of imperial pastimes – cricket. This is the fascinating story of how Logan, the son of a Borders railwayman, was instrumental in the development of…
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