Posts Tagged ‘castle’
Bowhill House hosts harpist for Christmas concert
The historic and picturesque Bowhill House in Selkirk will provide the backdrop for an exclusive evening with harpist Margaret Knight. The House will open its doors for a special evening of classical Christmas music with the first class musician, who has performed all over the world, including the Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican and Edinburgh…
Read MoreRugby legend is new face of Scotch cream liqueur
Scotch cream liqueur has added a kick to its six-week festive campaign by teaming up with Scottish rugby legend Gavin Hastings OBE. Magnum has appointed the famous full-back as its brand ambassador in the run up to this year’s Christmas party season. As part of his new role, Gavin is providing the voiceover for Magnum’s…
Read MoreLidl pops-up in Edinburgh with gin range
Peter Ranscombe heads down to the capital’s Castle Street for a preview of the German grocer’s gin range. POP-UPS have become a regular fixture on our high streets, filling empty shops with retailers for a short period of time. They can be a great way for new businesses to dip their toes into the water…
Read MorePapers of exiled Stuart kings published online
A major new digitisation programme is giving unparalleled insight into the social, military and personal worlds of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their Jacobite followers. It relates to the Stuarts’ fight to regain the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland between the late 17th and early 19th centuries. The Stuart and Cumberland Papers project has…
Read MoreStornoway is Scotland’s hidden jewel of the north
There is a tale, possibly apocryphal, about an old crofter from one of the outlying districts on the island of Lewis who visited Stornoway for the first time in the early years of last century. Seeing the stretch of green woodland that lies on the other side of the bay from the town, he reeled…
Read MoreTen fascinating facts about the Clan MacMillan
Scottish clans have fascinating histories, dating back hundreds and hundreds of years. Here, we reveal ten important facts every aspiring member of Clan MacMillan should know. 1. The chiefs of Clan MacMillan descended from an ancient royal house as well as from orders of the ancient church. On the island of Iona, King Alexander I…
Read MoreHonours for top Scottish visitor attractions
Excellence in the Scottish visitor attractions sector has been rewarded this week. The 2018 ASVA (Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions) awards were presented at ASVA’s Going Back to the Future conference at the Doubletree by Hilton Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld yesterday (Thursday). The ASVA has over 450 member visitor attractions, and its member sites attract…
Read MorePeploe’s Tulips in a Chinese Vase heads art auction
A bright, sunny work by the major Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe leads Bonhams 19th and 20th Century Pictures Sale in Edinburgh later this month. Taking place on Tuesday 27 November, Tulips in a Chinese Vase by Peploe (1871-1935), is estimated to reach between £220,000-£280,000 at auction. Bonhams Head of Scottish Art, Chris Brickley said: ‘Peploe…
Read MoreUrquhart Castle stocks goodies made by locals
Chocolates, a children’s book and scented candles are some of the products being sold at a castle by Loch Ness – many designed by local school pupils. Young entrepreneurs from local schools and social enterprises have won the opportunity for their products to be stocked at Urquhart Castle until March 2019. The products include a…
Read More100 pipers and drummers to mark Armistice centenary
A thoughtful Edinburgh school pupil will see an idea he came up with four years ago become a reality on Remembrance Sunday. In 2014, Merchiston Castle School pupil James Lascelles, then aged 11, wrote to the headmaster with an idea for the 2018 Remembrance Service. He shared his idea of commemorating the 100th anniversary of…
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