There’s more horse power to the Kelpies’ creator

The Scottish sculptor behind the Kelpies has masterminded the design of an equally unique silver equine chess set. Sparks fly and there’s a whiff of singed steel hanging in the air of Andy Scott’s Glasgow studio as he welds together the wire armature of what will eventually be a horse. This is hardly surprising. Since…

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Scotland’s small islands are very big on history

The Inner Hebridean archipelago comprising of Rum, Eigg, Canna and Muck, collectively known as the Small Isles, have been inhabited for millennia. Traces of flint, animal bone and man made heaps of sea shells prove the island’s inhabitance since the end of the last Ice Age. Farm Fields, an archaeological site on the Isle of…

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Drumlanrig Castle – Scotland’s pretty in pink

From Robert the Bruce to Bonnie Prince Charlie, Drumlanrig Castle has witnessed some of the most significant events in Scottish history. ‘A palace so glorious, gardens so fine, and everything so truly magnificent, and all in a wild, mountainous country…’ so wrote Daniel Defoe on his Scottish sojourn in 1720. As dawn breaks, light and…

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The small Scots island which influenced all of Europe

At only three miles long, the tiny island of Iona, just off the west coast of the Isle of Mull, is a long-established centre for Scottish Christianity, with an influence that reached across Europe from the sixth century to this very day. In 563 AD St Columba and twelve of his followers landed in the crystal…

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Sir Walter Scott’s lasting legacy for the whole nation

No author has ever had as much influence and impact as Sir Walter Scott. With his narrative poems and his series of stories, latterly called the Waverley Novels, he did not just change what the world thought of Scotland, he radically transformed literary culture. When I wrote about his long shadow in my book Scott-Land,…

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Maximised space in an outstanding country home

A superb four-bedroom detached bungalow with excellent equestrian potential is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Hill House is a superb detached family home built in the early 1990s to an exceptionally high standard, and well designed to maximise on space whilst positioned to perfectly capture the surrounding countryside setting. The main entrance…

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Enjoy Scotland’s natural beauty this World Wetlands Day

The people of Scotland can celebrate some of the country’s most beautiful natural sites this World Wetlands Day. Taking place on Satuday, 2 February, Scottish Natural Heritage is urging people to visit one of Scotland’s amazing wetland sites, to take in our dramatic lochs, peatlands and riverbanks, and the wildlife that lives there; and learn more…

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Scots pine martens repopulating Welsh mountains

Scottish pine martens are looking to take over the British Isles – after a successful reintroduction programme in Wales! Forest Enterprise Scotland staff are celebrating the success of the project, after helping to source and capture specimens from across Scotland. The Pine Marten Recovery Project has been led by the Vincent Wildlife Trust under licence…

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Topics reveals for Game and Wildlife Trust conference

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust in Scotland has announced the topics and speakers for its spring conference. Taking place on Friday 29 March at Perth Racecourse, the keynote address will be given by Edward Mountain, MSP for Highland and Islands and Convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee of the Scottish Parliament. Titled…

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Going off road is a different way to spend school break

Off road driving is great fun – and now children are being offered the chance to try it out. Gleneagles has launched a new ‘Junior Off Road’ driving school to help younger guests and their families make the most of the glorious 850-acre Perthshire estate this February half term holiday (9-24 February). Children aged four…

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