August 2012

Scottish Musician Emily Smith

Emily Smith has long been drawn to the landscapes and history of rural Dumfriesshire in southwestern Scotland. She was raised there, and so was Robert Burns. Smith’s travels with music take her across the world. Her home ground, though,  ...

Virtual tour of Maeshowe Online

People across the globe will now be able to enjoy one of Orkney’s most enigmatic Neolithic monuments after Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a new ‘virtual’ tour of Maeshowe chambered tomb at Winter Solstice.   The Deputy ...

Monty Python Quest at Doune Castle

And now for something completely different!     Come along to the magnificent medieval Doune Castle on Sunday 16th September 2012 for the annual Monty Python-inspired event. Doune Castle featured in many of ...

Inverawe Smokehouses: Incredible smoked fish

I happen to adore smoked fish...smoked seafood in general! The world loves Scottish seafood, and its' smoked salmon, in particular, is on the tables of families even here in Thailand. Inverawe produces the very best of Scottish smoked salmon ...

Blas Festival: Inverness and across the Highlands

From Thurso to Inverness to the Isle of Skye, all across the Highlands of Scotland, the Blas Festival brings a celebration of Gaelic music and tradition. In 2012, it is coming up from  7 through 15 September. There will be tributes to the ...

Foodie Finds: Hot Roast Company

On the High Street in Fort William, just a few steps from the weary hiker statue in Gordon Square which marks the northern end of the West Highland Way, you’ll find The Hot Roast Company. Weary hiker or no, you’ll find the food is delicio ...

Lennoxlove Book Festival

A weekend of words and wit with some of today's best known writers and personalities, at one of Scotland's great country houses. This fall, from 2-4 November, at Lennoxlove House, Haddington, experience a weekend of sparkling book talk and a&n ...

Stanley Mills: Force and Fabric

An Historic Scotland book which helped bolster the international status of Stanley Mills by highlighting new archaeological discoveries and unprecedented research has received a national award.   “Force and Fabric” was highly comm ...

William Wallace Letters

We're all intrigued with the history of William Wallace. In an Exhibit at the Scottish Parliament, visitors can actually SEE a 700-year old letter about William Wallace from Philip IV, the French King. From the Scottish Parliament: ...

Welcome to the leaning tower of Glenfinnan

It’s not as extreme as the tilt found at the famous Tower of Pisa, but it’s been revealed that the Glenfinnan Monument has a slight lean, too.   It has been discovered that the monument erected as a memorial to the Jacobite Rising ...

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