CRINAN REFLECTIONS. Keith Fergus captures his favourite canal in eye-catching pictures. BARQUE WITH BITE. Arbroath’s maritime history is recounted by Eileen P. Elder. SHIPS FROM SANDBANK. David Hutchison examines one man’s contribution to Clyde shipbuilding. SHIP OF DREAMS. Welcome aboard the Hebridean Princess. END OF A LEGEND. James Hendrie recalls the final days of great Cunard liners. CLYDE BUILT. A world-leading yacht designer is profiled by Len Paterson. LOCAL HERO. Lorraine Wilson chats to our great acting export, Alan Cumming. PASSING THE TIME. Challenging Cairngorms walks are recalled by Hamish Brown. BLOW BY BLOW. A celebration of the bagpipe and the Cowal Gathering. THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER… Lorraine Wilson meets the Ellis family of pipers. MAKING THE GRADE. Dave Dewar salutes the Inveraray and District Pipe Band. TWIST AND SHOUT. Jim Crumley’s Nature Watch examines the hazelwoods of the west coast. WALKING THE SONG. By Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch, with Hamish Brown. JOURNEY SOUTH. A pictorial jaunt around South Lanarkshire with Douglas Laidlaw. THE QUEST. Seeking Scotland’s memorial stones, by Morag Notman. THE TWO MARYS OF CASTLE HILL. Two fascinating women in history intrigue Aileen Torrance. ON THE ROCKS. Robin Hull is fascinated by our relationship with the “Tammie Norie”. FISH TALES. Peter Myers reflects on Wick’s glory days as “Herringopolis”. PEACE IN THE EAST. There’s inspiration and solitude at Mount Keen, says David Elder. GREAT HEIGHTS. When in Edinburgh look upwards, urges Hamish Brown. THE EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL.