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Q-Aye! – The Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 11

Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? Scottish bats provide the Queen with an interesting form […]

Q-AYE!

Q-Aye! – The Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 10

Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? 46 Bagpipes were the first music instrument officially […]

Outdoor Scotland

Q-Aye! – The Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 9

Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? A famous Scot was once a coffin polisher! […]

Outdoor Scotland

Q-Aye! – The Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 8

Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? Tatties? The Scots weren’t having them! 36 Bovril was […]

Outdoor Scotland

Q-Aye! – The Scottish Facts You Need To Know | Part 7

Put yourself to the test with our list of 30 essential weird and wonderful Scotland facts. How many do you know? The grand piano – invented by a Scot! […]

Culture

Scots At Waterloo

The Royal Scots Greys – now known as The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – lead Scotland’s programme of events to mark the 200th anniversary of Waterloo Napoleon called them “Les […]

A male ptarmigan blending into its surroundings in the Cairngorms (Pic: Laurie Campbell)

Culture

Ptarmigan Watch

This rock has been sitting with its back to me for quite a while now. Time has stalled, become meaningless, which if I’m honest is the way I like it best. Spring is […]

Culture

Running Scotland – From End To End!

Two outdoor enthusiasts are running the entire length of Scotland in just over 3 weeks Emma Forsell and Linnéa Grahn make up Mind for Adventure, an outdoor-focused organisation that celebrates […]

Culture

Chamber Music at Cottier’s

The Cottier Chamber Project is the largest chamber music festival in the UK, and I was keen to experience some of their first solo venture It might be something you […]