Islands June 30, 2016
Barra – Whisky Galore and So Much More!
Discover the origins of the classic Scottish comedy Whisky Galore Landing on the beach runway on Barra has long been on my bucket list – and as our tiny 12-seater plane […]
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Outdoor Scotland June 30, 2016
Battleathon!
Dougie Baird’s final Scotlanders campaign It’s been a brilliant time. I think just about every week I have been somewhere different – even if it’s just a walk through my beloved […]
Islands June 29, 2016
The Best Of Orkney
Highlights from a two-day trip Garry's #ScotsMagTwitterTour of Orkney!"Skara Brae is 5,000 years old," he says. "About the same age as my jokes." pic.twitter.com/g00YHD9hcb — The Scots Magazine (@ScotsMagazine) June […]
Islands June 27, 2016
Step Back In Time On Orkney
The history of Orkney is rich and varied. Someone said that if you scratch the surface of any part of the islands, you could fulfil any archaeologist’s dream. The choice […]
Outdoor Scotland June 24, 2016
Experience Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart
We love BBC One’s Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart. If you’re equally hooked on the series, VisitScotland has come up with a handy list of places where you can experience the real […]
Islands June 24, 2016
New Shelter on Iona
With the opening of a new shelter on Iona, The National Trust for Scotland has its first permanent visitor facility on the island. The aim of the new National Trust […]
Islands June 23, 2016
Out And About On Hoy
It might be its most famous landmark, but there’s a good deal more to Hoy than the Old Man… 50 years ago this summer 3 intrepid climbers, Tom Patey, Rusty […]
Outdoor Scotland June 15, 2016
Scotlanders – Day Trippers
With the summer now in full swing, the opportunities to get out and about are well and truly upon us. But if tents, wellies and a prolonged assault by midges […]
Outdoor Scotland June 6, 2016
Scotlanders | The Last Wilderness
Kay from the Scotlanders heads out for an incredible weekend on the remote and entirely unspoiled Knoydart Peninsula Knoydart, what a cool name. It denotes fantasy and fiction, with a […]
Outdoor Scotland June 6, 2016
Glen Esk to John O’Groats
A proposed short climb in the Cairngorms turned into a grand day out for Tom Weir Part one. The intention when I met up with Adam Watson in Banchory […]
