Outdoor Scotland March 9, 2018
What Is A Castle Anyway?
What defines a castle? And what separates them from palaces, towers, mansion houses? David Weinczok investigates… Every kid could draw a simple castle if you asked them to, and […]
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Outdoor Scotland March 8, 2018
The Early Bird Doesn’t Always Catch The Worm
“The Beast from the East” somewhat impeded Alan Rowan’s hiking plans to catch the Worm Moon in his Mountains of the Moon challenge I HAD always feared the third full […]
Outdoor Scotland February 21, 2018
The First Castle Hunt Of 2018!
An ambitious route takes David around the Lomond Hills in search of towers in the snow With the temperatures staying frightfully frigid and the high winds never seeming to […]
Outdoor Scotland February 19, 2018
Q-Aye! – Original And Best
Put yourself to the test with our list of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. How many do you know? 1. Actress Reese Witherspoon’s ancestor John D Witherspoon […]
Outdoor Scotland February 16, 2018
Q-Aye 2 – More Scottish Facts!
Gayle’s back with another round of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. Put yourself to the test – how many do you know? Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson used false teeth and […]
Outdoor Scotland January 26, 2018
Bastions of the Borders
David Weinczok picks some of his favourites sites in the Borders, a landscape teeming with history If it’s good enough for Walter Scott, it’s good enough for the rest […]
Outdoor Scotland January 18, 2018
Cairngorms Focus: Loch Insh
Loch Insh is the focus of our bonus article from February issue’s 9-page guide to Aviemore and the Cairngorms – the Gateway to the Great Outdoors Glenmore and Cairngorm […]
Outdoor Scotland January 11, 2018
The Best of 2017…
David picks his top highlights of a year on Scotland’s history trail Perhaps in unconscious defiance of the travails of 2017 I made sure to spend the year checking […]
Outdoor Scotland November 22, 2017
Glasgow’s Mitchell Library
Head away from the city centre to browse a library with a fascinating history… The Mitchell Library is one of Glasgow’s most recognisable buildings. Situated in North Street above […]
