The Scots Magazine December Issue – Out Now!


CONTENTS

My Scotland Formula 1 racing legend David Coulthard tells us
about his top Scots spots

#OutAndAboutScotland Scotland captured on camera – here are the highlights from our readers’ social media

Around Scotland Fill your diary up with these December must-dos, plus a round-up of carol concerts

Botanical Alchemy Edinburgh Botanic Gardens prepares to host a symphony of artworks in light this season

Playing With Fire The hottest place to celebrate Hogmanay in style has to be Stonehaven’s fantastic fireball festival

Wee Blether With… Edinburgh bookbinder Rab Mullin on keeping alive an age-old tradition

Then & Now Revisiting an iconic Scots Magazine cover featuring The Three Sisters in Glencoe

If You Go One Place…
Head to Outlander Country in stunning Stirlingshire

 

Author Jim Crumley is out in the wintry wilderness

TSM Investigates A deep-dive into the value of crofting in Scotland in the midst of reform

Sound Of Scotland Lisa-Marie Ferla with the latest news and reviews from the country’s music scene

Scottish Bookshelf Meet the best-selling author who swapped the bar for book; plus the latest releases

From The Vault Uncover some grave misdemeanours in the Dundee Howff

 A To Z Of Great Scots Anne Bryson Sutherland’s impact on plastic surgery for burns victims

Scottish Kitchen Head chef Nicholas Kock shares his venison loin recipe

 

If You Read One Thing…
It has to be our Big Interview with the fabulous Fran Healy of Travis

 

Sláinte Mhath Discover the other spirits of Scotland’s haunted distilleries

Eat, Sleep, Drink A luxurious Borders stay, and quirky Scottish tapas in Falkirk

Sheep Day Return Polly Pullar visits Kelso Ram Sales, a major event in the farming calendar

Stories In The Mud Meet a mudlarking mother-and-daughter and metal detectorist Mark Roberts

Cameron’s Country Your top outdoor writer heads to France, inspired by literary legend Robert Louis Stevenson

Munro Of The Month Learn more about the majestic peak of Beinn Narnain in our new monthly series

Thrill Of The New A gravel ride in the Glens is enhanced by technology

 

If You Do One Thing…
Head to Edinburgh’s Botanics for its spectacular festive lights display


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