Scotland has words for things English simply can't name — from dreich to coorie to gallus. Here are the Scottish words and phrases the rest of the world genuinely needs.
If you want to research your Scottish ancestry, Edinburgh is where you go. The city holds Scotland’s most important genealogy records in one central location. You can walk through birth, marriage, and death records spanning four centuries. You can find the exact parish where your great-great-grandmother was baptised. This guide tells you exactly what to […]
Most people with Scottish ancestry know the country. They have seen the photographs of Glencoe, perhaps visited Edinburgh, maybe done a whisky tour along the way. But very few know the county their family came from. Fewer still know the parish or the village — the actual hillside where their ancestors lived and farmed before […]
Discover the best things to do in Aviemore, Scotland — from skiing at CairnGorm Mountain and meeting the famous reindeer herd to hiking in ancient Caledonian pinewoods.
Discover the best things to do in Inverness, Scotland — from Inverness Castle and Culloden Battlefield to Loch Ness day trips and Highland whisky.
On 25 January 1759, in a clay cottage in Alloway that his father built by hand, Scotland’s national poet was born into a storm so fierce that part of the gable wall collapsed days later. Just over two centuries on, that birthday is marked in homes, halls and embassies from Ayrshire to Auckland with recited […]
When people think of Scottish ancestry, they usually picture the Highlands — glens, castles, clan tartans. But for millions of diaspora families, the real story begins somewhere far more remote. Scotland’s islands hold some of the country’s most powerful ancestry records. The Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland each tell a different story. And each one […]
Everything you need to know about the Braemar Gathering 2026 — Scotland's most famous Highland Games held each September in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire.
Most people picture misty Highland glens when they think of Scottish heritage. But millions of Scottish descendants trace their roots to somewhere quite different — the Lowlands. Image: Shutterstock The Scottish Borders, Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire. These are the lands that shaped Border Reivers, coal miners, weavers and farmers who packed everything they […]
Discover the best things to do on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. From the Fairy Pools to the Old Man of Storr, plan your perfect 2026 visit with this complete guide.