Scotland has over 100 gin distilleries, each drawing on wild local botanicals — heather, kelp, bog myrtle — that give Scottish gin a flavour like nowhere else. Get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Visit the Scott Monument on Princes Street — the tallest literary monument ever built — and discover the extraordinary man it honours — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Explore Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside — why Victoria fell in love with it, what you can visit today, and how to reach this royal Highland retreat. — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Walk through the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral — once Scotland’s greatest medieval building — and discover the ancient coastal town of St Andrews, Fife — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover Smoo Cave near Durness — Britain's largest sea cave with a hidden waterfall, Viking legends, and free entry year-round on the North Coast 500 — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
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Discover what the tartan patterns, sporran, and sgian-dubh of a Scottish kilt really mean — and how to find the clan tartan that belongs to your family — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover why Islay whisky has a flavour unlike any other — coastal peat, salty air, and nine remarkable distilleries on one small Scottish island — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Galloway Forest Park is Britain's first Dark Sky Park, where the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye on a clear night — get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Caerlaverock is Scotland’s only triangular castle, rising from its moat near Dumfries — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.