Discover the best things to do in Inverness, Scotland. From Loch Ness day trips to Culloden Battlefield, this guide covers it all for first-time visitors.
Discover what makes the Shetland Islands unlike anywhere else in Scotland — from Norse heritage to wild ponies and the summer simmer dim — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover Scotland's Glorious Twelfth: the August day that wakes up the Highland moors — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the ancient blackhouses of the Outer Hebrides — where families and cattle shared a roof for warmth through brutal Atlantic winters — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Inveraray Castle on Loch Fyne is Scotland's grandest inhabited castle — famous for its Gothic turrets, extraordinary armoury, and stunning grounds. Get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Slàinte mhath is Scotland's Gaelic toast: what it means, where the word comes from and when to use it, plus weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
There is a loch in the far northwest of Scotland that most visitors drive straight past. It stretches for 20 kilometres through the heart of Wester Ross, its vivid blue waters flanked by ancient pines and towering peaks. Queen Victoria came here in 1877 and declared it one of the finest views she had ever […]
Discover the legend of the Fairy Flag at Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye — the ancient silk relic said to protect Clan MacLeod for over 1,000 years — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Harris Tweed is the only fabric in the world that has its own Act of Parliament. Discover how Scotland's Outer Hebrides still weave it by hand — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Orkney's Ring of Brodgar: 4,500 years old, perfectly preserved, and still unexplained. A guide to visiting Scotland's most mysterious prehistoric site — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.