The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond hides a Jacobite farewell. Discover the heartbreaking true story behind the low road in Scotland’s most beloved song.
Three perfectly flat lines cut across the steep hillsides of Glen Roy in the Scottish Highlands. They’re so precise, so level, that visitors have assumed for centuries they must be man-made. Even Charles Darwin studied them closely — and got them completely wrong. Photo: Shutterstock Roads That Lead Nowhere The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy […]
From heather to Scots pine, every Scottish clan had a secret plant badge worn into battle for centuries. Discover Scotland's ancient clan plant badge tradition.
Before a single licensed distillery existed, Scotland was already producing some of the finest spirit the world had ever tasted.
The Scottish surnames of Clan MacLeod carry one of the most remarkable origin stories in all of Highland history.
Every summer, from North Carolina to Hawaii, men in kilts hurl a 6-metre telegraph pole into the air and hope it lands correctly. They are not in Scotland.
Planning a Glasgow itinerary is one of the most rewarding decisions you can make as a first-time visitor to Scotland.
In August 1822, a king who had never set foot in Scotland arrived in Edinburgh wearing a kilt.
Within about thirty seconds of “Strip the Willow” beginning, you will be spinning. You won’t know who’s spinning you. You won’t care.