The Fortingall Yew in Perthshire is believed to be Europe's oldest living tree β plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Every New Year's Eve, the Stonehaven fireball ceremony lights up Scotland's streets. Discover the ancient Hogmanay tradition behind this ritual.
Most places in Scotland feel old. Assynt feels prehistoric. Photo: Shutterstock Stand anywhere in this remote corner of the northwest Highlands and you are looking at one of the oldest exposed landscapes on the surface of the Earth. The rocks beneath your feet formed nearly three billion years ago β before fish, before forests, before […]
Explore the Scottish surnames of Clan Gordon: septs, tartans, Jacobite history, and where to visit the Gordon heartland in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort William: tours, tastings, history and practical tips for planning your visit to Scotland's Highland whisky landmark.
Each April, over 100,000 puffins return to Scotland’s remote island cliffs. Find out where to spot them, when to visit, and what makes this annual spectacle unmissable.
Stand on the towpath at Banavie on a clear morning and you will see something that stops people mid-step. A boat β a full-sized yacht β is rising out of the ground. Not sailing. Rising. Eight locks, stacked one on top of the other, lifting the vessel 20 metres into the Highland air with Ben […]
The song most people associate with romantic Scotland was written in grief. Photo: Shutterstock “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond” is one of the most recognised songs in the world. It’s sung at weddings, ceilidhs, and Highland gatherings from Nova Scotia to New Zealand. Most people who know every word of the chorus have no […]
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 β 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.