For nearly two centuries, a father could not give his own surname to his child. A gravestone could not bear the family name.
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.
The first thing you notice about Stirling Castle is its silence. High on a volcanic crag above the River Forth, this fortress has commanded the heart of Scotland for over a thousand years. But its most persistent resident never made it into the history books. She moves through the old Governor’s Block in a rose-coloured […]
Planning an Edinburgh itinerary is one of the most rewarding things you can do when organising a trip to Scotland.
It looks, at first glance, like organised chaos. A kilted figure sprints across a field carrying what appears to be a telephone pole — a massive, tapered trunk of Scots pine that sways and wobbles with each stride. Then, in one explosive movement, they cup their hands underneath it, take three running steps, and heave […]
Somewhere inside Glamis Castle, there is a room that nobody is permitted to enter. Not guests. Not staff.