In February 1692, soldiers billeted as guests in Glencoe homes turned on the MacDonalds at 5am. The Scottish Parliament later called it murder under trust. No one was ever prosecuted. Here is the full history — and what to see when you visit.
Discover the legend of Edinburgh Castle's Phantom Piper — a young musician who walked into underground tunnels and never returned — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the Isle of Iona — the tiny Hebridean island where 48 Scottish kings chose to be buried and where Celtic Christianity began — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
The Hermitage near Dunkeld is a Georgian woodland walk to Black Linn Falls and Ossian's Hall — one of Scotland's oldest visitor attractions — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival: Scotland marks the beginning of summer every 30 April with fire, drumming, and a procession on Calton Hill.
Speyside produces more Scotch than anywhere else on earth. Explore the Malt Whisky Trail — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Castle of Mey in Caithness is the most northerly castle on the British mainland — and it tells one of Scotland's most remarkable personal stories — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover Glen Affric, the ancient Highland glen near Inverness where Caledonian pines and still lochs create one of Scotland's most breathtaking landscapes — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Discover the remote St Kilda archipelago — a self-governing island community 110 miles off Scotland's coast with its own parliament and way of life — plus get weekly Scotland stories free in our newsletter.
Stand in a small church hall on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and you might hear something extraordinary. A fiddle plays a reel that has been passed down, note for note, for three centuries. Around you, people greet each other in Scottish Gaelic — not as a revival project, but as a living language. You […]