Slains Castle is a large imposing ruin fronting directly onto south-east facing cliffs about a kilometre east of Cruden Bay. You can walk to it from a car park in the village itself, or from another ...

Alexander Smith was a Scottish poet who lived from 1830 to 1867. His early poetry was well received, but his later work less so, and he became regarded as a leading member of what was disdainfully ...

The 96 mile or 154km West Highland Way is used by some 120,000 people each year, of whom some 36,000 complete the entire route. This makes it the most popular long distance walk in Scotland, as well ...

The Skye Serpentarium closed permanently at the end of the 2015 season. The rest of this page remains as written before the closure, to allow virtual visitors a glimpse of what it had to offer. The ...

Holmwood House can be found just over three miles south of central Glasgow and a little south of what was, at the time, the village of Cathcart. It was built in 1857-8 at a cost of £3,600 for the ...

As you pass along the A858 in Western Lewis near the township of Shawbost (Siabost) watch out for a brown tourist sign pointing west towards a Norse Mill. From the small car park, a well made path ...

Dun Carloway, or Dun Charlabhaigh, is a remarkably well preserved broch in a stunning location overlooking Loch Roag on the west coast of Lewis. Dun Carloway was probably built some time in the last ...

As the B842 wends its way up the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula from Campbeltown to Carradale, an especially sharp twist and a steep descent bring you down into the tiny hamlet of Saddell. A ...

"Edinburgh: A New History" by Alistair Moffat has been published to coincide with Edinburgh's 900th anniversary celebrations in 2024. What you find between the covers is a thoroughly readable ...

Immediately to the south-east of Fortrose's narrow High Street is the surprisingly spacious Cathedral Square, home to the red stone remains of Fortrose Cathedral. The site was chosen for a new ...

Two miles east of North Berwick is a rocky headland surrounded by cliffs offering stunning views north to the sea-bird colony on Bass Rock. Anywhere else, Bass Rock would dominate the attention, but ...

The old coast road from Arisaig north to Morar is one of the most memorable in Scotland. This isn't because of its twists and turns and narrow single track stretches. No, what makes it truly memorable ...