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Lochinver: discover remote Scottish ruins, rocks and rapids

Lochinver: discover remote Scottish ruins, rocks and rapids

Knoydart: We travel to Scotland’s last wilderness by boot and by boat

Knoydart: We travel to Scotland’s last wilderness by boot and by boat

Sweat, plunge, repeat – a wild Scottish sauna safari

Sweat, plunge, repeat – a wild Scottish sauna safari

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10
Mar
Clach Thoull: The sea arch walk from Port Appin

Clach Thoull: The sea arch walk from Port Appin

6 min read
10
Mar
Scotland’s most idyllic seafood escape on the Shores of Loch Linnhe

Scotland’s most idyllic seafood escape on the Shores of Loch Linnhe

5 min read
05
Mar
A bright blue kingfisher with an orange breast sits in a branch.

Spotting Scotland's kingfishers: out of the blue

8 min read
26
Feb
A woman with short blond hair wearing a blue headband and a green jacket is crouched on the ice of a curling rink with arm outstretched after releasing a curling stone.

Swept away: sliding into Scottish curling for the first time

8 min read
19
Feb
Houses dotted along the coast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The water is very blue and the land is green, with heather-covered mountains in the background.

Ardnamurchan: Beauty at the edge and a community fighting to survive

7 min read
12
Feb
Edinburgh Castle sits atop Castle Rock with greenery growing on the slopes and a park below.

A tour of Edinburgh with Mary, Queen of Scots

Join us as Daniella Theis explores Edinburgh's fascinating streets with historian Rosemary Goring, visiting the sites central to Mary’s life – inspired by the Queen's final letter written hours before her execution.
8 min read
10
Feb
A rose lying on the pages of an open book which looks aged.

From the Vault: Valentine's Day

Beth McHugh discovers a song of young love from 1756 in The Scots Magazine's archives.
2 min read
05
Feb
The galley boat set on fire at Up Helly Aa, with crowds surrounding it.

Up Helly Aa 2026: Shetland’s Viking festival lights up Lerwick

Step into Up Helly Aa with stories from visitors and stunning images captured fresh from this year’s festival.
6 min read
05
Feb
Green northern lights over Scalloway in the Shetland Isles.

Shetland: the land of legends

From benevolent wolf-men to storm-tossed sea spirits, Shetland’s folklore is a reflection of its history.
4 min read
29
Jan
Graffiti written beneath a monument in Aberdeen that says 'Jane Wishart Died Here In 1597'.

Scotland’s greatest witch lives on: discover her haunting story

9 min read