Mary Queen of Scots is the most intriguing, most studied, and most famous of all Scottish monarchs: probably because she ...

The Art of Scottish Golf is the perfect companion for golfers everywhere, with a mix of golfing lore, history, iconic ...

The story of Melrose Abbey extends back to some time before 650AD, though its origins are at a place now known as Old Melrose (called Mailros at the time) which stands in a loop in the River Tweed ...

Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth lived from 25 December 1771 to 25 January 1855. She was a poet, author and diarist who is best remembered as the sister of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Mary lived ...

The Kirk of Calder is a beautiful village church which comes with a fascinating history and, over the years, a bewildering variety of names. Sometimes referred to as the Parish Kirk of Midcalder, it ...

It seems likely that parts of St Fillan's church dates back to at least 1123, possibly even predating neighbouring Aberdour Castle with which its history is so closely entwined. The original church ...

Urquhart Castle stands on a stubby peninsula projecting a short distance into Loch Ness where it turns the corner into Urquhart Bay. This places it some two miles south-east of Drumnadrochit and about ...

Ardbeg Distillery is the third of the three distilleries you encounter if you follow the road that leads eastwards along the south coast of Islay from Port Ellen. Collectively known as the Kildalton ...

Glasgow's superb Riverside Museum opened in 2011 and you can find out more from our feature page about the museum. The museum shown on this page has closed, and most of its exhibits were moved to the ...

In 2016 the MV Coruisk, the ferry mainly shown on this page, was controversially moved to support another of CalMac's services and replaced on this route. We will update this page as soon as possible.

Burntisland Parish Church lies to the south of Burntisland's High Street on higher ground overlooking the town's harbour to the south and west, and close to the railway station. The Parish Church is ...

Huntingtower Castle is to be found just west of Perth, not far from the junction of the A9 and the A85 Crieff road. Its location is unspectacular, and the margins of Perth seem to be growing steadily ...