Alison Campsie Journalist
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Alison is a journalist at The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday

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  • Culture

251 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Tiny Scottish theatre scoops Q&A with 'king finder' Philippa Langley after 'cheeky' request

A tiny theatre has secured a Q&A with the woman who located the burial spot of Richard III after a fan sent her a “ch...

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over 1 year ago
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The bad-tempered Edinburgh shopkeeper executed for witchcraft as chaos ruled the city

She was a bad-tempered Edinburgh shopkeeper and money lender executed for witchcraft in the 17th Century as the polit...

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over 1 year ago
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The baby goats in knitted coats that signal the rebirth of Scottish cashmere

A new generation of homegrown Scottish cashmere goats is growing day by day on an Angus farm this early Spring.

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over 1 year ago
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The seabed treasures which tell of a future King's shipwreck as he sailed to Edinburgh

Pulled from the seabead, the artefacts tell of the night a ship carrying the future James II and VII wrecked on its j...

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over 1 year ago
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Why at the age of 47 I need to go clubbing more than ever

I probably haven't reacted so fast in a long time as when I read my favourite DJ was doing a five-hour set at a pub i...

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over 1 year ago
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Massacre of Glencoe anniversary: 'Immersive experience' to tell horrors of massacre

The horrors of the Glencoe Massacre will be told in a new "immersive experience" to be created as part of a £1.3 mill...

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over 1 year ago
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SPECTRA festival of light: The stunning displays lifting Aberdeen in city art showcase

Aberdeen is glowing again this winter as SPECTRA returns to flood the city with light, colour and sound.

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over 1 year ago
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The eclipse of the sun on a Scottish island that sheds light on the Midnight Wall

Extending deep into the moor for around a mile, the “Midnight Wall” comes to an abrupt end.

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over 1 year ago
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Rare document that illuminates Lord Nelson's love affair set to fetch £15,000 at Edinburgh auction

It illuminates the steamy and very public affair enjoyed by one of Britain’s most famous naval heroes under the heat ...

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over 1 year ago
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Public rally to get 'extraordinary' Pictish style stone out of the ground

A campaign is gathering pace to raise an “extraordinary” Pictish-style stone, which carries an incredibly rare inscri...

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over 1 year ago
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'Outlander promotes a deeply distorted view of Gaelic life and culture - and the damage is done' ...

Propaganda has been a tool used for centuries to spread hatred, racism and to defeat a feared enemy.

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over 1 year ago
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Alan Cumming hands back OBE given 'toxicity of Empire'

Actor Alan Cumming has given back the OBE he received 14 years ago because he does not want to be associated with the...

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