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6 days ago
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Following the journey of a kilted Viking king by a Scottish loch

Pieces of oak found by a loch on the west coast could unlock the key to how Vikings travelled across Scotland.

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7 days ago
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Why I'll always carve a neep lantern at Halloween in memory of my dad

Lidl has opened up a neep patch this autumn to return a bit of tradition to Scottish Halloween - and I’m rooting for ...

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8 days ago
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Why the road to Isle of Skye's Fairy Pools would shut after 'horrendous' driving experience

The experience of driving to the busy beauty spot has left some visitors ‘stressed’ and ‘scared’ given the state of t...

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9 days ago
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Final painting by legendary Scottish artist 'finished' 60 years after her death

The late artist Joan Eardley continues to inspire in a remarkable project to finish her last, uncompleted work.

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10 days ago
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The 800-year-old Scottish castle and Robert the Bruce hideout being transformed under £5.6m maste...

Multimillion pound project aims to boost profile of historic Baronial bolthole

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10 days ago
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How new £6m clifftop centre on a stunning Scottish island holds the answer to depopulation

The green light has been given to Ionad Hiort on the Isle of Lewis to tell the story of St Kilda and its people who l...

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10 days ago
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Scotland’s most remote community with just 120 people on 25 years of going alone

The community of Knoydart will celebrate this weekend.

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11 days ago
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'Unique' 12th Century coin found by metal detectorist set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction

The coin was minted after David I took a large part of the north of England.

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17 days ago
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The stunning Scottish isle 'gifted' 70 years ago that is a nirvana for birdwatchers and jumper lo...

Fair Isle was handed to National Trust for Scotland by revered ornithologist George Waterson on September 3, 1954.

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17 days ago
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The 'remarkable' 1,000-year-old Pictish ring discovered at 'vandalised' Scottish fort by amateur ...

The shimmer of the ring last seen 1,000 years ago left archaeologists knowing they had found something special.

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20 days ago
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From the Silk Road to Scotland - incredible journey of star object of Galloway Hoard revealed

The country of origin of the lidded vessel at the heart of the Galloway Hoard has been revealed.

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22 days ago
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Look inside the eerie abandoned houses of St Kilda following evacuation

The photographs from St Kilda show traces of a life once lived – and a life once abandoned

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23 days ago
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Look inside the spectacular £15m, 13-bedroom Scottish mansion with Versailles-inspired gardens

The Robert Adam-designed property is for sale, remarkably, for the very first time.

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24 days ago
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The woman who headed Jacobite military intelligence in Scotland and helped plan French invasion

New book charts fascinating life of Jacobite spy

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24 days ago
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The 13th-century Scotland boat deployed by warring island clans rebuilt off Scottish island

The only replica of the historic and powerful Highland Galley boat has come to rest in a new permanent home

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29 days ago
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The three great Scottish historic sites 'most at risk from climate change'

They give us as hard, physical link to our past - but where will they be in the future?

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about 1 month ago
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Battle for Bannockburn: Ministers called in to settle furious row over 'damaging' horse trotting ...

The controversial plans would create a horse trotting track within the boundary of the historic Bannockburn battlefie...

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about 1 month ago
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How Scottish stone at Stonehenge may have been 'diplomatic gift' to 'boost sacredness' of monument

The 500-mile journey of the Altar Stone around 2600 BC reflects the sophisticated, networks at play in Neolithic Brit...

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about 1 month ago
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Archaeologists return to 'Govan Warrior' site in 'exciting' search of ancient kingdom

Archaeologists to investigate land in Govan once more as the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde continues to give up its ...

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about 1 month ago
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Inside the top secret Edinburgh meetings that helped thaw the Cold War

The meetings brought together East and West at a time of crisis with Scottish hospitality helping to set the scene fo...

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about 1 month ago
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11 iconic Edinburgh landmark buildings that were given a new lease of life - in pictures

Edinburgh is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful cities on the planet – and big reason for that is our ...

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about 1 month ago
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Industry set to return to tiny Scottish island after 60 years

Luing in the Inner Hebrides was know as the “island that roofed the world” with slate production set to resume once m...

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about 1 month ago
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St Kilda: 'Gruelling logistical marathon' underway as kirk repairs begin

Repairs to the tiny kirk on St Kilda ahead of its 200th anniversary come with a very particular set of challenges.

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about 1 month ago
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In pictures: The man charting the 60 year evolution of a Scottish city through a lens

Alex Coupar had an close eye on a changing city and its people from the 1950s

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about 1 month ago
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Battle for Bannockburn: National Trust calls on its 330,000 members to swamp SNP ministers with o...

Heritage chiefs have intensified their battle against the building of a horse harness racing track at the historic Ba...

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about 1 month ago
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The 10,000BC 'world's oldest calendar' discovered by Scottish experts

The calendar may depict a devastating comet strike and represent the earliest observations of solar and lunar movements.

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about 2 months ago
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Pub a stone's throw from Robert Burns' resting place hits the market

The Ship Inn in Dumfries sits right in the path of those retracing the life and times of the bard.

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about 2 months ago
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Forgotten Glasgow lifesavers' 1900 Seine triumph when Olympic swimming last held in Paris river

Glasgow Humane Society won Grande Medaille d’Or in world championships

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about 2 months ago
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Major Roman site once home to 500 soldiers to be excavated to build luxury Scottish home

The land at Inveresk in East Lothian was once home to a “sophisticated and self contained” Roman settlement. Now it i...

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about 2 months ago
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Secrets of Bronze Age life in Highlands uncovered as buried necklaces and bracelets emerge

The beautiful Bronze Age items - some which were tied together with plants - were buried around 3,000 years ago.

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about 2 months ago
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The £40 motorhome pass decision as overnight bays spray painted at these 12 Highland car parks

The £40 motorhome pass is voluntary and does not guarantee a space.

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about 2 months ago
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Scottish Highland community once cleared of its people looks to regrowth with help of New York exile

The arrival of the Green Man in Applecross signals the community’s connection to the land - past, present and future.

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about 2 months ago
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Parents are 'uncomfortable or embarrassed' taking kids to a museum, poll suggests - and here's why

Parents fear children will run around, break things or be too noisy.

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about 2 months ago
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Where you can see new 'realistic' 3D model of Robert the Bruce's head - and how it was created

The reconstruction of Robert the Bruce’s head is the most accurate represenation of ‘Scotland’s greatest monarch’, it...

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about 2 months ago
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Bannockburn trotting track approval to 'destroy' battlefield as decision sparks heritage 'shock'

The new harness racing track planned for land within the historic battlefield boundary has angered National Trust for...

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about 2 months ago
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The spectacular cottages overlooking picturesque Scottish island loch gifted by prized Shetland P...

The properties in Unst were gifted to National Trust for Scotland by Joy Sandison, a prized Shetland Pony breeder who...

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about 2 months ago
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You can now stay in this ruined castle near Edinburgh with Mary, Queen of Scots link

History lovers can sink into the deep past as part of Rosslyn Castle is restored and opened to guests.

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about 2 months ago
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Why the Flamingo Land Loch Lomond petition has surged past 150,000 signatures

Mega-resort plan for bonnie banks is “most opposed planning application in Scottish history”, protesters claim

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about 2 months ago
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The 300-year-old legend about a Jacobite era assassination on Bonnie Prince Charlie finally answered

The legend had been passed down for centuries

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