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

Cramond Island is a tidal island in the Firth of Forth reached at low tide by a causeway which extends for just over ¾ of a mile into the river from the village of Cramond. There is a noticeboard at ...

Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending over a mile south-east into the Moray Firth from Fortrose and Rosemarkie. The ness projects so far that Chanonry Point ...

The remains of St Peter's Seminary lie about half a mile north of Cardross in Argyll & Bute, and only about three miles north-west of Dumbarton. For such a large building it is remarkably reclusive, ...

The Round Church stands in a magnificent location at the head of the village of Bowmore's Main Street. From here it dominates the village and offers views down the centre of Main Street to Loch Indaal ...

South of Ayr the A719 takes a scenic coastal with some superb views out to the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig. A detour along a minor road takes you to the pretty village of Dunure and its ruined ...

For over three centuries the nine of diamonds in an ordinary pack of playing cards has been known to card players as "The Curse of Scotland". Why? The most likely answer is a reminder of one of the ...

James Boswell was a Scottish lawyer, a diarist, and an author. He was also a man whose dissolute lifestyle led to a premature death from the effects of venereal disease and alcohol, yet whose two ...

If you are lucky enough to arrive in Oban by sea, then one of the first things to strike you is the presence on the summit of Battery Hill above the town of a large structure that looks like it might ...

Wherever you turn in Scotland you come across signs of an incredibly complex and remarkably violent history. It might be one of the 2700 castles built in an often vain attempt to defend land, property ...

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 ...

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 ...