Set to run from July to September this year, the BookBench Trail will see the public trail feature work from local and ...

Businesses have been picking the designs they would like to see featured in Clan Cancer Support’s public art trail this ...

My arrival in Scotland was delayed by a day due to Storm Éowyn, an extremely powerful “bomb cyclone” that hit Ireland, the ...

Maj Gen Sir Hector MacDonald, who was nicknamed Fighting Mac, fought in wars in Afghanistan and was an aide to Queen Victoria ...

Imagine holding the secret key to St. Bride’s Church in Douglas, unlocking 700 years of history, including a fierce warrior ...

Tartan, that iconic Scottish plaid, is not just a pattern; it’s a tapestry of history, culture, and evolution. Historically, ...

One of the major figures in the history of the Western Isles is Somerled. Born around 1117 and with a mixed Norse and Gaelic pedigree, Somerled was challenge the might of both Norway and Scotland in ...

The Scotland's History online debates are now closed. We would like to thank everyone who contributed over the two years that they ran and made the debates lively, informative and engaging.

The Fairy Flag - Am Bratach Sith in Gaelic - has pride of place in the drawing room of Skye's Dunvegan Castle, ancestral home ...

Is fashion political? Despite what some of us may think, every outfit is a coded declaration of how we wish to be presented.

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There's nothing more frightening than a scary movie based on actual events. Seeing fictionalized horrors unfold is one thing; ...