Posts by Kenny Smith
Opening date for Glasgow’s Burrell Collection announced
The Burrell Collection in Glasgow will reopen in March 2022 following an ambitious building upgrade and redisplay, the charity Glasgow Life has confirmed. As Kier Construction Scotland finishes work on the refurbishment of the A-listed building, based on designs from architects John McAslan + Partners, installation of the works of art has now begun. Nearly…
Read MoreHolyrood Distillery launches Height of Arrows gin
Holyrood Distillery has announced the launch of a new gin, available this month. Height of Arrows has been created with whisky in mind, rejecting the idea of botanical additions to win flavour and instead relying on the basic ingredients. It is said to be evocative of a whisky experience through use of beeswax and salt,…
Read MoreWin the chance to be published with the 2022 Kelpies Prize
This year’s Kelpies Prizes have opened, giving hopeful Scottish authors and illustrators of children’s books the chance to kickstart a career. The Kelpies Prize for Writing was launched in 2004, seeking to find the best new Scottish writing for children. The winner will receive a prize package including a mentorship with an experienced editorial and…
Read MoreScottish Opera returns to theatres with new productions
A new Scottish Opera production of Gilberts and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers will open at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal before traveling to cities around the country. This co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera and State Opera South Australia will tour Edinburgh, Inverness, and London for a total of 24 performances, and will include the Scottish Opera premiere of…
Read MoreConifer forest with immediate income potential for sale
An extensive commercial conifer forest with immediate felling income potential in Argyll is now for sale. Presented to the market by Goldcrest Land and Forestry Group, Culinlongart Forest covers 105.74 hectares / 261.28 acres. Culinlongart Forest is located at the south end of the Mull of Kintyre Peninsula, approximately eight miles southwest of Campbeltown, on…
Read MoreBook chronicles Dundee’s changing fortunes
For years, whenever we as Scots thought of Dundee, collectively the old cliche of jute, jam and comics were the obvious answers. But, with the passage of time, and in particular the arrival of the V&A on the banks of the Tay, that image has been completely eroded and modernised, as Dundee’s economy has diversified…
Read MoreFind out about Perthshire Open Studios in our podcast
This week’s Scottish Field podcast is now available, with Glenys Andrews, president of Perthshire Open Studios, as our guest. Podcast host Kenny Smith reminds you that you’ve got one week left to buy our September edition, still available for £4.75, celebrating the south of Scotland, including the man who ‘invented’ Scotland, Sir Walter Scott. Our…
Read MoreThe Dishoom Home Feast more than lives up to its name
Over the course of the lockdown, we’ve done a fair few home deliveries from a selection of restaurants ranging from very top-end to pretty mid-range. Some have been decent, some not so great, and others we’ve simply done as a means of helping out a sector that has been stretched to the limits by the…
Read MoreConcept No.3 comes to life in innovative digital activation
The Macallan has unveiled an engaging digital activation to support the launch of Concept No.3 – the final release in the travel retail exclusive Concept Series. The digital activation offers an original way for consumers to connect with the brand as international travel begins to resume and comprises three main elements that each offer a…
Read MoreA meticulous account of the battle for equality
Struggle and Suffrage in Glasgow comes with the subtitle of ‘women’s lives and the fight for equality’, and that’s exactly what this book is. It chronicles events that took place as the women of Glasgow battled for the right to vote: marching on the streets, daring escapes from under the noses of police officers, and…
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