Posts by Kenny Smith
Offers over £975,000 for a six-bedroom property
A period family home of character with superior cottage and generous gardens and grounds of about 4.3 acres has been brought to the market. Dinning House, in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, is a B listed former manse of distinction. Alongside the house there is a restored three bedroom garden cottage and, of particular note, are the gardens…
Read MoreNew initiative makes it easier to fish in lockdown
The Scottish salmon fishing season begins today, February 1. Angling clubs, charities and a fishery board have come together to remove barriers for angling enthusiasts and those curious to know more about fishing this year in the Forth basin as a pilot project to reinvigorate some of Scotland’s best loved rivers is launched. With preparations…
Read MoreCouple relocate 400 miles to take over coastal hotel
A couple from Norfolk have swapped their home in England for their dream property – a 19th century Scottish lighthouse keepers’ home The historic Corsewall Lighthouse was built in 1815 by the engineer Grandfather of renowned Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson, and is perched on the northern coast of the Rhinns of Galloway, near…
Read MoreAnother success from Alexander McCall Smith
It is a rarity to find each book in a long series as enjoyable as the last, and yet McCall Smith’s 21st instalment of his much adored No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has captured the imagination once more. Grabbing the attention from the get-go in a stifling Gaborone setting, McCall Smith’s intelligent yarn is woven with…
Read MoreOpening our eyes to the wonders of the past
To see the world through the eyes of acclaimed archaeologist and television presenter Neil Oliver, if only for a day, would be a true gift – and this tome is about as close as it gets. It pays testament to Oliver’s enthusiasm for the history woven into every square inch of Scotland’s romantic landscapes, and…
Read MoreHistoric Scots castle is now for sale
One of the best kept 16th century houses in Scotland has been made available for sale. Beautifully restored by Sir Robert Lorimer and with a world famous walled garden, Earlshall Castle is presented by Savills. Located in Leuchars, Fife, it boasts eight reception rooms, 10 bedrooms, two dressing rooms, six bathrooms, three cottages, outbuildings, a…
Read MoreBidding begins on lost distillery collection from Speyside
The legacy of one of Speyside’s most elusive lost distilleries, Caperdonich, will live on as bidding has begun on one of the largest collections of Caperdonich to ever come to auction. The auction is now live on whiskyauctioneer.com, and will end from 7pm on Monday 9 November. Over 70 rare bottles from this lost distillery…
Read MoreGlasgow Distillery launches a new smoky dram
The Glasgow Distillery has announced the launch of a new rich and smoky single malt whisky. Glasgow 1770 Peated Rich & Smoky is crafted from malted barley which has been smoked with the aromatic heather-rich peat of the Scottish Highlands; combined with the exceptionally pure water of Loch Katrine and distilled in traditional copper pot…
Read MoreThe voting is now open for the Scots Trad Music Awards
Public voting has opened today for nominees in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Na Trads 2020 will be broadcast on BBC ALBA on December 12 at 9pm where the award winners will be announced along with specially recorded music performances. Murdo MacSween, communications manager at title sponsors MG ALBA, said: ‘It gives us…
Read MorePoppies planted at school to remember war heroes
One hundred poppies have been planted in the gardens of the Glasgow Academy to mark the centenary of the school being set up as a War Memorial Trust. Established in 1920 in honour of the 327 former pupils who gave their lives during the First World War, The Glasgow Academicals’ War Memorial Trust remains the…
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