Viking-age treasure from the Galloway Hoard on show

One of the most important UK archaeological finds of the century, The Galloway Hoard, has gone on display from October at Kirkcudbright Galleries. The exhibition, Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure, offers the first chance to see details hidden for over a thousand years, revealed by expert conservation, painstaking cleaning and cutting-edge research. The exhibition opened on…

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Scottish Field’s November 2021 edition is available now

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November, Scottish Field goes green as we look at the issues affecting Scotland today. We travel all over the country this month as we look at what Scots are doing to battle the danger of climate change across the land, in various forms. Editor…

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The Royal National Mòd returns in Inverness

The Royal National Mòd makes its greatly anticipated opening this evening, with a variety of stunning performances and cultural activities set to get underway in Inverness. After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the coming eight days will see the event bring fans of Gaelic music and culture together once again to celebrate the…

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Obituary: Captain Alwyne Farquharson of Invercauld MC

Captain Alwyne Arthur Compton Farquharson M.C. of Invercauld and Monaltrie, 16th Chief of Clan Farquharson, died on Wednesday October 6, at his home in Valley Farm, Norfolk at the age of 102. Alwyne is believed to have been Scotland’s oldest and longest serving clan chief and was chieftain of the Ballater Highland Games on Deeside…

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Scots artist creates new Harry Potter paintings

Scottish contemporary artist Stuart McAlpine Miller has launched his latest body of work, Revelations: A Portrait of Magic. This is a highly anticipated collection of eleven original paintings based on the artist’s fine art interpretation of literary favourite, Harry Potter. Depicting characters from the much-loved and enduringly popular wizarding world, including the famous trio of…

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When two historic figures met 275 years ago

This month, October 2021, marks the 275th anniversary of the only meeting between two of the most enigmatic and charismatic personalities of the 18th-century, Madame de Pompadour and Prince Charles Edward Stuart. On Sunday October 23 1746, the Marquise de Pompadour invited the Prince and his entourage to a soirée at her residence in Fontainebleau.…

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Review: Blood Brothers is as powerful as ever

I first saw Blood Brothers on stage in Edinburgh in 1998, having been urged to see it by a friend, who said it was their favourite theatrical production. I went. I saw. I loved. This was the first time I had seen it since, and the basic story I remembered, if not the full details,…

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Pam Carter’s On Reflection shows at the Strathearn Gallery

Pam Carter, one of Scotland’s most iconic and loved landscape painters has just opened a new solo exhibition, On Reflection, at the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff. With a painting career spanning over five decades, Pam has built up a worldwide following for her work, making her one of Scotland’s best-known and collected contemporary landscape artists…

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Mark Bonnar and Scots travels in this week’s podcast

Scottish Field’s podcast this week chats with Guilt and Shetland star Mark Bonnar. Mark, who’s starred in some of the biggest shows on TV, including Line of Duty, Casualty and Doctor Who, returns to our screens next week for the second season of Guilt, as well as the imminent sixth run of Shetland. He also…

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Climate and ecology in focus at National Museums Scotland

Scotland’s Climate Challenge is a new display on show at the National Museum of Scotland. Running until March 27 2022 at the museum in Edinburgh, this small exhibition highlights the exciting work being carried out in Scotland to fight against climate change. It brings together just some of the technological responses that have been developed…

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