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An original giant redwood planted in Scotland

Did a Scot beat Darwin to his famous theory?

Did a little-known, interesting but eccentric Scot from Errol in Perthshire really beat Charles Darwin to the theory of natural selection? Patrick Matthew — landowner,...
The Marble Hall on the first floor, showing three of the five bronze statues associated with King Francis I of France

Art treasures were sold as palace vanished from sight

The demolition of Hamilton Palace at Hamilton in South Lanarkshire in the 1920s and the dispersal of its treasures in two sales in 1882 and...
Recipient Alice Tarbuck

Scottish Book Trust reveals New Writers Awards

The Scottish Book Trust has today announced the 10 recipients of the New Writers Award, which is supported by Creative Scotland. Scottish Book Trust, the...

The robot invasion of Edinburgh is now underway

Robots have invaded the National Museums of Scotland today. The completion of the transformation of the National Museum of Scotland’s iconic Victorian building in Edinburgh...
Mary Queen of Scots was regularly entertained at Houstoun Manor House

Scots would crown Lorraine Kelly as our new queen

The Mary Queen of Scots film arrives in cinemas from January 18 - but Scots would pick TV star Lorraine Kelly as their new monarch....

A journey through life in a collection of poetry

Alexander McCall Smith takes readers on a journey through the Scottish landscape in A Gathering: A Personal Anthology of Scottish Poems. In choosing the Scottish...