Culture
New fund aims to make it happen in the arts
A new fund to kick start the careers of the nation’s emerging creative artists is launched today by Scotland’s national conservatoire, one of the world’s...
Honouring the Scots who made the White House great
A group of Scots stonemasons who were instrumental in the construction of the White House have been honoured in their home city of Edinburgh. Alex...
Battle royal – the story of the Battle of Culloden
In 1746, the last land battle fought on the mainland of the United Kingdom ended the Jacobite ‘Forty-Five’ rising. It also terminated both the military...
Thomas Telford – the colossus of roads
Scot Thomas Telford was arguably the greatest builder of roads, bridges and canals Britain has ever seen. But he could scarcely have had a more...
