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First osprey chick of the season hatches at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber

The first osprey chick of the season hatched at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber. Osprey Dad Louis has been in residence every summer since...
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Heroic war sailors lauded as Scotland welcomes Norwegian merchant ship

By Jorn Madslien   The only Norwegian merchant ship to have survived both world wars has returned to Scotland for the first time since the...
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The search for the house of the soldier turned Quaker Lt. Colonel William Osburne 

Fiona Fleming explores the history of Quakers in Scotland and the life of Lt. Colonel William Osburne.   Beside a quiet back road on the...
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The Best of Blair: Top things to do and see at Blair Castle

Blair Castle, the ancestral seat of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl, has been their family home for 750 years, so there’s no shortage of...
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Meet the woman on a mission to help save a rare breed of Scottish sheep from extinction

Meet the woman on a mission to help save a rare breed of Scottish sheep from extinction - by turning their fleeces into woollen scarves....
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Top 5 Things to Do At Scone Palace Garden Fair

A celebration of all things horticultural, Scone Palace Garden Fair is the must-see gardening event this summer. Set amongst the stunning grounds of Scone Palace,...

Satffin, Isle of Skye.

Cattle crossing water from island  pastures with Callum Macdonald son of Ian MacDonald  swimming  them over.

Letters: Skye’s Swimming Cows

A letter from the June issue of Scottish Field from J.S.Knight, Market Drayton, Shropshire.   I refer to your online article by Mairi Fraser, re-published...
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Letters: Two poems to mark VE Day

David Starsmeare shares two of his poems to mark VE day. The poems are from a set which take us from the early days of...
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New documentary tells the story of world record-breaking Maclean brothers

Now seasoned ocean rowers with world records under their belts, the Maclean brothers are currently on day 22 of their extraordinary 9,000-mile row across the...
Experimental archaeologist Isobelle Hanby with the piece of woven fabric which lay buried in the bottom of Loch Tay in Perthshire for nearly 2500 years. Credit Martin Shields

Surviving piece of Iron Age fabric buried in Loch Tay for 2,500 years goes on display

This surviving piece of Iron Age fabric, which lay buried in the bottom of Loch Tay in Perthshire for nearly 2,500 years, is going on...
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Evidence of earliest human populations to have lived in Scotland discovered on Isle of Skye

Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known to have lived in Scotland has been discovered on the Isle of Skye. Stone tools found...
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From Scrums to squats: How Peter Eccles Found New Purpose on the Farm

Peter Eccles saw himself as a dedicated and conscientious farm manager and hardworking rugby teammate. But when both came to an end, he found himself...

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