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Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
Credit: Rachel Bolton.

Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...

A silver gilt address casket

Royal treasures to go on show for the first time in over 130 years

Glittering treasures from the Indian subcontinent are to go on display in Scotland for the first time in over 130 years. Dazzling works of art...
Eden Mill's 12 Gins of Christmas

Scottish gin maker gets massive boost from John Lewis

A Scottish distillery is has clinched a major deal to supply a major department store with its gin. Eden Mill in St Andrews has secured...
Dunrobin Castle, near Golspie, Sutherland, was chosen as the most romantic-looking castle in Scotland (Photo: Paul Tomkins / VisitScotland)

Scotland’s favourite castles named in new online survey

Surprising new research reveals that almost half of Brits have never visited a Scottish castle. Based on an online survey of 2194 adults by YouGov...
Lochwood Farm near Gartcosh is on the market

Farm with potential is on the market as a whole or in six plots

A farm with significant development potential just outside Glasgow is now on the market. Galbraith announces the sale of Lochwood Farm, in Gartcosh, an amenity...
Edinburgh's Christmas markets have topped McCarthy and Stone's poll

Edinburgh’s Christmas market is the best of British

Edinburgh's Christmas market has been voted as the best of British. Christmas is no longer a single day in the calendar for us to celebrate,...
AMA’s prestigious Canon Quarters

Impressive modern living in the heart of Scotland’s capital

AMA’s prestigious Canon Quarters is offering impressive modern living in the heart of Edinburgh. The development is located in the fashionable Canonmills, an area full...