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JK Rowling wrote her early books in the Elephant House in Edinburgh

10 fantastic Scottish facts about Harry Potter

From polyjuice potion to gillyweed, transfiguration to parseltongue, most of us are familiar with the weird and wonderful creations of JK Rowling’s imagination. Aside from...

Review: A History of Scotland’s Landscapes

What's the story? Seeking to decode Scotland’s city and rural landscapes, Fiona Watson and Piers Dixon show us how to ‘read’ the environment around us....
A porpoise being flipped into the air by a bottlenose dolphin in the Moray Firth (Photo: Jamie Muny)

Shocking shots as dolphins attack in Scottish waters

Two dolphin attacks on Scottish harbour porpoises have been recorded by photographers - a rare sight in British waters. Researchers at Sea Watch Foundation, a...
Competitors at the first Cape Wrath Ultra, pictured in 2016 (Photo: Ian Corless)

Cape Wrath Ultra is all set to get underway

Almost 200 runners will set off on Sunday (May 20) in the Scottish Highlands for the extreme Cape Wrath Ultra Race 2018. The 190 participants...
The audience enjoys a captivating performance from a Dunbar artist (photo: Coastword)

The word is out for this year’s Coastword Festival

A celebration of words comes to the east coast this weekend, in the form of CoastWord Festival. Offering a collection of spoken word performances, music...
Whitelee Windfarm will host a new race event

Race event comes to biggest onshore windfarm

A unique outdoor event held at the UK’s largest onshore windfarm is aiming to become Scotland’s biggest trail running event. Following support from VisitScotland and...

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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...
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Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...
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A Dram with Stewart Bowman, Lochranza: ‘Whisky is not just about making something to drink. It’s about the people and the place, it’s a journey’

Lochranza distillery manager Stewart Bowman chats about his career in whisky, his favourite flavour profiles and what makes Lochranza and Arran whisky so special.  ...
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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...

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