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Highland games postponed until bicentenary

The organisers of the annual Inverness Highland Games confirmed today that they have decided to cancel the event in 2021 - but aim to return...

Georgina McMaster exhibits at the Green Gallery

The Green Gallery is hosting an online spring exhibition of work by Georgina McMaster. Taking place on Saturday, March 13, it will be available on...
Can You Dig It volunteers enjoying their work at Threave in 2019 / The views of the Threave Estate from Little Wood Hill.

Archaeologists shine a light on 10,000 years ago

Participants in a community archaeology project have made discoveries that tell a story of people living on what is now the Threave Estate near Castle...

Curators mark International Women’s Day

Curators from Museums and Galleries Edinburgh are marking International Women’s Day 2021 by taking the opportunity to shine a spotlight on a selection of fascinating...

The April 2021 edition of Scottish Field is out now

Spring is here - and so is the April 2021 edition of Scottish Field, now available in shops and online. In this packed issue, we...

Aberdeen considers bronze statue for football legend Denis Law

Aberdeen is looking at creating a bronze statue of football legend Denis Law in the city centre. It followed a motion at Aberdeen City Council...

WHISKY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

Since its humble beginnings nearly ten years ago, the distillery has generated £50,000 for the local community.

GlenWyvis: World’s first fully community owned distillery offers whisky lovers chance to buy shares

In 2015, former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot John McKenzie decided to bring whisky back to Dingwall after a 90 year absence. His idea was...
HRH Prince Charles with Ian Urquhart Signing First Cask at Benromach.

Former Gordon & MacPhail chief Ian Urquhart dies following an illness

Scotch whisky legend Ian Urquhart has died aged 76. The Moray based businessman died peacefully on 15 March after an illness, with his family by...
Ewan, Jamie, Charlie and Lachlan Maclean.

Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons

Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Chef Tom Kitchin. Credit Marc Miller

Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’

Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...
The first legal dram from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris, The Hearach offers an elegant single malt, with fruit and floral notes and a long, slightly smoky, finish.

Isle of Harris: Distillery releases four new batches of the long awaited Hearach whisky

Last year the first batches of the long awaited Isle of Harris whisky sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000...
Rosebank Distillery.

Rosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production

It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen.  The historic distillery has been...