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World Gaelic Week is ready to be held next year
Scotland is to hold the first-ever World Gaelic Week next year. Following on from the international success of #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig or #sayagaelicphraseday during lockdown, Seachdain na...
A cool read as writer goes on the search for snow
Like a pirate in search of treasure, Iain Cameron scours Britain’s mountains for patches of surviving robust snow. From the opening story of Cameron battling...
‘Lost’ Hamilton Palace sculpture goes to auction
The Hamilton Aphrodite – one of the greatest Roman sculptures in private hands, that had been thought lost to history – has reappeared at Sotheby’s....
New online resource planned for wild swimming
A new project is aiming to develop an online resource for Scotland's wild swimmers. The University of the Highlands and Islands has launched the project....
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Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery
Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions...
Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
The Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate
In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up...
Benbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived
The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life. Angus MacMillan always dreamed of...
