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Oldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life for people to wear

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It was discovered 40 years ago in a peat bog after being buried for centuries. And now the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found...

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Watch: Crown actors Dominic West and Jim Murray explore salmon fishing on the River Deveron

Outdoors | Wildlife & Conservation

Watch as The Crown actors Dominic West and Jim Murray discover what is being done to help wild Atlantic salmon numbers in the River Deveron....

People’s Palace gets £850,000 National Lottery funding

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A project to restore the People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow has secured £850,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The money will go...

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Auchreoch: Land where Robert the Bruce’s army disposed of their weapons 700 years ago for sale

Homes & Gardens | Property

It's where Robert the Bruce’s army disposed of their weapons after their defeat at the Battle of Dalrigh more than 700 years ago. But now...

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There is something to be said for fusion cuisine. Of course, I’m not talking about midnight fridge raids that result in a state of fusion...

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A burning question: Is Muirburn protecting Scotland’s landscape?

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As the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill makes its way through the Scottish Parliament, Peter Cairns, Executive Director, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture asks, is repeatedly...

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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

Cask and Still | Whisky

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...

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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...

Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Spirits | Whisky

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...

Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Cask and Still | Whisky | Whisky News

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...

The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...

Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

News | Whisky

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year. The...