Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Five of the best from Inverarity Morton
As spring gives way to summer, Peter Ranscombe looks back at Scotland’s biggest wine tasting. IT’S known in the trade as “the big one” – Inverarity Morton’s annual tasting at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh has hundreds of wines from the importer’s list on show and attracts hundreds more shopkeepers and restaurateurs seeking “the next…
Read MoreProperty that ‘broke the internet’ back on the market
The Fife country estate which ‘broke the internet’ is back on the market. Chesterhill House, near Newport, caused a media sensation when it was listed for sale in 2017 at offers over £200,000 … the same price as a studio flat in North London at the time. A staggering 121,399 people checked out the 19th…
Read MoreMoo-vie magic is coming to steak restaurant
A Scots restaurant has announced a series of experiential cinematic events, with the launch of The Kyloe Film Club. The first film to be shown at Kyloe Restaurant & Grillwill be Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, on June 8. The event will be a fully immersive culinary experience. Each of the courses and drinks will be…
Read MoreKiller instinct can make the raven hard to love
Intelligent, loyal and fun-loving, the raven also has a dark, dangerous and deadly side that has won it few friends. Watch a pair of ravens on a windy day, sky diving with all the majesty and skill of the Red Arrows, and it is hard not to fall totally under their spell. In sunlight, the…
Read More10 brave Scots who have won the Victoria Cross
Awarded for valour in the face of the enemy, the Victoria Cross is our highest military decoration. These are the tales of ten of the 164 Scots awarded this highly-prized medal. 1. John MacGregor Born at Cawdor near Nairn in 1889, John MacGregor became Canada’s most-decorated soldier. He emigrated in 1909, working as a carpenter…
Read MoreTime for tea can boost a vital children’s charity
After her daughter died of cancer, Laura Young set up the Teapot Trust, which provides art therapy for children with chronic illness. She tells Scottish Field about the charity. Why did you set up the Teapot Trust? My daughter, Verity, was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune disease, when she was three. She was eight when…
Read MoreLife beyond Taggart puts Blythe Duff on stage
When Taggart, the long-running detective series that subsidised Scotland’s theatrical community for many years, came to an end in 2010, Blythe Duff faced a choice. After a double-decade shift in the long leather coat of DI Jackie Reid, should she sit back and live off the repeat fees? Or was it time to hang up…
Read MoreA detached C listed period house from 1841
A detached, C listed, period house with an independent cottage is now on the property market. Viewlands House, in Rattray, near Blairgowrie, dates from about 1841 and extended to the rear around 1950. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, it is positioned in grounds extending to about 0.78 acres. There is an independent detached one-bedroom cottage which originally formed…
Read MoreA celebration of the oldest fabric in Scotland
A touring exhibition is showcasing new uses for Scotland’s oldest fabric. Y/Our Linen Stories returns to Custom Lane in Leith, Edinburgh on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May with a pop-up exhibition and new displays focusing on migration and maritime cultures. In 2018, Our Linen Stories celebrated contemporary design and sustainability, exploring key locations with…
Read MoreHarbour your property dreams in this home
A superb refurbished harbour property with beautiful views is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Galbraith, 4 Mid Shore is believed to date from the early 1800s and is thought to have been a merchant’s house. It is a stunning fully refurbished harbour property offering lovely contemporary accommodation of a very high…
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