Never mind the Buzzcocks – John Maher on Harris

Tinkering with Volkswagen engines and photographing abandoned houses in the Outer Hebrides may be a million miles from the Manchester punk scene of the late 1970s. But that’s exactly where Buzzcocks drummer John Maher finds himself three and a half decades after the legendary band split. The Isle of Harris is a world away from…

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Festival programme announced for StAnza 2019

StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival has announced an outstanding line-up of talent as it launches its core programme for its 2019 festival next March. The festival will open in St Andrews with a special gala performance featuring a selection of headline poets reading and performing, intertwined with music, film and art. This will launch the…

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An immaculate modern villa offering plenty of space

An immaculate modern villa offering handsomely proportioned living accommodation is available in Kinross-shire. Presented to the market by Rettie in Edinburgh, this home in Kellieside Park, by Milnathort, is set over one floor, and finished to an exacting standard of contemporary specification, with high quality fixtures and fittings. Built by the well-regarded construction firm, Premier…

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The January 2019 issue of Scottish Field is out now

Winter’s here – but so is the new issue of Scottish Field, so let us warm you up with another great read! Our January issue is on sale now, priced £4.50, with 200 pages brimming with everything you’d want. Prepare to be blown away by some breathtaking mountain images taken by adventure sports photographer Hamish Frost,…

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All set for the final food weekend of the year

Bowhouse will have its last Food Weekend of 2018 with an especially festive affair next Saturday and Sunday. Taking place on 8 and 9 December, a bumper line-up of some of Scotland’s best food producers will be joined by resident Bowhouse makers for the covered food market, alongside a collection of artisan craft stalls from…

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This is such a striking B listed country property

Lindifferon House is a striking B listed country property. Presented to the market by Galbraith, it is located near Letham, in Cupar, Fife. Lindifferon House is a most substantial and strikingly handsome category B listed house in a lovely rural setting in north east Fife. Dating from the mid 1700s the original Georgian portion of…

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Dunfermline Abbey hosts screening of Outlaw King

The resting place of Robert the Bruce, which played a starring role in Netflix film Outlaw King, will once again be in the spotlight at a unique showing of the historical epic. Dunfermline Abbey, which doubles as Westminster in the film, and the Abbey Church, which is home to The Bruce’s tomb, will play host…

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The Scot who was off the strait and narrow

The temptingly wide strip of water was a terrible place to bring a ship in a gale, despite the arrival of a mystery Scot as protector. Only discovered by the British explorer George Bass a few decades before the Cataraqui went down in 1845 – still considered Australia’s worst peacetime disaster – the fact that…

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Bringing Scotland’s history to primary schools – in song

A new production from Scottish Opera will introduce the nation’s youngsters to Scotland’s history. In the spring annd summer of 2019, thousands of primary five, six and seven school pupils will rehearse and perform an opera about one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish history: the Jacobite risings. Entitled 1719!, the opera has been…

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Study days all set to return for Scottish art lovers

Duff House’s popular Study Days will return to the Georgian mansion in Banff on 27 and 28 November. A joint initiative between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Friends of Duff House, this year’s event will focus on portraiture within the House’s collections. This year’s theme has been inspired by the Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait of…

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