Posts Tagged ‘School’
Pupils braved the conditions in Greenland
Young Scots who participated in a life-changing, 10-day expedition in Eastern Greenland with youth charity The Polar Academy have had their achievements recognised. More than 120 guests attended a special dinner and medal ceremony at Dundas Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh to recognise the achievements of ten pupils from Bathgate Academy in West Lothian.…
Read MoreA high quality finish in a versatile home
How Law is a tremendous modern detached family home which has been finished to a high standard and offers bright and versatile accommodation. The property, brought to the market by Galbraith, has oil fired under floor heating, wood burning stove in the sitting room, bespoke kitchen with quartz worktops, modern sanitary fittings, a mix of…
Read MoreSmall is beautiful for new Scottish hotel company
A Scots-born international hotelier is coming home to gradually launch a new hotel collection and the clue is in the name. Gordon Campbell Gray’s new company, The Wee Hotel Company, plans to develop and invest in special properties around Scotland and will be quietly looking for suitable opportunities. The emphasis will be on authenticity and…
Read More10 Scots who went off on voyages of discovery
The natural curiosity and bravery of the Scottish people has initiated many a dangerous expedition. Here, we turn the spotlight on ten of Scotland’s best explorers. 1. Mungo Park (1771-1806) Park was 23 when he volunteered to explore the course of the River Niger. Before setting off, the Selkirk-born former ship’s doctor learnt the local…
Read MoreAttractive home once part of a Victorian estate
An impressive home with a fascinating history is available to purchase. Hopetoun, in Blairhoyle, Port Of Menteith, Stirling, is brought to the market by Galbraith. Hopetoun once formed part of the Blairquhoille Estate which included a Victorian mansion house, built in 1852 by the Grahams which was served by Hopetoun and at that time was…
Read MoreOrkney is one of the book’s big characters
The Orkney island of Sanday in the middle of winter becomes a character in its own right in Lin Anderson’s novel in the Rhona MacLeod series. As if the discovery of human remains in the grounds of a former primary school and thirteen flowers representing the souls of dead children in the attic of the…
Read MoreThe Scotsman who was a hero to Albert Einstein
When Albert Einstein, perhaps the most famous physicist of all time, published his special theory of relativity in 1905, he used the opening sentence to mention one of Scotland’s greatest scientific minds – James Clerk Maxwell. Later, when marking the centenary of Maxwell’s birth, Einstein wrote: ‘The theory of relativity owes its origins to Maxwell’s…
Read MoreOn a wing and a prayer for chicken rescues
Fi McGravie and her fellow volunteers have rescued thousands of hens from cage, barn and free-range commercial chicken farms. They told Scottish Field about how they save our feathered friends. What kind of condition are the hens in when they are rescued? It varies from farm to farm and rescue to rescue. We’ve had free-range…
Read MoreThis country house is full of so much potential
Glencruitten Home Farm offers imaginative buyers a period property project with commercial potential. A characterful country house just one mile from Oban is on the market at an excellent price for buyers looking for a period property project with commercial potential. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram, six-bedroomed Glencruitten Home Farm is set in three…
Read MoreSeaside murder novel casts dark shadows
More than 30 years after Shona McIver was murdered in a Scottish seaside town, her brother and best friend meet again at a school reunion. The tragedy has cast a shadow over their lives, but when DNA shows the wrong man was convicted of the murder, their relationships and emotions are thrown into turmoil. A…
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