Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
Ruined Scots farmstead may have been a distillery
Forestry and Land Scotland has digitally documented two ruined farmsteads near Loch Ard, in advance of harvesting – and investigated their possible use as a hidden distillery. Until recently the remains of the 18th century farmsteads of the Wee Bruach Caoruinn and the Big Bruach Caoruinn – including their large corn drying kilns – had…
Read MoreThe sixth Cumnock Tryst is ready to begin
Sir James MacMillan is opening the 2019 edition of The Cumnock Tryst festival today. It’s the East Ayrshire festival’s sixth iteration and boasts its most diverse musical programme to date. The festival takes place from 3-6 October in and around the village of Cumnock in Ayrshire, where James MacMillan grew up. The most varied festival…
Read MoreEarly Monet work to go on show this week
An early painting by Claude Monet, leading light of the Impressionist movement, is to go on display at Duff House in Aberdeenshire from Friday 4 October. A Seascape, Shipping by Moonlight is the latest painting from National Galleries of Scotland to go on display at the Georgian mansion in Banff as part of the annual…
Read MoreThe mystery and hunt for the fabled Blue Horse
Dark and atmospheric, this much-anticipated novel set in the art world tells the story of George Newhouse who is a newly appointed art curator at the Public Gallery in Edinburgh. His obsessive search for a missing Dutch masterpiece, the titular Blue Horse, leads him from Edinburgh to London, Venice and New York. The painting’s provenance…
Read MoreMassive rock ceilidh to take place in Glasgow
A jet-setting Scottish rock band that have introduced traditional ceilidh-rock music to fans in Dubai, Pakistan and Indonesia are set to return to Glasgow. Bahookie will bring their unique blend of traditional music and Top 40 hits to The Garage in Glasgow on October 26 in celebration of the launch of their new live album.…
Read MoreThe town where it’s all light on the night
A Scottish town is set to trip the light fantastic this month. In partnership with Kirkcudbright Festival of Light and Museums Galleries Scotland, Kirkcudbright Galleries is holding two events to kickstart the Festival of Light next week. The evening workshop offers members of the public, from all ages, a chance to create their own lantern…
Read MoreHawksmoor reveals events space – the Tellers’ Room
Multi award-winning steak restaurant Hawksmoor has launched its new events and dining space – The Tellers’ Room – to coincide with the first anniversary of opening its doors in Edinburgh. Now available for bookings, The Tellers’ Room can accommodate parties of up to 48 guests, making it one of the largest private dining rooms in…
Read MoreFormer Victorian school is now for sale
A rare opportunity to acquire an impressive Victorian built former school with planning permission for conversion. Situated on the popular Ardnamurchan Peninsular, this very impressive Victorian building offers a rare opportunity to acquire an important piece of local history in the form of a mission house and primary school dating from 1868. Presented by Galbraith,…
Read MoreSam Heughan thanks Outlander fans’ charity support
Thanks to generous donations from the public, the water wheel at historic Preston Mill is turning once again, the National Trust for Scotland has announced. Sam Heughan, star of the hit TV show Outlander, has offered his thanks after the conservation charity called on the public to help restore one of Scotland’s most picturesque mills…
Read MoreBake Off’s Sandi is heading to Scotland
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced an event with national treasure Sandi Toksvig. Sandi will launch her new memoir Between the Stops in conversation with Scottish journalist Ruth Wishart at the Assembly Rooms on George Street on Sunday 3 November. Much like its beloved author, Toksvig’s Between the Stops wittily defies convention. A…
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