Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’
The fascinating rise of a Scots statesman
The eventful life and career of Sir John Malcolm, a distinguished combatant, statesman and man of letters who spent most of his life in India, has been a story little told in his native Scotland. An ambitious and bold man who left his impoverished beginnings as one of 17 children of a tenant farmer in…
Read MoreBidding now open on the Distillers’ Charity whisky auction
Online bidding opened today on The Distillers One of One sale, ahead of the live auction at Barnbougle Castle outside Edinburgh, on Friday 3 December. For the first time since the announcement earlier this year of a six-year partnership between The Distillers’ Charity and Sotheby’s to host three biennial auctions under the name The Distillers…
Read MoreSeaweed jewellery is the ultimate sustainable gift
A young Edinburgh designer has come up with the ultimate in sustainable and renewable jewellery – creating a collection made from Scottish seaweed. Iona Turner (22), who is also a surf instructor, is one of 10 highly talented silversmiths and jewellers from across Scotland whose innovative work has been selected by the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust…
Read More‘Dr Livingstone, I presume?’ – we mark the occasion in our podcast
This week’s Scottish Field podcast marks an important moment in history. One hundred and fifty years to the day since Henry Morgan Stanley found the missing Dr David Livingstone in Africa, and reputedly greeted him with the words ‘Dr Livingston, I presume?’, we commemorate the life of the great Scottish explorer. From his humble beginnings…
Read MoreNew Glenfiddich 26-year-old whisky to mark COP26
Glenfiddich has created a limited-edition 26 Year Old whisky – in partnership with Stop Climate Chaos Scotland – to commemorate the climate change summit, COP26, in Glasgow this November. The partnership enables Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and Glenfiddich to raise awareness of the active steps Scotland is taking to tackle climate change. These include the…
Read MoreScottish history brought to life by Denise Mina
A tale of Scottish Tudor history told through a modern perspective, the multi-award-winning author captures our imaginations once more. Reviving the rule of Mary, Queen of Scots and her husband’s plot to murder her private secretary David Rizzio while she watches, this is a masterful reflection on one of Scottish history’s darkest periods. Quick paced…
Read MoreSam’s incredible woodwork will wow and impress
Sam Bowsher is a 23-year-old chainsaw carver from the south of Scotland. The youngest son of ‘Chainsaw Pete’ aka Pete Bowsher – a well known and acclaimed carver himself – Sam has grown up surrounded by chainsaw carving, with carving competitions being an annual occurrence in the Bowsher household. After catching the carving bug from…
Read MoreOutlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish launch new book
Outlander fans and ‘Droughtlander’ survivors can at last breathe a sigh of relief. That’s right, Christmas has been catapulted forward by an entire month thanks to actors Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish who have launched a new book. Over the weekend, the Outlander stars took to the stage at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall to talk about…
Read MorePerthshire Prep School named as one of the UK’s top ten
Ardvreck School has been named as one of the UK’s top ten Prep Schools in the 2021 Spear’s Schools Index, released in partnership with Carfax Education Group. The school, based in Crieff, Perthshire, educates children from the age of three at its nursery, up to thirteen, is the only Prep School in Scotland to feature…
Read MoreOne man and his dog on charity walk across Canada
A Perthshire man is taking part in an epic coast-to-coast hike across Canada to help rewild the Highlands. In 1867, legendary Scots naturalist John Muir completed a famous 1,000-mile journey on foot across North America from Kentucky to the Gulf Coast. More than a century and a half later, 32-year-old musician Michael Yellowlees, from Dunkeld,…
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