Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Book review: The Book of Bere
What’s the story? Liz Ashworth shares the story of bere, an ancient type of barley native to Orkney. For over 4,000 years the grain was milled and grown on the islands; a staple of the Scottish diet. The Book of Bere sees Ashworth reclaim bere as a superfood in an age where the population is…
Read MoreAn evening of culture at distillery
A celebration of Scottish poetry, music and food is taking place in Fife next month. On Friday 11 May, Lindores Abbey Distillery will host an evening of music, poetry and fine local food at its second annual Music and Poetry Festival. The evening will showcase some of Fife’s finest performers, with poets, essayists, musicians and…
Read MoreInverness will be the wheel deal this weekend
The eyes of the cycling world will be on Inverness this weekend, as the ever-popular Etape Loch Ness returns to the Highlands on Sunday, April 29. Now in its fifth year, Etape Loch Ness has become one of the most popular events on the Scottish sporting calendar. Five thousand and six hundred participants will take…
Read MoreNew whisky tours to get underway in Edinburgh
An exclusive new whisky tour of Edinburgh is set to get underway next month to mark World Whisky Day. As plans for Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery in 90 years and a £150 million pound immersive whisky visitor experience in the historic capital city are announced, award winning storytellers, Mercat Tours are encouraging locals…
Read MorePuffins are back in Scotland for the summer
The cutest birds in Scotland are now back – and people have the chance to see them up close. Puffin season has begun at the Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick. Visitors to the 5-star Discovery Centre have the opportunity to control the interactive island cameras to zoom in on the live puffin action. It’s also…
Read MoreCelebrating whisky festival with a new dram
A special bottling is being released by a boutique distillers exclusively at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival next month. GlenAllachie has revealed it is releasing a special bottling , The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2018, a 12-year-old single cask that was personally selected by Billy Walker, GlenAllachie’s master distiller. With 1,028 50cl bottles…
Read MoreHeart in the Highlands? Your heart could be here
A beautiful former croft in the Scottish Highlands has been brought to the market. Presented for sale by Goldsmith Estates, Barnhill is a delightful cottage and sits within a lovely one acre garden. Sitting in an elevated position within the landscaped grounds the property enjoys stunning views over the pond to the mountains beyond. The…
Read MoreGallery’s 20 year wait is finally coming to an end
A Scottish gallery that has been 20 years in the making is finally set to open its doors this summer. The countdown has begun for the opening of Kirkcudbright Galleries, for, on 9 June, the work begun by Kirkcudbright 2000, a group of dedicated campaigners will finally bear fruit. Councillor Elaine Murray, leader of Dumfries…
Read MoreTelevision series to highlight Scottish cancer centre
A new documentary series going behind the scenes at the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow. Starting tomorrow night on BBC One Scotland, the The Cancer Hospital is a three-part series, starting at 9pm, going behind the scenes of the centre. The Beatson is the second biggest in the UK. It treats a population of almost…
Read MoreAbandoned village inspires a gem of an album
Renowned piper, James Duncan Mackenzie has released his second solo album in which he remembers the people and land surrounding an abandoned township on the Isle of Lewis, Sròmos. Nestling on the south eastern shores of Loch Sròmois, a stones throw from Loch Shiphoirt, life would have been hard and isolated for the townsfolk and…
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