Scottish Heritage and Culture

IT IS one of the most evocative sites in Scotland's turbulent history - the place where Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots before his victory over the English at B

ON THE first day of August 1940 Adolf Hitler issued the brutal dictate order No 17 which stated: "I have decided that war against Great Britain will be pursued and intensi

The Scottish Government is handing over an extra £1 million for a museum commemorating national poet Robert Burns.

FAMOUS stamps and postcards from around the world, from Penny Blacks to Donald McGill classics, are going on display in Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.

IT was one of the most controversial artistic additions to any historic building in the country.

SCOTLAND is a land of contrasts from the grand architecture found in its cities to the quiet, wild land stretching across its length and breadth.

A FIVE-year battle to tackle heath and safety concerns over one of Edinburgh's most iconic landmarks has been foiled.

WHEN Annabel Lewis walks down the aisle later this month she will be taking a path last trod 128 years ago.

A COLLECTION of historic manuscripts marking the establishment of the Protestant church in Scotland and its formal break with the Papacy have gone on display in Edinburgh.

A LETTER once sent by post for only a few pence almost 200 years ago is expected to fetch a staggering £20,000 at auction next month.

I find it difficult to locate the Pringle of Scotland mill in Hawick, an imposing factory once at the centre of the town's knitwear production. But when I spot a pair of s

AT THE age of five, the full significance of his first boat trip would not have been obvious to Norman John Gillies.

AT THE age of five, the full significance of his first boat trip would not have been obvious to Norman John Gillies.

HISTORIC Scotland has carried out more than £64,000 worth of work on a ruined castle even though its Russian tycoon owner died 11 months ago.

"This," says Iain Brown, head gamekeeper on the Burnfoot estate in Stirlingshire, "is the last grouse moor in central Scotland."

Tom Forsyth is soon to celebrate his 80th birthday but he still strips off for a regular dip in the icy waters of a Highland sea loch. After almost 50 years of living without

THE scene where the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered in one of history's most notorious unsolved crimes is to be unearthed for the first time in centuri

IT is one of Scotland's most intriguing attractions, yet for years its true beauty has remained a mystery to the thousands of visitors who flock there each week.

THE scene where the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered in one of history's most notorious unsolved crimes is to be unearthed for the first time in centuri

THE abandoned St Kilda archipelago should be repopulated 80 years after its last inhabitants evacuated to the mainland, it has been suggested.