Leading the fight against homelessness

Discover Scotland2023-04-25T12:24:39+01:0021st April 2023|

A Scottish social enterprise has inspired a new [...]

Follow in footsteps of the past

Discover Scotland2023-04-25T12:17:36+01:0021st April 2023|

Restoration of Jacob’s Ladder will give historic Aberdeen [...]

Back to work for pioneering brewery

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T13:06:39+01:007th September 2022|

Speyside Brewery is back in business making premium beers in [...]

Lost Roman fort discovered near Glasgow

Discover Scotland2023-04-25T11:10:24+01:0021st April 2023|Featured, History Featured|

A tactical outpost used by soldiers to protect the frontier of the Roman Empire has been discovered in central Scotland.

The remains of a Roman fortlet which stood next to the Antonine Wall in central Scotland has been uncovered by archaeologists using ground penetrating technology.

The miniature fortification, which would probably have housed a handful of legionnaires standing guard along the front line of the Roman Empire, was thought to have been lost in the mists of time.

The existence of the 1,800-year-old historic structure was only known because of a reference made to it more than 300 years ago. Antiquarian Robert Sibbald wrote in 1707 that he had seen a fortlet in the area around Carleith Farm. Despite several attempts by […]

Discover Scotland issue 65

Discover Scotland2022-08-31T15:29:26+01:0015th June 2022|

Discover Scotland Issue 65 THE magazine for lovers of all things Scottish. Great stories and [...]

Aberdeenshire writer appointed Scots Scriever with a mission to promote Doric

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T12:35:06+01:007th September 2022|

The National Library of Scotland has appointed a new Scots Scriever to champion local language of the North East. Writer and performer Shane Strachan has been awarded the prestigious position of the Scots Scriever residency, hosted by the National Library of Scotland This year, the post has been designed to promote North East Scots, or [...]

Monster webcam project to get more eyes on Loch Ness

Discover Scotland2023-04-21T12:42:49+01:001st September 2022|

Webcam initiative will give armchair hunters a better chance of spotting the Loch Ness monster. Armchair monster hunters can now search for Scotland’s most famous resident from the comfort of their own homes anywhere on the planet. Five new webcams have been erected around Loch Ness in a bid to get more eyes on the [...]

Hands-on history at new festival

Discover Scotland2023-04-21T12:56:18+01:0010th August 2022|

A new festival celebrating History and Heritage will give families a chance to enjoy a north-east museum which has been a staple of school trips and family days out for almost half a century. The University of Aberdeen’s UNI-Versal festival has launched its fourth mini series – this time dedicated to our past – which will run [...]

Scottish Heather Comb Honey producer wins Great Taste award

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T12:47:56+01:007th September 2022|

Scottish Heather Comb Honey from Heather Hills Farm is awarded top accolade for taste in Scotland for 2022, at the Golden Forks ceremony. Artisan producer Heather Hills Farm has been granted a top accolade in one of the world’s most prestigious food and drink awards. At the Great Taste Golden Forks ceremony, held at Southwark [...]

Fancy a Georgian house with gym, sauna, tennis court and glorious grounds?

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T13:45:52+01:007th September 2022|

Grange House Georgian manor A grade ‘B’ listed Georgian manor house with 29 acres of landscaped policies and woodland, stables, a three bedroom cottage and traditional outbuildings - including a studio apartment and a superb self-contained  gym with sauna and bar - could be yours for a snip at offers over £1,750,000. Grange House [...]

First waymarked gravel cycling trails in the UK open in Scotland

Discover Scotland2022-08-12T14:22:38+01:0021st July 2022|

The first waymarked trails in the UK dedicated to gravel riding have opened in Scotland. Three new routes in the heart of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park start and finish in the picturesque village of Aberfoyle and have been created to promote the area as Scotland's premier gravel cycling destination. [...]

Lost Roman fort discovered near Glasgow

Discover Scotland2023-04-25T11:10:24+01:0021st April 2023|

A tactical outpost used by soldiers to protect the frontier of the Roman Empire has been discovered in central Scotland. The remains of a Roman fortlet which stood next to the Antonine Wall in central Scotland has been uncovered by archaeologists using ground penetrating technology. The miniature fortification, which would probably have housed a handful [...]

Economic drive to celebrate golfing legend

Discover Scotland2022-07-21T13:31:11+01:0017th June 2022|

The 16th of June is an important date in world sporting history. It is the birthday of golfing legend Old Tom Morris and it deserves to be celebrated. Scotland is renowned for its St Andrew’s Day, Hogmanay and Burns’ Night events. These winter occasions promote Scotland as a destination and encourage the world to celebrate Scottish [...]

Scotland’s space sector to become greenest on Earth

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T13:21:58+01:007th September 2022|

Scotland reveals ambitious plans to reduce the environmental impact of its booming space industry. Scotland’s space sector is committed to reducing its impact on the environment, both on Earth and beyond. A new plan has been devised to set out the steps needed to achieve the long term goals of Scottish space missions. These include [...]

Doors Open Days at wind turbine site offers chance to see the “Devil’s work” up close

Discover Scotland2022-09-07T13:06:51+01:0023rd August 2022|

More than a century after Scots engineer James Blyth invented the world’s first domestic wind turbine EDF Renewables UK is to open its Lammermuir Hills for visitors as part of Scottish Borders Council’s Doors Open Days. More than 130 years after Scots engineer James Blyth invented the world’s first domestic electricity generating wind turbine, only [...]

Leading the fight against homelessness

Discover Scotland2023-04-25T12:24:39+01:0021st April 2023|

A Scottish social enterprise has inspired a new UK initiative to provide more affordable homes The success of a Scottish social enterprise in providing quality homes for people on low incomes has inspired a similar initiative for the rest of the UK. Lloyds Banking Group has teamed up with Crisis, the homelessness charity, [...]