Highlander Duncan McNab long dreamed of becoming a missionary to the Aboriginal people of Australia and after leaving Scotland in the 1860s, he was to become their champion.
George Anthony sold furniture in Moray by day, but by night he was at the forefront of Cold War monitoring in Scotland and charged with sounding the siren if a nuclear bomb was dropped on the world.
Women put on trial for witchcraft on Orkney will soon have a permanent memorial in their name some 400 years after many were strangled and burnt to death.
Not much happens in the sleepy village of St Vigeans but more than 1,000 years ago it was a bustling centre of Pictish life which thronged with monks, pilgrims and possibly even royalty.
The author of new book on Jacobite heroine Lady Anne Mackintosh claims the aristocrat had an intimate relationship with Bonnie Prince Charlie in the run up to the Battle of Culloden.
A mixture of religious fanaticism and fear of military invasion led to dozens of innocents branded witches and executed in Inverkeithing, writes Chris McCall
It is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides, a remote community sometimes known as the “Hawaii of the north” thanks to its white sand beaches and clear blue waters.
Those living near RAF Edzell will remember the giant white listening stations that rose out of countryside more accustomed to cows and crops than fighting the Cold War.
The ancient past of Dunyvaig Castle on Islay is to be revealed with archaeologists due to descend on the former naval fortress of the Lords of the Isles this weekend.
It’s often said that a good book should take readers on a journey, however a new initiative by VisitScotland is going a step further by encouraging readers to embark upon their own literary adventures around Scotland.
A rare collection of Jacobite propaganda, including a fictionalised account of the 1745 rising published anonymously to avoid charges of treason, has gone on show.
As musicians around the world prepare for this year’s Piping Live! in Glasgow, we catch up with some of those taking part to hear what makes it so special
They are the highlight of the social calendar for many communities across Scotland, showcasing sporting prowess, traditional dancing, piping, tug o’ war and good- natured banter about ancient clan rivalries.
