People & Places

The last secrets of the German warships that were scuttled and later salvaged from Scapa Flow following the end of the First World War have been revealed.

A spectacular bridge in the Highlands has been legally renamed in Gaelic to mark it gaining Grade-A listed status for its architectural merit.

For centuries it formed part of Scotland’s busiest port, the main gateway into the country from Europe.

It was the last territorial expansion of the British Empire – and one that secured Scotland a new island off the west coast.

The largest Neolithic house in Britain was built in Scotland around 6,000 years ago, archaeologists have confirmed

A memorial to Scottish soldiers killed in the Boer War more than a century ago has been severely damaged in a suspected hammer attack by vandals.

Handfasting has become a pretty ceremonial addition to modern weddings in Scotland but in the past it was the union of choice for those wanting to test the true compatibility of their love.

He is known as the “Curse of Scotland” for his part in the Glencoe Massacre which took place on this day in 1692.

The portrayal of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in popular television series Outlander has been described as a “travesty” by Jacobite-era historians and enthusiasts.

Their crimes would largely be considered petty by today’s standards but in 19th Century Scotland even stealing a book from a library could land you nine months in jail.

The sight of the “Harry Potter train” coming over the Glenfinnan Aquaduct has delighted children and the young at heart for years.

A memorial service is to be held for a revered clan chief after his final resting place was discovered some 300 years after his death.

They were the street robbers, housebreakers and fraudsters who turned to crime to survive the hardships of 19th Century Scotland.

No visit to the Orkney archipelago is complete without spending time on some of the smaller islands where you can experience life in the far reaches of the beautiful north.

A four-tonne statue of Scots hero William Wallace is heading down south, for a £260,000 restoration.

You don’t have to have masses of time on your hands to enjoy the best of Scotland.

A chair which once belonged to Bonnie Prince Charlie is to go on show in the Highlands.

On the sacred isle of Iona in August 1609, nine Highland clan chiefs put their signatures to the statutes that would begin the erosion of their way of life.

A castle which has been held by the same family for 250 years is to go on the market given the high running costs of the property.