Hamish gets on horseback for a ride back into Scots history

MONARCH of the Glen star Hamish Clark is urging families to "make their own history" in a new marketing campaign.

He has been riding around Edinburgh on horseback, giving impassioned speeches to crowds, in the humorous TV commercial for Historic Scotland.

The body is offering families 15 months' membership for the price of 12, as well as free entrance to events such as a jousting extravaganza at Linlithgow Palace.

Historic Scotland is also using Twitter, YouTube and Facebook as marketing tools.

Hamish said: "I was really pleased to be back home in Scotland, and it was great fun – it doesn't get much better than riding on a great white horse in front of spectacular Scottish castles!"