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Header Slides

Today's header slides are a view of the small crofting township of Duirinish near Kyle of Lochalsh; and a look at The Shore in Leith, long an integral part of Edinburgh.

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In Focus

Logan Botanic Garden Logan Botanic Garden lies in the Rhinns of Galloway close to the far south-western tip of Scotland and 14 miles south of Stranraer. The southerly location and the warming effect of the Gulf Stream means that Logan Botanic Garden enjoys an exceptionally mild climate that is almost sub-tropical in summer. Logan's location allows it to provide a home to over 1800 different species of plants from right across the world's temperate regions. ( More ...)

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On This Day

30 May 1889: The birth near Kirkliston of Isabel Hutchison, the pioneering arctic traveller and author.

1 June 1679: Troops encounter a large conventicle of many thousands of people taking place in Ayrshire at Loudoun Hill. The Battle of Drumclog that follows sees the troops overwhelmed by much larger numbers of largely unarmed Covenanters and they flee.

1 June 1841: The death in New York of Robert Allan, a weaver who became more widely known for the songs he composed and the poetry he wrote. He had arrived in New York on 25 May, to start a new life in the new world, and died six days later.

Featured Book

Book Cover Friend or Foe? by Ken Lussey (14 July 2025). A fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. It’s late June 1943. Bob and Monique Sutherland’s journey home from Malta is interrupted in London to hear Soviet claims of a German spy. Back in Scotland, they travel with a Military Intelligence 11 team to Galloway to track down a ghost who may already have uncovered vital military secrets. When two Soviet agents arrive in Galloway to help, Bob and Monique need to decide if the spy exists, or whether he is a Soviet invention intended to lure MI11 into danger.
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Scottish Resources

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