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Header Slides

Today's header slides are a view of the east end of Glen Coe taking in the distinctive peak of Buachaille Etive Mor; and the magnificent Broch of Gurness on Orkney's West Mainland, built as a defensive settlement before 200BC.

Clickable Map of Scotland

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In Focus

Lennoxlove House Lennoxlove House stands in the midst of an extensive estate just over a mile south of the centre of Haddington in East Lothian. One of the nicest of Scotland's many grand country homes and castles, it has a long and distinguished history. Since 1946 it has been the family home of the Dukes of Hamilton, and today it is seasonally open for guided tours. The house itself marks the merging of two distinct stories. ( More ...)

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On This Day

18 July: An annual fair is held in the village of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders.

18 July 1792: The death of John Paul Jones, father of the US Navy.

19 July 1333: The Scots are heavily defeated by Edward III at the Battle of Haildon Hill as they try to relieve Berwick Castle. David II, still a boy, goes to France for safety.

19 July 1654: A Royalist uprising in the Highlands led by the Earl of Glencairn and Major-General John Middleton disintegrates after meeting troops under General Monck at the Battle of Dalnaspidal near Loch Garry.

Featured Book

Book Cover Bridge of Sighs by Ken Lussey (14 July 2026). A fast-paced contemporary murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. In a chilling echo of an event five decades earlier, a light aircraft takes off from a small Scottish airfield and doesn’t return. Meanwhile, someone is trying to prevent the development of the of the Sutherland Viking Haven near Kylesku. Who? And are they also damaging the vehicles of irresponsible users of the North Coast 500? Events take a very sinister turn when a body is found in a burned-out shop in Inverness. And then there’s another killing.
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Scottish Resources

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