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Hello, and welcome to Undiscovered Scotland, the ultimate online guide to Scotland. The site is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory, and aims to show you what the country is really like. We also offer website design, maintenance and hosting services.
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You can navigate the site using clickable maps like the one on this page or the drop down menus. There are other resources to help you, including the Alphabetical Index, the Site Index, the Accommodation Index, the Late Availability listings page, the Search boxes on most pages (usually below a clickable map), the Site Information section, the What's On? and What's New? pages and Scotfax. In addition we have collections of links to resources such as Tour Operators and Vehicle Hire. Or simply visit a random feature page.
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Header Slides
Today's header slides are of Limekilns, a pretty village on the north shore of the Firth of Forth; and the magnificent collection of Pictish stones in the Historic Environment Scotland museum in Meigle, in Perthshire.
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In Focus
Dunrobin
Castle stands on a prominent bluff set a little back from the shore a mile north-east of
Golspie and four miles south-west of
Brora. The castle itself is the nearest Scotland comes to
fairytale architecture and laid out below it between the foot of the bluff and the sea are
extensive formal gardens. The story of
Dunrobin Castle is deeply entwined with the story
of the Earls, and later the Dukes, of Sutherland. ( More ...)
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On This Day
18 August 1661: The death of Robert Gordon of Straloch, the poet, mathematician, antiquary and geographer, primarily remembered for his cartography of Scotland.
18 August 1773: Samuel Johnson and James Boswell set out on their three month tour of the Highlands and the Inner Hebrides.
18 August 1966: The Tay Road Bridge opens linking Dundee city centre with Fife.
19 August 1561: Mary Queen of Scots, aged eighteen and now a widow, is increasingly isolated in France, and has little choice but to accept an invitation to return to a now Protestant Scotland as Queen.
Featured Book
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.
Read our full review.
Scottish Resources
- First Mortgage Scotland's leading mortgage advisors, providing fee-free and impartial mortgage advice.
- Luxury self-drive Land Rover tours with Celtic Routes - scenic routes, handpicked hotels.
- Simply Owners Scotland - Book Scottish self-catering cottages direct with owners for the best rates.
- Blind Summit Independent whisky bottlers & blenders. Creative, hands-on whisky makers based in Leith.
- Cottage Gems A fabulous collection of luxury, stylish and 5 star holiday properties in the UK and Ireland.
- Scot Mountain Holidays Walking, biking and adventure holidays in Scotland plus family run lodge.
- Hebridean Princess Small ship luxury cruises throughout the Highlands and Islands.
- Sykes Holiday Cottages, providing a great choice of self-catering accommodation throughout Scotland.
- Cottages & Castles A fabulous selection of self-catering properties for your perfect Scottish escape.
- Wedding, family and other photography in central Scotland and beyond by Carolyn Henry Photography.
- Apartments at Turnberry Luxury self-catering accommodation overlooking Ayrshire's beautiful coastline.
- Floral interior design trends for modern homes. Buy your flowers from myglobalflowers.com
- Holidaycottages.co.uk offer over 750 hand-picked holiday cottages in wonderful locations across Scotland.
- Arachnid Press Independent Scottish Publisher. Our latest book is the murder mystery Bridge of Sighs.
- For a great choice of holiday cottages across the UK visit Countrycottagesonline.com
