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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 Wildlife Tours and Holidays. Or simply visit a random feature page.
Accommodation can be accessed via the "Accommodation" menu at the top of many pages, including this one, or using the "See and Stay" menus at the top of many other pages.
Header Slides
Today's header slides are of the forbidding Blackness Castle on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth; and a view of Torrisdale Bay near Bettyhill on the north coast of Sutherland.
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In Focus
Some people will
be surprised to find out that you can still travel "over the sea to
Skye". Yes, most know that there's a ferry operating from Mallaig to
Armadale. But how many also know that from Easter
to October there's a vehicle ferry that still provides a much closer
alternative to the Skye Bridge, and one every visitor should consider
taking? The Glenelg to Kylerhea Ferry crosses the shortest gap between the
Isle of Skye and the mainland. ( More
...)
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On This Day
15 October 1586: Mary Queen of Scots is tried for treason at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire.
15 October 1651: Charles II sails to France from Sussex after six weeks as a fugitive in England.
15 October 1686: The birth in Leadhills of the renowned poet Allan Ramsay the Elder.
15 October 1914 : The Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hawke is sunk by a German U-boat off Aberdeen with the loss of 524 members of her crew.
Featured Book
Bloody Orkney by Ken Lussey (29 June 2021).
Bloody Orkney is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. It’s November 1942. Bob Sutherland, Monique
Dubois and the Military Intelligence 11 team fly in to review security in Orkney, home to one of the most important and most
heavily defended naval anchorages in the world. But an unidentified body has been found. It becomes clear that powerful men
have things they’d rather keep hidden and MI11’s arrival threatens the status quo. Then Bob stumbles over a ghost from his
past and things get far too personal.
Read our full review.
Scottish Resources
- Luxury self-drive Land Rover tours with Celtic Routes - scenic routes, handpicked hotels.
- Free AI Video Enhancer from Vmake Labs: how to make the very best of your Scottish travel videos.
- 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
- Springbok Properties buy houses across Scotland directly from owners who need a fast, certain sale.
- First Mortgage Scotland's leading mortgage advisors, providing fee-free and impartial mortgage advice.