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Header Slides

Today's header slides are of the magnificent coastal scenery at Clachtoll, on the west coast of Sutherland north of Lochinver; and the lovely Inchamhome Priory on the Lake of Menteith in the heart of the Trossachs.

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In Focus

St Mary's Chapel They say that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. That's true of books, and it also turns out to be true of chapels if St Mary's Chapel, Grandtully, is anything to go by. Its long, low, and almost windowless single storey structure makes it looks more like a byre intended to house livestock than anything else. But to say that the incredibly decorated interior of St Mary's Chapel comes as a pleasant surprise is a major understatement. ( More ...)

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On This Day

4 September 1241: The birth of the future King Alexander III.

4 September 1561: Mary Queen of Scots meets John Knox at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to try to resolve the religious differences between them. The meeting fails and Mary neither ratifies nor revokes the Protestant Acts passed by Parliament.

4 September 1745: The Jacobite army takes Perth.

4 September 1964: The Forth Road Bridge is opened between North Queensferry and South Queensferry, west of Edinburgh.

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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