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Header Slides

Today's header slides are of a boat moored near Eoligarry jetty near the northern end of the island of Barra in the Western Isles; and one of the magnificent painted ceilings on view at Delgatie Castle in Aberdeenshire.

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In Focus

Machrihanish Machrihanish lies five miles west of Campbeltown in a superb location at the southern end of the three miles of magnificent sand and dunes that line Machrihanish Bay and face westwards out into the Atlantic. Many will enjoy Machrihanish because of its seaside location, because of its beaches, because of its rocky headlands, and because of its views. These extend north along Machrihanish Bay to the uplands of Kintyre, and north-west to Islay and the Paps of Jura. ( More ...)

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On This Day

8 October 1774 : The birth near Dumfries of Henry Duncan, the founder of the world's first savings bank.

9 October 1900: The death of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, the scholar, historian, archaeologist, romantic, mystic, and one of the greatest patrons of the arts in the Victorian era.

9 October 1900: The birth in Edinburgh of Alastair Sim, the actor best known for his character and comedy roles.

9 October 2004: The Queen opens the new Scottish Parliament Building.

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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