Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

Several people have pointed out the parallels between the Declaration of Arbroath (1320) and the American Declaration of Independence (1776)...

Vikings don't enjoy a great reputation as Christians or as builders. However in the 12th century, the Norse Earl Rognvald of Orkney brou...

The letter sent by 38 Scots Lords to the Pope in 1320, contains a certain amount of whimsical stuff about the Pillars of Hercules and the Ty...

Potential visitors sometimes ask what the weather will be like in Scotland and I invariably resort to the comment that Scottish weather is ...

A passenger alighting from a cruise ship once asked me what altitude we were at and I replied that we were at sea level. 'But I thought ...