The ruins of Beauly Priory lie at the east end the main square of Beauly. It was one of three priories founded in Scotland by monks of the Valliscaulian order, from the Burgundy region of France, in ...

Threave Gardens lies just to the south-west of Castle Douglas and is clearly signposted off the B736 as it makes its way into the town from the A75 bypass. The gardens were originally established ...

Samuel Johnson was one of England's greatest literary figures: a poet, essayist, biographer, lexicographer and often considered the finest critic of English literature. Between the middle of August ...

South of Ayr the A719 takes a scenic coastal with some superb views out to the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig. A detour along a minor road takes you to the pretty village of Dunure and its ruined ...

For over three centuries the nine of diamonds in an ordinary pack of playing cards has been known to card players as "The Curse of Scotland". Why? The most likely answer is a reminder of one of the ...

The Kingdom of Fife occupies the peninsula formed by the Firth of Forth to the South and the Firth of Tay to the north. It isn't an island but until relatively recent times you needed a ferry or a ...

The Skye Serpentarium closed permanently at the end of the 2015 season. The rest of this page remains as written before the closure, to allow virtual visitors a glimpse of what it had to offer. The ...

Two miles east of North Berwick is a rocky headland surrounded by cliffs offering stunning views north to the sea-bird colony on Bass Rock. Anywhere else, Bass Rock would dominate the attention, but ...

Dunfermline Abbey can trace its roots back to 1070. That was when King Malcolm III married Queen Margaret in a ceremony in a church at Dunfermline. She liked the place so much she decided to set up a ...

Although this is the shortest crossing point to Skye, it can also be a daunting place because of the tidal flow funneling between Skye and the mainland. The 1878 Edition of the Royal Tourist Handbook ...

As you pass along the A858 in Western Lewis near the township of Shawbost (Siabost) watch out for a brown tourist sign pointing west towards a Norse Mill. From the small car park, a well made path ...

The village of Auchencairn stands on the A711 coast road from Dalbeattie to Kirkcudbright. Close to the northern end of the village a junction beside the war memorial gives access to a minor road that ...