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Whether you live in this great nation, have Scottish ancestry or simply love travel and history, you're sure to enjoy Scotland magazine. Published six times per year and available worldwide in print or online, Scotland magazine is packed with Scottish history, travel, ancestry, clans, castles, and more.

In 1589, King James VI married 14-year-old Princess Anne of Denmark. Initially happy, James and Anne had five children, ...
10/09/2026

In 1589, King James VI married 14-year-old Princess Anne of Denmark.

Initially happy, James and Anne had five children, three of whom survived into adulthood. However, in time, rumours circulated about James and his male courtiers, especially after he moved to London...

Read more here: https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/king-james-vi/

Photo: Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of King James VI and I. Credit: GL Archive / Alamy

Did you know that the waters around Easter Ross are home to the most northerly population of bottlenose dolphins in the ...
09/09/2026

Did you know that the waters around Easter Ross are home to the most northerly population of bottlenose dolphins in the world? They are also the largest of their kind, thanks to the particularly thick layer of blubber they’ve evolved to keep them warm in the cold waters of the Moray Firth!

Read more here: https://www.discoverbritain.com/destinations/scotland/easter-ross/

Photo credit: Terry Whittaker Wildlife / Alamy

“Flora MacDonald. Preserver of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Her name will be mentioned in history and if courage and fi...
07/09/2026

“Flora MacDonald. Preserver of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Her name will be mentioned in history and if courage and fidelity be virtues, mentioned with honour.” So said Dr Johnson of Scotland's most famous heroine.

Flora MacDonald risked her life to rescue Bonnie Prince Charlie, but where did her staunch moral compass take her next? Here, we follow our Outer Hebridean heroine across the Atlantic: https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/flora-macdonald/

Photo credit: Ian Dagnall / Alamy

James III, Scotland’s fifth Stuart monarch didn’t make his relatively short life easy. Crowned at the age of eight (or n...
06/09/2026

James III, Scotland’s fifth Stuart monarch didn’t make his relatively short life easy.

Crowned at the age of eight (or nine; disputed) and in control by 17, James III either unwittingly or without regard, excelled at getting on the wrong side of the wrong people. From parliament and the clergy to ambitious nobility and his own family, James was anything but politically savvy.

Here, starting with James III, we explore the reigns of Scotland's Reniassance kings: https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/james-iii-iv-v/

A portrait of King James III, 1460- 1488, in Holyrood Palace. Credit: Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2024

Sitting like drops of iridescent oil on water, the Outer Hebrides are strung across the far west coast of Scotland in a ...
05/09/2026

Sitting like drops of iridescent oil on water, the Outer Hebrides are strung across the far west coast of Scotland in a shimmering cluster of turquoise seas and white-sand beaches.

Here, our writer takes a journey through Scotland’s Western Isles to discover how a growing band of islanders are turning it into one of Scotland’s most exciting culinary routes: https://www.discoverbritain.com/destinations/scotland/walking-the-hebridean-way/

Photo credits: Jeremy Flint/ AWL Images Ltd/Laurence Winram

''Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.''...
03/09/2026

''Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.'' - Macbeth

While Shakespeare's depiction of Macbeth is wonderful and appropriately dramatic for the stage, it bore no resemblance to the real Macbeth, King of Scotland from AD1040 to AD1057.

At the link below, we take a closer look at the real Macbeth and his family, the House of Dunkeld. Read more here: https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/the-real-macbeth/

Photo: The real Macbeth. Credit: Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2023

02/09/2026

Blacksmithing returns to Gretna Green for the first time in 150 years! Read the full story in our Nov/Dec 26 issue.

02/09/2026

Strike while the iron is hot - blacksmithing has made a return to Gretna Green for the first time in 150 years in a ‘full-circle’ moment for the Scottish border town and we were there to see the new resident blacksmith, Joe Shevelan, in action.

The new forge offers visitors the chance to learn the traditional techniques the ‘Anvil Priests’ would once have been skilled in before Gretna Green became a hotbed for romantic elopements, celebrating centuries of heritage.

Read the full feature in the Nov/Dec 2026 issue of Scotland, coming soon…

Gretna Green blacksmiths Gretna Green Famous Blacksmiths Shop

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