Highland Games are a traditional event held in many Scottish towns during the summer and are a mixture of sporting, cultural and social events. The well-known events such as tossing the caber and the hammer throw are only for the strongest and fittest competitors! Origin and history It is believed that the Highland Games originated […]
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We’ve come a long way since Evelyn Roxburgh graduated from Heriot-Watt College in 1923 with a diploma in electrical engineering – the first woman in Scotland to qualify as an electrical engineer. Evelyn spent much of her career in Metropolitan Vickers, one of the biggest engineering companies in the country. And then there was Langholm-born […]
Scotland offers some fantastic opportunities to get out and about and do some wildlife watching. When it’s not possible to do so, there are some great ways to watch a magnificent bird of prey from the comfort of your own home. History Ospreys have now returned to Scotland for the breeding season. These large birds […]
Picture the donning of tartan, tables full of haggis and whisky and loads of traditional Scottish fanfare and poetry readings.
