Living by the Sword
Peter MacDonald, Head of Research & Collections at The Scottish Tartans Authority, examines a common claim that tartan was banned following the doomed 1745 Jacobite Rising.
Living by the Sword
Four decades ago Glasgow’s famous ‘Clockwork Orange’ lost one of its segments: Merkland Street Station.
Living by the Sword
Scotland’s place named have rich and varied origins, but not all have stayed the same.Here we look at eight towns and villages that changed their names - and why.
Living by the Sword
A loved Scottish comedian has waded into the debate on sexual abuse by urging men to “get a grip on themselves”.
Living by the Sword
THE Soviet Union mapped out Scotland’s towns and cities for more than forty years. They did so in meticulous detail, highlighting and classifying everything from factories to football grounds in anticipation of an expanded iron curtain.
Living by the Sword
She is the last paddle steamship built in the UK still afloat. Now a campaign has been launched to complete the restoration of the Maid of the Loch with the aim of seeing her sail on Loch Lomond once more.
Living by the Sword
She is the last paddle steamship built in the UK still afloat. Now a campaign has been launched to complete the restoration of the Maid of the Loch with the aim of seeing her sail on Loch Leven once more.
Living by the Sword
With Belgian frites being world famous, it’s hard to resist lunching at least once on chips and mayo – but in Antwerp it’s more a case of Rubens with everything.
Living by the Sword
A much-loved statue which stands in the water at Loch Earn has been removed with the artist “very saddened” by its sudden disappearance.
Living by the Sword
A plan to shut the City of Edinburgh Music School, the centre of excellence which produced Manson, Tommy Smith and others, appals Aidan Smith.
Living by the Sword
She has gone down in history as one of Scotland’s most notorious ‘witches’, thanks to a “confession” that she had slept with the Devil.
Living by the Sword
She has gone down in history as one of Scotland’s most notorious witches, thanks to a “confession” that she had slept with the Devil.
Living by the Sword
A mass sleepout aimed at eradicating homelessness in Scotland has raised £1 million – more than a month before the event is held in Edinburgh city centre.
Living by the Sword
Independent Scottish publisher Freight Books, which lists Irvine Welsh among its authors, is under the control of a provisional liquidator as it looks to be saved.
Living by the Sword
In 1727 one of the most brutal episodes in Scottish history came to an end as the country’s last witch burning took place.
