Who were the ‘redshanks’ of the Highland clans?
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The plaid-wearing fighters were known as redshanks given they went into battle with bare legs and possibly even bare feet too.
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Travel: Namibia
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Every day of a self-drive holiday in Namibia – all light and warmth and wild animals – will be different. And nothing prepares you for the sudden appearance of a pair of giraffes standing by a roadside.
Book review: The Debatable Land, by Graham Robb
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Graham Robb is a remarkable writer. The list of his publications, ranging from biographies of 19th century French poets and novelists to a study of Celtic Europe and now this new book on the Debatable Land between Scotland and England, suggests a rare versatility.
Toys R Us and Maplin both go into administration
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Retailer Toys R Us has collapsed into administration, putting 3,200 jobs at risk, after last-ditch rescue attempts failed.
Fringe Preview: Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World gamifies mental health challenges
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Video games have come a long way since Pong caused a scene in 1971. It seems like only yesterday Donkey Kong threw his first barrel at a plumber in way over his head and a hungry yellow dot with phasmophobia cannibalised smaller yellow dots to fight off pixellated ghosts.
Funeral to be held for Edinburgh’s 17th century plague victims
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A special funeral service is to be held for dozens of victims of the 17th century plague that swept through Edinburgh – after the remains of adults and children were found beneath a school playground.
Art reviews: RSW Annual Exhibition | Gary Fabian Miller | The Archive of Modern Conflict
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Nobody today would comment on an artist’s choice of medium, no matter how outlandish. So it is a little quaint that we still have a society, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, the RSW for short, devoted exclusively to the practice of one particular medium.
Theatre preview: Joyce McMillan on the Play, Pie and Pint Spring Season
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It was in the autumn of 2004 that the late David MacLennan launched A Play, A Pie And A Pint, at the new Oran Mor bar and arts venue in Glasgow. After some fierce run-ins with the Scottish Arts Council during the 1990s...
Books interview: Douglas Dunn on The Noise of a Fly, his first new poetry collection in 17 years
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Douglas Dunn downs a double espresso in one long gulp, but declines a refill: “That’s my fourth coffee today. Any more and you’ll be scraping me off the ceiling.” Straight away, he has done a thing poets do: he has created an image in the mind’s eye.
Hotel owned by Andy Murray awarded top possible rating
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A hotel owned by tennis legend Sir Andy Murray has been awarded the top possible rating following an inspection by national tourism organisation VisitScotland.
Leader comment: Scottish film boom is product placement on grand scale
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Increased interest from film-makers in Edinburgh and the Highlands could help increase tourist numbers.
Labour calls on Scottish Government to introduce tourist tax
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Labour has urged the Scottish Government to bring forward plans for a tourist tax in Scotland after councils backed the move.
In pictures: 10 abandoned homes of Scotland’s super-rich
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They were the trophy homes of Scotland’s super-rich but many of these once-mighty properties are now mere ruined remains of a bygone age with hundreds vanishing from the landscape altogether.
Harry Potter wizard school will open in East Lothian this summer
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A SCHOOL in East Lothian will be transformed into a Harry Potter inspired wizard school this summer.
‘Flat Earth’ campaigners rent shop in Inverness
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Flat Earthers have rented a shop in Inverness in a bid to promote the theory that the world is not round.
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