Today is the final column of my series on the ancient history of our eight official cities – and please read to the end for some news about ...

Years ago the statue of King Charles II which proudly stands atop the portico of All Saints’ Church was complemented by ...

In 1803 the architect David Hamilton (of Steeple fame) added the mock frontage to the medieval Airth Castle creating what is ...

Add this lesser-visited destination in the Lowlands to your Scotland itinerary for a unique escape perfect for lovers of ...

A star of the upcoming Celebrity Traitors series has said ‘friendships went out the window’ during the intense BBC gameshow. The hugely popular reality series, which started in 2022, sees two-dozen ...

A clifftop castle in Scotland, which played a pivotal role in the nation's history, began to crumble into ruin in the 1720s after its owner got embroiled in the Jacobite rebellion. Perched near ...

One clifftop castle in Scotland played a crucial role in the country's long history until it began to fall into ruin in the 1720s after the owner became involved in the Jacobite rebellion.

With nearly 1000 years of siege-riddled history, Edinburgh Castle stands proud on the remnants ... It was sent around Scotland to smash castles and quell rebellions – enemies often surrendered ...

The Castle of Mey, located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, is about a four-hour drive from Balmoral. It was long the seat of the Earls of Caithness, before it was the privately owned ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences From Biographics, a profile of Oliver Cromwell ... whose family built Kilkenny Castle. Thus, Cromwell's time ...

A castle was first built ... collapsed after an attack from Oliver Cromwell in 1650 and subsequent neglect. A lot is written about the unpredictable Scottish climate, but on dreich (overcast ...

It is one of Scotland’s oldest stone castles ... He fled into exile after Mary’s capture in 1567. The castle’s days as a stronghold ended with Oliver Cromwell’s invasion in 1650. The news of the sale ...