8.3 C
Helmsdale
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Dundee Gingerbread

This is a traditional Scottish recipe and you will need to decide how you'd like to adjust it to...

Mrs. Bruce’s Lasagna

This recipe is from Mrs. Bruce of Aberdeen. Filling: - 1 pound of hamburger meat (mince) - 1 pack of streaky bacon -...

Oatcakes

This is a Scottish traditional recipe that has not been modified from its original version. You will need to...

Featured Scottish Website

A closer look at Scotland from its unique websites

Caledonian Maps

Tucked away in the Highlands, just off the A96 and a few miles in from the Moray Firth, you'll find Caledonian Maps - a business known globally as the foremost specialist in historical maps of Scotland. Its range of maps will take you on an adventure dating back to 1610, but the company is also dedicated to the development of new maps using modern technologies. Its archives include a rare atlas of Scotland dated 1912 (these are not copies, they...

Scottish History

Research, Documents and Old Publications

Clan Bruce

Our Patriot monarch, King Robert the Bruce, belonged to...

History of the Plague in Scotland

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The Old Scottish Wine Trade

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The Old Scottish Fisheries

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What is the weather in the Highlands today?

Weather changes quickly, so dress in layers and wear sensible shoes. Distance between services can be long, pack snacks & water.
Aberdeen
scattered clouds
11 ° C
11.3 °
10.3 °
95 %
2.1kmh
29 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
13 °
Tue
9 °
Banff
scattered clouds
10.6 ° C
11.1 °
8.8 °
87 %
4.9kmh
26 %
Fri
14 °
Sat
14 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
13 °
Tue
10 °
Inverness
broken clouds
9.9 ° C
11 °
8.9 °
87 %
0kmh
54 %
Fri
15 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
9 °
Helmsdale
clear sky
8.3 ° C
10.5 °
7.9 °
86 %
3.5kmh
6 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
11 °
Mon
11 °
Tue
8 °
Thurso
broken clouds
11.1 ° C
11.1 °
10.5 °
85 %
4.1kmh
53 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
8 °
Kirkwall
scattered clouds
11 ° C
11 °
10.5 °
93 %
3.1kmh
29 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
10 °
Portree
light rain
10.9 ° C
10.9 °
10.9 °
92 %
4kmh
77 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
11 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
11 °
Tue
10 °
Peterhead
scattered clouds
11.2 ° C
11.2 °
10.3 °
90 %
6.7kmh
25 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
13 °
Tue
9 °
Fochabers
clear sky
10.3 ° C
11.1 °
8.8 °
85 %
1.5kmh
0 %
Fri
15 °
Sat
14 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
13 °
Tue
9 °
Tain
clear sky
9 ° C
9.8 °
8.7 °
93 %
3.6kmh
0 %
Fri
14 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
7 °
Wick
broken clouds
11 ° C
11 °
11 °
87 %
1kmh
70 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
10 °
Dounreay
broken clouds
11.1 ° C
11.1 °
10.4 °
88 %
3.3kmh
57 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
8 °
Shetland Islands
broken clouds
10.8 ° C
10.8 °
10.8 °
95 %
3kmh
79 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
11 °
Mon
11 °
Tue
10 °
Ullapool
broken clouds
12.4 ° C
12.4 °
12.4 °
90 %
1.7kmh
67 %
Fri
16 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
11 °
Tue
9 °
Fraserburgh
scattered clouds
13.4 ° C
13.4 °
10.2 °
90 %
4.7kmh
26 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
14 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
9 °
Nairn
scattered clouds
10.1 ° C
11.2 °
8.9 °
87 %
0kmh
29 %
Fri
15 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
13 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
10 °
Golspie
clear sky
9.2 ° C
10 °
9 °
93 %
3.6kmh
0 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
11 °
Mon
10 °
Tue
5 °
Mey
broken clouds
14 ° C
15.1 °
11.9 °
94 %
1kmh
71 %
Fri
18 °
Sat
13 °
Sun
16 °
Mon
16 °
Tue
13 °
Tongue
broken clouds
10.4 ° C
11 °
9.5 °
97 %
3.8kmh
81 %
Fri
13 °
Sat
11 °
Sun
11 °
Mon
10 °
Tue
7 °
Stornoway
scattered clouds
10.2 ° C
11 °
9.5 °
91 %
6.7kmh
40 %
Fri
14 °
Sat
12 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
12 °
Tue
10 °
Fort William
overcast clouds
11.8 ° C
11.8 °
11.8 °
95 %
2.7kmh
95 %
Fri
12 °
Sat
11 °
Sun
12 °
Mon
11 °
Tue
9 °

Scottish Folklore, Fairytales & Myths

Grab a cuppa and dig in to a good story.

Featured Scottish Fairy Tale

Farquhar MacNeill

Once upon a time there was a young man named Farquhar MacNeill. He had just gone to a new situation, and the very first night after he went to it his mistress asked him if he would go over the hill to the house of a neighbour and borrow a sieve, for her own was all in holes, and she wanted to sift some meal. Farquhar agreed to do so, for he was a willing lad, and he set out at once upon his errand, after the farmer's wife had pointed out to him the path that he was to follow, and told him that he would have no difficulty in finding the house, even though it was strange to him, for he would be sure to see the light in the window. He had not gone very far, however, before he saw what he took to be the light from a cottage window on his left hand, some distance from the path, and, forgetting his Mistress's instructions that he was to follow the path right over the hill, he left it, and walked towards the light. It seemed to him that he had almost reached it when his foot tripped, and...

What Are Scottish Bloggers Saying?

Here we feature some of our favourite posts from our bloggers.

Sometimes Island

(NOTE: Sometimes Island is part of Kodiak Island in Alaska, USA. The island is only reachable during low tide, when a short and narrow land mass appears).I am remembering methe person I used to be long agoSometimes Islandsometimes yousometimes the wild berries and the pushkitrials before technologybefore buildings and boulevardsthe beaches where we dreamedthe love we made and left behindon beds of moss in the underbrush,where fall covered the place in leavesand winter entombed our passionburying in ice and snow, the seedsof memories that would growas sweet as the salmonberries in augustthe ones we ate along the wayI knew we were losing more than uswith every step we took...

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