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Charles Douglas has been writing for Scotland Magazine since ??????? and provides his regular columns in Where To Stay and Historic Buildings. Etc. etc. etc. et. e. . .
Capital ideas
Charles Douglas takes us round this noble Highland city.
December 2011, Issue 60, page 34
The Border Sentinel
Charles Douglas visits the elegant tower house watching over the Tweed
December 2011, Issue 60, page 12
Finding its place
Charles Douglas visits Leuchie House, near North
Berwick in East Lothian
October 2011, Issue 59, page 12
The centre of ascendancy
Charles Douglas spends a day in the epicentre of the fight for nationhood
October 2011, Issue 59, page 34
24 Hours in Glasgow
Charles Douglas takes us on a tour of Scotland's most vibrant city.
August 2011, Issue 58, page 32
Sumptuous residence
Charles Douglas looks at this magnificent house near
Haddington in East Lothian.
August 2011, Issue 58, page 10
Capital Delights
Charles Douglas takes us on a whirlwind tour of 'The Athens of the North"
June 2011, Issue 57, page 30
Out of the shadows
Charles Douglas visits Rosslyn Castle at Roslin, Midlothian
June 2011, Issue 57, page 10
Of noble descent
Charles Douglas visits Dundas Castle, South Queensferry
April 2011, Issue 56, page 10
Standing defiant
Charles Dpuglas visits Ackergill Tower, Wick
February 2011, Issue 55, page 10
A sense of pilgrimage
Charles Douglas visits Fingask Castle in Perthshire
December 2010, Issue 54, page 10
The Borders Dumfries & Galloway
Charles Douglas takes us through a rich and varied area of Scotland
December 2010, Issue 54, page 18
Skye and the Western Isles - Island hopping
Charles Douglas visits the wild and beautiful edge of Scotland.
October 2010, Issue 53, page 31
The ghosts of Skaill
Charles Douglas visits Orkney's largest mansion house.
October 2010, Issue 53, page 15
24 hours in Inverness
Charles Douglas takes us round the essentials of the Highland capital.
August 2010, Issue 52, page 46
Pretty in pink
Charles Douglas visits Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire.
August 2010, Issue 52, page 14
24 hours in Stirling
Charles Douglas takes us round the essentials of this medieval city.
June 2010, Issue 51, page 46
A most glorious area
Charles Douglas explores Argyll, Loch Lomond, Stirling and the Trossachs.
June 2010, Issue 51, page 31
Strategic value
Charles Douglas visits Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
June 2010, Issue 51, page 14
Edinburgh & Lothians – protecting the capital
Charles Douglas takes us on a journey through this varied part of Scotland.
April 2010, Issue 50, page 31
The nation's treasures
Charles Douglas looks at 50 of Scotland's finest castles and houses, open to the public.
April 2010, Issue 50, page 14
The Castle on the Hill
Charles Douglas visits Edinburgh Castle.
February 2010, Issue 49, page 14
Georgian Gem
Charles Douglas visits Broughton House in Kirkcudbright.
December 2009, Issue 48, page 14
Breathtaking impact
Charles Douglas visits Arniston House, Midlothian .
October 2009, Issue 47, page 14
Inverness & the Highlands – Highland gateway
Charles Douglas explores Inverness and the Highlands.
October 2009, Issue 47, page 31
Dundee & the Kingdom of Fife – ancient and Royal land
Charles Douglas explores Dundee and the Kingdom of Fife.
August 2009, Issue 46, page 28
Kellie Castle
Charles Douglas visits an ancient and important castle in the East Neuk of Fife.
August 2009, Issue 46, page 18
Perthshire – exploring the heart of Scotland
Charles Douglas looks at the landscape and lore of Perthshire.
June 2009, Issue 45, page 26
Saved for the nation
Charles Douglas visits Dumfries House in Ayrshire, an 18th century mansion with an impressive
collection of antiques.
April 2009, Issue 44, page 14
Stirling, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs – Scotland's heart
Charles Douglas explores Stirling, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. An area with a varied landscape and boundless history.
April 2009, Issue 44, page 28
Life in a country house
Charles Douglas visits Pollok House, a Georgian mansion at the heart of a Glasgow country park.
February 2009, Issue 43, page 14
Solid and enduring
Charles Douglas visits Drum Castle,near Banchory in Aberdeenshire.
December 2008, Issue 42, page 14
House of art & history
Charles Douglas visits Duff House, one of north east Scotland's greatest treasures.
October 2008, Issue 41, page 15
Exhibition for a changing nation
Charles Douglas looks in on the museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
August 2008, Issue 40, page 61
Magical Menzies
Charles Douglas visits Castle Menzies in the Valley of the Tay.
August 2008, Issue 40, page 14
Scotland Magazine Issue 60
Neidpath Castle - Aberdeen & The Grampians - 24 hours in Inverness and much more....
Published December 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 59
Brodie Castle - 24 Hours in Stirling - Leuchie House - 10 abbeys to visit and much, much more....
Published October 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 58
Perth & Kinross special - Colstoun House - The Royal Scotsman and much more....
Published August 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 57
Dundee & Fife - 10 best castle to visit - 24 hours in Edinburgh and much more...!!.
Published June 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 56
Dundas Castle - Photo Challenge 2010 - Ayrshire & Arran and much more....
Published April 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 55
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs - Scotland travel guide - Events planner 2011 and much more....
Published February 2011.
Scotland Magazine Issue 54
The Borders, Dumfries & Galloway - Gardens of delight - Daniel Defoe and much more....
Published December 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 53
Skye & the Western Isle - 10 Best hotel spas - 24 hours in Aberdeen and much more....
Published October 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 52
10 Best Castles - Orkney & Shetland - 24 hours in Inverness - Scotland Magazine Photo Challenge and much more.....
Published August 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 51
Argyll - Loch Lomond - Stirling and the Trossachs - 10 Best Summer Walks - How tweed is made and much more....
Published June 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 50
50th Anniversary - Spirit Guide to St. Andrews -
10 Best Walks - Edinburgh & The Lothians - Artist Jolomo and much more....
Published April 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 49
10 Best Lochs - Edinburgh Castle - Events Calendar - Magic of the Moor - Painting - Aberdeen and Grampian and much more....
Published February 2010.
Scotland Magazine Issue 48
The Clyde Valley - 10 Best Easy Walks - Journeys Blend - Discovering Scotland - Broughton House - Comfort House and much more....
Published December 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 47
The Highlands Inverness - the Black Isle - and beyond - 10 Best Winter Walks - Ancient ways - Journey's Blend - Celebrity recipes - Blended Whisky and much more....
Published October 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 46
Edinburgh Castle - Whisky - Autumn Walks - Dundee & Fife- Clan Ross - Mary Slessor - Kellie Castle & much, much more....
Published August 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 45
Perthshire - The Ulster Scots - Clan Macfarlane Orkney - House of the Binns - Zeppelins and much more....
Published June 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 44
Loch Ness - Scottish Hotel Awards 2009 - Dumfries House - Stirling Castle - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs - 10 Best Traditional Scottish Pubs and much more....
Published April 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 43
Ayrshire & Arran - Events Calendar - James II - Clan Gunn - Pollock House - Haunted Orkney & much much....
Published February 2009.
Scotland Magazine Issue 42
Victorian Heritage Trail - Clan Macneil - The Borders - Drum Castle - Haunted Glamis & much more....
Published December 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 41
10 Best Gardens - Whisky Special - Mary King's Close - Skye & the Western Isles - The life of a lighthouse keeper and much more....
Published October 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 40
Orkney and Shetland - The merchants and their city - Ghosts of Glencoe - 10 Best museums - The Rough Wooing - Whisky Special and much more....
Published August 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 39
10 Festivals not to miss - Edinburgh - Scottish Weddings - Golf Special - Traditional Ways - The last outlaw - Scotlands own Salem .. and much more.
Published June 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 38
Free Travel Guide - 13 Castles in Aberdeenshire - 10 Best Beaches - Haunted St Andrews - Glasgow, what to do - Jute City and much more....
Published April 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 37
Top 10 must see attractions - Northern Highlands - Self Catering Holidays - Iron Age Brochs and much more.....
Published March 2008.
Scotland Magazine Issue 36
Perth and Kinross - 50 Things you didn't know about Scotland - Cawdor Castle - Gold Fever - Scottish Churches - and much more....
Published December 2007.
Scotland Magazine Issue 34
Striling, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs - Edinburgh's high spots - Discovering malt whisky - 10 Best Hotels - Border Raiders - Brodick Castle - Abandoned Islands.
Published August 2007.
Scotland Magazine Issue 33
Castle of Mey - Royal Scottish Retreat - Ghillie Brown - The first Highland charge - Scottish Photography - Edinburgh Tattoo - Fishing for history - National Gallery - Act of Union.
Published June 2007.
Scotland Magazine Issue 32
Icons of Scotland - Smuggling - The real Macbeth - Ayrshire & Arran - Caithness - Kelburn Castle - Aberdeen galleries - Bagpipes - Clan Macpherson.
Published April 2007.
Scotland Magazine Issue 31
Argyll & Bute - Where to go and what to see - King James IV - On the war path - World War II - Genealogy - Spooky Edinbugh - Bonnie Prince Charlie - Falkland Palace - Broughton Gallery - Highland Games - Clan MacKay.
Published February 2007.
Scotland Magazine Issue 30
Edinburgh - out and about in Scotland's capital - Meet the Romans - Mary Queen of Scots - Crathes Castle - Auld Friends - Hebridean island of Tiree - Soup recipes - The Cairngorms.
Published December 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 29
The great outdoors - 14 Fun days out - Mail order Scotland - Skye and the Western Isles - Rob Roy - Lowland and Island whisky - Ballindalloch Castle - Clan MacLean.
Published October 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 28
Dunvegan Castle - Sir Walter Scott's love of Skye, Rooms with a skew - Unusual places to stay, Culloden - Remembering the tragic battle - Speyside and the Highlands - A whisky lover's guide, Robert Burns - The Borders - Coastal villages - Bike and train j.
Published September 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 27
Kelvingrove art gallery - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire, Explore Scotland by bike and train - Best Scottish beaches - Waterfalls - Best bookshops.
Published June 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 26
Glorious Glasgow - Bath time - Mountain biking - Golf and whisky hotels - Kinloch - Shinty - Ben Nevis - Jam - Scottish Beer.
Published April 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 25
Going out for the summer - In search of seafood - Get on your bike - Orkney and Shetlands - Rodel Church - Loch Torridon - Robert the Bruce.
Published February 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 24
Perthshire - New tourist attractions - Edinburgh in words - Shetland's burning - Arbroath smokies - Iona - Travel to and around Scotland.
Published January 2006.
Scotland Magazine Issue 23
Island Life - Scotland's finest whisky islands - A royal county - Aberdeenshire - Top 10 Romantic destinations - Scotland in Bloom - Hebridean Princess - Shortbread recipes - Solway - Bagpipes.
Published October 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 22
Glamis Castle - Hogmanay castles - Out in the country - Dundee and Fife - Country Houses - The Caledonian Hotel - Whisky regions - New Lanark.
Published August 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 21
Undiscovered Ayrshire - Out and about in Burns country - Underwater world - Top dives in Scottish waters - Jewels in the Firth - The eating revolution - Clan MacLeod - Funky fashion - Walking in Scott country - Best city hotels..
Published July 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 20
Heart of Scotland - Stirling, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs - Top tourist sites - Scottish Music - Icons of Scotland 05 - Island Hotels - Scottish cheeses - Visiting Distilleries.
Published April 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 19
Cowal and Bute - Golf Hotels - Festival times - Tullibardine - Gastro Hotels - Ulster Scots - Top tourist destinations.
Published March 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 18
Urquhart castle - Dumfries and Galloway - St Kilda - Soccer Museums - Whisky and food - Travel to and around Scotland - The Picts - Drumlanrig.
Published January 2005.
Scotland Magazine Issue 17
Living castles - Skye and the Western Isles - Runrig - Regiments - Clydebuilt Museum - Clan Robertson - Scotland on screen - Precious stones.
Published November 2004.
Scotland Magazine Issue 16
Super Sutherland - Aviemore - Famous Battlefields - A taste of the sea - Barra - Ospreys - Border castles - Rosslyn chapel - Malt whisky special.
Published September 2004.
Scotland Magazine Issue 15
Wondeful Orkney - Glasgow a guide to Scotland's liveliest city - Golfing hotels - Icons of Scotland Results - Walter Scott Walk - JS Barrie - Kirks and cathedrals - Highland Games.
Published July 2004.
Scotland Magazine Issue 14
Supernatural Scotland - Whisky and Water - Cruising on the West coast - The magic of Edinburgh - Great car journeys - Steam boats - Who killed Darnley? - Loch Torridon.
Published May 2004.
Scotland Magazine Issue 13
Ayrshire and Arran - Lord of the Isles - Clan Donald - Scone Place - Heart of History - The real MacBeth - Isle of Skye - Cashmere - Gleneagles - Icons of Scotland.
Published March 2004.
Scotland Magazine Issue 11
The Grampians, Orkney and Shetland - Luxury holidays - Hogmanay Food - Gliding - Shopping for kilts - Glencoe - Golf in Perth.
Published November 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 10
Argyll and the Isles - Hogmanay Hotels - Whisky Distilleries - Lenoxlove a study in romance - Rothiemurchus - Juliet Lawrence-Wilson - Islay - Liqueurs tasting.
Published September 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 9
Dunrobin castle - Sir David Steel a lifetime in politics - Scottish film locations - Weddings - Best shops - Ballooning - Loch Lomond, Stirling and The Trossachs.
Published July 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 8
Fantastic Fife - Jack Vettriano - Take the high road - Great Scottish tours - University towns - Chocolate - Museums and Galleries - Montrose.
Published May 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 7
Best visitor attractions - James Cosmo - Braveheart star in search of Burns - Jack McConnell - Cheese tasting - Perthshire and Kinross - Food and Golf - Island Hotels.
Published March 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 6
Island Life in the Hebrides - Mary Queen of Scots - Dog sledding in the Cairngorms - Scottish Gardens - Skibo Castle - Highland dress - Haggis tasting - Oysters.
Published February 2003.
Scotland Magazine Issue 5
Edinburgh a capital reborn - Monarch of the Glen - Slainte - Christmas drinks, distilleries and top 10 single malts - Edinburgh Tattoo - War of Independence - Scottish Game.
Published November 2002.
Scotland Magazine Issue 4
The Highlands - Finest hideaway hotels - John Buchan - Romantic wedding venues - The Pictish people - Outdoor clothing - Fenton Tower - Scottish baking - Pedlars.
Published September 2002.
Scotland Magazine Issue 3
Holyroodhouse - Whisky and Castles Speysides finest - Jenners retailing dynasty - A royal passion for Scotland - The Highland Clearances - Lord Lyon - Harris Tweed - Shortbread tasting.
Published July 2002.
Scotland Magazine Issue 2
Historic Castles - History of Culzean Castle - Dumfries and Galloway - Cruises from Scotland - Top spas - Belinda Robertson - Smoked venison tasting.
Published June 2002.
Scotland Magazine Issue 1
Best city hotels - Missing links finest golf courses - Glasgow focus - Where to fish - Dunvegan Castle - Smoked Salmon - Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Published March 2002.

