Reindeer are in their element in winter in general and at Christmas in particular. Hayley Fletcher travelled to the Cairngorms to meet Scotland's free roaming herd
Of the thousands of people who visit the barren slopes of the Cairngorm mountains to ski, trek and climb, few would dispute that it is just about the coldest place in Britain.
Yet it is precisely because of such extreme temperatures that the lower slopes have become a permanent home to the United K...
Scottish Trends
from Issue 12 published on 19/1/2004
HAYLEY FLETCHER DISCOVERS HOW ONE HIGHLAND ESTATE IS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SPORTS AND MORE MODERN ACTIVITIES
The tiny white church of St John the Baptist is beautiful in its simplicity, yet strikingly unusual with its plain glass windows. It was commissioned in 1913 by the 11th Laird of Rothiemurchus, who deemed that stained glass be abandoned in favour of plain windows “so as not to detract from the glory...
Contemporary Scotland
from Issue 10 published on 5/9/2003
HAYLEY FLETCHER MEETS A MAN LIVING OUT HIS DREAMS IN THE CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS
For decades, shepherds like Murdo MacKenzie tended sheep in the wildest, most isolated parts of the Cairngorm Mountains. Driving them for miles across unforgivably harsh terrain, they would eventually arrive at Braemar market, on the far side of the mountains. The remote location of these trails has...
Outdoor Scotland
from Issue 6 published on 6/2/2003