By sea and land
We look at the history of Scotland's great surnames
February 2012, Issue 61, page 40

John Logie Baird (1888-1946)
The father of television
February 2012, Issue 61, page 41

Six degrees
The Editor finds clan members in a far off place
February 2012, Issue 61, page 7

The Hebrides
Scattered into the oncoming winds of the Atlantic Ocean off the North West Coast of Scotland, with the sentinel rocks of far flung St Kilda the nearest outpost before North America, are the Inner and ...
February 2012, Issue 61, page 18

A traveller's delight
The allure of travelling through Scotland
December 2011, Issue 60, page 7

Championship dreams
We report from the recent Glenfiddich Piping And Fiddle Championships.
December 2011, Issue 60, page 44

Do not forget
We look at the history of Scotland's great surnames.
December 2011, Issue 60, page 68

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Of Saturn's rings and the distribution of speeds.
December 2011, Issue 60, page 69

Winter wonderland
Ben Nevis climbs to 4409 feet and is, by around 115 feet, the highest point in Britain (Ben MacDui in the Cairngorms is the second). It is surrounded by some of Scotland's finest mountains, including ...
December 2011, Issue 60, page 18

Books
AND THEN FOREVER CHRISTINE DE LUCA £7.99 The Shetland Times Ltd ISBN 9781904746676 This is the debut novel from the Shetland poet, De Luca. The novel has two interrelated narrative stands linked t...
October 2011, Issue 59, page 66

Enter your photos
Time to get snapping as the search is on again for your best photographs of Scotland
October 2011, Issue 59, page 10

Inverness & the Highlands
The Highlands of Scotland is generally defined as the territory lying north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, an ancient geological aberration which bisects mainland Scotland from Dunbartonshir...
October 2011, Issue 59, page 20

Literary seams
The Editor looks at two heavyweight poets.
October 2011, Issue 59, page 7

Neil M. Gunn (1891-1973)
The Highland Zen master
October 2011, Issue 59, page 69

Shop til you drop
We reveal another 10 of Scotland's best retail outlets
October 2011, Issue 59, page 44

Under sail
We look back at the recent Tall Ships race, which took in some of Scotland's most famous ports
October 2011, Issue 59, page 60

Wee hill big view
Duncryne Hill
October 2011, Issue 59, page 18

Glencoe reflections
Loch Achtriochtan may be a bit of a tongue twister (try Loch Ak-treeocktan) but its situation within the heart of Glencoe, right beside the A82 road, which splits the glen, means it commands a superb ...
August 2011, Issue 58, page 16

Knitting Together
The Editor aims high starting a new hobby.
August 2011, Issue 58, page 7

Perth & Kinross
With the old county boundaries of Perthshire straddling Scotland from the east coast at Dundee to the hinterland of Loch Tay and Glen Lyon in the west, with its northern boundaries touching Invernesss...
August 2011, Issue 58, page 18

Scotland Magazine Loves...
Each issue we bring you some of the finest products handmade in Scotland for your pleasure...
August 2011, Issue 58, page 74

Sir Patrick Geddes
The father of town planning.
August 2011, Issue 58, page 69

Smokies, fireballs and the Honours
Part three of our series on Scotland's coastline takes us on a journey along the east coast from Dundee to Stonehaven.
August 2011, Issue 58, page 52

Land of history
The Editor contemplates the allure of ancient places
June 2011, Issue 57, page 7

Challenging Ben
The Editor looks forward to an outdoor escapade
April 2011, Issue 56, page 7

Good advice
The Editor offers three things to bear in mind
February 2011, Issue 55, page 7

Looking back
The Editor reviews his year of travels
December 2010, Issue 54, page 7

Celluloid dreams
The joys of modern photography and the digital age.
October 2010, Issue 53, page 3

The perfect mountain
If you asked a child to draw a picture of a mountain it would probably end up looking something like the magical peak of Cir Mhor on the equally wonderful Isle of Arran. Standing in splendid isolatio...
October 2010, Issue 53, page 56

The spirits of the nation
In the second part of our look at whisky we take a whirlwind trip across the country.
October 2010, Issue 53, page 65

Adam Smith
The father of economics.
August 2010, Issue 52, page 41

In the news
Wigtown festival booms Nobody arrives in Wigtown because they are passing through. Not unless they are lost, that is. The market and former county town of Wigtownshire lies deep in the ‘Machars' ar...
August 2010, Issue 52, page 8

Scotland Events
National Museums Scotland 2010 History's at the heart of 2010 with an exciting line up of new exhibitions at Scotland's five National Museums. The Lewis Chessmen, the 200th anniversary of the completi...
August 2010, Issue 52, page 12

Scotland Magazine loves...
Each issue we bring you some of the finest products handmade in Scotland.
August 2010, Issue 52, page 74

The water of life
In our two part look at whisky we start in Speyside.
August 2010, Issue 52, page 64