Scotland Magazine section Inspiring Scotland

A source of inspiration

Scotland’s wild, rugged and mystic landscape has been the inspiration for a number of great creative minds. Mark Nicholls looks at the impact famous locations had upon them.

For writers, poets, composers and artists, it is so often the untamed natural landscape that inspires the finest work. Yet for others, it is the social fabric of a nation that leads to near genius. Across Scotland there are numerous locations that have left a lasting legacy in the world of music, ...

By Mark Nicholls from Issue 25 published on 17/02/2006