Scotland Magazine section Scottish Celebrations

Live like a Laird for Hogmanay

If you must only ever spend one night in Scotland, make sure that it’s Hogmanay. And make sure you’re in a castle. Andrew Ross reports

There’s no finer time in the Scottish social calendar than 31st December, or Hogmanay as it is known locally. From the gargantuan Edinburgh street party, with hundreds of thousands of revellers from across the globe celebrating the New Year to the sounds of internationally renowned bands, to the mo...

By Andrew Ross from Issue 22 published on 10/08/2005