Pictish influence can be felt all over the north and east of Scotland. But who were they? Roger McCann reports
The Picts were Celtic peoples who inhabited the east and northeast of Scotland. Tantalisingly little is known about them. Their history can be likened to a mystery story with few clues and no satisfactory ending. There is no firm explanation either of their origins before the third century AD or the...
By Roger McCann
from Issue 18 published on 8/1/2005
Arguably Glasgow's most celebrated designer and architect, Mackintosh was respected around the World yet, for a time, seemed a forgotten man in his native Scotland. Gavin Smith rediscovers one of Scotland's favourite sons
For the great and the good of Scottish tourism it must be a relief to have found something tasteful and distinctive, apart from whisky, to sell as ‘Scottish’ instead of ‘Nessies’ wearing Tartan and Gretna Green souvenirs. Much of the merchandise related to Mackintosh is as classy as the man’s own wo...
By Gavin D. Smith
from Issue 1 published on 5/3/2002