Scottish Trends : Scotland Magazine

Lets get funky

Scottish culture has played a major role in the fashion industry in recent years. Kate Patrick went in search of Scottish style gurus

When Howie Nicholsby redefined the traditional kilt by producing it for 21st-Century Kilts low-slung and in leather, dark grey wool or even camouflage print for one well-known British pop star, he may have sparked a small army of Scottish designers into rethinking how they could make the most of the...

By Kate Patrick from Issue 21 published on 10/07/2005

Special place where everything's up in smoke

The Rannoch Smokery produces superb smoked meat products. Sally Toms visited it

I hope none of you are vegetarians, if you are you’ve come to the wrong place.” Richard Barclay, owner and managing director of Rannoch Smokery, introduces himself to our group over a delicious looking lunch of crusty bread, green salad and a large plate of Rannoch Smokery’s produce; venison, beef, ...

By Sally Toms from Issue 18 published on 8/1/2005

More important than life or death

Scotland might not be achieving much on the sports field right now, but the passion for soccer is undimmed. Neil Gunn reports

The immortal Bill Shankly when asked was football a matter of life and death replied: “No, it’s much more important than that.” There are many Scots today who would still echo that sentiment. In the late 19th and early 20th century football developed a mass following among the working class of Scot...

By Neil Gunn from Issue 18 published on 8/1/2005

Going green to keep it clean

The remote island of Orkney is leading the way when it comes to conserving the landscape for future generations. Graham Holliday reports

You recycle your empties, you’ve dabbled in organic apples and you ease your conscience with recycled toilet paper occasionally, and that’s as far as it goes. But now you can take a holiday with a conscience – by visiting Orkney. The British based ‘Green tourism business scheme’, launched in 1998, ...

By Graham Holiday from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004

Making golf a family affair

Scotland’s leading golf hotels are now going to considerable lengths to be more family-friendly. Dominic Roskrow visited four of the best-known.

Their reputation precedes them; the sort of Scottish destination hotels so famous for their golf that the mere mention of their names evokes images of sun-stroked championships or stimulates a frisson of excitement among those that dream of not just playing them but taming them, too. But for that h...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004

Not just for Christmas

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...