The new issue of Scotland is out now. We’ve packed it with historic tales, stories of Scottish heritage, age-old traditions and travel inspiration. Find out what’s inside here
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New issue: Issue 122 is now on sale
Welcome to the new issue of Scotland magazine! As we are well aware, Scotland is renowned as much for its lochs and glens, towering munros and fertile forests, as it is for its tales of outlanders and heroic clans. For a taste of all of the above, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, where the Lowlands meet the Highlands, is the place to go, and this issue we explore the western shores of its namesake loch a little closer in On the Bonnie, Bonnie Banks.
Scotland is also renown for its pageantry, and this issue we spoke to the Lord Lyon, head of the regulatory body of Scottish heraldry, to try to get a better understanding of it all in Pomp with a Point.
We celebrate the Scottish tradition of making Highland sporrans, as writer and photographer, Jeremy Flint, met a maker who is keeping this handmade craft alive in The perfect pouch.
And, in Scotland’s Year of Stories, we investigate whether Highlander James Macpherson was really the fraudster he was made out to be, or just a very good storyteller, in Hoaxer or hero?
Plus, enter our competition to win a Great British Holiday worth up to £5,000, including a night in a boutique hotel in Edinburgh and tickets to Edinburgh Castle.
All of this and so much more, get your copy here.
A taste of issue 122:
On the Bonnie, Bonnie Banks
To mark 20 years of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, we explore Clan Colquhoun country, with its luxurious lochside hotels, acres of land for exploration, and traditional Highland games
Pomp with point
In the first of a new series on historic organisations, we look at the crucial role the Lyon Court plays in protecting Scotland’s heraldry
The perfect pouch
The craft of making sporrans by hand is at risk, due to cheap imports, but one company is determined to continue making quality products
Hoaxer or hero?
In Scotland’s Year of Stories, we investigate whether Highlander James Macpherson was really the fraudster he was made out to be, or just a very good storyteller
Win a Great British Holiday
Would you like the chance to visit Edinburgh, Scotland’s stunning capital, including its 900-year-old castle? You can win all of this and more in our fantastic Great British Holiday competition.
Also inside the issue:
- Discover Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, home to a Georgian stately home and a world-class art collection
- Robin McKelvie steps on board the Hebridean Princess, a yacht Her Majesty has given her royal seal of approval to with two private holidays
- Plays, power and witchcraft. Did King James VI really influence Shakespeare’s writing of Macbeth?
- We talk to the experts to discover why Scottish cashmere is considered the best in the world
- As the 150th open heads to St Andrews, read about the history of golf in Fife’s attractive main town
- Deer, red squirrels, eagles, seals and otters can all be seen on the Isle of Arran, as our writer can attest
- How new music album, We Have Won the Land, celebrates a landmark victory in Scottish land reform
Buy your copy here (available from 14 April) or subscribe online to have Scotland delivered direct to your door six times a year.
Cover information: Lochranza Castle, Isle of Arran © Allan Wright/Alamy. Inset: Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms
SCOTLAND MAGAZINE
Published six times a year, every issue of Scotland showcases its stunning landscapes and natural beauty, and delves deep into Scottish history. From mysterious clans and famous Scots (both past and present), to the hidden histories of the country’s greatest castles and houses, Scotland‘s pages brim with the soul and secrets of the country.
Scotland magazine captures the spirit of this wild and wonderful nation, explores its history and heritage and recommends great places to visit, so you feel at home here, wherever you are in the world.