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• O’Neill Highland Open Surfing Competition in Scotland

  The O'Neill Highland Open will be held for a second time at the famous Thurso East reef break on the British mainland. Since last year, the Open has been taken to the next level and is now ...

• Cairns of Scotland

  The definition of a cairn is a group of stones that have been placed on top of one another to form a mound. This is a man made constructed by either a singular person or a group of people. ...

• William Sharp – The Personality behind Fiona Macleod

  Much is still uncertain and undiscovered about the Scottish writer, William Sharp. Born in Paisley on the 12th September 1855, William Sharp passed away on the 12th of December 1905. He was ...

• The Central Scotland Horse Trials

  The Central Scotland Horse Trials is a twice a year event which takes competitors through their paces at a tough and consistent level. The first event takes place every spring during the ...

• The Thistle of Scotland

  When most people look at the Scottish emblem, it is not uncommon for them to wonder how such an insignificant plant made it to national emblem status. The thistle is also not the most attractive ...

• Maggie’s Monster Bike and Hike

  Every year during the month of May, the opportunity to take part in one of Scotland's biggest and most entertaining fundraising team challenges arises. Known as the Monster Bike and Hike, this ...

• The 26th Edinburgh International Harp Festival

  The quiet and enchanting melody of the harp is not a sound which is often heard today but it is an instrument which is still widely known across the globe - even in this modern age of rock music ...

• Faeries in Scottish Folklore

  The spirit of the Scottish people originates from a proud and turbulent heritage. Living and fighting their way through the centuries, with tales and folklores that have become the core of their ...

• Scotland’s Village of Old Scone

  Scone or Skun is a village or a suburb of Perth and Kinross and is located in the center of Scotland. Scone is also found in the historical province of Gowrie, an alluvial lowland famous for its ...