Outdoor Scotland
The Siege Of Caerlaverock
David Weinczok investigates a film-worthy siege at one of Scotland’s most spectacular castles While there’s no such thing as a boring castle, some, admittedly, have a bit more panache […]
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Outdoor Scotland
What Is A Castle Anyway?
What defines a castle? And what separates them from palaces, towers, mansion houses? David Weinczok investigates… Every kid could draw a simple castle if you asked them to, and […]
Mountains Of The Moon
The Early Bird Doesn’t Always Catch The Worm
“The Beast from the East” somewhat impeded Alan Rowan’s hiking plans to catch the Worm Moon in his Mountains of the Moon challenge I HAD always feared the third full […]
Outdoor Scotland
The First Castle Hunt Of 2018!
An ambitious route takes David around the Lomond Hills in search of towers in the snow With the temperatures staying frightfully frigid and the high winds never seeming to […]
Outdoor Scotland
Q-Aye! – Original And Best
Put yourself to the test with our list of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. How many do you know? 1. Actress Reese Witherspoon’s ancestor John D Witherspoon […]
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Q-Aye 2 – More Scottish Facts!
Gayle’s back with another round of essential weird and wonderful Scottish facts. Put yourself to the test – how many do you know? Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson used false teeth and […]
Mountains Of The Moon
Blue Moon – Cairn Gorm
Blue Moon on the blue mountain I KNEW it wouldn’t be easy but this full moon chase is proving to be even trickier than I expected! It’s a lot […]
Mountains Of The Moon
Wolf Moon on Beinn Alligin
Howling at the first moon of 2018 Being Alligin was first up on my list of 2018 moonwalks, but the main objective was not the summit but the big […]
Outdoor Scotland
Bastions of the Borders
David Weinczok picks some of his favourites sites in the Borders, a landscape teeming with history If it’s good enough for Walter Scott, it’s good enough for the rest […]
Outdoor Scotland
Cairngorms Focus: Loch Insh
Loch Insh is the focus of our bonus article from February issue’s 9-page guide to Aviemore and the Cairngorms – the Gateway to the Great Outdoors Glenmore and Cairngorm […]
