Outdoor Scotland Archives

A Castle Cluster in Northern Aberdeenshire

David Weinczok explores the northern castles of Boyne, Fordyce and Findlater Almost every time I’ve been to Moray it’s been raining – so much, in my case at least, […]

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Outlander Locations – The South

From Lallybroch to l’Hôpital des Anges, Patricia Cuni discovers the Outlander locations in Southern Scotland There are thousands of excuses to go on an exploring weekend anywhere in Scotland, […]

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Striding Arches

A special sculpture in the Southern Uplands October’s Focus is on the Splendour of the South-West, with nine pages of the best things to see and do in Dumfries […]

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The Ultimate Outlander Challenge

The Scotlanders race against time to find as many Outlander filming locations as possible in 36 hours! Outlander’s Season 3 has finally returned to our screens, and for captivated […]

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A 300th Castle-versary

Personal milestones come in many forms. This milestone for David Weinczok just happens to involve thick walls, great halls, and towering turrets… By the time you read this […]

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Festival Antidotes

Balance your busy days at the Edinburgh Festival with a bit of down time in the surrounding area It’s the height of summer in Edinburgh, and it feels like […]

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Pitlochry – Not Just A Pitstop

Pitlochry is a town that I always seemed to stop in on the way to somewhere, but this wee gem of Perthshire deserves to be a destination in its own […]

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On the Trail of Charlie and the Jacobites

Kay Gillespie tries out the newly developed Jacobite Trail across Scotland My Jacobite adventure saw me cross Lochaber & Argyll, Central Scotland, and Edinburgh & the Lothians. Each site […]

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Destination Harris

For summer travel inspiration look no further than the Isle of Harris With spring moving seamlessly into summer and weather forecasts causing chaos in the suncream aisles, this is […]