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Tom Weir | Dear Tom…

ONE of the most pleasant things about travelling around Scotland as much as I do, is the number of Scots Magazine readers I meet. This has given me a chance […]

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Tom Weir | Pine Martens

Part 2 of Tom’s column from February 1980 on the surprising boldness of pine martens Animal behaviour is a very strange thing, as Scots Magazine readers Mr and Mrs James […]

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Tom Weir’s 1979 Archives

Our collection of “My Month” articles published in The Scots Magazine in 1979 Ailnack Gorges And Beyond… A hike in the gorges, Lochnagar corrie controversy, and a very unusual cairn In Winter […]

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Tom Weir’s 1978 Archives

Our collection of “My Month” articles published in The Scots Magazine in 1978 Sport For Spartans On the rise of Scottish skiing Scotland In Miniature The fascinating history and future of […]

A few of the Queen's beautiful evening gowns which star in the Fashioning A Reign exhibition at Holyroodhouse.

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Fashioning a Reign – 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe

To celebrate The Queen’s birthday, the largest exhibition of Her Majesty The Queen’s wardrobe ever shown in Scotland is now on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh – […]

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Tom Weir | Memorable Days

Mountains are great for cutting you down to size whatever your experience Len and I thought we knew everything that the Buachaille Etive Mòr can produce, but our old friend […]

Benny Lynch's 1937 World Championship Trophy

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Gorbals Benny Lynch Exhibition

Celebrating boxing legend Benny Lynch, Scotland’s first-ever World Champion boxer A free exhibition is running until the end of September at Gorbals Library, just streets away from where Benny Lynch […]

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Tom Weir | Loch Lomond Glories

The changing seasons and colours around Loch Lomond still amazed Tom Weir, even after 20 years living on its shore IF you were to ask me what has been my […]

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Fine Walks and Fine Weather

Despite a wet and windy forecast there was sunshine on the rusting bracken and a glow on the alders of the Glen Ample burn roaring among its gloomy “pots” in […]