Islands
Tom Weir | On Top Of The Bass
A visit to the Bass Rock for Tom Weir was full of the tales of witches and escaped prisoners – and, of course, the cries of gannets… To make a landing on […]
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Tom Weir | Off The Beaten Track
Waking up on Loch Tayside and looking on Ben Lawers pin-sharp under crisp billows of white clouds moving over its grey top was to have an immediate feeling of wellbeing, especially […]
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Tom Weir | Islands and Highlands
No matter even if it was a dreary day, chilly and with grey clouds solidly down on the hills of Harris, Iain and I were having the pleasure of sailing […]
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Tom Weir | Life in the Wilderness
Author and naturalist Mike Tomkies took our Tom eyrie-checking and to experience the life in the wilds… Just now and then you read a book by an adventurous man which […]
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Jo Caulfield’s Starter For Ten
Look out for our big interview with comedian, Jo Caulfield, in our January issue, but in the meantime, here’s a quick-fire starter for ten with her to whet the […]
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Who Are Your Outstanding Women of Scotland?
Nominations have officially opened for the Saltire Society’s Outstanding Women of Scotland 2016. Launched last year, the campaign, in partnership with Glasgow Women’s Library, celebrates prominent women from all walks […]
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Tom Weir | In Border Country
In this column Tom discovers the wealth of history and remarkable landscape to stravaig in the Scottish Borders As the roads get faster, that gentle country of the Borders seems […]
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Tom Weir | Sailing with the Wind
Perched in the bow in oilskins, woollen gloves on against the cold rain and wind, I wondered if I would survive to Tobermory in the yacht Corryvreckan We had sailed […]
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Perth’s Rory Skinner Wins Backing For Moto3 Campaign
Thanks to continued backing from the Racing Steps Foundation, rising Scottish motorcycle racing star Rory Skinner will return to the FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2016. […]
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Tom Weir | Source of the Clyde
Tom Weir travels the River Clyde, from “God’s Treasurehouse” to Glasgow, and considers the different lives played out on its banks through the ages… Crawford derives its name from […]
