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This authentic Scottish Porridge recipe makes a great start to your day. Scotland is home to the best porridge in the world.
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Haggis Bon Bons are great for pre-dinner nibbles, as a starter, and part of a Burn’s Supper of course! The good thing about this haggis bon bons recipe is that you can even make it vegetarian or vegan if you like too.
From Luskentyre Beach to Lossiemouth, from the white horses of Torridon and the waterfalls at Assynt, here are a few of our favourite shots...
This vegetarian haggis recipe takes the traditional flavours of haggis and infuses them with a delicious mix of vegetables and grains to create a fantastic haggis substitute! It's also easy to make this a vegan haggis by substituting the butter. You can serve with neeps and tatties just like traditional haggis, in a stack, or even in a roll with some brown sauce. Delicious!
There are a lot of things to do in the Scottish Higlands. We explored the Isle of Skye, Lochaber, Loch Ness & Glen Affric. Hiking, wild swimming and visiting castles are some of my favourite memories from our trip.
An alternative guide to Scotland, a list of unusual things to see in Scotland that you might not have already heard about ...
As stuffing or seasoning, the Scottish delicacy is a beautiful thing, says Nigel Slater
ATHOLL Palace in Pitlochry, which is noted for its turret suits, manor house rooms and formal gardens, is the only hotel in the UK and Ireland to make it on to the list.
Blackness Castle, Blackness, Scotland
This is your bucketlist of things to do in Inverness City that are free, unusual or for families. Includes what to do in Inverness without a car too!
Discover 20 things to do in Aberdeen on a weekend break, including street art, trendy cafes, the long sandy beach and the ancient university.
Cullen Skink is a full flavoured, hearty, and comfortingly traditional creamy Scottish soup made with smoked fish, potatoes onions and milk. It's Chowder with a distinctly Scottish accent.
For when you need a more poetic way of telling some arsehole to fuck off.
The photo below shows Easdale Island. It lies off the west coast of Scotland, a few miles south of Oban. It is one of Scotland's slate islands. The ponds which dot the island are actually flooded slate quarries. Some of them are over 80 metres deep. Tens of millions of roofing slates were quarried from these pits and shipped around the world. There are Easdale slates in Australia and New Zealand. The island used to be the centre of the world's slate industry. There are four slate islands; Easdale, Seil, Luing and Belnahau. Around 3,000 people lived on the islands when the quarries were working. All the islands [and their quarries] belonged to the huge Breadalbane estate, owned by the Campbells of Glen Orchy. The Campbells made a lot of money from the slate quarries but not much of it went to the quarry workers. The Campbells used some of the money to build the huge Taymouth Castle. The Great Storm One terrible night in 1881 a storm and a high tide sent water over the island. Livestock was washed away, gardens destroyed, 40 boats lost and the quarries filled with water. All the machinery and the workmen's tools had been in the pits and were now underwater. Quarrying stopped and the islanders were destitute. Two flooded quarries Easdale island in the foreground. The village of Ellanabeich [on Seil] in the background. The workers cottages were built of slate. You can see one below. The ships that came to take away the slates brought soil in as ballast. This was spread on the island to create gardens where vegetables could be grown to supplement the islanders oats and fish diet. Some mining continued after the great storm, particularly on the other islands. The photograph below shows some of the slate miners from that period. By 1930 the demand for slate had shrunk, the Breadalbane estate was bankrupt, people moved away to better paid jobs and slate mining ended. For many years Easdale was almost deserted but now the population has increased to over 60 and new houses are being built. It was a lovely summer day when I visited and the island looked beautiful. From the top of the island's hill there were outstanding views of the Firth of Lorn, the other slate islands and Mull. I would imagine it can be pretty bleak in winter. The old and new houses of Easdale A ferry connects Easdale to the village of Ellenabeich on Seil. That is it in the photo below. Easdale's main claim to fame now is that it is the home of the World Stone Skimming Championships. The contest is held in one of the quarries. Ellenabeich There used to be an island called Ellanabeich but the entire centre of the island was dug out [Ellanabeich slates were particularly fine] and the spoil from the workings used to connect the island of Ellanabeich to the island of Seil. The village of Ellanabeich now stands on that landfill.
Julie: There was even a jungle room that totally fogged up your glasses when you walked in. It had to have been a hundred degrees in there with 99.9%
Scotland - facts, figures and so much more. Scottish culture, symbols, wildlife, people. You name it, it's here.
You could be forgiven for thinking that Scottish slang is an entirely different language to the rest of the UK; between the broad accents and regional variations in which they speak, as well as words carried over from Gaelic and languages of old, it's almost as if they don't want to be understood at all in some areas!
For some people, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is about honoring Irish heritage with family and friends, bagpipe music, corned beef and cabbage. For others, it’s about green beer, Jameson Irish Whiske
Scottish Highlander Clan Coat Of Arms Shields - Tartan And Arms Print Poster Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment. • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Giclée printing quality • Opacity: 94%
Hundreds of years ago, the sound of drums and bagpipes would accompany the Scottish warriors who fought bravely in legendary battles. Clanadonia, a traditional Scottish tribal band formed in 2007, helps keep this aspect of their heritage alive. Clanadonia is a sight to behold as they perform in traditional kilts while crafting epic beats on
