Where to find the best Scottish bothies: both free shelters dotted around the countryside, which are left unlocked for you to discover, and their plush paid-for counterparts
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A Culinary Journey Through Time can join Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey on the bookshelves of adventurous cooks, with recipes such as pepper sausage with pine nuts and spicy bread containing goat cheese.
Delve into the Highlands, explore Scotland's most beautiful islands and get a glimpse of the loveliest towns and villages
The ‘Scotland the Best’ author has been touring the country for 25 years in search of its finest places. Here’s his pick of beaches and seaside villages
Read the Isle of Raasay Distillery, Scotland hotel review on Telegraph Travel. See great photos, full ratings, facilities, expert advice and book the best hotel deals.
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A complete guide to the best Harry Potter-related things to do in Edinburgh, Scotland, including spots that inspired author JK Rowling.
The best hostels in Scotland: I've stayed in many hostels throughout Scotland, and here is a list of my favourites you just have to spend a night in!
Pollok Country Park
Weekday Wanderlust: Aldourie Castle - a 300-year-old baronial estate on the enchanting banks of Loch Ness near the village of Aldourie
Seton Castle, near Longniddry, Scotland, is set in the East Lothian countryside and built on the site of Seton Palace. It is on the market for £8 million and decorated with Ralph Lauren.
Discover the 8 Oldest Houses in the World here. Prepare to be transported into a rich & fascinating history on the oldest houses that exist.
Read the Isle of Raasay Distillery, Scotland hotel review on Telegraph Travel. See great photos, full ratings, facilities, expert advice and book the best hotel deals.
The Dunmore Pineapple near Airth is one of the more unusual buildings you will see and is owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS). On leaving Stirling ("with my camel suitably refreshed with water"), I decided to stay off the M9 motorway and take the road on the south side of the River Forth in favour of photographic interests and a lunch break at some point. I had visited the Pineapple several years ago but wanted to collect some digital images so I thought I would risk the rough narrow lane across the field to it. To my surprise, the garden area was now open for access as I remember vaguely only seeing the rear of the building.... The Pineapple was built in 1761 by John Murray, the fourth Earl of Dunmore. The reason for its construction is unknown but there are several thoughts and theories that include ... on his return from Virginia, where he had been Governor for seven years, the Earl built it for his wife as a summer house. The pineapple was also thought to be a symbol of both welcome on gateposts in Virginia and wealth/power displayed to their contemporaries. It was built at a time when there was architectural extravagance in the gardens of the nobility. Although the Pineapple stood the test of time, by 1970 the gardens had become overgrown and adjacent buildings fell into disrepair and became unsafe. It was given to the NTS in 1974 by the Countess of Perth and the buildings were restored by the Landmark Trust who in turn rent it out as a self catering holiday facility. During the restoration, it was of some interest to discover that fragments of coloured yellow paint were found in the garden that had fallen from the structure over the centuries. The walls of the adjacent greenhouses had pipes connecting to furnaces that provided hot air to grow pineapples here. As I am not nobility and have no self catering holiday booking.... I am not welcome here.... I just get a momentary look from the front door as I am reminded how the host would have welcomed guests many centuries earlier... There were a couple of people on seats outside the building ( photos 1, 3 and 4) enjoying the sunshine and self catering facilities who informed me in a broad Scottish accent that the building was " goin' tae bee own th' tele wi' channel fower's secre' brat'n. (going to be on the television with channel 4's secret Britain) Apologies to the Scottish readers with my Geordie Accent !!(''people in glass houses...") Their dog displayed some elements of the history, heritage and nobility of the building by posing for the photograph in a refined manner.
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Sweden's Naturhus, a house-within-a-greenhouse concept, offers energy savings, exotic gardening opportunities and plenty of visual wow.
The best hostels in Scotland: I've stayed in many hostels throughout Scotland, and here is a list of my favourites you just have to spend a night in!
Heathers of Pentlands, Scotland
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Paton & Co - Berwick-upon-Tweed present this 9 bedroom detached house in Bonjedward House, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, TD8
It’s no secret that I love the Scottish village of Killin. Here are 8 reasons to visit Killin and why it should be on your bucket list!
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Scotland arguably has some of the best scenery in the world. From the Highlands to Edinburgh, I'll be sharing my 8 must-visit places in Scotland.
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Make your stay in Scotland more memorable with these incredible accommodations.
Explore the semi-ruins of the medieval fortress of Dirleton Castle (in Scotland) - photos, map and practical information to plan your visit
Dumfries House, Scotland’s most dazzling country house, re-opened its doors in 2012 after a rejuvenation spearheaded by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
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The ancestral home of the Blair family for over 900 years, Blair Castle is one of the most important houses in Scotland
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Dunrobin Castle in the Scottish Highlands near Inverness. via
Make your stay in Scotland more memorable with these incredible accommodations.
The cluster of whiskey barrel dwellings overlooks organic vegetable gardens, dancing wind turbines and the sandy dunes of the North Sea's Moray Firth.
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