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360° panorama photo from Scotland by Gary Davies. Whithorn is reputed to be the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, with St Ninian founding a ch...

Stranded sheep sparks rescue operation at Scots beauty spot Larry the sheep was taken to safety after getting stuck on a cliff face on the Isle of Whithorn The rescue was published thanks to the efforts of several teams. (Image: Dabhand's Blog/Facebook) Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. O...

Burns night has been and gone, but poetry is for every night, and day. It’s a source of solace, comfort and cheer in difficult times like this current pandemic and lockdown So here, to help you through, are twenty of Scotland’s greatest poets, who aren’t Robert Burns. William Dunbar (circa 1459-1530) “Back to Dunbar!” was a favourite phrase of Hugh MacDiarmid, and the man he was talking about was a Middle Scots poet attached to the court of James IV, who wrote works that were rhetorical and lyrical marvels. Dunbar was one of a group of medieval Scots known as the “makars” an...

For many it was the adventure of a lifetime, for others it was unbearable heartache to leave loved ones behind. For a young Robert Burns in 1786, it was a way out from penury, failure and disgrace. Only the unexpected success of his first published collection, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, prevented his departure to Jamaica to work as slave master on a sugar plantation. Literary fame ensued and Burns remained in the land of his birth. Since 1800, 4 million Scots have left their country in search of a better life, bound for destinations all over the world. For two decades I have been ...

20th Anniversary of 'Solway Harvester' Sinking Marked 12th January 2021 Seven men died when their dredger, the Solway Harvester, was caught in a storm off the Scottish coast on January 11th, 2000. Credit: via Facebook Fishing communities on both sides of the Irish Sea have marked the 20th anniversary of the sinking of a scallop dredger with the loss of seven lives off the Isle of Man. The Celtic League non-governmental organisation has also marked the deaths of skipper Andrew Mills (known as Craig), (29), his brother Robin Mills (33), their cousin David Mills (17), Martin Milligan (26), Joh...