Vacation Scotland

With the exception of around 60,000 native Gaelic speakers, most Scots are English monoglots: that is they can only speak, read and understand English. All languages impart a ‘view’ of the world, and as a result we see our land and our culture through the medium of the English tongue. Gaels, people who speak Gaelic, [...]

Scotland is known the world over for its natural beauty, its wilderness and stunning landscapes; all rich in a flora and fauna increasing rare acrossWestern Europe. Yet, Scotland is also renowned for some famous and familiar breeds of domesticated animals as well. Recent genetic work has shown that all modern cattle breeds in Europe draw [...]

The Kingdom of Scotland is really a patchwork of territories: of counties and regions, of Earldoms and Lordships, of Clan lands and great provinces. Each in its own way reflects the diversity of our small country; from the old Scandinavian world of the Northern Isles, to the Gaelic communities of the Hebrides and all the [...]

It was a conundrum that confused geologists for decades if not centuries; and figuring out the riddle would turn science on its head, and unlock the mystery of landscape formation. The story of the Moine Thrust in the Scotland’s northwest Highlands would play a pivotal role in the development of modern geology. The Moine Thust [...]