The Scots Magazine - June 2023

In this issue

The Great Eight
The Scottish churches, islands and fortresses where invading Vikings made their mark.

Scottish Kitchen
An authentic Italian feast featuring baby octopuses.

The Circle Of Life
Polly Pullar on the importance of deadwood, which is vital to a range of Scottish species..

Flocking Together

Royal Highland Show brings the best of rural Scotland to Edinburgh

4 mins

Born To Be Wild

This award-winning festival in Perthshire promises fun for children and families in the great Scottish outdoors - whatever the weather

4 mins

Have-A-Go Hero

Scots acting stalwart James Cosmo is willing to try anything once from indie flicks to blockbusters, Tamil films to heavy metal albums

6 mins

Aberdeenshire

Explore castles, have a go at coasteering and learn about lighthouses in this wild, beautiful north-east region

10+ mins

A Wee Blether With...Jamie Aarons

Ambitious mountaineer hoping to set a new fastest Munro bagging record

2 mins

Pushing The Boat Out

The Scottish high school pupils charting a different course to success -learning a traditional craft and developing life skills along the way

5 mins

From The Shadows

Loitering in a Scots wood as the light fades to dusk, a magical encounter with a roe deer and her fawn as they emerge from the trees to browse

5 mins

Science And Fiction

When chronic illness changed Lorraine Wilson's life, she turned to her other passion, writing fiction, to find a new way of living

4 mins

A Tapestry Of Sound

Cloth have picked up new threads for their bolder second album

3 mins

Whisky And Water

There's a long history of uisge beatha going down with ships - but raise a glass to those who \"liberate\" any sunken bottles

3 mins

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The Scots Magazine Description:

First published in 1739, The Scots Magazine is the world’s most widely-read Scottish interest title, which has evolved into a colourful, authoritative, thought-provoking monthly periodical with many thousands of readers worldwide. It’s a blend of in-depth articles and shorter pieces about Scotland past, present and future. The country and its culture are well represented, reflecting the many facets of the nation: the people, outdoors, events, music, wildlife and history.