The Scots Magazine - 7 Aug 2025
Explore Scotland
SIR IAN RANKIN
GALLUS GLASGOW
THE HEBRIDEAN BAKER’S ISLAND RECIPE FOR ENJOYING LIFE
TRUE CRIME
Bloody Scotland Book Festival Tartan Noir Reviews
An Open Road
Marian Todd
Trevor Royle
Dawn Geddes
Ally Heather
Outandaboutscotland Our readers’ photographs from all around Scotland
Blàths isn’t a luxury – it’s a way of life.
Eat, Drink, Sleep... The Reviews A small Dunfermline “streatery” serving big flavours
Munro Of The Month Our guide to hiking Ben Vane
Cover Image…
Paddleboard Prodigy The Perth teen who might be Scotland’s youngest paddleboarding instructor
An Icon On Wheels Cameron Mcneish on how VW Transporters changed the camping game 75 years ago
Echoes Of War
How VE Day marked both an ending and a new beginning for Scottish people
Curious Happenings Vogrie Pogrie family-friendly art festival taking over a Midlothian forest
My Scotland Tartan noir author Marion Todd shares the Scottish locations that inspire her
A To Z Of Great Scots A small act of defiance at an Edinburgh church sparked war
Around Scotland Some of the best September events to add to your diary!
Wild Solutions
Jim Crumley on prioritising wildlife conservation
Braemar Bound Ally Heather shares a cycling adventure
If You Do One Thing…
This month’s Crime Special is packed with great reads, including:
If You Go One Place…
AYE!
If You Read One Thing… Make it our interview with Scottish crime-writing legend Ian Rankin
The Pursuit Of Truth
A crime reporter shares how he balances horror, humanity and headlines
A Wee Blether With... Graeme Pearson, former director of Scotland’s Crime & Drug Enforcement Agency
Murder, They Wrote Our guide to Bloody Scotland: Scotland’s leading crime-writing festival
Inside Barlinnie We go inside Scotland’s most notorious prison
Backstory of a Forfar ghost
Scottish Bookshelf: New thrilling reads
More amazing Scottish facts
The real Jekyll and Hyde
A Silent Witness
My Scotland
My Scotland
#Outandaboutscotland
@Scots-magazine
House For An Art Lover
Legendary Scotland
World Stone Skimming Championships
Skipinnish
Scottish Ballet: Mary, Queen of Scots
Around Scotland
Orkney International Science Festival
Tour O The Borders
The Scottish Rum Festival
The International Ayr Show Festival Of Flight
Celebrations Of Books
Sea Fest
Burning Bright
Curious Happenings
Festival Highlights
Glasgow
Glasgow
Silent Strength
Silent Strength
SMALL ACTS OF LOVE
When...
An Urban Oasis
Top tip
Beyond Glasgow...
Provan Hall & Bishop Loch
Hogganfield Loch
Learning In Nature
Liquid Legacy
Getting there...
Where...
How Much...
Walk With Tut
How Much...
When...
Where...
Tunes, Taps & Tales
Tunes, Taps & Tales
Top tip
PLACES TO EAT...
...PLACES TO STAY...
...THINGS TO DO AND SEE
A Timeless Place
A Timeless Place
Blood On The Page
Life With Rebus
Life With Rebus
FASCINATING FACTS
FROM THE VAULT
Barlinnie Up Close
Barlinnie Up Close
DID YOU KNOW?
NOTORIOUS INMATES
A Wee Blether With… Graeme Pearson
The Real Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
From Our Archives: 1788
The Pursuit Of Truth
Criminal Context
Reporting Realities
A Silent Witness
A Silent Witness
Top True Crime Podcasts
The Whisky Knight
Watching The Detectives
Sir Ian Rankin Presents: Kate Atkinson
Murder, They Wrote
Scotland The Grave
In Conversation: Richard Armitage and Denise Mina
The Cracked Mirror
Carnival Of Lies
The Other Side Of Fear
The Malt Whisky Murders
When Shadows Fall
The Dinner Party
Gunner
The Search For Othella Savage
The Unrecovered
Norwood Hall Hotel
Norwood Hall Hotel
Love, Loss And Lizzie
On Our Radar...
Love, Loss And Lizzie
Echoes Of War
DID YOU KNOW?
Jenny Geddes showed that even small acts of defiance can shape the course of a nation
Other Greats...
Wild Solutions
Wild Solutions
DID YOU KNOW?
The Small Things
The Small Things
Whisky Marmalade
INGREDIENTS
- 6 oranges
- 1 lemon
- 1 litre water
- 1.1kg preserving sugar - 2 tbsp whisky
Dhoom
Fireside Moments
Outdoor Scotland
◆ Munro Of The Month
◆ Paddleboard Prodigy
◆ Cameron Mcneish
Paddleboard Prodigy
DID YOU KNOW?
An Icon On Wheels
An Icon On Wheels
DID YOU KNOW?
Ben Vane
DID YOU KNOW?
Ben Vane
DID YOU KNOW?
YOUR OPINION MATTERS TO US AT THE Scots MAGAZINE
Braemar Bound
Top tip
Braemar Bound
Kit List
TSM Gear Guide
PLACES TO VISIT
NHS Tayside was the first region in the world to effectively eliminate Hepatitis C
AYE!
Cabby-labby is old Scots for a bit of argy-bargy
PLACES
SCOTLAND AFTER DARK
CULTURE
OUTDOORS
PEOPLE
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