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The Library · Articles · Saturday 17 October

Everything we make

The writing, the folk tales, the week’s news, the printed magazine and the guides.

The magazineFolk talesThe newsCollectionsGuidesItineraries

Everything we make, in one place: the writing, the folk tales, the week’s news, the printed magazine and the guides. Something new most days.

618pieces229folk tales13issues

Newest first

This week.

All 618 pieces
Rolls of tartan fabric and a working loom fill a stone-walled weaving workshop.Islay Woollen Mill and lunch at the Bridgend HotelItineraryA museum room with a painted wall map of Scotland and its whales, a red bench seat and a window.The Hebridean Whale Centre in TobermoryItineraryA landscape view of Iona Abbey above lichened stone walls, the sound grey behind and a few visitors by the door.Iona Abbey and the Nunnery by the ferry from FionnphortItineraryCocoa Mountain's stone-fronted shop overlooks a pair of blue picnic tables on the street.Hot chocolate at Cocoa Mountain and Dornoch CathedralItinerary

Where to start

By subject.

Rannoch Station building and platformThings to do183 piecesBraemar Castle, photograph by Jack CairneyHistory100 piecesForest track through pines in mist, Galloway Forest ParkPeople90 piecesRoasted grapes, burrata and smoked venison crostini, flat layFood and Drink58 piecesEilean Shona, house on the wooded hillside with walker on the pathAccommodation56 piecesBarn OwlNature and Wildlife34 piecesEmbossed copper leaf decorations close-up on a branchArts and Culture29 piecesOld Smithy white cottage exterior with autumn leaves, Gretna GreenFolklore26 pieces
Hidden Scotland, issue 13

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Every photograph commissioned, every word written by someone who went. Autumn and Winter 2026–27 is out now.

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Scotland, this week

The news.

All the news
4 SeptHighland Coast Hotels completes £1m autumn renovation across four venuesScottish Licensed Trade NewsHighland Coast Hotels completes £1m autumn renovation across four venues4 SeptLe Set opens at Princes Square on 24 SeptemberDram ScotlandLe Set opens at Princes Square on 24 September3 SeptThe Rotunda on the Clyde will reopen in 2027Dram ScotlandThe Rotunda on the Clyde will reopen in 20278 AugWhisky and jazz den planned beneath a Glasgow landmarkinsidermedia.com8 AugKelso Abbey open daily again after five yearshistoricenvironment.scot8 AugA whole day of Highland cattle at Pollok Parkglasgow.gov.uk

229 in all

Folk tales.

All the tales
The Fiddlers of TomnahurichThe Fiddlers of TomnahurichInvernessThe Fiddlers of TomnahurichThe Fiddlers of TomnahurichInverness-shireBetsy Miller – The Queen of SaltcoatsBetsy Miller – The Queen of SaltcoatsAyrshireThe De’il of ArdrossanThe De’il of ArdrossanAyrshireSawney Bean the Ayrshire CannibalSawney Bean the Ayrshire CannibalAyrshireMichael Scott & The White SnakeMichael Scott & The White Snake2 minThe Ballad of Tam LinThe Ballad of Tam LinScottish BordersThe Witch of LagganThe Witch of LagganCairngorms

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