A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...

“History has been written by men for men ... Isabella MacKay was only 9 years old in 1796, when she stitched a map of Scotland that’s not as simple as it appears. For one thing, it ...

attractive and browsable history of Edinburgh as seen through maps." The book is published by Birlinn, external, in association with the National Library of Scotland. One of the more unusual ...

When she was captured in 1673, she was strangled and her body was burnt—the usual punishment for witches in Scotland. Thanks to a newly published interactive map, a dark passage in the history ...

For this project, Zulu Ecosystems extracted details of the woodland recorded in the NLS’s OS 6-inch 1st Edition Scotland maps (1843-1882), using the historic symbology used to classify deciduous ...

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) has put together an interactive map of all known shipwrecks that have occurred off the treacherous Scottish coastline.

Edinburgh leads the way with 65 historic attractions Scotland’s capital city came out on top with 65 notable historical points of interest, from iconic landmarks to immersive museums. Known for its ...

Here is an overview of the history of castles in Scotland ... were wiped from existence we recommend learning how to read Scottish maps as our heritage languages hold whispers of their reign ...

A research team from RSPB Scotland mapped the population of both eagles between 500 AD and the present day, by using historical records, scientific knowledge of the birds' ecology and even by ...