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Header Slides

Today's header slides are of the the hamlet of Kilmuir, on the north shore of the Moray Firth north-east of the Kessock Bridge; and the original Inverlochy Castle, a Historic Environment Scotland property just to the north of Fort William.

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In Focus

Glenturret Distillery Glenturret Distillery stands beside the Turret Burn a mile north of the centre of Crieff. You reach it via a well signposted minor road that heads north from the A85 just outside the town. The signposts to look out for are to "The Famous Grouse Experience", which is hosted by the distillery, and you know you are getting close when you see the white painted buildings and disused pagodas. The car park is just beyond the buildings. ( More ...)

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On This Day

20 October 1792: The birth in Glasgow of Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a soldier remembered particularly for his service in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.

20 October 1976: The death of the author Elizabeth Jane Cameron, who, writing as Jane Duncan, was best best known for her "Reachfar" series of semi-autobiographical novels.

20 October 2012: A twinning ceremony takes place in Glenelg, complete with a live link to NASA, to celebrate the twinning of the village with Glenelg on Mars.

Featured Book

Book Cover Bridge of Sighs by Ken Lussey (14 July 2026). A fast-paced contemporary murder mystery set in Edinburgh and northern Scotland. In a chilling echo of an event five decades earlier, a light aircraft takes off from a small Scottish airfield and doesn’t return. Meanwhile, someone is trying to prevent the development of the of the Sutherland Viking Haven near Kylesku. Who? And are they also damaging the vehicles of irresponsible users of the North Coast 500? Events take a very sinister turn when a body is found in a burned-out shop in Inverness. And then there’s another killing.
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