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Hello, and welcome to Undiscovered Scotland, the ultimate online guide to Scotland. The site is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory, and aims to show you what the country is really like. We also offer website design, maintenance and hosting services.
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You can navigate the site using clickable maps like the one on this page or the drop down menus. There are other resources to help you, including the Alphabetical Index, the Site Index, the Accommodation Index, the Late Availability listings page, the Search boxes on most pages (usually below a clickable map), the Site Information section, the What's On? and What's New? pages and Scotfax. In addition we have collections of links to resources such as Tour Operators and Walking and Climbing. Or simply visit a random feature page.
Accommodation can be accessed via the "Accommodation" menu at the top of many pages, including this one, or using the "See and Stay" menus at the top of many other pages.
Header Slides
Today's header slides are of a boat moored near Eoligarry jetty near the northern end of the island of Barra in the Western Isles; and one of the magnificent painted ceilings on view at Delgatie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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In Focus
Dunfermline Abbey can trace its roots back to 1070. That was when
King Malcolm III married Queen
Margaret in a ceremony in a church at Dunfermline. She decided to set up a
religious community here, bringing in Benedictine monks from Canterbury to form its core. In 1587
James VI took control of the remaining assets of the
Abbey, and in 1589 he granted the Abbey buildings to his wife,
Queen Anne, Anne of Denmark, for use as a palace. (
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On This Day
14 January 1529: After a long legal dispute, Euphemia Leslie secures her position as Prioress of Elcho near Perth.
14 January 1831: The death in Edinburgh of Henry Mackenzie, a novelist and a leading member of the city's literary scene in the decades either side of 1800.
14 January 1872: The death of Greyfriars Bobby, the Skye Terrier who is said to have spent 14 years tending his master's grave in Greyfriars kirkyard in Edinburgh.
15 January 1968: A hurricane strikes Strathclyde leaving 2,000 people homeless and killing 20.
Featured Book
Bloody Orkney by Ken Lussey (29 June 2021).
Bloody Orkney is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. It’s November 1942. Bob Sutherland, Monique
Dubois and the Military Intelligence 11 team fly in to review security in Orkney, home to one of the most important and most
heavily defended naval anchorages in the world. But an unidentified body has been found. It becomes clear that powerful men
have things they’d rather keep hidden and MI11’s arrival threatens the status quo. Then Bob stumbles over a ghost from his
past and things get far too personal.
Read our full review.
Scottish Resources
- Hebridean Princess Small ship luxury cruises throughout the Highlands and Islands.
- Sykes Holiday Cottages, providing a great choice of self-catering accommodation throughout Scotland.
- Cottages & Castles A fabulous selection of self-catering properties for your perfect Scottish escape.
- Wedding, family and other photography in central Scotland and beyond by Carolyn Henry Photography.
- Apartments at Turnberry Luxury self-catering accommodation overlooking Ayrshire's beautiful coastline.
- Holidaycottages.co.uk offer over 750 hand-picked holiday cottages in wonderful locations across Scotland.
- Arachnid Press Independent Scottish Publisher. Our latest book is the murder mystery Thicker Than Water.
- For a great choice of holiday cottages across the UK visit Countrycottagesonline.com
- First Mortgage Scotland's leading mortgage advisors, providing fee-free and impartial mortgage advice.
- Luxury self drive guided Land Rover adventures with Celtic Routes on great routes with stunning hotels.
- Cottage Gems A fabulous collection of luxury, stylish and 5 star holiday properties in the UK and Ireland.
- Scot Mountain Holidays Walking, biking and adventure holidays in Scotland plus family run lodge.
- For comfortable self-catering holiday cottages in Scotland visit Interhome.co.uk
