Scottish Highland Trails Latest News
John Muir, the “father of national parks”, honoured with statue in Dunbar
A 16ft (5m) tall steel sculpture of a bear has been unveiled in Dunbar, to honour Scots conservationist John Muir. Muir was born in Dunbar in East Lothian in 1838 and as a child became fascinated with the coastline and landscape of this corner of...
Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Founded in 1136, this Cistercian Abbey was repeatedly attacked by English forces during the Middle Ages. The ruins we see today date mainly from the late 14th century when the Abbey had to be rebuilt following a devastating attack...
Blue Badge for Highland Trails!
Great news just in! Jill McKean, of Scottish Highland Trails, has passed her exams with flying colours and, as well as being awarded a Certificate in Scottish Studies, is now a fully accredited “Blue Badge” tourist guide and member of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association...
It’s National Poetry Day
It’s National Poetry Day! Mention Scottish poets and everyone automatically thinks of Robert Burns, the 18th century “ploughman poet” from rural Ayrshire who wrote so many well loved poems and songs, including of course Tam o’Shanter and Auld Lang Syne. But there has been a...
Edinburgh’s New Year celebrations
Great news for locals and visitors alike – for the first time in 16 years Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations will officially include the Royal Mile! Two stages are to be set up close to St Giles Cathedral to host the “Old Town Ceilidh”- these events will...
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
Gorgeous blue skies in Edinburgh this week! The 16th century tower of Holyrood Palace (on the left of the photo) was built by King James V in the 16th century; the rest of the palace was mainly constructed in the late 1600s by King Charles...
Italian Chapel Frescoes to be Restored
Fantastic to see the beautiful frescoes in this wee chapel are being restored. Around 500 Italian prisoners of war were brought to the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland in 1942 to work on the Churchill Barriers, a series of causeways which link...
Blue Badge for Scottish Highland Trails
Our very own Jill McKean, as well as being chief cook and bottle washer at Scottish Highland Trails, has recently embarked on an 18 month course to become a professionally accredited tourist guide for Scotland. This will involve studying everything and anything about Scotland, from...
“River of Fire” for Forth Road Bridge’s 50th birthday
Plans have been announced for a huge party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge. On Saturday 13 September 2014 thousands of participants will walk across the bridge bearing flaming torches to create a kilometre long “river of fire”. This will be...
Fort George to host Military Tattoo
Fort George near Inverness is to host a military tattoo from 5-7 September 2014, as part of the Year of Homecoming 2014 celebrations. The event will be the biggest of its kind after the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo which is held each year in August...
Scottish Highland Trails is at Armadale Castle, Gardens & Museum of the Isles, Skye.
I was surprised to read this in the news this morning - the Clan Donald Lands Trust has decided to put its estate on the Isle of Skye up for sale. The 20,000 acre estate includes Armadale Castle and the historic lands of the Clan MacDonald of Sleat. The Trust
Scottish Highland Trails
As some of you might know I volunteer with the amazing Protests & Suffragettes and we are helping with a student led campaign to name a new high school in Fife, Scotland after inspirational working class activist and Suffragette Janet McCallum 🙌 Everyone is eligible to vote so if you
