This story appears in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. At exactly 6 p.m. on July 30, 2015, in Kingussie, Scotland, George Pirie, the agent acting on behalf of Eric Heerema, a Dutch ...

National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson finds the wild landscapes of Scotland poetic and inspiring. Looking out at the Isle of Rum from Laig Bay on the Isle of Eigg. The light plays on the ...

Scotland remains one of the world’s top travel destinations. The staggering landscape of Scotland is a heady mix of imposing mountains, wild forests and unspoilt beaches. Meanwhile, Scottish history’s ...

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Our Scotland survey goes beyond the nation’s world-famous scenery to visit some of the makers, creators and company owners who make it such a dynamic 21st-century destination. Monocle has taken great ...

The DNA of Scottish people still contains signs of the country's ancient kingdoms, with many apparently living in the same areas as their ancestors did more than a millennium ago, a study shows. The ...

From my clifftop perch, I have a clear view across the sparkling Firth of Forth to the quaint Scottish seaside town of Elie. Below me, waves roll up onto the rugged shore and I sync my breath with ...