Hidden Scotland Issue 3 is available now on loremnotipsum.com. Welcome to the Autumn Winter 2021/22 issue. We’ll start with four potent words: the past is alive. Scotland is a land sculpted by its history, a place moulded by the passage of time, and over the following pages, the days of yore are a recurrent theme. Stepping back into the mists of prehistory, we explore the Jurassic beginnings of the Isle of Skye, where dinosaurs once roamed. We enter the towering canopy of the great Caledonian Forest, crunching the underbrush of the temperate rainforest that once blanketed almost the entire country. No less stirringly, we also take a wander among the extraordinary Neolithic sites that make Scotland one of the world’s most important repositories of Stone Age architecture.
Striding forward to more recent centuries, we visit the historic towns and age-old places of worship that mark the Borders Abbeys Way, learn more about the 17th century witches of Shetland, and discover the layered past (not to mention the vibrant culture and open countryside) of Dumfries & Galloway. Keeping the theme going, we also hear the ancient tale of Thomas the Rhymer, and take a winding drive along the fabled Highlands road that is Bealach na Bà.
But there’s more to these pages, of course, than the past. As regular readers will have come to expect, we also meet some of Scotland’s most inspirational modern-day inhabitants, from the sustainably minded food and drink producers of Glenelg, and the determined founders of the Isle of Skye Sea Salt Company, to acclaimed jewellery-maker Róis Clark.
And that’s not all. Among other things, there’s also a journey through Cape Wrath in the company of writer and photographer Richard Gaston, a spotlight on one of the country’s enigmatic mountain hares, and advice on how to make the most of the Scottish winter with your canine companion.
As ever, enjoy the journey.
Hidden Scotland magazine is a source of inspiration and information on travelling to and around Scotland. We are on a mission to discover, create, and collaborate, in order to inspire travellers and Scotland’s inhabitants to get out and explore one of the most beautiful countries our planet has to offer. With that in mind, we want to encourage conscious travel in a bid to get to the heartbeat of the awe-inspiring locations within Scotland. By encouraging meaningful experiences, travellers will begin to immerse themselves within their surroundings to establish longer lasting connections and gain a better understanding of the area they are in and its people. We want to show that sustainable travel gives something back to the communities and provides the traveller with an authentic experience. Now more than ever people want to return home from a trip feeling enlightened and transformed. We have worked with an extremely talented group of creative people who have contributed to this issue in order to be able to tell stories, offer guidance, share tips, and give insight in travelling around Scotland.
Content
- The caledonian forest
- Discovery roundup : neolithic sites of Scotland
- The growing community of Glenelg
- Over the sea to skye
- Made with love, from Scotland
- Maker profile: Rois Clark – the spirit of Scotland’s seas
- Ghosts of the mountains: the mountain hare
- Folklore, myths & legends: thomas the rhymer & the eildon tree
- Scotland’s jurassic island
- Discovering the nooks & crannies of dumfries & galloway
- Behind the lens with Virginie Chabrol
- People of Scotland: Meena & Chris Watts – isle of Skye Sea Salt Company
- Pilgrimage to the border abbeys
- A dog lover’s winter guide to Scotland
- Shetland’s forgotten women
- Profile on the Tàrmachan cafe
- Recipe: venison apple fennel sausage rolls
- I’ll take the slow road
- The road that winds through time: bealach na bà
- Traveller’s tales to cape wrath
Details: Hidden Scotland – Issue 3
160 pages, 25 x 20 cm
