Hunters Quay: A Journey

Scottish Towns and Villages

In our busy modern lives, getting away from it all becomes ever harder – and ever more necessary. One of Scotland true glories is our plethora of small towns and villages, often steeped in history, which served as hubs for significant rural areas.

For centuries these towns and villages, spreads out all over Scotland, places like Hawick, Dunblane, Coupar Angus, Kirriemuir, Nairn, Inverurie, Beauly, Auchterarder – the list is endless – were mini-meccas for significant numbers of people, for whom a trip into one of the main cities was too big an expedition

Explore Scotland as it is, as it was…

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A nation of inventors:

Scotland is a hospitable, accessible and exciting land which lies to the North of Hadrian’s Wall.

Down through the ages, the Scots have been providers of useful and influential historic breakthroughs.

As a nation of inventors (penicillin, television, chloroform, the steam engine, logarithms, etc to name a few) we have given the world major practical creations.  

Dinna remove ancient landmarks fae oor fathers.

A wee keek back keeps ye on the right path.

Read old books fae folks long awa'.

The Scots have always been adventurers. Soldiers and merchants travelled in Europe from the very early days of the Scots nation. Then, when ships became large enough to undertake longer voyages, Scots left their homeland and became entrepreneurs and explorers, as well as simply colonists, all over the globe…

Inveraray Castla An old boat approaches Cromore, Lewis

Papa Stour. A view from the ferry

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