Weekenders

In the Scottish village of Kenmore, the mellow glow of Loch Tay draws visitors into a world of castles and crannogs, amid autumn’s beauty in a towering forest

WHEN the Campbell laird Sir Duncan planted part of his estate on Drummond Hill with oak, birch and Scots pines, it came with a serious warning. Anyone who was caught damaging the trees would face a fi

■Distance: 11½ miles/18.5km ■ Time: 6 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

BACK in the days when a tankful of petrol cost as much as we pay for a coffee today, our sunny Sunday afternoon treat was a drive out. If we weren’t aiming for the beach, our route took us north to th

Glamis Castle, Angus, part 2 The seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The landscape of southeast Scotland is very different to the rest of the country and more closely resembles neighbouring Northumberland. Successive ridges of rounded hills recede to the horizon, divid