Issue Three
The past is alive in our Autumn/Winter 2021–22 issue. Jurassic Skye, the great Caledonian Forest, Neolithic Scotland, the witches of Shetland, and a winding drive over Bealach na Bà. Designed, published and printed in Scotland.
★★★★★ "Beautifully packaged and feels special. You can tell a lot of care goes into everything." — Katie
Inside Issue Three
Every feature is commissioned, photographed and written for this issue — our Autumn/Winter 2021–22 edition, where the days of yore are a recurrent theme.
Jurassic Skye: Where Dinosaurs Once Roamed
Into the Great Caledonian Forest
Neolithic Scotland: Stone Age Architecture
The Borders Abbeys Way
The 17th-Century Witches of Shetland
The Layered Past of Dumfries & Galloway
The Ancient Tale of Thomas the Rhymer
Bealach na Bà: The Fabled Highlands Road
The Sustainably Minded Producers of Glenelg
The Isle of Skye Sea Salt Company · Jeweller Róis Clark
Cape Wrath, with Richard Gaston
The Mountain Hare in Its Winter Coat
Plus advice on making the most of the Scottish winter with your canine companion.
The photography does the talking
Cape Wrath
A journey through the mainland's wild north-western corner, in the company of writer and photographer Richard Gaston.
Jurassic Skye
Stepping back into the mists of prehistory, to the island's beginnings — where dinosaurs once roamed.
Bealach na Bà
A winding drive along the fabled Highlands road, hairpin by hairpin over the pass of the cattle.
The Caledonian Forest — under the towering canopy
Dumfries & Galloway — the layered past and open countryside
The witches of Shetland — a 17th-century tale
The mountain hare — spotlight on an enigmatic native
Where this issue takes you
The most common question we're asked: where are these places? Here's Issue 3, mapped — for when the reading turns into a trip.
Jurassic Skye
Isle of SkyeThe Witches of Shetland
ShetlandThe Borders Abbeys Way
The BordersDumfries & Galloway
The South-WestBealach na Bà
ApplecrossCape Wrath
The Far North-WestThe Producers of Glenelg
LochalshPlus the Caledonian Forest, Neolithic Scotland and a mountain hare in its winter coat.
"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."
Over the following pages, the days of yore are a recurrent theme — from the Jurassic beginnings of the Isle of Skye to the extraordinary Neolithic sites that make Scotland one of the world's most important repositories of Stone Age architecture. Every issue is designed, published and printed in Scotland.
Made for slow Sunday mornings and long winter evenings.
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Questions, answered
When do new issues come out?
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Is it a good gift?
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Complete the shelf
Kind words, unprompted
"Love this magazine. The photos are beautiful and the stories make me want to visit every place."
Emma L"Beautifully packaged and feels special. You can tell a lot of care goes into everything."
Katie"Bought it as a gift for my dad and ended up ordering a second copy for myself."
Rachel