Author: Jack Gillon

The teeming nature of life in eighteenth-century Edinburgh elevated the Old Towns taverns to a critical role in the citys social life, and there wa...

From its founding as a Royal Burgh in the twelfth century and through its growth and development as an internationally renowned hotbed of science, ...

The historic county of Fife is a natural peninsula on the east coast of Scotland, bordered by the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay. Alongside it...

Stirlingshire is central to Scotland and its history. Spanning the boundary between the Highlands and Lowlands, and standing at the heart of Scotla...

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, has been central to Scottish life and its history over the centuries. It is the seat of the Scottish government...

Falkirk is a small town with a big history. Its strategic location, at the crossroads of lowland Scotland, contributed to its key role in Scotlands...

Selkirk obtained its original charter in the twelfth century from David I and it is one of the oldest burghs in Scotland. The towns development was...

The Fair City of Perth is aptly named. Situated on the banks of Scotlands longest river, the Tay, Perth and its surrounding area boast some of the ...

Perth History Tour provides a fascinating glimpse into the past of The Fair City. It was once the capital of Scotland, was given Royal Burgh status...

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotlands smallest city, but has an enthralling wealth ...

In 1560, when Mary of Guise ran Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, remained in France, Mary of Guise moved the Scottish Court to Leith, a site that...

The Festival and Kings Theatres are two of Scotlands most historic theatrical venues and both have their own engrossing stories to tell. This book ...

The Midlothian town of Dalkeith has had an eventful history. Cromwells officer, General Monck, was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the...

Nestled under the Garleton Hills on the banks of the River Tyne, the Royal Burgh of Haddington, East Lothian, was established in the twelfth centur...

The first reference to the historic port of Leith dates from 1140, and the town constantly features in the power struggles that took place in Scotl...

Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significan...

Falkirks strategic location, midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow at the crossroads of lowland Scotland, has been the main influence on the towns d...

EDINBURGH in the 1950s was a very different place. After the ravages of war, the International Festival and Military Tattoo was introduced as an an...

Not all of Edinburghs history is well known; some of it has remained a secret, lost behind the façades of the familiar and hidden from view until ...

Having been granted city status during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, Stirling is Scotlands smallest city. Despite this, it has an enthra...

Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the delightful East Neuk, with its string of picturesque fishing and farming villages, is one of the...

Aberdeen, Scotland's third largest city, has been a place of economic importance since the development of the shipbuilding and fishing industries, ...

The historic county of Lothian lies along the south side of the broad estuary of the Forth. Its strategic location and political and economic impor...