Mysterious and ancient human-made islands of timber and stone have endured amidst Scotland’s more well-known standing stones, ...

With its wide, windy beaches, rugged landscapes and medieval sites — not to mention its trove of whisky distilleries — ...

West of Glasgow, the peninsula of Argyll stretches towards its cluster of neighbouring isles, which fan out in all their marvellous diversity. Although small on the map, this part of Scotland has more ...

The colorful town of Tobermory, on the Isle of Mull, was a quite appropriate launching pad for a cruise of the Inner and Outer Hebrides along the rugged west coast of Scotland. Herb McCormick Emerging ...

The rugged private island, complete with a solar-powered cabin, is going under the hammer for less than the average UK house ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. This sandbar connecting St Ninian's Isle with the mainland of ...

Kate Middleton and Prince William are spending another day in Scotland. For the second half of their two-day visit to the Scottish Isles on April 30, the royal couple spent the day outdoors, ...

These birds live on Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and a tiny, remote outpost called St. Kilda. On the mainland, a ...

Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four ...

Red deer are the largest surviving native land mammals in the British Isles. Over the centuries, wolves, bears, elk and wild cattle have all been driven to extinction, but deer have persisted. Though ...

Shetland and St Kilda wrens are isolated and so are beginning to develop separately.