A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...
Shetland is an archipelago of a hundred or so islands in the North Sea, featuring ancient hills, valleys and lochs. The string of islands is known for its remote beauty: it's a 12-hour ferry ride to ...
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SCOTLAND looms large in the world’s biggest 3D map. A Polish war veteran built the concrete relief model — measuring 164ft by 130ft — between 1974 and 1979 at Barony Castle in Eddleston, Scottish ...
SINCE the publication of the last edition of the sketch-map by Sir R. I. Murchison and Prof. Geikie, no general geological map of Scotland has, so far as we are aware, been issued, while those older ...
A massive map of Scotland in the Borders is in need of maintenance support. The three-dimensional concrete structure was restored to its former glory more than five years ago. It sits in the grounds ...
A pensioner has said he has been “blown away” by the response to a map of Scotland he made using rocks collected on geology trips over almost 30 years, after his grandson’s post about the artwork went ...
A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...