Burns began a correspondence with Agnes McElhose, also known as Clarinda and Nancy, a married woman he was besotted with. When she left Scotland to reunite with her husband he wrote Ae Fond Kiss as a ...

Their duet featuring the historic fiddle was part of an all-star concert called Scotland’s Hoolie in New York. The instrument belonged to the dance master William Gregg who taught a 17-year-old Burns ...

Haggis is arguably Scotland's most iconic food, and is considered the country's national dish thanks to Robert Burns' poem ...

Head to the country's storied west coast, the historic seat of the powerful Clan Campbell, for smoke-laced whiskies, ...

An award-winning walking tour, a community-led tourism project, and a historic restaurant once frequented by Scotland's ...

“However, Dumfries and Galloway has other features including the new £2 million destination spa at the Cairndale Hotel, ...

Education chiefs drop his poems as a main topic from the curriculum Bard to make way for more modern writers in sweeping changes to set texts Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the ...

John and Sally Simkiss opened the doors of their attractive Victorian home in the Garden District for members and guests of ...

Ever found yourself craving a getaway that doesn’t come with an itinerary or pressure to sightsee? Just a soft bed, a slow ...

Michael concludes his journey from Cumbria to Dumfriesshire by crossing the Solway Firth into Scotland, where he visits the beautifully preserved last home of Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns.