Tomorrow marks St Andrew’s Day! One key part of Scottish tradition is its folklore! Scottish myths and legends are full of stories about creatures and beasts, some malevolent and some benevolent.

James Macpherson’s controversial Ossian poems caused a huge stir after they were published in the late 18th century. He was ...

"Audiences are invited to join Martin O'Connor and James Macpherson on an oral odyssey spanning centuries of Scottish history, exploring the myths we tell each other and the stories we tell ...

In Scotland, almost all measures of NHS performance have worsened over the last year... But in England, most measures have improved over the ...

But they argue that Scotland's vote to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum has given the "myth" that the country is not racist a "new lease of life". Neil Davidson, a lecturer in ...

A new exhibition on the Jacobites at the National Museum of Scotland is the largest in more than 70 years, with over 300 objects on show combining National Museums Scotland's collection with ...

Audrey Henshall was a British archaeologist known for her pioneering work on Scottish chambered cairns. Henshall left the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland a bequest of £100,000 when she passed away ...

These supernatural abilities make her a myth rather than a legend. She pops up across Irish, Scottish and Welsh stories. And has been imagined differently in each place at different times.

IT is standard practice for SNP MSPs and other separatists to claim that, in the manner of the Harry Enfield sketch, "Oh yes, everything’s better in Scotland". They claim, particularly ...

But they argue that Scotland's vote to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum has given the "myth" that the country is not racist a "new lease of life". Neil Davidson, a lecturer in ...