The news of one of your favourite bands breaking up is never an easy thing to hear – even if...

Ginkaku-ji (actually called Jisho-ji) is considered by some to be an unequaled masterpiece of garden design. Within its walls the...

Summer has officially arrived – hallelujah! Sure, losing an hours sleep sucks but the clocks going forward signifies sunnier days...

Just how do you cram 20 years of music which includes Eight LPs into a two hour show? That’s the...

James IV had the Great Hall built as an awe-inspiring stage for state banquets and ceremonies. Completed in 1512, the...

Mary Queen of Scots became Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, however she spent most of...

Within Edinburgh Castle grounds are the remains of David’s Tower, a tower house built in the late 14th century for...

The now world-famous medieval gun was the ultimate weapon of mass destruction in her day. Mons Meg weighed six toned...

King David built St Margaret’s Chapel in about 1130, probably as part of a great stone tower. He dedicated it...

In the first century AD, local people built a great fort on the site where Edinburgh Castle now stands, as...