The vistas are often shrouded in vapor, but a cruise up the Western Isles of Scotland is an eye-opening experience. The post ...

At just under 31,000 square miles — roughly the size of Maine — Scotland is not a fantastically vast landscape. But what it lacks in size it sure compensates for in grandeur. As varied as it is ...

Scotland’s islands may be distant fringes, but those who venture to them are richly rewarded with dramatic landscapes, a rich heritage, and a warm welcome. Among Scotland’s countless islands, the ...

I had been here before. A deep breath of ocean air, a taste of mist, and I was in some beautiful place from my dreams – on the edge of water so still, I forbade myself to blink should an eyelash fall ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Michelle Locke, The Associated Press PORTREE, Scotland — Bonny Prince Charlie saw Scotland’s isle of Skye on the run. He was fleeing government troops ...

Scotland's islands may be at this northern nation's distant fringes, but those who venture to them are richly rewarded with dramatic landscapes, a taste of each island's rich heritage, and warm ...

Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone ...

ISLE OF SKYE, Scotland — “There are three rules,” says Murray. “No whistling. No taking away of anything. And don’t leave anything metal behind.” We’re driving into the Fairy Glen on the north of the ...

Geologists exploring volcanic rocks on Scotland's Isle of Skye found something out-of-this-world instead: ejecta from a previously unknown, 60 million-year-old meteorite impact. The discovery, the ...