Spare a thought for the unknown mason of Hailes Castle near East Linton. Sometime in the Middle Ages – anyway long before painkillers – he left his finger in a joint between two massive stone blocks. It turned up during conservation work in 1974.
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Anthony Powell: Dancing To The Music of Time
FOR a fund that’s approaching its 130th birthday, the Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) is putting on a sprightly turn of speed.
Since the days of Mao Zedong, China’s elite has gathered at the gated seaside resort of Beidaihe, a two-hour journey by bullet train from Beijing.
LAT_56, the luxury luggage brand founded by a young Strathclyde University product design graduate, is set to launch its first range of carry-on suitcases aimed at business travellers.
There may not be much of the stuff that glitters in Scotland's mountains and rivers, but its forests, fields, sea lochs and bond warehouses are a different matter.
Business Editor Colin Donald reports from Brussels on why the Greek drama has forced a rethink on how the EU behaves.
A new phase in Stirling’s centuries-old history as one of Scotland’s top tourism hubs has opened with the launch of the City Pass, a universal ticket designed to encourage visitors to linger for longer in the nation’s historic capital.
