Hidden deep on the Balmoral Estate, the summer residence of the Royal Family, the bewildering Balmoral cairns are slowly revealing their fascinating backstory to visitors.

The Ayrshire region of Scotland sits on the southwest coast and enjoys considerably better weather than most of the country. This is also Robert Burns country – you can’t miss him and his influence when exploring the area.

A man from Australia has been charged with “malicious mischief” for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol

The Whaligoe Steps are located just south of the town of WIck in Caithness, on Scotland's most northeasterly coast. Next up, he said: “Did you know that in Scotland, there is an old village frozen in time on the coast of an island acting as a living museum? As you walk through the doors, you can use a wee map to explore a different time”.

Submerged in about 40 metres of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity. It is a mark of durability that demonstrates the technology's commercial viability.

Liverpool have signed 20-year-old Scotland midfielder Kirsty Maclean from Rangers. The Rangers academy product, who made over 100 appearances for the Glasgow club, said it was the "right time for a new challenge and to take the next step".

Scotland centre Tom Jordan and loose forward Jamie Ritchie have been ruled out of their test against Samoa on Friday after suffering injuries in Fiji last weekend, Scottish Rugby said on Monday.

One of the distilleries that is among the best in Scotland to visit according to Olive is Port Ellen on Islay. Islay is known as Scotland's 'whisky island' due to its various distilleries that produce the island's characteristically peaty malts.