Alison Campsie Journalist
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Alison is a journalist at The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday

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  • Heritage
  • Culture

222 Articles
about 1 year ago
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Glasgow's 'Hillwalking Hijabi' named new president of Ramblers Scotland

Glasgow woman Zahrah Mahmood – who goes under the name of ‘The Hillwalking Hijabi on social media – has been named as...

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about 1 year ago
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Coldest temperature of year expected as snow and ice forecast for Scotland

Yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place across a large part of Scotland for Monday and Tuesday with the coldest...

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about 1 year ago
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Key flights from Inverness Airport to islands suspended amid industrial action

Flights have been suspended from key airports in the Highlands and Islands amid industrial action.

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about 1 year ago
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NC500 restaurant admits it 'got it wrong' over £25 fish supper

A prime restaurant on the North Coast 500 has admitted it “got it wrong” over charging £25 for a fish supper and will...

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about 1 year ago
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Couple sought to live and work on tiny off-grid Scottish island

For the right couple, it could be a dream move.

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about 1 year ago
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The wax mark of the infamous man of the Highland Clearances goes around the world

It was made as he pressed his signet ring into hot red wax, the seal then used to secure the letters of the man who h...

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about 1 year ago
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Mystery of six skeletons found under Applecross holiday home starts to unravel

The mystery surrounding the discovery of skeletal remains of six people found under a holiday home in Applecross has ...

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about 1 year ago
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Tiny Scottish theatre scoops Q&A with 'king finder' Philippa Langley after 'cheeky' request

A tiny theatre has secured a Q&A with the woman who located the burial spot of Richard III after a fan sent her a “ch...

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about 1 year ago
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The bad-tempered Edinburgh shopkeeper executed for witchcraft as chaos ruled the city

She was a bad-tempered Edinburgh shopkeeper and money lender executed for witchcraft in the 17th Century as the polit...

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about 1 year ago
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The baby goats in knitted coats that signal the rebirth of Scottish cashmere

A new generation of homegrown Scottish cashmere goats is growing day by day on an Angus farm this early Spring.

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about 1 year ago
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The seabed treasures which tell of a future King's shipwreck as he sailed to Edinburgh

Pulled from the seabead, the artefacts tell of the night a ship carrying the future James II and VII wrecked on its j...

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about 1 year ago
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Why at the age of 47 I need to go clubbing more than ever

I probably haven't reacted so fast in a long time as when I read my favourite DJ was doing a five-hour set at a pub i...

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