Heritage and Retro

Heritage

Michael Haughian, Hoseason Gardens, Clermiston Edinburgh, dressed up in cardboard boxes as a Dalek to go guising.

Halloween Heritage Scotland: 21 photos of Scots celebrating Halloween
This is what Halloween in Scotland looked like over 55 years ago.
David Hepburn

This traditional pub is apparently so haunted that its website has a section dedicated to its numerous ghosts including the accounts of those who have encountered them. A family of 18th century crofters is said to haunt the building - they froze to death after being thrown off the site. A little girl in a pink dress has been spotted as well as a man whose family was slaughtered by a Highland chieftain.

The 10 most haunted pubs in Scotland - including ‘fantastic’ bar

John Ross remains revered for his role as a Cherokee leader. Picture: Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre

Exclusive Home of revered Highlander Cherokee chief at centre of legal battle

A F-14 Tomcat, the most of advanced US warplane of its time.

Little-known Cold War race to find lost warplane in Scottish waters

Scottish soldiers have played a part in some of history's most decisive moments. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why Scotland has consistently punched above its weight in wars Iain MacGregor

Here are 7 suggestions for a simple Halloween costume.

Easy Halloween Costumes: 7 simple fancy dress ideas for Halloween 2026
From Traitors puppetmaster Claudia Winkleman to Mr Worldwide, here are 7 easy Halloween costume ideas for 2026.

Tay Road Bridge: View along piers towards Dundee.

Archive pictures the Tay Road Bridge transforming Dundee's skyline

Facial reconstruction of man from Inveresk

Watch how experts reconstructed face of a man who died 2000 years ago

Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides.

India-based businessman 'made bid to buy castle before seeing it'

David II of Scotland and Edward III of England. The Scottish king was captured after invading England on behalf of the French at the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham 680 years ago this month.

An underrated battle 680 years ago and the capture of a Scottish king

The rare Mackintosh lamp which sold for just under £610,000 - 20 times its original estimate

Rare Mackintosh lantern sells for more than 20 times expected price

Ayton Castle in the Scottish Borders

Alan Carr castle plan given boost by heritage officers

Tree sculpture tribute to navvies who built 125-year-old Mallaig line
“Harry Potter” line anniversary commemorated from lineside Norway spruce saved from being felled
Alastair Dalton

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Great Scott: Abseilers spotted cleaning Edinburgh's iconic monument

Competitors in a Highland Reel at Aboyne Highland Gathering, Aberdeenshire

In pictures: Unearthed images show Scottish life in 1930s

John Duns Scotus's Quaestiones in primum librum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi.

How a brilliant Scottish philosopher became a byword for stupidity Scotsman comment

Dr Matthew Knight with a clay mould from the Blyth Hoard and an item from the Peebles Hoard. PIC: Stewart Attwood/National Museums Scotland/PA Wire

Metal detectorist's second 'extraordinary' find of Bronze Age treasure

‘Bittersweet moment’ as owner of landmark Perth hotel sells up

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Retro

Here are 26 of the best photos of Scotland fans at the Euro 2024 game vs Switzerland. Cr: SNS Group.

26 brilliant retro pics of Scotland fans vs Switzerland at Euro 2024
26 of the best photos of Scotland fans at the Euro 2024 game vs Switzerland in Koln as the sides get set to meet again at Hampden Park on Tuesday.
Graham Falk

'Harry Potter fans won't be happy': Jacobite steam train turns blue

Malcolm Weir is behind e-commerce venture Generation Mulligan. Picture: Martin Shields

Scots student taps into Gen Z golf aesthetic with used clothing platform

Children on swings at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy, Fife, in April 1953

27 of the best photos taking you back to the 50s

Unique Scottish road has 'stunning' views - but closes once a year

These atmospheric photos capture life around Scotland in 1998

41 photos taking you back to 1998, including World Cup fever

Children pressing their noses against the window of 'Mary's' sweet shop, Anniesland, Glasgow, 1954

8 iconic Scottish sweet shops that will take you back in time

Plenty people remember the dozens of nostalgic once-popular biscuits that are now increasingly difficult to find - or even discontinued.

9 nostalgic British biscuits that remind you of your childhood

Buying into the CD revival? This £250 player is an audiophile's dream

Tales of a Scots bus conductor: My drunken driver pulled a knife on me

More Scottish Heritage and Retro

Scottish Dark Sky festival expands with events including night saunas

Members of the Vita crew Ingvald Johansen, Åge Sandvik, and 'Tromso' Hermansen at Lunna in 1941. Picture: Scalloway Museum

Daring exploits of WWII Shetland Bus crossings celebrated in new film

The new statue of Saint Barr pictured from the boat

Pride as Scottish island unveils new statue honouring patron saint

Undated handout photo issued by Bruce Cameron Williams of his brooch

US man’s delight as mystery of 181-year-old Scottish brooch solved

Militaria specialist Jessica Tarver with the D-Day log of Leslie Valentine, right

Scots D-Day hero who survived fire from both sides in daring mission

People at work unearthing the lost hamlet under Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park

Search for 'lost' hamlet of Edinburgh underneath city park

Clava Cairns is a well-preserved Bronze Age cemetery complex features ring cairns, passage graves and standing stones.

Investigation into Clava Cairns vandalism as fire lit at ancient site

Four images from the glory days of Edinburgh department stores.

Edinburgh Department Stores Heritage: 20 photos of much-missed shops

The Arlington Baths in Glasgow will be open to the public as part of Doors Open Days this year.

Everything you need to know about Doors Open Days 2026

The exposed stone and brick under the roughcast with scaffolding around the house

Milestone as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh building

Gordonstoun teacher Dan McLean at an excavation site where the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking church about 1,000 years old was discovered

‘1,000-year-old Viking church’ found on uninhabited Scots island

The Bowling Basin, where the Forth and Clyde Canal enters the Clyde

Stretch of canal shut for year amid major repairs to historic aqueduct

Greenside Parish Church in Royal Terrace is up for sale

Landmark Edinburgh church with links to Louis Stevenson up for sale

The Green Welly Stop has gone on sale

Iconic Scottish destination Green Welly Stop on sale after 61 years

The newly discovered letter was purportedly written by Bonnie Prince Charlie in the summer of 1759. Picture: PA

Exclusive Bonnie Prince Charlie was rallying forces in east Europe, says expert

Circa 1455, King James II of Scotland (1430 - 1460)

How medieval Scottish kings kept unrest at bay with populist policies

The Falcon Safety Platen Press which has been restored to full working order

Victorian printing press working once more after major restoration

The ship in service with the Pakistan Navy as PNS Tariq

Race to return Falklands warship to Clyde as heritage attraction

River Tromie, Speyside

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Jake Sayles at work on Skye

The 'community currency' keeping Skye's crofts alive