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10 Reasons to Make Scotland Your New Year’s Resolution

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Written by Catriona Stevenson Happy New Year 2016! All the gang at Slainte Scotland hope that you have a wonderful year of love, health and prosperity and if you are looking at making some New Year’s Resolutions, here are 10 reasons why I believe Scotland should be on your list. Now I have left a…

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Stumbling on Outlander Filming

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Written by Catriona Stevenson Right so, it has taken me nearly a week to post this but here we go…last week not only did I have the privilege of meeting Diana Gabaldon, the author of the Outlander series at Stirling Castle, but during our Outlander tours last week, we stumbled upon filming for series 2. Phew!

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Outlander Tartan Had Its Own Tartan Made

Did You Know?

Written by Helmut Watterott Did you know Outlander had its own tartan designed and made? Here is a quick video on how it was made. The below video was found on Youtube. It briefly describes the process of making the Outlander tartan specifically for the show. They are even registered with the Tartan Register and…

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An Evening with Diana Gabaldon and Neil Oliver

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Written by Catriona Stevenson I was so lucky to have had the opportunity to attend the “Evening with Diana Galbadon and Neil Oliver” event at Stirling Castle on Monday night (23rd November 2015) and I managed to get a few snap shots and had my book signed by the lovely Diana herself.   I thought that…

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The Skye Boat Song

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Written by Catriona Stevenson Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the lad that’s born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Now on our tours, we often have our guests advise us how amazing the theme tune for Outlander is. Now this is true and Bear…

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Blackness Castle – A Formidable Fort & Filming Location

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Written by Helmut Watterott Blackness is one of our favourite locations in Scotland. It is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It now forms part of our Outlander Filming locations tour as it was used in Outlander as Fort William. Blackness is a wonderful example of…

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Wee Jamie Photobombs Outlander Tour Guests

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Written by Helmut Watterott Outlander crew on a recce at Lallybroch. We had the luck of being at Lallybroch (Midhope Castle) at the same time as the crew from the popular ‘Outlander’ series. They were looking at the location for some future filming. They were very kind to have a photo taken with our tour…

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Wee Jamie at Lallybroch, Blackness and Inverness

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Written by Helmut Watterott Our Outlander tours go to Lallybroch, Fort William, Castle Leoch and so many more Outlander filming locations. Not to mention we make sure ‘wee’ Jamie is with us at all times to keep you company. Have your picture taken with ‘wee’ Jamie Fraser at Lallybroch (Midhope Castle) Inverness and the ghost…

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