Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. This flightless creature, just 0.2 inches long, has eked out an ...

Dr Hamish MacInnes, the Scottish mountain rescue guru whose high-altitude adventures from the Himalayas to Glencoe made him one of the most revered figures in mountaineering history, has left his ...

(1/2) On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. They fell upon them without ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the deadly ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

Hollywood actress Jessica Lange has spoken fondly of her time filming epic historical drama Rob Roy in Scotland - despite being bitten by midges. The 75-year-old star, who played Mary MacGregor ...

Prepare for midges Worried about midge season? The Scotland experts reveal how to lower the risk. They explain: ‘We always get asked about midges, so to set the records straight, yes ...

Clan Donald was a huge force within the Highland clan system, of which, the MacDonalds of Glen Coe (or MacIains as they were more specifically known) were only a small part. Glen Coe had been home ...