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As across the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Shetland’s landowners expelled crofters in the late 19th century to reserve the hills for sheep farming, but it was prehistoric inhabitants who first ...

Small towns often underestimate their cultural power, yet some of the strongest global connections grow far from major cities. Scotland proves this point every year through community festivals rooted ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Games bring Scottish tradition to Olympic curling with a pipe band made up of Italians.

From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago’s main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...