The dogs came with their owners from over 12 countries across the world to the ruins of Guisachan House, in Glen Affric, Scotland. The first puppies were born and bred 155 years ago by the ...

A piece of fabric found in a peat bog in the Scottish Highlands is thought to be the oldest traditional tartan ever found. Researchers say the delicate material could be up to 500 years old.

Using carbon dating, scientists discovered that the “Glen Affric” fabric, uncovered in a peat bog in the Highlands during forestry work and donated to the Scottish Tartans Authority in the ...

A scrap of plaid textile dating back more than 500 years is Scotland's oldest tartan, scientists have revealed. Discovered in a peat bog in Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands, the faded fabric ...

Glen Affric Tartan: Experts recreate Scotland's oldest tartan The Glen Affric Tartan dates from 1500-1600 AD and went on to be exhibited at the V&A Dundee. Monday 22 January 2024 10:20, UK ...

Plans to release beavers into Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin in Glen Affric have been delayed due to fears about their impact on the environment. Scotland's nature body NatureScot said there remained ...

Permission sought for ‘historic’ return of beavers to Glen Affric - Forestry and Land Scotland has applied to NatureScot for approval to release the mammals in Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin.

Public body Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has applied for a licence to release beavers in Glen Affric in the Highlands. The glen is a large area of thickly wooded hillsides and glens with a ...

Red deer movement and behaviour in the west Highlands will be monitored by a pioneering scientific research project through ...

Hundreds of beavers have formed colonies in the Tay area of the southern Highlands. The animals have settled on islands near the city of Perth and spreading south to the Forth valley after being ...

The "Glen Affric" tartan dates from 1500-1600. Alan Richardson/House of Edgar/V&A/PA This, they said, makes it the oldest “true tartan” specimen in Scotland.