If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the ...

A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...

A new law taking force in Scotland this month imposes strict regulations on how government mapmakers draw the Shetland Islands, a modest archipelago located approximately 100 miles off the British ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Sitting just off to the side of Scotland’s Black Barony, a hotel that was ...

The Regno Di Scotia map dates back to the mid-16th century The first ever printed map of Scotland has gone on show in a new exhibition by the National Library of Scotland. Despite dating back to 1560, ...

A lengthy restoration project has been carried out on the Great Polish Map of Scotland A giant three-dimensional concrete map of Scotland has been restored to its former glory. Culture Secretary Fiona ...

The earliest maps of Scotland included 'fantasy islands' that never existed, according to a new book by some of the country's leading cartographers. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Shetland is an archipelago of a hundred or so islands in the North Sea, featuring ancient hills, valleys and lochs. The string of islands is known for its remote beauty: it's a 12-hour ferry ride to ...

PUBLISHED in 1875, Airey's Railway Map of Scotland offers a fascinating insight into the state of the railways in Victorian-era Scotland, and shows us just how extensive the early network was when ...

SCOTLAND looms large in the world’s biggest 3D map. A Polish war veteran built the concrete relief model — measuring 164ft by 130ft — between 1974 and 1979 at Barony Castle in Eddleston, Scottish ...

A map - claimed to be the oldest accurate chart of Scotland - is to be auctioned off in Edinburgh. The historic document, known as The Nicolay Rutter, is said to have been drawn up from the voyage ...