Launching itself as the new beer partner of the Premier League, Guinness eschewed the bright lights of the Etihad Stadium for the remote isle of Eriskay. It’s not the first football ad to land on Eric ...

A bumpy football pitch on the Scottish island of Eriskay has rather unexpectedly been recognised by Fifa as one of "eight remarkable places to play football in the world". The uneven surface in the ...

A football pitch on the Isle of Eriskay has been designated by Fifa as one of eight remarkable places to play football in the world. As part of a project to coincide with the opening of Fifa's new ...

What makes a pitch in the Western Isles one of the best - and toughest - places to play football? The small island of Eriskay lies between South Uist and Barra in the southern isles of the Outer ...

A new campaign has been launched to save the Eriskay pony, once used on crofts throughout the Western Isles. The mid-sized ponies were used to carry baskets of peat and harvested seaweed - or even ...

Scotland's islands make for a great day trip or staycation destination. Out of the hundreds of islands dotted around the country's coast, there are countless worth visiting. If you are looking for ...

Mel Macintyre landed her dream job at a finance company in Edinburgh in her 30s. She became burned out, and her corporate lifestyle of "work hard, party hard" made her ill. Macintyre left the city and ...

For generations they worked hard on the island, stout and sturdy with baskets of seaweed and peat on their backs. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access ...

Hebridean fishermen would proudly wear these garments knitted by family as workwear to keep them warm but also uniquely identify them as each one was woven with distinctive patterns and symbols. Did ...

What makes a pitch in the Western Isles one of the best - and toughest - places to play football? The small island of Eriskay lies between South Uist and Barra in the southern isles of the Outer ...