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The manuscript will be on display at the free Treasures of the National Library of Scotland exhibition in Edinburgh from March Sir Walter Scott's manuscript of his novel Rob Roy is set to go on ...

Some of Scotland’s greatest ever writers are from Edinburgh, including Sir Walter Scott, Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Muriel Spark and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.

Now, this treasure trove of literary history, situated in Lasswade, just a 20-minute ride from Edinburgh, is seeking a new owner ... playwright, historian, Sir Walter Scott, who lived there from 1799 ...

Eager punters have been pictured in a huge queue outside of Wetherspoons at Edinburgh Airport. Passengers were lining up outside The Sir Walter Scott pub before opening at 4am on Saturday morning ...

Sir Walter Scott. If you climb the 287 steps to the highest deck, you'll enjoy a sweeping view of Edinburgh. Beyond Holyroodhouse Palace is Holyrood Park, a sprawling swath of Scottish mountains ...

Kirsty Archer-Thompson was passionate about preserving the legacy of Sir Walter ... Society of Edinburgh, to the Society of Antiquaries for Scotland, and at International Scott Conferences in ...

A white marble bust of eminent novelist Sir Walter Scott was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey in 1897 by the Duke of Buccleuch. It was the gift of a group of Scott's admirers and is a copy ...

The writers who shaped literature Edinburgh has long been a cradle of literary greatness. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Sir Walter Scott rose to fame for his historical novels, such as ...

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Edinburgh is set to host an international ... walls and windows of Waverley Station emblazoned with Sir Walter Scott quotes ...