Sir Walter Scott publishes the novel Waverley. It is a roaring success and creates an interest across Britain for all things Scottish. In the process Scott helps reinvent Scottish identity.

Sir Walter Scott wrote into existence many of the myths and legends we still re-tell and he used this past to examine and explore the political problems of his own day. Waverley' appeared in 1814 ...

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 ...

Named after Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, it can carry up to 700 passengers. The ship's purser, Andrew Comrie, said the ship had rarely been as popular as it was in 2023 During a visit to ...

A bid is being made to boost the "international appeal" of Sir Walter Scott ahead of the 250th anniversary of his birth. A new free online course is launched on 7 October examining the life ...

Featuring homes in Edinburgh, Fife and Aberdeenshire ...