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St Aundraes ootset

The St Aundraes Heritage Museum an Gairden haes an ootset on the noo anent the Scots leid. Steidit in a 17t century hoose, at 12 North Street, St Aundraes, in Fife, the ootset is cryed Hamewith, an it runs fae 8 Jooly 2026 until 25 Januar 2027. The ootset vizzies the leid agin the …
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Grants for screivars

The Publication Grant tae the Scots Leid is noo open for 2026-27. Fundit bi the …

The Burns Project

The’r a shaw anent Burns on the noo at the Embra freenge that’s haed …

Affcome o NILT speir

No lang syne the versities o Queen’s, Belfast, an Ulster, wis in hauns wi …

The Jolly Beggars

The Scots Opera Project present a new version of Burns’ The Jolly Beggars, composed by Alan Fleming-Baird and performed by professional opera singers and a community chorus. The piece has been guided and advised by Creative Scotland's Scots Scriever Dr Michael Dempster. …
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Tannahill The Opera

The world premiere of the Scots Opera Project's "Tannahill" at the historic …

William Soutar

William Soutar (1898-1943) Scots language poet, writer and diarist, died in October 1943 and this month, upon that anniversary, the Scots Language Centre visits the Soutar Hoose in Perth and celebrates the life and work of the man. Soutars life was both creative and tragic.
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Rabbie Burns heid

This heid o Rabbie Burns, grundit on auld pentings, is in the Museum o Rabbie Burns, in Ayrshire. Burns is aiblins the mai…

Coo's Tail Gallery - Thirsa

The Coo's Tail gallery in Thirsa ('Thurso'), Caitness. The Soothron for coo is 'cow'. Photie taen bi Sarah Mackie.…

The Big Kirk Shop

The Big Kirk Shop is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. A kirk is a place whaur fowk worships, an the big kirk taks its name f…

Auld Granny's Cafe

The Auld Granny's Cafe is in Farfar ('Forfar') in Angus. Granny - the mair familiar word for grandmither - is the ordnar w…

Wee Scran

Wee Scran is on Arbroath Road, Dundee an sells pieces an ither sma meat. Scran is anither word for ony kind o meat, whithe…

Da Wirld Geen Widdergaets

This ane wis seen at the Hoswick veesitor centre, in Shetland. The poyem is bi Stella Sutherland an is wrutten in the dial…

Braw in Embra

This ane wis taen in Embra ('Edinburgh') an shaws an eatery that sells braw scran. Braw is whit we say in Scots whan we re…

Cairds fae Shetland

A wheen o cairds wrutten in the dialect o Shetland that can be fund at the Hoswick veesitor centre. Photie taen bi Sarah …

Otters Aboot

This sign bides in Tresta, Shetland, an reads "Otters Aboot" sae at fowk kens tae caw cannie. The Soothron for a…

Beware o' 'e bairns

This wee sign bides in Thirsa, Caitnes ('Thurso, Caithness') an reads 'beware o' 'e bairns'. A bairn is a young body. Here…