10 episodes

Scottish Digest will take you on a wee tour around Bonnie Scotland, from its cities, towns and hidden gems, we'll share with you things to see and do while you’re there, give you personal recommendations, such as places to eat and stay, and we'll even tell you what events and festivals are taking place there.

Scottish Digest Cluarantonn

    • Society & Culture

Scottish Digest will take you on a wee tour around Bonnie Scotland, from its cities, towns and hidden gems, we'll share with you things to see and do while you’re there, give you personal recommendations, such as places to eat and stay, and we'll even tell you what events and festivals are taking place there.

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Elie and Earlsferry and more, with Marti from Mums, Mysteries and Murder

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Elie and Earlsferry and more, with Marti from Mums, Mysteries and Murder

    Welcome to the first episode of Season two, and what a great first episode it is!

    In this episode Dawn is joined by the fantastic and funny Marti from the podcast Mums, Mysteries and Murder. Marti talks about her times visiting Elie, Earlsferry and more in Fife, on the East Coast of Scotland. If you haven't visited these areas in Scotland before, after listening to this episode you're definitely going to want to.

    FEATURED:
    Marti - https://mumsmysteriesandmurder.buzzsprout.com/

    CREDITS:
    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠cluarantonn⁠⁠⁠.com
    Researched and Hosted by Dawn Young
    Edited and Produced by Erin https://www.instagram.com/erinfergus0n/
    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Royalty Free Music for Video Creators | Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon, ES_A Sound Foundation - Airae
    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson

    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:
    https://www.cluarantonn.com/scottishdigest/marti

    • 39 min
    Episode 8 - Pitlochry

    Episode 8 - Pitlochry

    Welcome to Episode 8 of Scottish Digest.

    In this episode we will be telling you all about Pitlochry, which is in Perthshire and situated almost half way between Edinburgh and Inverness and lies on the River Tummel.

    We’ll hear from Graeme from Scotland’s Stories who will tell us about his visit to Pitlochry and Perthshire and its history, from Helen from Wheely Braw who talks about the accessible places she has visited in Perthshire, and from Monique from The Enchanted Forest, which is an event that takes place every year, and in 2023 will take place from the 5th of October to the 5th of November.



    FEATURED:
    Graeme -
    Scotland's Stories: A Scotland Travel Blog With Great Stories (scotlands-stories.com)
    Helen - Wheely Braw
    Monique - Home - The Enchanted Forest


    CREDITS:
    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠Cluarantonn⁠⁠
    Written, Produced and Hosted by Dawn Young
    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Royalty Free Music for Video Creators | Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon, ES_A Sound Foundation - Airae
    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson


    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:

    In the Heart of Scotland - Pitlochry Pitlochry- Wikipedia

    12 Incredible Things To Do in Pitlochry | VisitScotland

    Pitlochry | VisitScotland

    34 Things to do in Pitlochry Scotland - Our Complete Guide

    Explore Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire - Pitlochry Scotland

    Pitlochry - SCOTLAND UNWRAPPED

    Gateway to the Highlands | VisitScotland

    Queen's View Visitor Centre - Forestry and Land Scotland

    Perthshire - Wikipedia

    Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre | Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre

    Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre | Pitlochry Scotland

    Pitlochry, Blair Atholl and Rannoch walks (Walkhighlands)

    Accessible Holiday Accommodation Scotland

    • 20 min
    Episode 7 - Aberfoyle

    Episode 7 - Aberfoyle

    Welcome to Episode 7 of Scottish Digest.

    In this episode we will be telling you all about Aberfoyle, which is situated north west of Glasgow on the River Forth. We’ll hear from Paul who runs the website seelochlomond.com who will tell us all about what Aberfoyle and the surrounding area has to offer visitors, as well as from Beth from Bike Trossachs who will tell us all about Gravelfoyle and the Dukes Weekender, which is an event that takes place every year, and in 2023 will take place on the 9th and 10th of September.  




    FEATURED:
    Paul - See Loch Lomond :: What to do in Loch Lomond and Trossachs
    Beth - Bike Trossachs


    CREDITS:
    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of ⁠Cluarantonn⁠
    Written, Produced and Hosted by Dawn Young
    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Royalty Free Music for Video Creators | Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon
    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson


    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:

    Visit Aberfoyle, Gateway to the
    Trossachs — See Loch Lomond :: What to do in Loch Lomond and Trossachs

    See Loch Lomond :: What to do in Loch
    Lomond and Trossachs

    Bike Trossachs

    Dukes Weekender

    Gravelfoyle

    Go Ape in Scotland | Go Ape

    River Forth - Wikipedia

    Craigmore (hill) - Wikipedia

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
    National Park - Wikipedia

    Munro - Wikipedia

    Aberfoyle - Here. Now. All of us.
    -Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

    Aberfoyle, heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs
    National Park

    Craigmore, near Aberfoyle (Walkhighlands)

    Aberfoyle Visitor Guide -
    Accommodation, Things To Do & More | VisitScotland

    Simply The Best Destination - The
    Scottish Wool Centre, Stirling – Wool & Tartan | VisitScotland

    Aberfoyle, Stirling - Wikipedia

    Doon Hill and Fairy Knowe –
    Aberfoyle, Scotland - Atlas Obscura

    Aberfoyle Feature Page on
    Undiscovered Scotland

    The Station
    Coffee Shop - Go Aberfoyle

    Maggie's
    Aberfoyle Kitchen | Cakes, Bakes & Treats (maggiesaberfoylekitchen.co.uk)

    National
    Cycle Route 7 - Here. Now. All of us. -Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National
    Park (lochlomond-trossachs.org)

    Altskeith Country House
    Wedding Venue and Hotel

    Loch Katrine – Loch
    Cruises on the Sir Walter Scott Steamship

    • 14 min
    Episode 6 - Dunoon

    Episode 6 - Dunoon

    Welcome to episode 6 of Scottish Digest.

    In this episode we will be telling you all Dunoon, which is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute. We’ll hear from Colin from Dunoon Presents and from Ciorsdan who both
    tell us what Dunoon has to offer visitors, as well as from Malcolm from Cowal Gathering who will tell us all about the Cowal Gathering which takes place in August every year, and in 2023 will take place from the 24th to the 26th of August.  


    FEATURED:
    Malcolm - All of Scotland in One Weekend - Cowal Gathering
    Ciorsdan - Visit Dunoon and Cowal | Argyll and the Isles (wildaboutargyll.co.uk)
    Colin - Home - Dunoon Presents

    CREDITS:
    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of Cluarantonn
    Written, Produced and Hosted by Dawn Young
    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Royalty Free Music for Video Creators | Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon
    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson


    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:

    Dunoon – Cluarantonn

    • 13 min
    Episode 5 - Orkney

    Episode 5 - Orkney

    Welcome to Episode 5 of Scottish Digest.
    In this episode we will be telling you all about Orkney, which is located off the north coast of Great Britain.

    We’ll hear from Kathi, host of the Wild for Scotland podcast, and from Howie, who will tell us all about the Orkney International Science Festival which takes place every year, and in 2023 will take place from the 7th to the 13th of September.

    FEATURED:
    Kathy Kamleitner - https://watchmesee.com/about-watch-me-see/
    Howie - https://oisf.org/
    Graeme and Molly - https://scotlands-stories.com/visiting-orkney-in-winter/

    CREDITS:
    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cluarantonn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Written, Produced and Hosted by Dawn Young
    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Epidemic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon
    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/
    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:
    ⁠https://www.cluarantonn.com/scottish-digest/orkney

    • 25 min
    Episode 4 - Campbeltown

    Episode 4 - Campbeltown

    Welcome to Episode 4 of Scottish Digest.

    In this episode we will be telling you all about Campbeltown, which is located on the Kintyre peninsula, and is the westernmost town in the Island
    of Great Britain.

    We’ll hear from Scottish Crime Fiction Writer, Denzil Meyrick, who is from
    Campbeltown, and from Iain, who will tell you all about Kintyre’s Route 66 and the
    Mull of Kintyre Music Festival which takes place every year, and in 2023 will
    take place from 9th to the 16 August 2023.

    FEATURED:

    Denzil Meyrick https://denzilmeyrick.com/

    Iain https://www.mokfest.com/ and https://www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk/visit/campbeltown-kintyre/kintyre-66/



    CREDITS:

    Scottish Digest Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠cluarantonn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Written, Produced and Hosted by Dawn Young

    Music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Epidemic⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ES_The Celtic Flavour - Alysha Sheldon

    Production Company Name by Granny Robertson

    Maps courtesy of https://www.openstreetmap.org/

    Photos courtesy of https://commons.wikimedia.org/

    LINKS:

    https://www.cluarantonn.com/scottish-digest/campbeltown/

    • 20 min

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