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LOST
SCOTLAND

Hidden places. Proper food. Character-filled stays. Journeys that become stories. Scotsman Travels is one independent Scottish travel brand built to make people feel the country—not just scroll past it.

Explore the £12.99 guide Discover the whole brand

Start with Lost Scotland: 43 pages, ten places, three road trips and two standalone missions. One digital download.

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Followers across Instagram & TikTok
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Combined content views
579K+
Views on one Instagram Reel

September 2026 snapshot · Rounded platform totals, not unique people

A forgotten Scottish ruin emerging through dense woodland

One Scottish brand. A country of stories.

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The Scotsman Travels world

MORE THAN A GUIDE
A WAY INTO SCOTLAND

The castles get you curious. The roads, meals, people and nights away make the trip unforgettable. Every part stays distinct; every part carries the same honest Scottish point of view.

A vast roofless Scottish castle beneath a blue sky
01 / Explore

Hidden Scotland

Castles, ruins, underground spaces and the forgotten history sitting beyond the obvious route.

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 A Scotsman Travels feature from a Scottish restaurant collaboration
02 / Eat

After the Adventure

Scottish restaurants, local dishes, brilliant pubs and the people putting something worth travelling for on the table.

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 Historic Scottish stone arches and a turret
03 / Stay

Places With Character

Castle hotels, cabins, estates and unusual stays—plus the places and stories waiting beyond the front door.

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 Scotsman Travels exploring a dramatic Scottish woodland
04 / Go

Take the Long Way

Road trips, train journeys, ferries, towns and islands—turned into practical guides you can make your own.

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The business behind the adventures

STORIES PEOPLE WATCH
WORK PEOPLE REMEMBER

Scotsman Travels earns attention in public and puts that experience to work behind the scenes—for audiences, partners and productions.

01

Social storytelling

Original short-form stories about Scotland, made for a growing cross-platform audience and built around genuine curiosity.

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02

Travel products

Field-tested digital itineraries that turn inspiration into a proper day out—beginning with LOST SCOTLAND.

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03

Production & partnerships

Location research, local coordination, creator campaigns and commissioned content grounded in real Scottish knowledge.

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Lost Scotland by Steven: 10 hidden castles and forgotten estates, three road trips and two solo missions

The first original guide

THE ADVENTURE
STARTS HERE

LOST SCOTLAND turns ten places personally explored and photographed by Steven into three ready-planned road trips and two standalone missions. It is the first product from Scotsman Travels—not the limit of the brand.

43 pages10 places3 road trips2 missions£12.99
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Steven Gillies, founder of Scotsman Travels, with a Scottish castle behind him

Meet the Scotsman

I’M STEVEN
I TAKE THE LONG WAY

Born and bred in Scotland, I built Scotsman Travels around the feeling of finding something worth stopping for. I bring the same eye to hidden history, hospitality, stays, brand work and location research.

After nearly a decade leading hotels and restaurants, I know the difference between showing a pretty plate or room and telling the story that makes somebody want to be there.

For brands, places and productions

GOT A SCOTTISH STORY
WORTH TELLING?

From one honest social film to weeks of location research, let’s make the work feel true to the place.

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