https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-11-30 https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/blog/equal-marriage monthly 0.5 2022-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/f22671f0-e22a-4b46-8fd2-587e7e588ead/Scottish+Parliament.JPG Blog - 2014: When Equal Marriage Came to Scotland - Make it stand out The Scottish Parliament. Image: Hannah Mackay Tait https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/3c5adfc1-289f-4cbe-a1a7-653ac092d67e/Scottish+Social+attitudes+survey+2015.jpeg Blog - 2014: When Equal Marriage Came to Scotland - Make it stand out Changing attitudes to same-gender relationships in Scotland. Source: Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/871fbf59-9ea9-443f-b7c3-d483cfd0e528/Equal+marriage+rainbows Blog - 2014: When Equal Marriage Came to Scotland - Make it stand out The rainbows that appeared over Edinburgh that day, photographed from my window. Image: Hannah Mackay Tait https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/a24aa996-3fe6-4f5c-a0a3-f3ceed73650d/Patrick+Harvie.jpeg Blog - 2014: When Equal Marriage Came to Scotland - Make it stand out Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens. Image: Ric Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/89d022f2-532c-4808-9538-cf6469b4e95a/Nicola+Sturgeon+at+Pride+2018.jpeg Blog - 2014: When Equal Marriage Came to Scotland - Make it stand out First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leads a Pride parade in Glasgow in 2018. 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Image: Tony Nicoletti via Scottish Daily Record https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1625314409892-2A1FM7T7WHTL9T084YQG/Nether+Largie+South+Cairn+at+Kilmartin+Glen.jpg Blog - How Migration Made Scotland - Make it stand out Nether Largie South burial cairn in Kilmartin Glen. This burial place was likely built over 5,000 years ago and forms part of a ritual landscape that includes other cairns and stone circles. Image: my own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1625315406016-RKISSYK67S4Z0KSR131S/Screenshot+2021-07-03+at+13.29.10.png Blog - How Migration Made Scotland - Make it stand out This 1836 lithograph shows Mary, Queen of Scots landing at Leith docks in 1561. She had travelled from France, and Leith would then have been a bustling port. 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Image my own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1612547847344-MPU6KWJAQQJ79F0JCJZR/Screenshot%2B2021-02-05%2Bat%2B17.55.31.jpg Blog - The Edinburgh Seven The former Bruntsfield Hospital and Sophia Jex-Blake’s home, where she lived with Margaret Todd. It’s now been converted into flats. Image my own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1612548014548-MCUFC9MFYDCZURTLRS5Z/Todd_Margaret_author.jpg Blog - The Edinburgh Seven Margaret Todd in 1902. Public domain image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1612548151444-5K0XUQ4S4BMBB301AJ46/Edith_Pechey.jpg Blog - The Edinburgh Seven Edith Pechey. Public domain image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1612548413986-PV1VESI72EIRYK1IFWBY/Isabel_Jane_Thorne.jpg Blog - The Edinburgh Seven Isabel Thorne. 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That means I’m qualified to show you the entire country, whether you’re planning a tour in Edinburgh for an afternoon or the trip of a lifetime around the Scottish Highlands. I’d love to be a part of your adventure. I especially enjoy helping people to discover forgotten stories and hidden gems. As well as guiding private group tours in Scotland, I run Edinburgh walking tours exploring Scottish LGBTQ+ history and women’s history. I love bringing different aspects of the past to light, so I’d love to help if you’re looking for a private tour on a topic that’s important to you. Get in touch about private tours, join me on a public walking tour, or download my audio tour of Edinburgh’s queer history. I hope to welcome you to Scotland soon! Hannah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1623689174548-VSE95C3H1Q5JBKBZ3X5S/Women%27s+History+Tour+Image.jpeg Welcome to Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1623689248394-YEFIN7ZYWLWC8FT3P6WS/IMG_1230.JPG Welcome to Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1623689317933-EEYDXTT6TKTQ7KF883LQ/IMG_0981.JPG Welcome to Scotland https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2025-07-17 https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/privatetours daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/meet-hannah daily 0.75 2021-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1627916341004-UJR7ODH4678DL86H67KS/Hannah+Mackay+Tait.JPG Meet Hannah - Hi, I’m Hannah Mackay Tait I was born and raised in Edinburgh, and studied French and Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow. My mum’s side of the family is from the far north of Scotland, so my childhood summer holidays were often spent roaming the Highlands, and I’ve felt a deep love for Scotland for as long as I can remember. When I realised I could be a tour guide and show people around my amazing homeland, it was the perfect fit! I trained on the Blue Badge course with the Scottish Tourist Guides Association from 2014–16, and I fell in love with the job. For over five years now, I’ve been helping tourists to discover Scotland. It’s amazing to be part of people’s adventures, whether it’s an Edinburgh walking tour to kick off their journey or joining them for a week-long private tour of the Highlands. I’ve worked with clients from all over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Argentina, and with both individuals and large groups. Whoever you are and wherever you’re joining us from, I look forward to welcoming you and showing you the best that Scotland has to offer. I’m passionate about uncovering forgotten stories and showing my groups a different side of Scotland, from LGBTQ+ history to women’s history and social change through the ages. If you have a special interest, I’d love to help you explore it while you’re here! Hannah https://www.scotlandwithhannah.com/see-scotland-your-way daily 0.75 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/1623334994783-YONWBYQGPZ5LNUR2ZQOS/PHOTO-2021-05-18-17-52-38.jpg See Scotland your way - Walking Tours A private walking tour is a personal and hands-on way to discover Scotland. I’ll create a personalised tour tailored to your interests and meet you in a location of your choosing to begin our adventure. Exploring together on foot lets you dive right in to your destination, and there’s plenty of flexibility to suit your needs. 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Discover prosperous merchants, brave war medics, determined suffrage activists and more, with a walking tour that uncovers the hidden half of history. Currently available to book as a private tour, but look out for more public dates later in the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c46031aaba0025294fa6e/7f6ee1e8-80e4-4bef-a149-8ff521e4345d/2.%252BPride%252B2019.jpg Walking Tours - Edinburgh’s Queer History Join me for a 90-minute walk through Edinburgh’s Old Town to discover the city’s hidden queer history. From 17th-century royal love stories to ground-breaking lesbian doctors in the Victoria era, Edinburgh has centuries of stories to explore. Starting on Edinburgh Castle esplanade, we’ll walk through the historic Royal Mile and Edinburgh University area to uncover tales of 19th-century trans pioneers, activist queer booksellers, and even a brave gay Scot who challenged Stalin over queer rights in the 1930s. 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