A Map of Common Good in Scotland
A hand-drawn map showing the weave of care, community and mutual aid that binds us thegither.
This is Scotland, as you’ve never seen it represented before.
Forget the usual maps showing mountains and motorways, castles and distilleries. Here is something far more important. Not a map for tourists, but map for all those who know, love and live in Scotland. One that shows something we can’t always see, but so often feel: the web of kindness and belonging that holds us all together.
From the four corners of the map, kindly spirits from Scottish folklore blow gusts of goodness across our cities and towns, mountains and glens, woodlands, moorlands, wetlands and islands. A compass points in the directions of Tending, Mending, Lending and Befriending. And out in the Atlantic, among seals and selkies, a message in a bottle drifts towards whoever needs to find it reassuring them that “ye’re no alone.”
Look closely and you’ll spot tree planters and seed collectors, swap shops and repair cafes, ceilidhs, choirs, community larders and allotments. This is no ordinary map, but a gloriously proud celebration of the guid folk, guid deeds and guid hearts that together weave our common life.
We want to see this map hung all over Scotland: in homes and offices, staff rooms and community halls, cafes and pubs, bothies and libraries. Here’s how you can help to make it happen:
Buy One, Give One. £26 plus p+p. Because it’s generosity that keeps us a’ gaun.
Map on a Tea Towel. £16 plus p+p. The one for folk who always roll up their sleeves.
Art Print with Wooden Hanger. £24 plus p+p. Easy to hang up and quick to lift spirits.
Framed Map of Common Good. £48 plus p+p. Made to last, like the web of care itself.
About The Map
A Scottish Map of Common Good was inspired by the many good people who have stayed at Turadh, and the stories of kindness and care they have shared with our team. We feel so honoured to welcome many those who are working hardest for the benefit of people and places across Scotland: carers and campaigners, land workers, youth workers, health workers and educators, and the incredible folk who keep our food banks, advice centres, village halls and safe spaces running. A vast web of care stretches all across this country, too often unseen and unsung. We began to dream of a map that would celebrate all the quiet goodness. When we met the illustrator Jessica Bolevin, we knew that we had found the right person to bring it to life.
About The Artist
Jessica Bolevin first visited Turadh in 2023 while studying for her degree in illustration at the University of Edinburgh. She gifted us two beautiful watercolours which are now up on the wall at Taigh Whin enjoyed by our guests every week. When we opened our woodland cabin Feada Coille in 2024, Jessica painted a slab of rock with images of Scots Pine and heather so that guests arriving on the long and windy roads would know had found this special place. In 2026, Jessica worked with Sophie and Sarah at Turadh to create the Map of Common Good. You can discover more of Jessica’s work on her website or on Instagram. She is keen to share her skills with all those committed to the flourishing of people and places in Scotland.
