History , Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature Remembering the magic of mistletoe December 08, 2019 808 Views 14 Comments Mistletoe traditions have been described as some of northern Europe's last surviving remnants of plant magic
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan November 22, 2019 683 Views 4 Comments Old legends lie soft as cobwebs across this landscape of cairns and standing stones
History , Latest Feature , Wildlife & Nature Finding the Faery Isles October 27, 2019 881 Views 16 Comments Is there some ancient magic about these tiny wooded islets in Loch Sween?
History Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore October 10, 2019 1094 Views 5 Comments The ruins of this once-magnificent stone structure can be found on Lismore's east coast
History , Megalithic sites A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn September 28, 2019 1138 Views 4 Comments Hidden in the fabulously ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen, this Bronze Age cairn has a serenity all of its own
History , Megalithic sites Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound July 26, 2019 1640 Views 2 Comments Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
History , Megalithic sites Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial July 16, 2019 1621 Views 6 Comments On a windswept hillside in Ardnamurchan, this ancient grave is linked in local lore with a Viking ruler
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Conan’s Kirk June 27, 2019 1892 Views 10 Comments Nestling by the side of Loch Awe, this extraordinary church was the vision of 19th century architect Walter Douglas Campbell
History Looking for the yew of Easragan May 20, 2019 1851 Views 14 Comments The quiet shores of Loch Etive have an age-old connection with bow-makers and Bannockburn
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The island of Gigha May 12, 2019 2140 Views 10 Comments Memories of Viking longships haunt this tiny island of windswept sandy bays and cryptic stones
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 4372 Views 28 Comments History? Gravestones? Mysterious phenomena? Appalling weather? Time to go squelching around another ancient ruin!
Carved crosses , Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The secrets of St Cormac November 05, 2018 4256 Views 19 Comments On Eilean Mor in the MacCormaig Isles I found a chapel, a cross, a hermit's cave... and an intriguing mystery
History Rock art at Ormaig October 18, 2018 8698 Views 21 Comments Intriguing symbols and patterns, possibly over 5,000 years old, are etched into a hillside overlooking Loch Craignish...
History , Wildlife & Nature The road to Loch Avich October 06, 2018 3960 Views 14 Comments A back road through glorious autumn countryside... leading eventually to Loch Avich and the 'Castle of the Red-haired Girl'
History The dark mill of Coilebar August 25, 2018 3984 Views 6 Comments A centuries-old mill in the heart of Knapdale Forest... and a refuge for a woman fleeing for her life
Carved crosses , History From Arichonan to Kilmory Oib August 20, 2018 4564 Views 11 Comments Near this ruined village in Knapdale Forest, clear waters run beneath a cross-carved stone...
