History , Latest Feature Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore October 10, 2019 429 Views 5 Comments The ruins of this once-magnificent stone structure can be found on Lismore's east coast
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn September 28, 2019 647 Views 4 Comments Hidden in the fabulously ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen, this Bronze Age cairn has a serenity all of its own
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound July 26, 2019 953 Views 2 Comments Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial July 16, 2019 1120 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 1242 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 1351 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 1541 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 3891 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 3851 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 8411 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 3844 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 3860 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 4408 Views 8 Comments Near this ruined village in Knapdale Forest, clear waters run beneath a cross-carved stone...
History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 5760 Views 8 Comments 900 years ago, Magnus Barefoot saw this quiet harbour as a means to an end...
History Silent voices of Arichonan August 08, 2018 4279 Views 8 Comments Memories linger around this old abandoned settlement in Knapdale
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmartin church and graveyard July 24, 2018 5310 Views 6 Comments In March we braved the wet weather to inspect medieval carved stones in Kilmartin Glen...
