Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 2487 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 2481 Views 19 Comments On Eilean Mor in the MacCormaig Isles I found a chapel, a cross, a hermit's cave... and an intriguing mystery
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmartin church and graveyard July 24, 2018 4343 Views 6 Comments In March we braved the wet weather to inspect medieval carved stones in Kilmartin Glen...
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The old chapel of Kilvaree June 24, 2018 5141 Views 18 Comments Almost at the end of the Craignish peninsula is this lovely old ruined chapel with links to St Maelrubha of …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Bride’s: a history worth saving June 20, 2018 4390 Views 8 Comments Plans are afoot to restore this lovely old McKinlay graveyard by the River Teith
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilbride Kirk, Lerags July 04, 2017 1697 Views 23 Comments In this mossy graveyard close to Loch Feochan, many generations of MacDougalls have been laid to rest
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Melrose Abbey January 09, 2017 1352 Views 0 Comment Scotland's first Cistercian monastery, Melrose still has an air of faded opulence
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmorie Chapel by Loch Fyne October 17, 2016 1223 Views 0 Comment Carpeted with moss, this ancient burial ground of the Maclachlans could hold distant echoes of an early saint
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Tullibardine Chapel September 01, 2016 1416 Views 0 Comment The hopes, prayers and tragic losses of the Murray family are preserved in this wonderful old chapel in Perthshire
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Culross Abbey July 29, 2016 1338 Views 12 Comments High on the hillside above Culross Palace are the peaceful ruins of a very old monastery with links to St …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan March 25, 2016 1318 Views 26 Comments Sometimes the most beautiful churches have the least to say: this is certainly true of Kilmodan, high above Loch …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Rosslyn Chapel: catching the light March 09, 2016 1927 Views 29 Comments This extraordinary church was the vision of one man - William St Clair - and mystery seems to ooze out …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Moluag’s Cathedral on the Isle of Lismore March 01, 2016 1431 Views 18 Comments When it came to choosing an island for his monastery, the 'Apostle of the Picts' wasn't going to let Lismore …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Holyrood Abbey January 24, 2016 1692 Views 13 Comments Following on from my feature on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, I'm taking a wander around the Abbey, where the story …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Mary’s Church, Grandtully December 15, 2015 2732 Views 38 Comments Looking like nothing more than a cow byre from the outside, this old church holds an unexpected treasure
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings November 18, 2015 1266 Views 20 Comments The second in my two-part series about the abbey and royal palace of Dunfermline
