History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 5894 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 4432 Views 8 Comments Memories linger around this old abandoned settlement in Knapdale
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmartin church and graveyard July 24, 2018 5568 Views 6 Comments In March we braved the wet weather to inspect medieval carved stones in Kilmartin Glen...
History Walking to the Field of the Heads July 10, 2018 4518 Views 16 Comments A quiet bay, a boggy field, and an ancient battle remembered only in a place-name...
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The old chapel of Kilvaree June 24, 2018 5851 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 5011 Views 8 Comments Plans are afoot to restore this lovely old McKinlay graveyard by the River Teith
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 4473 Views 25 Comments How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
History , Scottish castles Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen April 06, 2018 5006 Views 16 Comments This imposing ruin was once a fine example of Renaissance architecture - home of the 1st Protestant Bishop of Argyll …
History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 3897 Views 26 Comments A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
History Caisteal nan Coin Duibh – ‘the Castle of the Black Dogs’ February 11, 2018 3255 Views 11 Comments With sweeping views across the sea from the Craignish peninsula, this hill fort seems to be half-immersed in legend
History , Megalithic sites Standing stone near Loch Ederline July 27, 2017 2365 Views 15 Comments Checking fields at random around Kilmartin Glen will reveal any number of cairns and standing stones. This one, right …
History , Scottish castles Blackness Castle July 22, 2017 2292 Views 16 Comments There's nothing romantic about this castle on the Firth of Forth: armed to the teeth, with walls 18 feet …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilbride Kirk, Lerags July 04, 2017 2529 Views 23 Comments In this mossy graveyard close to Loch Feochan, many generations of MacDougalls have been laid to rest
Carved crosses , History The Lerags Cross July 02, 2017 1374 Views 17 Comments Standing beside the road to Lerags in Argyll is this beautiful late medieval cross
History , Megalithic sites Clava Cairns February 25, 2017 2434 Views 0 Comment Rays from the midwinter sunset filter into the deep heart of these passage graves, built 4,000 years ago in northern …
History Culloden: field of sorrow January 23, 2017 2000 Views 0 Comment Remembering a fateful day in Scotland's history, this is one of the most evocative places I've ever been
