Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Culross Abbey July 29, 2016 1464 Views 12 Comments High on the hillside above Culross Palace are the peaceful ruins of a very old monastery with links to St …
History , Megalithic sites Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South July 07, 2016 1245 Views 10 Comments Stepping down through the layers of time into the darkness of a Neolithic chambered cairn
History Culross Palace: glowing with splendour June 14, 2016 2545 Views 39 Comments Its walls the colour of saffron, Culross Palace beckons you into a 17th-century world of cobbled streets and quaint townhouses …
History , Scottish castles Loch Avich and the Castle of the Red-haired Girl May 14, 2016 1656 Views 18 Comments I knew there had to be a story attached to this; I hope you'll find it as spellbinding as …
History , Megalithic sites Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen April 25, 2016 2489 Views 38 Comments We might have forgotten what went on there, but we're still drawn to stone circles like moths to a flame …
History , Megalithic sites Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck April 05, 2016 28944 Views 37 Comments Who carved these intriguing symbols, and why? If there's wisdom in beauty, we can surely glimpse it here …
History , Scottish castles Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows April 01, 2016 1525 Views 14 Comments Gaunt and brooding, the battered fragments of a spectacular fortress stand in the woodlands of Roslin Glen
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan March 25, 2016 1421 Views 26 Comments Sometimes the most beautiful churches have the least to say: this is certainly true of Kilmodan, high above Loch …
History , Megalithic sites The Ballymeanoch stones, Kilmartin Glen March 13, 2016 1658 Views 19 Comments Clad in silvery garlands of lichen, these stones have been casting long shadows in Kilmartin Glen for thousands of years …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Rosslyn Chapel: catching the light March 09, 2016 2129 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 1545 Views 18 Comments When it came to choosing an island for his monastery, the 'Apostle of the Picts' wasn't going to let Lismore …
Carved crosses , History St Adamnan’s Cross in Glen Lyon February 20, 2016 1082 Views 12 Comments Who lived in this extraordinary glen, 1300 years ago? One man who did was St Adamnan, and this simple …
History , Scottish castles Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard February 16, 2016 1442 Views 21 Comments On top of a little wooded knoll in Glen Lyon, I felt as if I'd stepped straight into a legend... …
History , Scottish castles In a nutshell: Cardoness Castle February 13, 2016 1209 Views 17 Comments Ancient seat of the McCullochs, Cardoness Castle has seen some troubled times. Violence, plunder, feuding... it all went on …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Holyrood Abbey January 24, 2016 1867 Views 13 Comments Following on from my feature on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, I'm taking a wander around the Abbey, where the story …
History , Scottish castles The Palace of Holyroodhouse January 20, 2016 1945 Views 15 Comments At one end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile is this sumptuous palace, with a jaw-dropping list of royal occupants and a …
