History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 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 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 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 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 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 Standing beside the road to Lerags in Argyll is this beautiful late medieval cross
History , Megalithic sites Clava Cairns February 25, 2017 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 Remembering a fateful day in Scotland's history, this is one of the most evocative places I've ever been
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Melrose Abbey January 09, 2017 Scotland's first Cistercian monastery, Melrose still has an air of faded opulence
History , Scottish castles Smailholm Tower November 13, 2016 A 'peel tower' in the Scottish Borders, basking in the autumn sunshine and remembering a colourful history of reiving
History , Scottish castles Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss October 23, 2016 Ghosts of horses tend to come in different guises, some of them benevolent and some of them more inclined towards …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmorie Chapel by Loch Fyne October 17, 2016 Carpeted with moss, this ancient burial ground of the Maclachlans could hold distant echoes of an early saint
History The Lewis Chessmen September 21, 2016 Over 800 years old and still full of character, these wonderful little pieces in the National Museum of Scotland will …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Tullibardine Chapel September 01, 2016 The hopes, prayers and tragic losses of the Murray family are preserved in this wonderful old chapel in Perthshire
History Innerpeffray: Scotland's oldest free lending library August 14, 2016 By the quiet waters of the River Earn is an unexpected treasurehouse of books. Step inside and prepare to …
Carved crosses , History The Pictish stone of Fowlis Wester August 05, 2016 The Picts liked to blend drama, devotion and mystery in their sculptures - or so it seems to us now …
