British trees , Wildlife & Nature Wild cherry: the last snow of spring April 19, 2019 One of our most beautiful flowering trees is "wearing white for Eastertide"...
Wildlife & Nature An exciting new project: a book about Britain’s trees January 21, 2019 I'm delving into the traditions associated with Britain's trees for this new book to be published by the National Trust
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 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 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 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 A back road through glorious autumn countryside... leading eventually to Loch Avich and the 'Castle of the Red-haired Girl'
Wildlife & Nature Back to Ballachuan September 10, 2018 Hazel nuts and all kinds of weird and colourful fungi litter the floor of this ancient hazel wood
History The dark mill of Coilebar August 25, 2018 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 Near this ruined village in Knapdale Forest, clear waters run beneath a cross-carved stone...
History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 900 years ago, Magnus Barefoot saw this quiet harbour as a means to an end...
History Silent voices of Arichonan August 08, 2018 Memories linger around this old abandoned settlement in Knapdale
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmartin church and graveyard July 24, 2018 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 A secluded 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 These quiet ruins by Loch Craignish are linked to St Maelrubha of Applecross
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Bride’s: a history worth saving June 20, 2018 Plans are afoot to restore this lovely old McKinlay graveyard by the River Teith
Wildlife & Nature Rain June 13, 2018 After weeks of dryness and warmth, the trees can sense a change in the wind
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 History? Gravestones? Mysterious phenomena? Appalling weather? Time to go squelching around another ancient ruin!
History , Scottish castles Castle Sween: still watching for the sails June 13, 2013 Dreaming of times gone by, this wonderful 12th-century castle looks out over Loch Sween and the Sound of Jura.
British trees , Wildlife & Nature Sycamore: colonist or custodian? October 06, 2017 Often seen as an intruder in old woodlands, the sycamore still deserves a second glance for its beauty - and …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery November 17, 2013 You're wandering around the ancient woodlands and rocky shores of Knapdale, lost in the tranquillity of the landscape. What …
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 A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan March 25, 2016 Sometimes the most beautiful churches have the least to say: this is certainly true of Kilmodan, high above Loch …
History , Megalithic sites Nether Largie: secrets in stone October 02, 2013 Neither a circle nor a row, the arrangement of stones at Nether Largie in Argyll is puzzling in the extreme. …
Geology Fossils at Carsaig Bay September 18, 2015 On Mull's south-west coast, if you can drag your eyes away from the glorious scenery, you'll find a wealth of …
History , Scottish castles Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard February 16, 2016 On top of a little wooded knoll in Glen Lyon, I felt as if I'd stepped straight into a legend... …
History Little Emily’s Bridge, Wharfedale May 15, 2013 I've never seen a bridge like this before... just what are those upright boulders all about? Stonehenge-in-Wharfedale?
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
Photography Museum garden in St Andrews September 02, 2014 A lovely old doorway in St Andrews, enhanced by a stunning display of late summer flowers
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Jedburgh Abbey October 01, 2015 Breathtaking medieval architecture… and a delicious story of a phantom wedding guest
Colin's easel ‘Kingdom of Ice’ – new golden eagle painting November 12, 2013 A new painting of a golden eagle set against the magnificent backdrop of the Scottish highlands...
