Wildlife & Nature Three favourite woodlands for autumn colour September 17, 2017 2084 Views 18 Comments Looking forward to the glorious colours of these woodlands in Argyll and Perthshire
Wildlife & Nature Rosebay willowherb August 25, 2017 2100 Views 18 Comments 'Fireweed' or 'bombweed' lights up roadside verges and waste ground with a blaze of late summer colour
Photography Windows: Culross Palace July 31, 2017 1430 Views 16 Comments Distinctive dormer windows in the roof of Culross Palace
History , Megalithic sites Standing stone near Loch Ederline July 27, 2017 1739 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 1586 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 1715 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 1038 Views 17 Comments Standing beside the road to Lerags in Argyll is this beautiful late medieval cross
Photography Windows: Dunfermline Abbey March 09, 2017 1812 Views 19 Comments The third in my photo-series is this beautiful stained glass window by Douglas Strachan in the old nave of Dunfermline …
Catkins Purdey's PAWS Awards 2017 – the Results! February 27, 2017 637 Views 5 Comments Who will snatch the Golden Fir Cone this year? The results are in!
History , Megalithic sites Clava Cairns February 25, 2017 1818 Views 0 Comment Rays from the midwinter sunset filter into the deep heart of these passage graves, built 4,000 years ago in northern …
Photography Windows: Old Castle Lachlan February 04, 2017 775 Views 0 Comment Something to brighten a rainy day… the view from a window in Old Castle Lachlan on Loch Fyne. This is …
Photography Windows: Edinburgh Castle January 27, 2017 1320 Views 0 Comment It’s about time I started another photography theme, and the next one I’ve chosen is ‘Windows’. This one is in …
History Culloden: field of sorrow January 23, 2017 1418 Views 0 Comment 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 1354 Views 0 Comment Scotland's first Cistercian monastery, Melrose still has an air of faded opulence
Catkins Purdey's PAWS Awards 2017 January 05, 2017 626 Views 0 Comment Which of these talented little starlets will win the coveted Golden Fir Cone this year? It's time to cast …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The song of the aspen December 05, 2016 1355 Views 0 Comment Fluttering on impossibly slender stalks, aspen leaves whisper a message that seems to flow from the Earth itself
History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 3553 Views 26 Comments A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
History , Megalithic sites Nether Largie: secrets in stone October 02, 2013 2659 Views 26 Comments Neither a circle nor a row, the arrangement of stones at Nether Largie in Argyll is puzzling in the extreme. …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan March 25, 2016 1324 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 Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery November 17, 2013 2052 Views 25 Comments You're wandering around the ancient woodlands and rocky shores of Knapdale, lost in the tranquillity of the landscape. What …
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 4047 Views 25 Comments 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 788 Views 25 Comments A lovely old doorway in St Andrews, enhanced by a stunning display of late summer flowers
Latest Feature Festive greetings… December 21, 2018 1628 Views 25 Comments Sending you the warmest of wishes on the winter solstice
Colin's easel ‘Kingdom of Ice’ – new golden eagle painting November 12, 2013 998 Views 24 Comments A new painting of a golden eagle set against the magnificent backdrop of the Scottish highlands...
History , Megalithic sites Callanish: a ring to rule them all January 06, 2012 1969 Views 24 Comments On a wind-scoured hillside in the west of Lewis, nothing prepares you for the stark magnificence of Callanish...
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Jedburgh Abbey October 01, 2015 1636 Views 24 Comments Breathtaking medieval architecture… and a delicious story of a phantom wedding guest
Poetry ‘Song of the trees’ December 14, 2017 2483 Views 24 Comments An evocative and heartwarming poem by Joy Mead
Wildlife & Nature A festival of fungi November 02, 2013 915 Views 24 Comments Encouraged by the damp autumn, these weird and wonderful fungi are having a ball in the woodlands at the moment! …
Wildlife & Nature Ballachuan hazel wood May 11, 2016 1968 Views 23 Comments I've never walked through a woodland quite like this one: the ancient hazel wood of Ballachuan on the island …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The holly bears the crown November 26, 2013 2206 Views 23 Comments Glowing with colour when the year is at its darkest, holly was once thought to symbolise immortality. It's pretty …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilbride Kirk, Lerags July 04, 2017 1715 Views 23 Comments In this mossy graveyard close to Loch Feochan, many generations of MacDougalls have been laid to rest
Uncategorized What’s this? August 12, 2013 886 Views 23 Comments This time my quiz is short and sweet – tell me what this is! Extra clues:Â Â it measures about 5 …
