History Latest Feature Wildlife & Nature Stronefield: a mill, an abandoned settlement, and a lost Jacobite’s cave
History , Scottish castles Duart Castle, Isle of Mull September 01, 2011 I take a look at Duart Castle, an ancient Maclean stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull.
History History by the roadside: Ffynnon Eidda August 18, 2011 A cattle drovers' well with much earlier origins, high on the windswept moors between Ysbyty Ifan and Dolgellau in North …
Wildlife & Nature Grass of Parnassus August 12, 2011 Also known as the ‘bog star’, the Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) is the county flower of Cumbria and Sutherland. …
Catkins Ponyo ponders… August 10, 2011 I wandered through the woodland shade Where dryads sing and windflowers bloom; At midnight, when the lyre-birds played, I danced …
Wildlife & Nature 10 facts about… eiders August 10, 2011 With their superb plumage and distinctive, endearing calls, eiders are a much-loved sight around the coast of northern Britain. …
History St Fillan and Glen Dochart July 31, 2011 In the quiet woodlands of Glen Dochart is a small burial ground of the Macnab clan, with clues to an …
Uncategorized The Belt of Venus July 27, 2011 On a clear evening the Belt of Venus can be seen opposite the sunset, as a band of dusky pink …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History , Scottish castles Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel July 27, 2011 In the first of my new series on Scottish Castles I'm taking a look at Skipness, a picturesque 13th century …
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