History , Latest Feature Castle Dounie March 26, 2021 Breathtaking views from this Iron Age hill fort in Knapdale
History , Megalithic sites A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn September 28, 2019 Hidden in the fabulously ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen, this Bronze Age cairn has a serenity all of its own
History , Megalithic sites Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound July 26, 2019 Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
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
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 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 , Megalithic sites Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South July 07, 2016 Stepping down through the layers of time into the darkness of a Neolithic chambered cairn
History , Megalithic sites Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen April 25, 2016 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 Who carved these intriguing symbols, and why? If there's wisdom in beauty, we can surely glimpse it here …
History , Megalithic sites The Tuilyies stones October 25, 2015 A windswept shore, standing stones and a blasted oak… it sounds like one of Emily Bronte's dreams!
History , Megalithic sites Castlerigg: out on the wild and windy moors March 09, 2015 What on Earth went on here 5,000 years ago? The stones aren't going to tell us, but they …
History Tantallon – a ring of truth? February 01, 2015 While I was writing about Tantallon Castle, I got sidetracked by an alluring story...
History , Megalithic sites Croft Moraig: circle of light January 08, 2015 Right by the roadside near Kenmore in Perthshire is this wonderful stone circle - and some of its best friends …
History Looking at brochs July 18, 2014 These impressive buildings were designed to last - but what were they used for?
History , Megalithic sites Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time October 18, 2013 Set within a copse of trees, this 4,000-year-old burial chamber once lay at the heart of the people who lived …
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. …
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