History , Latest Feature Looking for the yew of Easragan May 20, 2019 141 Views 8 Comments The quiet shores of Loch Etive have an age-old connection with bow-makers and Bannockburn
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History , Latest Feature The island of Gigha May 12, 2019 388 Views 8 Comments Memories of Viking longships haunt this tiny island of windswept sandy bays and cryptic stones
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 2846 Views 28 Comments 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 2769 Views 19 Comments 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 7407 Views 21 Comments 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 3006 Views 14 Comments A back road through glorious autumn countryside... leading eventually to Loch Avich and the 'Castle of the Red-haired Girl'
History The dark mill of Coilebar August 25, 2018 3253 Views 6 Comments 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 3886 Views 8 Comments Near this ruined village in Knapdale Forest, clear waters run beneath a cross-carved stone...
History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 5258 Views 8 Comments 900 years ago, Magnus Barefoot saw this quiet harbour as a means to an end...
History Silent voices of Arichonan August 08, 2018 3787 Views 8 Comments Memories linger around this old abandoned settlement in Knapdale
History Walking to the Field of the Heads July 10, 2018 4071 Views 16 Comments A quiet 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 5379 Views 18 Comments Almost at the end of the Craignish peninsula is this lovely old ruined chapel with links to St Maelrubha of …
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History St Bride’s: a history worth saving June 20, 2018 4564 Views 8 Comments Plans are afoot to restore this lovely old McKinlay graveyard by the River Teith
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 4081 Views 25 Comments How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
History , Scottish castles Carnassarie Castle in Kilmartin Glen April 06, 2018 4559 Views 16 Comments This imposing ruin was once a fine example of Renaissance architecture - home of the 1st Protestant Bishop of Argyll …
Latest Feature Welcome to my new website! April 02, 2018 3362 Views 30 Comments I'm proud to present a new look and a new logo for The Hazel Tree
