islands
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

The island of Gigha

May 12, 2019
Memories of Viking longships haunt this tiny island of windswept sandy bays and cryptic stones
  • 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
  • Photography

Scottish islands: Kerrera

July 14, 2015
Kerrera is the long, low island that sits like a natural storm barrier between Oban Bay and the Firth of Lorn. …
  • Photography

Looking again at lichen

September 03, 2013
Some of my favourite photos, all taken in one place: Eileach an Naoimh, in the Garvellachs.
  • History

Inchbuie: an island of dreams

January 15, 2013
For centuries, this beautiful island in the River Dochart has been the last resting place of 'The MacNab' and his …
  • Photography

A walk on Machir Beach

September 30, 2012
Windswept and wild, Machir beach will take your breath away...
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

St Brendan and the Garvellachs

February 24, 2012
St Brendan and the Garvellachs sounds like an Irish folk group… and in a way, that's what they were! …
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Iona’s timeless haven

February 09, 2012
Not more ruins! But look how beautiful… Iona's 13th century nunnery will enchant you with its architecture, its setting …
  • History

Finlaggan and the Lords of the Isles

November 08, 2011
Historic sites don't get more fascinating than this: once a seat of power in western Scotland, these windswept island …
  • History

Easdale island: a story carved in slate

September 20, 2011
This tiny island once helped to 'roof the world' with its quarried slate; now it's a unique blend of …
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I'm honoured to be Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. This book celebrates the lives of 50 great explorers......
BRITISH TREES
  • The magic of the birch
  • Wild cherry: the last snow of spring
  • The darkness of the yew
  • The spirit of the alder
SCOTTISH CASTLES
  • Dunnottar: the last bastion
  • Drumlanrig Castle: unbridled splendour
  • Inverlochy Castle
  • The value of Stirling
MEGALITHIC
  • Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar
  • Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound
  • Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen
  • Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time
CHURCHES, CHAPELS & ABBEYS
  • Cambuskenneth Abbey
  • Kilbride Kirk, Lerags
  • Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty
  • Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings
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