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  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Holyrood Abbey

January 24, 2016
Following on from my feature on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, I'm taking a wander around the Abbey, where the story …
  • History , Scottish castles

The Palace of Holyroodhouse

January 20, 2016
At one end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile is this sumptuous palace, with a jaw-dropping list of royal occupants and a …
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

November 18, 2015
The second in my two-part series about the abbey and royal palace of Dunfermline
  • History

The Fair Maid’s House in Perth

March 01, 2015
Down a little side street in the centre of Perth lies the home of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society - …
  • History , Scottish castles

Doune Castle: seat of power

July 30, 2014
Is this my favourite castle yet? (It might just take the medieval biscuit!) The setting for 'Monty Python …
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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 fire of the ash
  • The enchantment of the rowan
  • The wisdom of the oak
  • The magic of the birch
SCOTTISH CASTLES
  • Smailholm Tower
  • Doune Castle: seat of power
  • The value of Stirling
  • Linlithgow Palace
MEGALITHIC
  • Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen
  • The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness
  • Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time
  • Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar
CHURCHES, CHAPELS & ABBEYS
  • Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel
  • St Andrew’s Auld Kirk, North Berwick
  • St Bride’s revisited
  • Iona’s timeless haven
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