History , Latest Feature Dunaverty and St Columba’s Footprints November 29, 2020 A tangle of history and legend at the very tip of Kintyre
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
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled January 08, 2019 History? Gravestones? Mysterious phenomena? Appalling weather? Time to go squelching around another ancient ruin!
History Tarbert – the ‘place of portage’ August 12, 2018 900 years ago, Magnus Barefoot saw this quiet harbour as a means to an end...
Photography Random rocks: Skipness February 22, 2015 The second in my photo-series on rocks! Some spectacular formations can be found at Skipness in Kintyre...
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Kilmory Knap Chapel – part one June 22, 2013 This tiny little chapel on Loch Sween has some pretty big secrets - I can't wait to show you what's …
Wildlife & Nature The Scotch Argus butterfly November 09, 2011 The Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops) is resident and widespread throughout most of Scotland, where it prefers damp grassland. It’s found in …
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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