History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan November 22, 2019 1283 Views 4 Comments Old legends lie soft as cobwebs across this landscape of cairns and standing stones
History , Megalithic sites Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound July 26, 2019 2227 Views 8 Comments Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
Reviews Book review: ‘Scotland’s Merlin’ by Tim Clarkson July 14, 2016 1403 Views 14 Comments “And in the battle of Arfderydd my torc was of gold…” From ‘Yr Afallennau’ (‘The Apples’), a poem in the …
Carved crosses , History St Adamnan’s Cross in Glen Lyon February 20, 2016 1636 Views 12 Comments Who lived in this extraordinary glen, 1300 years ago? One man who did was St Adamnan, and this simple …
History , Scottish castles Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard February 16, 2016 2030 Views 25 Comments On top of a little wooded knoll in Glen Lyon, I felt as if I'd stepped straight into a legend... …
Geology Ossian’s Cave in Glen Coe November 26, 2015 7765 Views 36 Comments Was a legendary warrior born in this dark and inaccessible cave? Age-old stories woven into our landscape often …
History Glen More and the headless horseman May 16, 2015 1673 Views 0 Comment After nearly 500 years, is this phantom rider still trapped in the tragedy of a bitter family feud?
Wildlife & Nature Bluebell enchantment April 16, 2015 4044 Views 0 Comment As our woods start to shimmer with a heavenly blue haze, I'm looking at some of the folklore attached to …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature A wand of hazel February 20, 2015 5107 Views 22 Comments For their valuable source of food and their versatile building material, hazel trees have been prized since the dawn of …
Wildlife & Nature For the love of mistletoe November 30, 2014 1630 Views 0 Comment What lies behind our long-standing affection for mistletoe's pure white berries?
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The darkness of the yew October 26, 2014 4752 Views 0 Comment Evergreen, toxic, and able to live for thousands of years… it's no wonder the yew tree was revered in ancient …
History Ghosts of St Andrews October 17, 2014 2867 Views 0 Comment A spooky tour of St Andrews, where it seems that every street and every building has its own spectral inhabitant. …
History , Scottish castles Castle Coeffin: guarding a broken heart May 24, 2014 2977 Views 0 Comment An ancient stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull... infused in its ivy-clad walls is an irresistible legend.
Wildlife & Nature The whirlpool of Corryvreckan July 07, 2012 6476 Views 105 Comments Between the islands of Jura and Scarba, a natural phenomenon of the most dangerous kind lies in wait for mariners …
