History , Latest Feature The deer stone April 06, 2021 Sometimes the most fascinating things are the hardest to find...
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites A folk tale, a battlefield, and a witch’s leap July 19, 2020 A vivid tale is woven around these standing stones at Carse in Knapdale
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan November 22, 2019 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 Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
Reviews Book review: ‘Scotland’s Merlin’ by Tim Clarkson July 14, 2016 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Between the islands of Jura and Scarba, a natural phenomenon of the most dangerous kind lies in wait for mariners …
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