Somerled
  • History , Latest Feature

Alexander II and the ‘ghosts’ of his galleys

August 18, 2020
Are the ships of a king's fleet immortalised in these curious carvings on the Isle of Luing?
  • 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!
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Kilbride Kirk, Lerags

July 04, 2017
In this mossy graveyard close to Loch Feochan, many generations of MacDougalls have been laid to rest
  • 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.
  • 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 …
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BRITISH TREES
  • The majesty of the beech
  • The wisdom of the oak
  • The spirit of the alder
  • The darkness of the yew
SCOTTISH CASTLES
  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength
  • Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows
  • In a nutshell: Cardoness Castle
  • Smailholm Tower
MEGALITHIC
  • Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South
  • Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial
  • A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn
  • Kintraw’s lonely watcher
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  • Kilmory Knap Chapel – part two
  • St Brendan and the Garvellachs
  • Kirkstall Abbey – ancient heart of Leeds
  • An old graveyard near Callander
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