Stirling Castle
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Cambuskenneth Abbey

May 20, 2015
Sitting in a loop of the River Forth within sight of Stirling Castle, this quiet place has witnessed some key …
  • 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 …
  • History , Scottish castles

The value of Stirling

December 08, 2013
Forbidding and silent, Stirling Castle stands on a natural clifftop overlooking the River Forth. Battles have raged below its …
  • History

Scotland’s haunted castles: would you be spooked?

October 10, 2013
Let's face it - no castle is complete without a spooky tale of the paranormal. Whatever you believe, …
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  • Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck
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  • Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled
  • St Moluag’s Cathedral on the Isle of Lismore
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