Photography Waves at Eoropie August 22, 2016 824 Views 0 Comment Waves sweeping in from the Atlantic at Eoropie (Eòrapaidh) on the Isle of Lewis. This is the last in my …
Photography Jewels of the sea July 20, 2016 682 Views 6 Comments The latest in my water-themed photo series – taken from the pier on the Isle of Lismore, as we waited …
Photography Summer June 21, 2016 750 Views 8 Comments The glorious beach at Sanna in Ardnamurchan is the latest in my water-themed photo series. A long drive, but well …
History Culross Palace: glowing with splendour June 14, 2016 2971 Views 39 Comments Its walls the colour of saffron, Culross Palace beckons you into a 17th-century world of cobbled streets and quaint townhouses …
Photography Bracklinn Falls May 06, 2016 849 Views 8 Comments From droplets to a roaring torrent… this is the majesty of Bracklinn Falls after heavy rain, photographed on a wet …
History , Megalithic sites Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen April 25, 2016 2972 Views 38 Comments We might have forgotten what went on there, but we're still drawn to stone circles like moths to a flame …
History , Scottish castles In a nutshell: Cardoness Castle February 13, 2016 1478 Views 17 Comments Ancient seat of the McCullochs, Cardoness Castle has seen some troubled times. Violence, plunder, feuding... it all went on …
Photography Scottish islands: Mull September 27, 2015 848 Views 17 Comments Is this one of the best beaches in Scotland? I think so, but then I’m biased! As you come …
History Ellen’s Isle September 16, 2015 2447 Views 10 Comments This small wooded island in Loch Katrine was the refuge of Scott's heroine in 'The Lady of the Lake'
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History Dryburgh Abbey September 11, 2015 2016 Views 23 Comments The pink sandstone ruins of Dryburgh Abbey stand in their own little pool of time, listening for the gentle chant …
History , Megalithic sites The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness August 12, 2015 1879 Views 22 Comments The people who put up these standing stones in North Yorkshire were obviously thinking big - but what on earth …
Photography Scottish islands: Lewis August 04, 2015 549 Views 12 Comments No apology required for re-visiting this astonishing place, for my post on the Isle of Lewis! Callanish takes you back to the …
Photography Scottish islands: Kerrera July 14, 2015 723 Views 19 Comments Kerrera is the long, low island that sits like a natural storm barrier between Oban Bay and the Firth of Lorn. …
Photography Scottish islands: Islay June 30, 2015 777 Views 13 Comments The third in my photo-series on Scottish islands focuses on Islay, with a winter sunset seen from Portnahaven. This …
Wildlife & Nature The Birnam Oak: in the presence of greatness May 11, 2015 2099 Views 0 Comment Did this majestic tree - or the forest in which it stood - inspire Shakespeare with an idea for 'Macbeth'?
Geology Ardnamurchan’s volcano April 23, 2015 4225 Views 0 Comment There can't be many places in the UK where you can drive through the magma chamber of an extinct volcano...
