History
History, prehistory and archaeology
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Caisteal nan Coin Duibh – ‘the Castle of the Black Dogs’
With sweeping views across the sea from the Craignish peninsula, this hill fort seems to be half-immersed in legend
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Standing stone near Loch Ederline
Checking fields at random around Kilmartin Glen will reveal any number of cairns and standing stones. This one, right by the roadside, was still a surprising find.
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Blackness Castle
There's nothing romantic about this castle on the Firth of Forth: armed to the teeth, with walls 18 feet thick, Blackness was once a power to be reckoned with
