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  • Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar

    March 2, 2012 /

    In Glen Lonan, Argyll, an impressive standing stone is said to mark the grave of a legendary Irish hero.

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    Smailholm Tower

    November 13, 2016

    In a nutshell: ‘The Curse of Scotland’

    March 15, 2014

    Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan

    November 22, 2019
  • St Brendan and the Garvellachs

    February 24, 2012 /

    St Brendan and the Garvellachs sounds like an Irish folk group… and in a way, that's what they were! In the 6th century St Brendan and a band of adventurers set sail in search of paradise.

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    Kilmory Knap Chapel – part one

    June 22, 2013

    Ardchattan Priory: a place of serenity on Loch Etive

    July 10, 2014

    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018
  • Iona’s timeless haven

    February 9, 2012 /

    Not more ruins! But look how beautiful… Iona's 13th century nunnery will enchant you with its architecture, its setting and its serene atmosphere.

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    Orkney: the Earl’s Bu and some eventful Christmas feasts

    December 14, 2023

    In search of MacMarquis’s chin

    August 26, 2023

    Torphichen Preceptory

    April 15, 2015
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