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  • In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain

    May 14, 2014 /

    This ornate fountain welcomed Mary of Guise, bride of James V, to her new home; and in 1745 it flowed with wine in the presence of Bonnie Prince Charlie!

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    Castle Sween: still watching for the sails

    June 13, 2013

    Culross Palace

    June 14, 2016

    Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore

    October 10, 2019
  • Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye

    August 6, 2013 /

    This fortress on Skye's north-west coast has stood guard over MacLeod lands for nearly 750 years; and it contains some spellbinding treasures!

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    Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013

    Looking for the Rock of the Dead

    April 15, 2018

    St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh

    February 7, 2014
  • A bridge to the past in the Sma’ Glen

    April 12, 2013 /

    Built by General Wade, this beautiful little bridge is hidden deep in a Perthshire glen - but it has seen some of Scotland's darkest and most joyful moments.

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

    December 14, 2023

    Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen

    April 25, 2016

    Fraser’s Bridge in Glen Clunie

    October 4, 2013
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