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  • The Birnam Oak

    May 11, 2015 /

    Did this majestic tree - or the forest in which it stood - inspire Shakespeare with an idea for 'Macbeth'?

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    Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane

    April 29, 2016

    Birdsong and light

    January 31, 2026

    The Hill o’ Many Stanes

    April 10, 2025
  • The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015 /

    It's hard to believe that Govan, in the centre of Glasgow, was once the heart of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde. These extraordinary stones are all we have left - but what on earth do they represent?

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    Beauly Priory

    Beauly Priory

    April 4, 2026

    Torphichen Preceptory

    April 15, 2015

    The secrets of St Cormac

    November 5, 2018
  • Torphichen Preceptory

    April 15, 2015 /

    This gaunt and rather forbidding church has an extraordinary history. When you enter its cavernous interior, it feels like you're walking into a tomb

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    Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan

    March 25, 2016

    The Garvellachs: just below the surface

    September 1, 2013

    St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh

    February 7, 2014
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