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  • Two old arches and a warning in stone

    July 29, 2014 /

    These two old arches in the Scottish Borders bear an intriguing inscription - and a salutary warning to passers by!

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    Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard

    February 16, 2016

    St Conan’s Kirk

    June 27, 2019

    St Brendan’s Seat

    March 20, 2022
  • Looking at brochs

    July 18, 2014 /

    These impressive buildings were designed to last - but what were they used for?

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    The brochs of Glenelg

    March 16, 2025

    Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore

    October 10, 2019

    Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013
  • Book review: ‘The Old Straight Track’ by Alfred Watkins

    July 14, 2014 /

    One of my very favourite books… for many people, 'The Old Straight Track' will need no introduction. This is how the idea of ley lines first dawned on the world, thanks to a humble man from Herefordshire.

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    A folk tale, a battlefield, and a witch’s leap

    July 19, 2020

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

    Inverlochy Castle

    October 24, 2020
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