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In a nutshell: Cardoness Castle
Ancient seat of the McCullochs, Cardoness Castle has seen some troubled times. Violence, plunder, feuding... it all went on here!
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In a nutshell: the daisy or ‘day’s eye’
Known as the 'day's eye', because the flowers open only in full sunlight and close up again at dusk. Perhaps we should feel guilty about mowing their heads off!
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In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain
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!
by Jo Woolf
