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  • Looking at brochs

    July 18, 2014 /

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

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    Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial

    July 16, 2019

    St Mary’s Church, Grandtully

    December 15, 2015

    Ellen’s Isle

    September 16, 2015
  • 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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    Orkney: the Ring of Brodgar

    December 21, 2024

    Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014

    Sueno’s Stone

    April 19, 2023
  • Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013 /

    When the Picts chose to build a broch on this windswept hilltop in central Skye, they wanted it to be impregnable - and for good reasons.

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    In a nutshell: ‘The Curse of Scotland’

    March 15, 2014

    Looking for the Rock of the Dead

    April 15, 2018

    Duart Castle, Isle of Mull

    September 1, 2011

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