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  • Blackness Castle

    July 22, 2017 /

    There's nothing romantic about this castle on the Firth of Forth: armed to the teeth, with walls 18 feet thick, Blackness was once a power to be reckoned with

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    Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time

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    Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016

    Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan

    March 25, 2016
  • Holyrood Abbey

    January 24, 2016 /

    Following on from my feature on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, I'm taking a wander around the Abbey, where the story began...

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    Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

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    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

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    An old graveyard near Callander

    September 9, 2014
  • The Palace of Holyroodhouse

    January 20, 2016 /

    At one end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile is this sumptuous palace, with a jaw-dropping list of royal occupants and a rather blood-stained history...

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    Innerpeffray: Scotland's oldest free lending library

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    Dunyvaig Castle, Isle of Islay

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    A sport for kings at Falkland Palace

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