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  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength

    January 27, 2015 /

    The ancient seat of the Douglas Earls of Angus, Tantallon Castle tells a story of power, violence and treason. Most visitors didn't bring a picnic - they brought guns!

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    Gylen Castle and the Brooch of Lorn

    June 14, 2023

    Dunkeld Cathedral: Scotland’s sacred heart

    January 10, 2014

    Duart Castle, Isle of Mull

    September 1, 2011
  • Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014 /

    What is an English-sounding name like Athelstaneford doing in eastern Scotland? And what does it have to do with our national flag?

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    St Andrew’s Auld Kirk, North Berwick

    December 9, 2014

    Fraser’s Bridge in Glen Clunie

    October 4, 2013

    St Bride’s: a history worth saving

    June 20, 2018
  • Falkland Palace: power and glory

    June 5, 2014 /

    Sitting on the quiet main street of Falkland in Fife is one of the most remarkable Scottish castles, brainchild of the brilliant but ill-fated Stewart kings

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    Finding the Faery Isles

    October 27, 2019

    A walk to Barnakill

    October 9, 2021

    Winchester’s Round Table: inspired by a legend

    July 2, 2013
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