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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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    The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015

    Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time

    October 18, 2013
  • 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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    Ardchattan: in the footsteps of St Baodan

    March 25, 2016

    Looking for the Rock of the Dead

    April 15, 2018

    Ardvreck Castle

    November 18, 2024
  • 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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    Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan

    November 22, 2019

    Doune Castle: seat of power

    July 30, 2014

    Culross Palace

    June 14, 2016
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