James V – The Hazel Tree

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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Holyrood Abbey

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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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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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