James V – The Hazel Tree

History, Scottish castles

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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Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness
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Kilmory Knap Chapel – part two
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Churches, abbeys and chapels, History

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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Dunkeld Cathedral: Scotland’s sacred heart
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Kilmore – a quiet chapter
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St Mary’s Church, Grandtully
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History, Scottish castles

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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Smailholm Tower
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In a nutshell: Cardoness Castle
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