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  • A sport for kings at Falkland Palace

    June 7, 2014 /

    What was the exciting sport enjoyed by Mary Queen of Scots? And just how did I end up playing it myself?

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    The Fairy Flag of Dunvegan

    August 7, 2013

    Finding the Faery Isles

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    Loch Avich and the Castle of the Red-haired Girl

    May 14, 2016
  • 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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    Craig Phadrig and its kings

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    Dunyvaig Castle, Isle of Islay

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  • In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain

    May 14, 2014 /

    This ornate fountain welcomed Mary of Guise, bride of James V, to her new home; and in 1745 it flowed with wine in the presence of Bonnie Prince Charlie!

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    Tullibardine Chapel

    September 1, 2016

    Castle Stalker: plenty to brood on

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    The secrets of St Cormac

    November 5, 2018
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