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  • Dunstaffnage Castle: defiant to the last

    July 17, 2015 /

    In the 13th century, no one approached Dunstaffnage Castle without a very good reason. It still fills you with a sense of awe...

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    St Margaret’s Chapel in Edinburgh Castle

    January 19, 2012

    Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck

    April 5, 2016

    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

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  • Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness

    June 26, 2015 /

    Peaceful woodlands enclose this little church on the coast of Argyll; but in December 1462 a wedding here was about to turn into a funeral...

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    Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015

    St Bride’s revisited

    September 18, 2015

    From the River Awe to Loch Etive

    November 21, 2025
  • Ardchattan Priory: a place of serenity on Loch Etive

    July 10, 2014 /

    Tucked away along the tranquil shores of Loch Etive is this lovely little ruin, with a long history and an impressive medieval cross

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    Aberlemno: riddles in stone

    October 10, 2012

    Iona: Dun I and the Well of Eternal Youth

    May 1, 2023

    The Battle of Dunnichen

    May 20, 2013

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