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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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    Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013

    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

    January 13, 2024

    Kilvickeon: a forgotten sanctuary

    December 14, 2011
  • 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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    Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore

    October 10, 2019

    New book: Britain’s Landmarks and Legends

    August 18, 2023

    Inveraray Cross

    August 30, 2013
  • The value of Stirling

    December 8, 2013 /

    Forbidding and silent, Stirling Castle stands on a natural clifftop overlooking the River Forth. Battles have raged below its ramparts, and murders have taken place within its walls. Let's go inside and have a look!

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    The secrets of St Cormac

    November 5, 2018

    Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows

    April 1, 2016

    Kilmartin church and graveyard

    July 24, 2018
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