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  • Melrose Abbey

    January 9, 2017 /

    Scotland's first Cistercian monastery, Melrose still has an air of faded opulence

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    Iona’s timeless haven

    February 9, 2012

    Culross Abbey

    July 29, 2016

    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023
  • Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

    November 18, 2015 /

    The second in my two-part series about the abbey and royal palace of Dunfermline

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    Kilmory Knap Chapel – part one

    June 22, 2013

    Kilmorie Chapel by Loch Fyne

    October 17, 2016

    Orkney: the Earl’s Bu and some eventful Christmas feasts

    December 14, 2023
  • Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015 /

    A powerful king and a devoted queen: these massive walls guard a shrine that lies at the very heart of Scotland's history

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    The Garvellachs: just below the surface

    September 1, 2013

    Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015

    Dunstaffnage Chapel – haunted by sadness

    June 26, 2015
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