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  • 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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    Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial

    July 16, 2019

    Seacliff beach and the UK’s smallest harbour

    October 21, 2014

    Burnet rose

    July 12, 2021
  • World’s End Close, Edinburgh

    October 10, 2014 /

    World's End Close: it sounds like a prophecy of doom! And this dark close that leads off Edinburgh's Royal Mile can certainly tell a few stories...

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    The old pinewoods in Glen Orchy

    October 17, 2025

    Two old arches and a warning in stone

    July 29, 2014

    St Mary’s College in St Andrews

    September 23, 2014
  • St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh

    February 7, 2014 /

    This impressive Cathedral sits right in the middle of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, which is thronging with tourists - but inside is an oasis of beauty and tranquillity.

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    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018

    Kilneuair Chapel

    January 1, 2021

    Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery

    November 17, 2013

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