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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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    Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time

    October 18, 2013

    Callanish: a ring to rule them all

    January 6, 2012

    Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled

    January 8, 2019
  • 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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    Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013

    Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South

    July 7, 2016

    Kintraw’s lonely watcher

    June 19, 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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    Orkney: the Brough of Birsay

    October 30, 2023

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 2): pride of kings

    November 18, 2015

    Dunkeld Cathedral: Scotland’s sacred heart

    January 10, 2014

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