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  • Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014 /

    What is an English-sounding name like Athelstaneford doing in eastern Scotland? And what does it have to do with our national flag?

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    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023

    Tirefuir broch on the Isle of Lismore

    October 10, 2019

    A sport for kings at Falkland Palace

    June 7, 2014
  • Bird’s foot trefoil

    August 2, 2014 /

    Affectionately called 'hen and chickens' or 'bacon and eggs', the flowers of bird's foot trefoil light up sand dunes, heathland and rocky shores

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    Bluebell enchantment

    April 16, 2015

    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023
  • Doune Castle: seat of power

    July 30, 2014 /

    Is this my favourite castle yet? (It might just take the medieval biscuit!) The setting for 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' and now the new 'Outlander' series, Doune Castle is a delight to explore!

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    Loch an Eilein Castle

    July 2, 2023

    Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound

    July 26, 2019

    Balnakeil Chapel in Sutherland

    August 7, 2026
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