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  • Blackness Castle

    July 22, 2017 /

    There's nothing romantic about this castle on the Firth of Forth: armed to the teeth, with walls 18 feet thick, Blackness was once a power to be reckoned with

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    The Hill o’ Many Stanes

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    Doune Castle: seat of power

    July 30, 2014
    Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon (2)

    In a nutshell: Poldullie Bridge, Strathdon

    November 22, 2014
  • Smailholm Tower

    November 13, 2016 /

    A 'peel tower' in the Scottish Borders, basking in the autumn sunshine and remembering a colourful history of reiving

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    Dunollie Castle in Oban Bay

    April 10, 2012

    Rosslyn Castle – falling shadows

    April 1, 2016

    Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck

    April 5, 2016
  • Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016 /

    Ghosts of horses tend to come in different guises, some of them benevolent and some of them more inclined towards the Apocalypse. The story that is linked with Old Castle Lachlan is moving and gentle, touched by the sadness of Culloden

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    In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain

    May 14, 2014

    The Hill o’ Many Stanes

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    New book: Britain’s Landmarks and Legends

    August 18, 2023
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