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  • 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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    One of those beaches

    September 8, 2020

    The Hill o’ Many Stanes

    April 10, 2025

    Winchester’s Round Table: inspired by a legend

    July 2, 2013
  • Falkland Palace: power and glory

    June 5, 2014 /

    Sitting on the quiet main street of Falkland in Fife is one of the most remarkable Scottish castles, brainchild of the brilliant but ill-fated Stewart kings

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    Aberlemno: riddles in stone

    October 10, 2012

    Birdsong and light

    January 31, 2026

    Castle Dounie

    March 26, 2021
  • Castle Coeffin: guarding a broken heart

    May 24, 2014 /

    An ancient stronghold overlooking the Sound of Mull... infused in its ivy-clad walls is an irresistible legend.

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    Dun Beag: hilltop fortress

    May 3, 2013

    Finding the Faery Isles

    October 27, 2019

    Culross Palace

    June 14, 2016
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