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  • Dunnottar: the last bastion

    October 1, 2012 /

    Occupying a clifftop with perfect natural defences, Dunnottar has sea views to die for... and roots that stretch back into the realms of prehistory. If its story doesn't take your breath away, the North Sea wind certainly will!

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    Loch Avich and the Castle of the Red-haired Girl

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    Remembering the magic of mistletoe

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  • Castle Stalker: plenty to brood on

    August 16, 2012 /

    This island fortress has seen more than its fair share of horrible murders, even by Scottish standards; Castle Stalker's stage name of 'The Castle of Aaargh' is actually very fitting!

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    St Brendan and the Garvellachs

    February 24, 2012

    Glen More and the headless horseman

    May 16, 2015

    Back to the Garvellachs

    October 1, 2024
  • Dunollie Castle in Oban Bay

    April 10, 2012 /

    From their high vantage point overlooking Oban Bay and the Firth of Lorn, the former occupants of Dunollie Castle must have scanned the horizon anxiously for Viking longships.

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    The Kyle of Tongue: a battle, a hero’s grave and a cow with a gold coin

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    Culross Palace

    June 14, 2016

    Kilmartin church and graveyard

    July 24, 2018
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