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  • The Fortingall Yew: symbol of eternity

    March 26, 2014 /

    This yew tree in a Perthshire churchyard may be 5,000 years old: it's astounding to think how much human history it has witnessed in its lifetime.

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    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015

    Ivy-leaved toadflax

    June 9, 2015

    Burnet rose

    July 12, 2021
  • Glen Lonan: ‘The Road of the Kings’

    March 24, 2014 /

    What links this quiet glen in Argyll with the sacred island of Iona? The answer lies in the passing of Scotland's kings...

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    Holyrood Abbey

    January 24, 2016

    Carnbane Castle and a banquet for a bard

    February 16, 2016

    The Palace of Holyroodhouse

    January 20, 2016
  • St Andrews: the glorious Cathedral

    March 20, 2014 /

    Continuing my exploration of St Andrews, I'm now looking at the ruins of its spectacular medieval Cathedral...

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    St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014

    Rosslyn Chapel: catching the light

    March 9, 2016

    Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023
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