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  • Nether Largie: secrets in stone

    October 2, 2013 /

    Neither a circle nor a row, the arrangement of stones at Nether Largie in Argyll is puzzling in the extreme. What were our ancestors thinking... and why were they so keen on carving those little cup shapes?

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    The Dupplin Cross

    September 16, 2014
  • Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar

    March 2, 2012 /

    In Glen Lonan, Argyll, an impressive standing stone is said to mark the grave of a legendary Irish hero.

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    St Andrews: the legacy of St Rule

    March 14, 2014

    Holyrood Abbey

    January 24, 2016

    Loch Leven Castle

    November 16, 2014
  • Callanish: a ring to rule them all

    January 6, 2012 /

    On a wind-scoured hillside in the west of Lewis, nothing prepares you for the stark magnificence of Callanish...

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    Lochbuie Stone Circle and Moy Castle, Isle of Mull

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    Dunadd: behold the king!

    June 14, 2015

    Torphichen Preceptory – stone-cold but compelling

    April 15, 2015
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