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  • Tantallon Castle: symbol of strength

    January 27, 2015 /

    The ancient seat of the Douglas Earls of Angus, Tantallon Castle tells a story of power, violence and treason. Most visitors didn't bring a picnic - they brought guns!

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    Gylen Castle and the Brooch of Lorn

    June 14, 2023

    In a nutshell: the Linlithgow Palace fountain

    May 14, 2014

    Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014
  • Seacliff beach and the UK’s smallest harbour

    October 21, 2014 /

    Hidden from sight until you've almost fallen into it, this amazing feature is carved into the rock below Tantallon Castle.

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    Looking for the Rock of the Dead

    April 15, 2018

    Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness

    February 19, 2026

    The road to Loch Avich

    October 6, 2018
  • A surprise find on Seacliff beach

    August 13, 2014 /

    The beach below Tantallon Castle is full of fascinating rocks… and this has to be one of my best finds ever!

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    Coastal relics from the last Ice Age

    April 14, 2014

    Enhydro agate – a secret water chamber

    January 6, 2014

    Fossils at Carsaig Bay

    September 18, 2015

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