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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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    Jedburgh Abbey

    October 1, 2015

    The stones of Kilmory Oib

    May 26, 2015

    St Brendan’s Seat

    March 20, 2022
  • 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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    The value of Stirling

    December 8, 2013

    Ossian, Fingal and the Falls of Lora

    July 19, 2023

    Old Castle Lachlan: loyalty and loss

    October 23, 2016
  • 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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    Glen Orchy – an old bridge, a magical stone and some desperate frogs

    December 29, 2014

    Meteorite: from a time before the Earth

    October 28, 2015

    A walk to St Columba’s Bay

    May 4, 2025

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