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  • Orkney: St Magnus’ Cathedral, Kirkwall

    November 27, 2023 /

    Founded in 1137, this magnificent building preserves the bones of a saint who was originally a Norse earl of Orkney

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    Kilberry: sculptured stones and an enduring mystery

    November 17, 2013

    Kilvickeon: a forgotten sanctuary

    December 14, 2011

    Ardchattan Priory: a place of serenity on Loch Etive

    July 10, 2014
  • Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial

    July 16, 2019 /

    On a windswept hillside in Ardnamurchan, this ancient grave is linked in local lore with a Viking ruler

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    A walk to RĂ­ Cruin Cairn

    September 28, 2019

    The Tuilyies stones

    October 25, 2015

    Glen More and the headless horseman

    May 16, 2015
  • The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015 /

    It's hard to believe that Govan, in the centre of Glasgow, was once the heart of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde. These extraordinary stones are all we have left - but what on earth do they represent?

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    Tullibardine Chapel

    September 1, 2016

    Dunfermline Abbey (part 1): echoes of majesty

    November 13, 2015

    The old chapel of Kilvaree

    June 24, 2018

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