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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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    Orkney: the Earl’s Bu and some eventful Christmas feasts

    December 14, 2023

    Rosslyn Chapel: catching the light

    March 9, 2016

    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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    World’s End Close, Edinburgh

    October 10, 2014

    Looking at brochs

    July 18, 2014

    Duart Castle, Isle of Mull

    September 1, 2011
  • 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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    White frost and winter light

    December 16, 2022

    Kilneuair Chapel

    January 1, 2021

    St Conan’s Kirk

    June 27, 2019

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