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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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    The Govan Stones

    April 29, 2015

    The island of Gigha

    May 12, 2019

    Kilmore – a quiet chapter

    June 2, 2013
  • 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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    Ghosts of St Andrews

    October 17, 2014

    St Mary’s College in St Andrews

    September 23, 2014

    One of those beaches

    September 8, 2020
  • 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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    Cambuskenneth Abbey

    May 20, 2015

    Saddell Abbey – in the footsteps of Somerled

    January 8, 2019

    Ardchattan Priory: a place of serenity on Loch Etive

    July 10, 2014

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