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Friendly and unfriendly castles in Fife

A seal in the sea at Seafield Tower

Happy New Year for 2012!

Redhall House and Redhall Castle in Edinburgh

long shadows at The Chesters fort

autumnal colours at Dalhousie Castle

Red Deer and red leaves at Beecraigs Country Park

Lochend Park and castle in Edinburgh

salmon leaping and waterfalls in Perthshire

a wet and misty visit to Inchcolm

World War Z film set in Glasgow (and two castles)

Dunbar harbour and castle

Gullane beach, and castles on the way home

Cycling on the Tweed Walk

Cairns Castle and Harperrig Reservoir

Presentation of Colours to The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Armed Forces Day 2011 in Edinburgh

the Red Arrows visit Edinburgh

Yester Castle and the Goblin Ha’

Craigentinny House and Ewan McGregor

two castles and a country house in East Lothian

Coldoch broch and the King’s Knot

Lauriston Castle and the Edinburgh – Kyoto Friendship garden

A pair of castles on the River Tweed

baby squirrels at Callendar House

Hill of Tarvit and Scotstarvit Tower

wet and windswept antiquities in Berwickshire

Climbing North Berwick Law

castles and a broch in Central Scotland

Historic Corstorphine

A quick tour of Perthshire

An underground adventure in southern Midlothian

Kilspindie Castle and Aberlady Bay nature reserve

The remains of two castles in Edinburgh

A wet weekend in West Wemyss

A doocot, a castle and a beach in East Lothian

The last snow of the winter

A pair of educational castles in Edinburgh

A grey walk in North Berwick

Castle-hunting in Fife

A pair of castles, a fort and a beach in East Lothian

A muddy cycle around Harlaw Reservoir

Ruthven Barracks near Kingussie

A wintry visit to the Highland Wildlife Park

Christmas in the Highlands

November snow in Edinburgh and East Lothian

The Enchanted Forest at Faskally Wood

Rosslyn Castle and Rosslyn Chapel

climbing Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Standing stones in Edinburgh

guest-blogging at the One Travel blog

Inveraray Castle and standing stone

A quick tour of four castles in Lanarkshire

Jousting at Linlithgow Palace and three castles in Edinburgh

Two ruins on the Penicuik estate

Two ancient chapels and a castle in Perthshire

Drummond Castle Gardens and Ardoch Roman fort

Edzell Castle and Claypotts Castle in Angus

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation and castles in Dumfriesshire

a beach and castles on May Day

Kinneil House and Torphichen Preceptory in West Lothian

Three castles in Kinross-shire and Fife

Two lesser-visited castles in Perthshire

stormy Portobello and birdlife on the River Tyne

Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders

Castle Campbell in Dollar Glen

the build-up to Christmas begins in Edinburgh

seal-watching near Edinburgh

Dirleton Castle in East Lothian

Investigating Grange House

Hot air ballooning over Scotland

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh by night

Edinburgh Doors Open Day

out-cycling Ferraris in East Lothian

cycling up to Loch Turret

end of Festival fireworks

Scottish Olympians parade through Edinburgh

birthday party on Beinn Dorain

Portobello beach

World Rugby Sevens

House For An Art Lover

a birthday walk on Schiehallion

Rest and Be Thankful

Ben Lomond

misty meanderings on Ben More

white-water rafting

wild Perthshire

a whistle-stop tour of Scotland

standing stones in central Perthshire

more Ben More

Scotland vs Ireland

four seasons in one day in Glen Turret

whiteout on Ben More

an icy Ben More

a snowy Ben Vorlich

snowdrifts on Schiehallion

cycling in Glen Orchy

a wintry walk on Schiehallion

Beinn an Dóthaidh

Ben Vorlich and Loch Earn

Loch Turret and Ben Chonzie

An Caisteal

Edinchip chambered cairn

cycling on the old Callander and Oban railway

in search of the Old Woman of Gleann Cailliche

Festival fireworks in Edinburgh

Beinn Dórain

Meall Buidhe and Beinn Odhar

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 7

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 6

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 5

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 4

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 3

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 2

West Highland Way 2006 – Day 1

a day tour of Perthshire’s ancient sites

Ben Ledi

leaving Lewis and the journey home

ancient sites on Lewis

sunny Lewis

a journey north via Urquhart Castle

Doune Castle

Dumyat & the Wallace Monument

animals and waterfalls

Ben Vrackie & Loch Tummel

a drive through snowy Perthshire

a circuit above Glen Almond

a snowy walk up Craigower

Schiehallion and Loch Rannoch

the stones on Hill of Drimmie

ancient sites in glorious sunshine

cycling in the forests above Pitlochry

stones around Pitlochry

Ben Lawers

snowy Perthshire

first snow of the winter

Aberdeenshire stones

a day trip including Schiehallion

a grand tour of Perthshire

hunting for stone circles in thick woodland

antiquities in Glen Lyon

a tour of Upper Strathearn

walking in the woods above Pitlochry

Clach Glas

West Highland Way 2005 – Day 4

West Highland Way 2005 – Day 3

West Highland Way 2005 – Day 2

West Highland Way 2005 – Day 1

stones on The Cateran Trail

Glen Shee revisited

Glen Shee in the rain

Gleneagles

a wintry walk up Schiehallion

climbing Ben Vrackie

Angus stones

stones in the snow

West Highland Way 2004 – The Aftermath

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 6

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 5

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 4

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 3

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 2

West Highland Way 2004 – Day 1

a day tour of Perthshire’s ancient sites

Dunsinnan Hill

a trek to the top of Schiehallion

going underground – the Ardestie souterrain

a trip to the summit of Craigower

Loch Tummel & Loch Rannoch

Comrie to Crieff via Auchingarrich

cycling around Aberfeldy