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The lost tower of Rakestonleis
23rd of July 2022 • 0 comments
The three castles of Tolibothwell
7th of April 2020 • 3 comments
A dreich day of Dumfriesshire castles
13th of March 2019 • 0 comments
Tweed Valley walks and Elibank Castle
30th of April 2018 • 0 comments
Red squirrels at Eskrigg Reserve (and some castles)
6th of April 2018 • 0 comments
Old and new Comiston Houses
29th of March 2016 • 2 comments
Quintinshill rail disaster parade
23rd of May 2015 • 0 comments
The (old) Royal High School in Edinburgh
7th of February 2015 • 0 comments
Excavating the old Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh
19th of July 2014 • 0 comments
Birnam Hill and Rohallion Castle
21st of June 2014 • 0 comments
Walking around Gosford House and gardens
20th of June 2014 • 0 comments
Castle Menzies and the Old Kirk of Weem
17th of May 2014 • 0 comments
Culcreuch Castle Hotel and classic cars
27th of April 2014 • 0 comments
Walter Scott’s Abbotsford (and some castles)
26th of April 2014 • 0 comments
Bracklinn Falls & Auchenlaich chambered cairn
15th of February 2014 • 0 comments
The Burrell Collection in Glasgow
1st of February 2014 • 0 comments
Climbing the Scott Monument in Edinburgh
3rd of November 2013 • 0 comments
Andy Warhol exhibition at the Scottish Parliament
5th of October 2013 • 0 comments
Culzean Castle and country park
4th of August 2013 • 0 comments
Scone Palace and the Tayside beavers
29th of June 2013 • 0 comments
A rooftop view of Edinburgh
25th of May 2013 • 0 comments
Calton Hill and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
19th of May 2013 • 0 comments
Castles around Biggar
6th of May 2013 • 0 comments
Exploring the Carmichael estate
5th of May 2013 • 0 comments
More castles and Pictish stones
14th of April 2013 • 0 comments
Castles and Pictish stones in the north of Scotland
13th of April 2013 • 0 comments
Winton House open day
7th of April 2013 • 0 comments
Castles around Falkland in Fife
6th of April 2013 • 0 comments
Edinburgh by night, March 2013
27th of March 2013 • 0 comments
Walking around the Gladhouse reservoir
16th of February 2013 • 0 comments
Contrasting castles on a chilly day
8th of December 2012 • 0 comments
Doors Open Day Edinburgh 2012
24th of September 2012 • 6 comments
Two precarious ruined castles
1st of September 2012 • 0 comments
Dirleton Castle and gardens
19th of August 2012 • 0 comments
Edinburgh World Heritage Official Tour
16th of August 2012 • 1 comment
Pollok House and Country Park
29th of July 2012 • 1 comment
Thirlestane Castle and gardens
22nd of July 2012 • 0 comments
St Andrews Castle and Cathedral
21st of July 2012 • 6 comments
Cockburnspath Tower and Cove Harbour
2nd of June 2012 • 0 comments
The Haining estate in Selkirk
28th of April 2012 • 1 comment
Antiquities west of Edinburgh
22nd of April 2012 • 0 comments
Exploring the Marchmont Estate
7th of April 2012 • 0 comments
Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill
4th of March 2012 • 1 comment
Dunipace Castle and the Hills of Dunipace
18th of February 2012 • 4 comments
Castle hotels in Midlothian
5th of February 2012 • 0 comments
Friendly and unfriendly castles in Fife
22nd of January 2012 • 2 comments
A seal in the sea at Seafield Tower
15th of January 2012 • 5 comments
Redhall House and Redhall Castle in Edinburgh
3rd of December 2011 • 6 comments
Long shadows at The Chesters fort
20th of November 2011 • 0 comments
Autumnal colours at Dalhousie Castle
13th of November 2011 • 0 comments
Lochend Park and castle in Edinburgh
22nd of October 2011 • 2 comments
A wet and misty visit to Inchcolm
8th of October 2011 • 0 comments
Full-on tourist mode in Edinburgh and Fife
14th of September 2011 • 0 comments
World War Z film set in Glasgow (and two castles)
28th of August 2011 • 0 comments
Dunbar harbour and castle
31st of July 2011 • 0 comments
Gullane beach, and castles on the way home
24th of July 2011 • 0 comments
Cycling on the Tweed Walk
23rd of July 2011 • 2 comments
Cairns Castle and Harperrig Reservoir
10th of July 2011 • 2 comments
Yester Castle and the Goblin Ha’
19th of June 2011 • 12 comments
Craigentinny House and Ewan McGregor
18th of June 2011 • 1 comment
Two castles and a country house in East Lothian
13th of June 2011 • 0 comments
Coldoch broch and the King’s Knot
5th of June 2011 • 0 comments
Lauriston Castle and the Edinburgh – Kyoto Friendship garden
30th of May 2011 • 3 comments
A pair of castles on the River Tweed
22nd of May 2011 • 0 comments
Baby squirrels at Callendar House
8th of May 2011 • 0 comments
Hill of Tarvit and Scotstarvit Tower
16th of April 2011 • 0 comments
Wet and windswept antiquities in Berwickshire
3rd of April 2011 • 0 comments
Climbing North Berwick Law
2nd of April 2011 • 0 comments
Castles and a broch in Central Scotland
27th of March 2011 • 0 comments
Historic Corstorphine
26th of March 2011 • 0 comments
A quick tour of Perthshire
24th of March 2011 • 0 comments
An underground adventure in southern Midlothian
20th of March 2011 • 0 comments
Kilspindie Castle and Aberlady Bay nature reserve
19th of March 2011 • 0 comments
The remains of two castles in Edinburgh
13th of March 2011 • 0 comments
A wet weekend in West Wemyss
12th of March 2011 • 2 comments
A doocot, a castle and a beach in East Lothian
26th of February 2011 • 0 comments
The last snow of the winter
19th of February 2011 • 0 comments
A pair of educational castles in Edinburgh
13th of February 2011 • 0 comments
A grey walk in North Berwick
6th of February 2011 • 0 comments
Castle-hunting in Fife
5th of February 2011 • 0 comments
A pair of castles, a fort and a beach in East Lothian
30th of January 2011 • 0 comments
Ruthven Barracks near Kingussie
27th of December 2010 • 0 comments
Christmas in the Highlands
24th of December 2010 • 0 comments
Rosslyn Castle and Rosslyn Chapel
30th of October 2010 • 3 comments
Climbing Calton Hill in Edinburgh
3rd of October 2010 • 0 comments
Standing stones in Edinburgh
28th of August 2010 • 2 comments
Inveraray Castle and standing stone
1st of August 2010 • 0 comments
A quick tour of four castles in Lanarkshire
25th of July 2010 • 1 comment
Jousting at Linlithgow Palace and three castles in Edinburgh
11th of July 2010 • 2 comments
Two ruins on the Penicuik estate
10th of July 2010 • 7 comments
Two ancient chapels and a castle in Perthshire
3rd of July 2010 • 4 comments
Drummond Castle Gardens and Ardoch Roman fort
26th of June 2010 • 3 comments
Edzell Castle and Claypotts Castle in Angus
23rd of May 2010 • 0 comments
Garden of Cosmic Speculation plus castles
2nd of May 2010 • 1 comment
A beach and castles on May Day
1st of May 2010 • 0 comments
Kinneil House and Torphichen Preceptory
25th of April 2010 • 0 comments
Three castles in Kinross-shire and Fife
24th of April 2010 • 1 comment
Two lesser-visited castles in Perthshire
3rd of April 2010 • 0 comments
Stormy Portobello and birdlife on the River Tyne
28th of February 2010 • 1 comment
Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders
20th of February 2010 • 0 comments
Dirleton Castle in East Lothian
23rd of August 2009 • 3 comments
Investigating Grange House
16th of May 2009 • 11 comments
Edinburgh Castle on St. Andrew’s Day
30th of November 2008 • 4 comments
Edinburgh Doors Open Day
27th of September 2008 • 3 comments
Out-cycling Ferraris in East Lothian
21st of September 2008 • 0 comments
House For An Art Lover
9th of February 2008 • 0 comments
A whistle-stop tour of Scotland
5th of April 2007 • 0 comments
Standing stones in central Perthshire
1st of April 2007 • 0 comments
Edinchip chambered cairn
23rd of September 2006 • 1 comment
In search of the Old Woman of Gleann Cailliche
10th of September 2006 • 7 comments
a day tour of Perthshire’s ancient sites
4th of July 2006 • 1 comment
Leaving Lewis and the journey home
16th of June 2006 • 0 comments
Ancient sites on Lewis
15th of June 2006 • 1 comment
Sunny Lewis
14th of June 2006 • 0 comments
A journey north via Urquhart Castle
13th of June 2006 • 1 comment
Doune Castle
11th of June 2006 • 0 comments
Dumyat & the Wallace Monument
3rd of June 2006 • 1 comment
The stones on Hill of Drimmie
18th of February 2006 • 0 comments
ancient sites in glorious sunshine
4th of February 2006 • 1 comment
Cycling in the forests above Pitlochry
28th of January 2006 • 0 comments
Stones around Pitlochry
21st of January 2006 • 2 comments
Aberdeenshire stones
3rd of October 2005 • 0 comments
A day trip including Schiehallion
29th of September 2005 • 0 comments
A grand tour of Perthshire
28th of September 2005 • 0 comments
Hunting for stone circles in thick woodland
17th of September 2005 • 0 comments
Antiquities in Glen Lyon
10th of September 2005 • 4 comments
A tour of Upper Strathearn
27th of August 2005 • 0 comments
Walking in the woods above Pitlochry
20th of August 2005 • 0 comments
Clach Glas
13th of August 2005 • 0 comments
Stones on The Cateran Trail
2nd of July 2005 • 0 comments
Glen Shee revisited
26th of June 2005 • 0 comments
Glen Shee in the rain
18th of June 2005 • 0 comments
Standing stones at Gleneagles
23rd of April 2005 • 0 comments
A wintry walk up Schiehallion
20th of March 2005 • 0 comments
Angus stones
22nd of January 2005 • 0 comments
Stones in the snow
21st of November 2004 • 0 comments
A day tour of Perthshire’s ancient sites
15th of September 2004 • 0 comments
Dunsinnan Hill
14th of September 2004 • 4 comments
A trek to the top of Schiehallion
15th of August 2004 • 0 comments
Going underground at the Ardestie souterrain
1st of August 2004 • 0 comments
A trip to the summit of Craigower
24th of February 2004 • 0 comments
Loch Tummel & Loch Rannoch
24th of January 2004 • 0 comments
Comrie to Crieff via Auchingarrich
28th of December 2003 • 2 comments

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A tour of Upper Strathearn
Edinchip chambered cairn
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