- September 5, 2014The River Funshion flows through Glanworth where it is spanned by a low stone bridge dating from 1446, the oldest…
- September 5, 2014Orkney captures the imagination and the eye, its balding turf reflective of constantly changing shades of light as clouds scurry…
- August 28, 2014The Callanish Standing Stones, West of Stornoway, form one of the most complete stone circles in Britain and are one…
- August 28, 2014In the 6th century St Comghan founded a monastery here, which became not only a place of prayer but also…
- August 26, 2014The ruins of Dunnottar Castle are spread out across a grassy promontory rising 50m above the sea. As dramatic a…
- August 26, 2014The Scottish Baronial pile that stands on the lower slopes of Cave Hill was begun in 1862 and completed in…
- July 31, 2014The success of Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code and the subsequent Hollywood film has seen a flood of…
- July 31, 2014Graiguenamanagh (pronounced Graig-na- manna) means ‘dwelling of the monks’. The monks in question were sensible enough to place their abbey…
- July 29, 2014West of Ballater lies Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s Highland holiday home, screened from the road by a thick curtain of…
- July 29, 2014This 15th-century castle is the mecca of first-time visitors to Ireland, who hope to win the gift of eloquence by…