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21/09/2023

The at isn't far from the main road, but once you make that short walk you realise you're in a different world, where the tranquility and power of rules. VisitScotland Atholl Estates and Blair Castle

15/08/2023

Made fascinating and moving visit to The Jim Clark Trust museum in Duns and got a sense of how gifted Jim Clark was as a racing driver.

13/07/2023

Had a fun time visiting the Highland Folk Museum. Lots of great artefacts from and rural life, but walk a bit further and you're in territory... That is peat on the wheel barrow at the start, just to be clear.

16/06/2023

Now this is a real Scottish , with , and ... Atholl Estates and Blair Castle home to Dukes of Atholl with 30 rooms to visit. artefacts inc 's specs, to cannonball stuck in roof in 1746 siege. Home of Lord George Murray, real-life Jacobite commander as shown in

11/06/2023

is the and the sunshiniest place in . With attractions like the RRS Discovery, the V&A Dundee and some great local museums and places to eat, it's a fab place to visit!

28/05/2023

The Falls of Dochart in never fails to impress, and the village itself was recently voted as 2nd best holiday destination for wellness in the UK. Going a bit further back in history it was the ancestral home of the MacNab and said to be the burial place of , mythical hero of the saga... Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

24/05/2023

The Tyndall Bruce fountain in the picturesque village of might look a wee bit familiar if you're an fan, although you might not have seen it from this angle, framed by the Parish Church. You'll know the town better as , where the ghost of Jamie stares up at Claire brushing her hair in Mrs Baird’s B&B... National Trust for Scotland

16/05/2023

Had a lovely trip to the recently, stopping at to see the graves of two iconic figures from .

Successful but controversial Field Marshall Earl Haig was commander of British forces in WWI and has the same, simple style of gravestone as the many soldiers who died under his command.

Sir Walter Scott was the most famous novelist in the world in the early 1800s, but you'd struggle to find many people who've read his works nowadays. It's said that Queen Victoria's fascination with and all things came from a love of his writings. Historic Environment Scotland

11/05/2023

Victoria Street might just be the most Instagrammed place in , but you can see why. Watch out for selfie takers standing in the roadway though... Not

07/05/2023

Always love visiting the fantastic building that is V&A Dundee and as a bonus it has a fab (locally curated) exhibition on showing just now too. One of the items on show dates from the 1500s, proving that Scots have been wearing tartan for a very long time, despite some politically motivated claims otherwise. Looking at you, Hugh Trevor-Roper...

02/05/2023

Iona Abbey is a very spiritual place to visit, with its story going right back to the beginnings of Christianity in . There's a fascinating tale of how it was rebuilt in modern times as well. Visit Mull and Iona VisitScotland

01/05/2023

Any ideas about the worst person ever to be buried in a church? How about the Wolf of Badenoch in Cathedral... Great name, terrible guy. His dad was King Robert II of Scotland, which might have encouraged his behaviour. He left his wife but because the local Bishop refused to annul his marriage, he went on a rampage of destruction, burning down Elgin Cathedral down and being excommunicated in the process.
Rather surprisingly, he's buried right at the holiest end of the church, to the East, and has one of Scotland's best-preserved medieval effigies.

29/04/2023

There's a most picturesque stop on at Sligachan Hotel. Famous also for its photogenic old bridge and statues of two climbing pioneers on the mountains, Collie and Mackenzie.

27/04/2023

If you don't mind heights, walk out on the viewing platform above the Lealt Falls on for a roaring great view.

26/04/2023

Kilmuir Graveyard on is just beyond Uig in the north of the island. It's famous for being the burial place of Flora MacDonald, heroine and saviour of Bonnie Prince Charlie after his defeat at Moor in 1746. She eventually emigrated to America and her husband ironically ended up fighting for the British forces...

24/04/2023

The Old Man of Storr on , An Stor in Gaelic. A hugely impressive natural feature on the north-east of the island.

22/04/2023

Some of the great scenic views you get travelling around . Maybe I did have to stand on the road to get the right shot, but there was no traffic around...

19/04/2023

on has a nice hotel to stay in and some fine scenery around the bay.

16/04/2023

Heading north on from Portree and getting some fantastic views of mountains on the way.

13/04/2023

Stormy weather at the famous Eilean Donan castle makes for a better picture of the sky. Also delighted to see that the satnav recognises one of 's most iconic buildings on the west coast too... VisitScotland

18/08/2022