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Iona, the Lords of the Isles and a mystery in stone

Iona, the Lords of the Isles and a mystery in stone

10 December 2023

St Columba’s monastery on magical Iona is one of the great sites of the West Highlands.

The Treasures of Colonsay

The Treasures of Colonsay

8 December 2023

The last chief of the Macfies stood fast with his trusty hound in his final redoubt: a cave above the beautiful beach at Killoran. Finally his enemies dug through from the

Scottish Dukes in the 21st Century

Scottish Dukes in the 21st Century

4 October 2019

So who are the Scottish Dukes? And are they relevant in 2019?

Scotch-Irish

Scotch-Irish

20 September 2019

Scotch-Irish

Happy 150th Birthday to The National Wallace Monument

Happy 150th Birthday to The National Wallace Monument

31 May 2019

Even 15 years after the blockbuster film ‘Braveheart’, most people in the English-speaking world have heard of William Wallace.

Camelot by Kelso

Camelot by Kelso

12 March 2019

In most history books it is only referred to as the place where King James II of Scotland was killed in 1460 by his own cannon exploding beside him (his nine year old son was then crowned James III in Kelso Abbey). But before it was destroyed...