by Katie & Catherine | May 11, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
There’s Gold In Them There Hills! I sat down to write something about gold prospecting in the Highlands, a story of the long forgotten mines that scar our landscape and the rivers where enthusiasts can still pan for tiny flakes. Distracted in equal parts by...
by Katie & Catherine | Apr 20, 2017 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore
Tales of Witches Stones The history embedded in the stones that surround us has a refreshing permanence to it. Like signposts or a blog from the past, rocks can still carry meaning and lessons from history in our age of transient media. Tales that hark back to an era...
by Katie & Catherine | Apr 6, 2017 | Out & About
Lighthouses around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland The current dispute over access to the now privately owned Rubha Reidh lighthouse, near Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland, has served to highlight the ongoing fascination that visitors have with these...
by Katie & Catherine | Mar 16, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
Macbeth – The Scottish Play Macbeth is, without a doubt, one of the most famous plays of all time. Shakespeare’s tale of madness, ambition and bloody vengeance is one of his most enduring works, a classic that has appeal across generations and well beyond the...
by Katie & Catherine | Mar 2, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
Drink from the Waters of Life… or not! Healing wells have a long tradition in Scotland. At one point, there was estimated to be over 600 of them operating in every corner of the country. Each had its own distinct history attached and were associated with...
