by Katie & Catherine | Sep 15, 2021 | Explore, History & Folklore, Out & About
Explore Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle The ruins of Urquhart Castle stand on the northern banks of Loch Ness in the Great Glen, an impressive reminder of Scotland’s turbulent past. A Long Scottish History The ruins of the castle date back to the 13th century,...
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 | Oct 28, 2016 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore
Spooky Scotland at Halloween Scotland has a rich and varied Halloween tradition. Over the years, traditional pagan rituals have largely been forgotten or adapted by the Christian church, into what we are familiar with today. But as this most mysterious of days...
by Katie & Catherine | Apr 14, 2016 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore
Traditional Highland Games In a world where digital entertainment, fast food and exotic foreign holidays are the norm, what place is there for something as unreconstructed and old fashioned as the Highland Games? In a curious contrast to the speed of change in the...
by Katie & Catherine | Dec 17, 2015 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore
The Winter Solstice in the Scottish Highlands The Winter Solstice falls on the 21st of December. In the northern hemisphere, this date marks the turning point of the season, the shortest day and the longest night. Nowadays at this time of year it is normal that...
by Katie & Catherine | Dec 11, 2015 | Fascinating Facts, History & Folklore
The Fascinating History of Scottish Highland Caves Scottish history comes in many forms. There are our mountains, which tell our geological history, our monuments to those fallen in battle and our great buildings. But some of the most curious and forgotten tales of...
