Dunvegan Castle (Dun Bheagan in Gaelic) towers above the coastline on the northwest of Skye and has existed for over 800 years as the ancestral home of the Clan MacLeod. The current resident is Hugh MacLeod, the 30th Chief of the Clan MacLeod. However, there is archaeological evidence to suggest the castle has existed in [...]
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I guess when you look at urban legends they come no bigger in Scotland than the Loch Ness Monster. So where did the legend originate and how plausible can it be? Let’s examine it further.
Nessie is said to be a plesiosaur-like creature that lives deep down within Loch Ness in Inverness and the legend dates [...]
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- Lifecruiser: That is such a wonderful palace!!!! Wow!!!! I think it might be one of my absolute favorites so far of the ones you have presented for me during the y
- Pauline Laing: Lovely post - I came across it looking for a nice photo of some shortbread! We went to Scone Palace a few years ago, and enjoyed the maze especiall
- SwordMama: What a VERY interesting post! My brother's name is David Murray; my maiden name is Murray. So I'm wondering if my dad's side of the family came from
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