Category Archives: adventure

Discovering Albion – day 8: Dead Locks and Angels

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We followed the Beadle in silence into the church, grateful for the history he was giving us about the place, as much for the information as for the fact that we had the chance to gather our wandering wits. I … Continue reading →

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Temple of Living Land…

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* … “So, why haven’t you written a book?” “Never been given a story.” * I remember the exchange well and the precise location. We were in the back room of the Queen Anne Public House, and it was the … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 8: Synchronicity

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We needed a walk after breakfast. We’d made a start on the fruit and cereals… and there was toast. We may not have bothered had we realised that the plates soon to be delivered would feed the pair of us … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 7: The Water of Leith

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We left Montrose after no more than the visit to the pub. We may regret that, of course, having been led there pretty much by accident, but we were not aware of any particular reason for being there … other … Continue reading →

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Kraas…

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Dark night, utterly dark. Probably just as well. If his friends could see him and knew where he was going… Not that he knew where he was going himself, just who he was meeting and that was bad enough! … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 7: Glass and Stone

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We left the corner of the church with the ancient stones to look around the rest of the little cathedral at Brechin. Normally you have to really look to find the treasures of history, but here we seemed to keep … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 7: It Just Kept Coming…

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The trouble with Brechin is that no sooner had you marvelled at the Aldbar Cross than you were confronted by the hogback… and all the rest of the stones safely stored in the corner. Now, we had, as you may … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 7: Intrigued…in Brechin

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

He was right, I couldn’t believe it. A whopping great Pictish Cross slab right opposite the door… and looking so fresh you wouldn’t believe it. Four letter words chased through my mind in lieu of superlatives, along with wondering why … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 7: Brechin

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Just when you thought we must surely be moving into the next day’s adventure now… we went for lunch. It seemed a reasonable thing to do at quarter to twelve. I, at least, was in serious need of the grounding … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion- Day 7 : High as the Sun…

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The parking ticket was heading towards its last hour as we headed for the remains of St Rule’s church within the Abbey precinct. The little church was built in AD1130 and although only a shell now remains, its tower still … Continue reading →

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