Tag Archives: Scotland

The Calling – Review…

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Sue Vincent

Top reviews from other countries Hey Presto 5.0 out of 5 stars Magical from start to finish Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 21 January 2023 Verified Purchase Read in one gulp and magical from start to finish. An account or … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, Don and Wen, france and vincent | Tagged Isle of Harris, landscape, Outer hebrides, peat, road trip, Scotland, standing stone, stone circle, travel, Western Isles | 3 Comments

Kilneuair Chapel ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: Writing in ‘The Kist’ in 1994, the historian Lady McGrigor said: “The old church of Kilneuair (Cill an Iubhair, Chapel of the Yews), once important in the district as the parish church of Glassary, … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Argyll, bell shrine, chapels, churches, early Christian, feature slider, history, Killevin, Kilneuair, Loch Awe, Loch Fyne, medieval, Scotland, Scottish history, St Columba | 2 Comments

Barb Taub reviews WRITEDOWN by Margaret Elphinstone et al #Lockdown #Galloway #Scotland #RBRT

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: n my last post here, I talked about the ‘forgotten’ flu pandemic of 1918. The coronavirus seems an overwhelming force across the globe, and I wonder what its legacy will be. After reading the incredible new … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged #RBRT, coronavirus, COVID-19, diary, epistolary memoir, Galloway, Glenkens Writers, lockdown, Margaret Elphinstone, pandemic, Scotland | 4 Comments

Solstice of the Moon: Frustration…

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Sir Walter Scott called it the “…longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland…”, but to me, our all-too-brief foray into the outer reaches of Glen Lyon was pure frustration. It has absolutely everything you could possibly imagine or want in … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, france and vincent, History, Photography, Spirituality, travel | Tagged Bridge of balgie, glen, Glen Lyon, magic, mountains, Scotland | Leave a comment

Solstice of the Moon: All That Glitters…

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

You could easily drive past and never know it was there. Even hoping that we were on the right road and might just find it, we almost missed it… almost, but not quite. I have never known the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancestors, Ancient sites, france and vincent, Photography, road trip, TOLL, travel | Tagged fairyland, Highlands, Laggan, magic, Pattack Falls, Scotland, waterfalls | 7 Comments

Solstice of the Moon: Stone of the Maiden

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Once upon a time… twelve or thirteen hundred years ago… there lived a fair maiden. She was, it is told, the daughter of the Laird of Balquhain. She was betrothed and very soon to be married. On the eve of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, History, mystery, Photography, Scotland, Solstice of the Moon, Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged Bennachie, interpretation, Inverurie, mirror and comb, pictish beast, Pictish stones, pictish symbols, preaching cross, Scotland, the Maiden Stone | Leave a comment

Solstice of the Moon: Unfamiliar Territory

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is raining again and about to get worse. You are in a suburban green space between neat-gardened houses, the last place you would expect to find an ancient treasure… and you are confronted with something both so alien and … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, History, mystery, Photography, Scotland, Spirituality, travel | Tagged Balquhain recumbent circle, Brandsbutt Stone, history, Inverurie, Photography, Pictish symbol stones, Scotland, workshop weekend, writing | Leave a comment

Solstice of the Moon: Circle of Peace

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our first stop next day was a place where mysterious stones, a Celtic saint and a link to one of the best-known legends of the British Isles all come together in a village churchyard. It took a bit of finding, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, History, Photography, Sacred sites, Scotland, Solstice of the Moon, Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged Anne Rochford’s grave, Christchurch stone circle, Inverurie, lunar standstill, midmar, recumbent circle, Scotland, standing stones, stone circle | Leave a comment

Inverlochy Castle ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: We were driving back from a road-trip to Glen Garry, where we’d been admiring the spectacle of autumn colours: birch, beech and aspen dripping in luminous shades of yellow and gold, and the distant Knoydart … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Alasdair MacColla, Battle of Inverlochy, battlefields, Colkitto, Covenanters, feature slider, Fort William, history, Inverlochy Castle, John Balliol, John Comyn, Kings of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, Scotland, Scottish history | Leave a comment

Solstice of the Moon: Where Paths Converge…

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It had been a wonderful day, in spite of the long drive, with the delight of the sparrows on Holy Island and the magnificent stone circle at Duddo as its highlights. By the time we reached the outskirts of Edinburgh, … Continue reading →