Tag Archives: Scotland

The Old Men of Hoy ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 6, 2020 by

I remember the ferry poster. May 2018 and we were on our way to Orkney for the first time. Four of us had travelled by ScotRail up from Glasgow to Thurso, a few miles west of John O’ Groats, the … Continue reading →

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On hold…

Posted on September 10, 2020 by

The dog and I watched the dawn come up from the doorstep. We had seen the stars sparkle in the moonlight and watched the mistwraiths dance in the fields as the first pre-dawn light crept over the horizon. It was … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Drawing in the Threads…

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

I turned the car down a narrow lane to greet Long Meg and her Daughters.  Leaving Kirkoswald church, we had taken the route we have travelled so often towards Penrith. We had driven up and down this road, backwards and … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Filling the Cup…

Posted on August 24, 2020 by

We pushed open the door to St Oswald’s church. It is still with a feeling of anticipation that we cross the threshold of these ancient places of worship. Churches that look incredible from outside have sometimes been so unsympathetically restored … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: From the Depths…

Posted on August 23, 2020 by

We could see, as soon as we passed through the gate, that the church in Kirkoswald was going to be a good one. The village itself bears its name… Oswald’s church… and the dedication was given because the body of … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Finding the Way…

Posted on August 22, 2020 by

I don’t mind driving on motorways but they are never my first choice of road. While they do, as long as there are no hold-ups, get you from A to B fast, they do not allow for adventures. You cannot … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Hitting the Wall…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by

After the odd meeting with the woman at the pub, we now felt we had to visit Hadrian’s Wall. It had been on my mind for a while, for some reason, and had cropped up a lot in strange places … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Pause for Thought?

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

With its new tyre, the car was flying south, but, after the marathon drive of the day before, we had decided that a brief stop every couple of hours, to stretch legs and refresh minds, would be a good idea. … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Three Nights in the Tomb…

Posted on August 19, 2020 by

It was already midnight as we drove along the shores of Loch Lomond. The black, shimmering banks seemed far less than ‘bonny’ as the water lapped at the kerb, the rain blurring the lines between the loch and the road … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Lap of the Gods…

Posted on August 18, 2020 by

It was already well after eight and the light was beginning to fade as we left Eilean Donan. During the crossing, we had booked a hotel in Ayr and, after two nights of sleeping unprepared in the car, we were … Continue reading →

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