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Kinloss Abbey – Moray’s Forgotten Monastery

Die Ruinen von Kinloss Abbey stehen hinter einer Reihe Kriegsgräber

The ruins of Kinloss Abbey stand among the graves of a modern cemetery in Moray. Discover the medieval abbey’s history, Robert Reid and how to visit.

Whithorn & Isle of Whithorn – Pilgrimage Site of Scottish Kings

In the Middle Ages, people came to Whithorn from every corner to pay homage to St Ninian. Whether Ninian of Whithorn ever actually existed, though, is another matter.

Italian Chapel on Orkney – the Miracle of Camp 60

To the Italian prisoners of war, Orkney must have seemed like hell. So they built themselves a piece of heaven: today, the Italian Chapel moves its visitors

Isle of Iona – The Sacred Island of the Scots

It is considered a spiritual centre of Scotland – the place from which Christianity spread into the Highlands. The small island of Iona is geographically little more than an appendage of Mull. And yet it is so much more important than that. Emerald green, the isle sits on a turquoise sea as the small ferry […]

St Magnus Cathedral – the Viking Saint of Orkney

For over 850 years, the cathedral in Kirkwall has commemorated St Magnus of Orkney. It’s also Britain’s most northerly cathedral – and a rather special one at that, with a few quirks of its own. St Magnus is admittedly a fairly small cathedral compared with Britain’s other buildings of this kind. But it’s beautifully adorned […]

Kilchoman – an Abandoned Place Steeped in History on Islay

Kilchoman was once a thriving community on Islay – today, only the eerie graveyard, the ruined church and the old stone cross remain to remind us of the people who once lived here. That alone makes it worth a visit – that, and of course the distillery and the glorious beach nearby. Kilchoman’s handful of […]

Kildalton Cross – a Historic Celtic Cross on Islay

A masterpiece among Celtic crosses. Kildalton Cross dates from the 9th century, and for hundreds of years it kept a grisly secret. They hadn’t bargained for a discovery like this: mutilated skeletons beneath this beautiful cross? What on earth had happened here? John Ramsay was a wealthy man: a Member of Parliament, owner of the […]

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