The Black Bull of Norroway

First mentioned in 1211, Skibo Castle (Skee-bo), was the home of the Bishops of Caithness. Skibo is a Norse...

There are many myths, legends & songs, but did Robin Hood really exist ? Myths:- tales invented by people...

From the time King James II fled, in 1688, to France, in exile, several ‘Jacobite Risings’ arose in Scotland....

The Tower of Hercules, Torre de Hercules, is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the world. Up until the twentieth...

Gateshead is an area where there are lots of interesting places to see & things to do. On the...

There is one big difference between the Laidley Worm and the Lambton Worm, in that it was not a...

Glen Coe, is Scotland’s most famous glen. A glen is a narrow, deep, often glacial U-shaped valley with a...

The Conan is a real pretty river bending here and there in the far north of Scotland. It runs...