Jackton Craft Market
13 Jun 2026
This post reports on visit today to a well presented craft market held at local distillery, Jackton near Eaglesham, south of Glasgow.
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Sherlock Holmes
09 Jun 2026
This post focuses on the fictitious detective, Sherlock Holmes whose creator, Joseph Bell, had strong links with Edinburgh.
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Bowmore Distillery
02 Jun 2026
This post reports on Bowmore, one of Scotland’s oldest whisky distilleries which is based on Islay a whisky producing island in the Inner Hebrides.
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Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay
01 Jun 2026
This post reports on Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay which dates from 1881 and produces three lines of whisky from unpeated to ultra peated.
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Dunadd Hillfort
27 May 2026
Located south of Kilmartin Glen, Dunadd is an important first millennium power centre which the incoming Scotti used as a base for the eventual domination of Scotland.
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Lochranza, Isle of Arran
22 May 2026
Lochranza is a village on the north coast of Arran where there is a distillery, castle and a geological feature known as an unconformity.
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Waterbird New Life
16 May 2026
This post reports on a near synchronized hatching of waterbirds comprising cygnets, goslings and ducklings at Rouken Glen
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Garden of Cosmic Speculation
14 May 2026
This garden sits somewhere in the eclectic category being inspired by a blend of British earthworks and Chinese gardens
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