One of the first things that I realized about our trip to Scotland was that everything worth seeing in Scotland is UP. I spent more time climbing hills, climbing steps, climbing…and this one is 246 steps up in a tiny circular staircase on the outer wall.
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A very large castle ruin along a bend on the River Clyde.
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We only saw the gatehouse, but there is a private (and large) restored castle somewhere behind them
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A massive fortified towerhouse built for Robert II in the 14th century
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A very small, mostly-restored tower house on the western cost, along the rocky beach
Read MoreThis is a child abbey from Kelso abbey, also a Tironensian foundation from the 12th century. It is possible that the abbey was never finished, and it was left to ruin in the 16th century.
Read More s a t u r d a y m a y 2 2 1 9 9 9 Despite the room being in the boonies, breakfast of ham and cheese omelets was at least as good as dinner. I checked us out, telling them exactly why (I’m not spending two nights in the […]
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If there is a more picturesque abbey in Scotland, I don’t know what it is. Sweetheart abbey is a fabulous ruin set in a grassy churchyard that is almost too green to be real
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My favorite castle in Scotland — a triangular, multi-towered ruin with not one, but two moats!
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Four towers, connected with walls, make this fortress an impregnable cube of stone
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