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Category: Curiosities

Curious and unusual places

Queen’s Well, Glen Mark

During stays at Balmoral, Queen Victoria regularly travelled the Mounth Roads, a network of ancient rights of way traversing the … More

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Avenue of Redwoods

An impressive avenue of mighty Redwood trees that once served a country priory in Perthshire’s Carse of Gowrie contains among … More

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Outlander’s Witness Trees, Kinclaven

Inspired by the author Diana Gabaldon and her books, the producers of the popular historical TV saga Outlander have made … More

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Ladybank Water Tower

Located on the corner of Beeches and Golf Street in the north east Fife town of Ladybank, the old Ladybank … More

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Arty loo with a view

Take a hike around Dundee’s Riverside Nature Park and, as you approach this tiny cabin, you would be forgiven for … More

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Frankenstein Steps, Dundee

As a teenager, author Mary Shelley spent two extended summers in Dundee, ostensibly recuperating from illness, but also avoiding the … More

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Calum’s Path, Raasay

At the northern end of the island of Raasay one man famously built a road. After campaigning for years for … More

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Bessie’s Cairn

Bessie’s Cairn in Glen Isla is a stout little landmark tucked away in one of the remotest corners of Angus. … More

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Beanotown meets Hollywood

A giant Hollywood-style Beanotown sign appeared on Dundee’s skyline. Erected just below the summit of the city’s highest point, the … More

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Cleaven Dyke

Cutting through woodland near the Perthshire village of Meikleour, the Cleaven Dyke is a vast prehistoric earthwork stretching over a … More

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