Hermit of Kinpurney Hill

Overlooking the Vale of Strathmore, Kinpurney Hill in Angus is one of my favourite wee hills. The short but strenuous … More

Cauldron Linn

Cauldron Linn waterfall is a lost treasure on the River Devon, in Clackmannanshire. Regarded by Victorian tourists as a great … More

Memorials are not uncommon in the mountains and glens of Scotland. Some honour individuals who have died in the great … More

Rural Perthshire is one of the few places you will find a pyramid in Scotland. Perched atop Carn Tuile, near … More

The tiny tidal island of Vallay lies just off the coast of North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides. Abandoned by … More

The Shelter Stone, known in Gaelic as Clach Dhion, is sometimes referred to as a bothy but it is more … More

A simple stone howff supported in part by a tree, this tiny refuge on Scotston Hill (NO 351405) probably dates … More

A coastal art installation erected by an unknown artist that struck a chord with walkers on the popular Arbroath cliff-top trail, … More

Hidden away in the remote upper reaches of Gleann an t-Slugain, Slugain Howff has, since its clandestine construction in the … More

Many towns and villages in Fife owe their existence to coal mining. Others, however, were lost and, in some cases, … More