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Why visit the amazing Shetland Isles?
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Cory Jones Social Enterprise 100 Impact Pioneer List
Cory Jones has been recognised on the Social Enterprise 100 Impact Pioneer List for his outstanding contribution to community focused work through the First Aid Training Co operative. The award celebrates organisations and individuals creating positive social and environmental impact across the UK.
Forgotten Viking Hogbacks at Logie Old Churchyard, Stirling
I went to Logie Kirk to visit family, but a short walk up the brae takes you to something much older.
Auld Logie Kirk sits above the later church, a place used for burial for centuries. Among the gravestones, low in the grass, are two stones that are easy to miss until you know what you are looking for.
These are hogbacks.
They date to the 10th or 11th century and link this place directly to the Viking Age. People carved them to resemble long, curved houses, with ridged roofs picked out along the sides. They are rare, and their presence here shows that this site was already important over a thousand years ago.
They mark some of the earliest burials at Logie, long before the later kirk was rebuilt.
A Short Walk, 4,000 Years Back in Time: Cup and Ring Marks Near Plean
A short walk from Plean leads to prehistoric cup and ring marks hidden in the landscape near Cowie. These remarkable carvings, created thousands of years ago, reveal a deep and often overlooked history right on our doorstep.
Wild Swimming at Avon Lagoon: The Shower Cap Swim Story
Wild swimming at Avon Lagoon in West Lothian. How to find it, what to expect, and our freezing but fun Shower Cap dook.
Did You Know… There’s a Hidden Stone Circle in Inverness?
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The Forgotten Alloa Waggonway: Discover Scotland’s Remarkable Early Coal Railway
A simple search for a wee walk in Alloa revealed something far more interesting. The forgotten Alloa Waggonway, an early horse drawn railway that once carried coal from Sauchie mines to Alloa Harbour through hidden tunnels.
Castle Roy: A Hidden Medieval Tower in Strathspey
A quiet ruin in Strathspey with a dramatic past. Discover Castle Roy, the Comyn stronghold above Nethy Bridge, its archaeology, Highland legends, and the beloved guardians Murdo and Buster.
Bonkle House, The Perchy, And The Forgotten Landscape Of Lanarkshire
Explore Bonkle House, the Perchy, and the forgotten landscape of Lanarkshire, where ancient peat bogs, old coal pits, hidden wildlife, and powerful local stories survive just beyond the streets.