Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders

'Always the first Saturday in September'. The Braemar Gathering is one of the constants of Highland Life. It was reputedly started ...

Went to an excellent lecture (one of the HOSTGA series of winter lectures) about Recastle on the Black Isle. This tiny community boasts one...

Travelling round Ireland, I expected the stud farms but was amazed by all the golf courses. I'm glad we introduced the Irish to golf, si...

I am in Dublin, courtesy of Lynchpin Tours an Irish tour operator with whom we have worked for some years, providing an integrated experien...

In London for New Year, I came upon a Place of Execution: Smithfield , a little north of St Paul's Cathedral. Sir William Wallace is the...