The oldest burial monument in Kilmartin Glen’s prehistoric linear cemetery is a short walk from the Temple Wood Stone Circle. It was built over 5000 years ago. The original chamber at its centre was divided into four compartments and probably held numerous burials, in line with Neolithic practices. As with the other monuments in Kilmartin […]
In between the islands, I spent a few days on the Scottish mainland in Argyll & Bute. My house was along a canal, and I enjoyed hours just watching boats go by. And do little excursions in the area. The Kingdom of Dál Riata (Dalriada) occupied most of today’s Argyll & Bute and part of […]
My boat trip to the Isle of Staffa was planned while still on Mull but had to be postponed due to weather. So a few days later I drove back to Oban, boarded the ferry to Mull, then got on a bus and 1h later was ready for my boat trip to the Isle of […]