Tagged: Scotland
Scottish Crannog Center
Scottish Crannog Center If you love puzzles, you must visit the Crannog, a reconstructed island home, located on Loch Tay 15 meters from the shore. You might be surprised to learn that this replica...
Stonehenge of the Hebrides
Though I’ve seen many of the 1300 remaining sites of standing stones in Britain, my favorite is the Standing Stones of Callanish, sometimes called the Stonehenge of the Hebrides. And, indeed, it is considered...
Hadrian’s Wall – If the Shoe Fits…
Of the many Roman walls found in Britain, Hadrian’s Wall is the best known. It’s history, however, it far to complex to cover in a One-Minute Vacation. But we did learn about one find...
Stevenson Lighthouses
When you think about distinguished authors from Scotland, the names Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and, more recently, J.K. Rowling, come to mind. Each author has a life story to tell...
Scottish Innovation
Falkirk Wheel Scotland has four canal systems, the Caledonian Canal, the Crinan Canal, the Forth & Clyde Canal, and the Union Canal. These waterways consist of lochs (lakes) and locks. They work together. When...
