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Sand castle: Five Scottish beachside keeps
Dunbeath Castle, Caithness Perched precariously on a high cliff that has been chewed by the pounding sea below, Dunbeath Castle presents a grand and lonely silhouette against the Sutherland landscape. In the 1400s there
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Each time I head south of the Border to visit my English relatives I am struck anew by the negative perceptions they have of us. Andy Murray is “dour”, Duncan Bannatyne is “curmudgeonly” and
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13 haunted Scottish castles
By Catie Guitart Scotland’s castles have spawned many stories of hauntings: bloodthirsty barons, lonesome ladies and many, many Mary Queen of Scots. Here’s a small selection. Borthwick Castle, Borthwick Built as stronghold capable of
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