Magic and the Great Glen
I suppose the Stuart stories could be set almost anywhere, Miss Walkinshaw, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s mistress was from Glasgow and he died in Rome but it’s the Highlands I want to set them in. I’ve […]
Tag: Scotland
Oor Wullie or French William at Hastings
William the Conqueror’s motives and his actions up to Abernethy
Roman VAT
Why the Romans left Scotland
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was sent to Britain to investigate the tin market.
Writing about Scotland
– Because I write about Scotland, I’ve been accused of being a Scottish Nationalist but I write about what I know and I’ve been through all of the drove road country, so I wrote Drover. […]
Caledonian Canal
The Caledonian Canal While we were in Aberdeen, the Stonehaven Yacht Club organised the a trip down the Caledonian Canal in the Sail Training yacht Winston Churchill. I was sea sick for a day and […]
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3 weeks
Tagged Birlinn, Caledonian canal, Great Glen, Historical fiction, Scotland