17th October 2017. I was getting so near to the end of the trail and was aware that it was getting very close to the end of the season when many properties close for winter: I was so near but still seven places still to see and a very spread out geography, it was timeContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Urquhart Castle, Culloden, Fort George)”
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On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Linlithgow Palace)
On the 30th of September 2017, I had my next opportunity to hit the trail in spectacular autumn sunshine. I decided to travel down to Linlithgow Palace, a fairly substantial 2.5 hour drive from Aberdeen. Scotland was living up to its stereotype of four seasons in one day, when I encountered a blizzard of hailContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Linlithgow Palace)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Palace of Holyroodhouse)
On the 8th of September 2017, I set off for one of the big overnight adventures I did on the trail: the Edinburgh locations. I booked an exhibition slot, a couple of nights in my sister’s spare room and jumped on the train with some light reading material. For the big Edinburgh day on theContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Edinburgh Castle, National Museum of Scotland, Palace of Holyroodhouse)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Brodie Castle and the Battle of Cromdale)
20th August 2017. I knew I was coming into a busy time at work with a lot of overtime and weekend work and I was needing sky, scenery and a dose of heather and fresh air, so I decided to make a trip out to the National Trust for Scotland’s Brodie Castle in Moray. TheContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Brodie Castle and the Battle of Cromdale)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Dumbarton Castle and Alloa Tower)
12th August 2017 dawned with spectacular sunshine and was the most beautiful late autumn day. Suz joined me for the day and we were both excited to be going somewhere we’d never been before. We came equipped for all the weather, with SPF50, sunglasses, and jumpers and wet weather gear stashed in the boot. OurContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Dumbarton Castle and Alloa Tower)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Huntingtower, Killiecrankie, Braemar Castle)
On 6th August 2017, I set off for Perthshire in the sunshine, armed as usual with my NTS and HES membership passes, thermos and round of sandwiches. Instead of taking the dual carriageway to Perth, I took the rural route through Angus, leaving the dual carriageway at Forfar and taking the rural route through CouparContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Huntingtower, Killiecrankie, Braemar Castle)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Stirling Castle, Doune Castle and the Battle of Sherrifmuir)
21st July 2017. Suz and I set off for Stirling early(ish) because the journey is 2.5 hours and I knew the car park could get very busy. The drive from Aberdeen to Stirling is beautiful. You travel thorough rural, Aberdeenshire and Angus, full of agriculture and soft fruit growing farms then turn off at PerthContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Stirling Castle, Doune Castle and the Battle of Sherrifmuir)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Castle Fraser and Fyvie Castle)
On the 14th of July 2017, Suz and I did our last local castle on the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, the National Trust for Scotland’s Castle Fraser . This castle was one of the strongholds of the Clan Fraser, who came out for the Jacobites in 1745. The 6th Lord Fraser’s eldest sonContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Castle Fraser and Fyvie Castle)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Corgarff, Kildrummy and Leith Hall)
13th July 2017, Suz and I packed our sandwiches and a thermos to head out into Aberdeenshire again, this time visiting Historic Environment Scotland’s Corgarff and Kildrummy Castle and the National Trust for Scotland’s Leith Hall. Corgarff Castle stands in a wild and isolated spot on high moorland where Donside begins to climb into SpeysideContinue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Corgarff, Kildrummy and Leith Hall)”
On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Craigievar Castle and Drum Castle)
On the 12th July 2017, Suz and I visited two National Trust for Scotland properties, Craigievar Castle and Drum Castle, both in the north east. Craigievar Castle is the fairytale castle from your childhood imagination. It was built in the 17th century, by the Forbes family. The castle has an exquisite collection of baroque furniture,Continue reading “On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (Craigievar Castle and Drum Castle)”
Time Traveller's Guide to Re-enactment 