Holiday Scotland

A chance to travel Scotland in the footsteps of the Jacobites The Jacobite wars were a lot more than kilted Highlanders rushing through the heather to fight the Redcoats; no, it was a battle for the heart and soul of a nation. There was religious conflict, political intrigue, commercial ambition and old scores settled. So, [...]

The Waterfall Diaries Part 4 In the Shadow of Glencoe I’m sure if you look for a definition of ‘waterfall’ this next one wouldn’t qualify but to be totally honest…. I don’t care, this one is a beautiful place and right next to a main road as well !! This, like buying a house is [...]

At five o’clock in the morning on the 13th of February 1692, as a blizzard howled down from the rugged peaks of the Aonach Eagach, redcoat soldiers from the Duke of Argyll’s regiment awoke, dressed and began an indiscriminate slaughter of their hosts, the MacDonalds of Glencoe. Up and down the glen shots rang out [...]