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Dumfries & Galloway
The October holidays came around and a trip to Germany was still off limits. We plumped for five days down in the southwest of Scotland....
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Walking With Brian
Oct 15, 20205 min read
Fife Witches Remembered
I have previously written extensively about the sad case of Lilias Adie, the Torryburn resident accused of practising witchcraft in the...
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Walking With Brian
Oct 15, 20205 min read
Castle to Castle
Two weeks off work and a few days left to my own devices while Nicole worked upstairs in the home office behind the clothes horse. We had...
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Aug 3, 20209 min read
Clackmannan and coal mines
As a resident of West Fife, my wanderings often take me into the neighbouring county of Clackmannanshire. Known affectionately as the Wee...
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Jul 22, 20204 min read
Stonehaven
Today's outing was a drive up to Stonehaven on the northeast coast, approximately halfway between Montrose and Aberdeen. I hadn't visited...
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Jul 22, 20206 min read
Dalzell Estate
We always enjoy visiting a new RSPB reserve. Baron's Haugh is located just outside Motherwell and is bounded by the River Clyde. The...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 9, 20209 min read
Easing back into urbex
Lockdown had finally been relaxed to the point where it was permissible to travel more than five miles for leisure purposes. Although I...
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Jun 22, 202015 min read
Family tree
Life during lockdown began with several projects in mind. Make a dent in my reading backlog, tick off the local walks still lingering on...
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Walking With Brian
Mar 4, 20209 min read
Leven and Largo outing
Another welcome break in the seemingly endless wet and stormy weather. It was a bright if blustery Saturday and we fancied a trip to the...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 20, 202011 min read
Inner Forth Windings
The section of the River Forth west of Kincardine is often known as the Inner Forth. Certainly it's more of a river here than a firth...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 17, 20208 min read
Wooler
Nicole and I were both off work for a couple of days and we booked an overnight stay in Northumberland at short notice. We wanted to...
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Feb 7, 20209 min read
Queensferry rambles
My Christmas holidays had begun and I had a few days spare time until the big day itself. Nicole has recently started a new job in Rosyth...
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Feb 4, 20206 min read
Snowdrops and Burns
It looked as if I would be confined to barracks for a wet February weekend but the weather brightened up around lunchtime on Saturday....
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Walking With Brian
Jan 13, 20208 min read
Dunfermline Museum
In 1883, the world's first Carnegie library was opened in Dunfermline. Andrew Carnegie is the town's most famous son and he amassed...
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Walking With Brian
Dec 18, 20194 min read
Aberdour
The small town of Aberdour sits on a stretch of Fife coastline once known to Edinburgh Victorians as the Fife Riviera. Together with the...
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Walking With Brian
Nov 18, 20196 min read
Blairadam Forest
I've heard many walkers say they find long forest trails monotonous - particularly if it's a managed plantation of ubiquitous pine. I can...
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Nov 12, 201922 min read
Valleyfield Estate
A few miles along the road from me is the ex-mining village of High Valleyfield. Sitting on a ridge of land, the settlement grew around...
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Walking With Brian
Nov 5, 201910 min read
Dunfermline Historical
I grew up in Lochgelly, 8 miles equidistant from the larger towns of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Both places have large amounts of...
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Walking With Brian
Nov 4, 20195 min read
Lilias Adie
I first heard the name Lilias Adie when perusing the OnFife guide for local events. A talk was scheduled for Halloween at Dunfermline...
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Walking With Brian
Oct 22, 201914 min read
Angus Excursion
Two weeks off work and a three-night stay at Lunan Bay was on the agenda. It's a beautiful coastal spot between Arbroath and Montrose. We...
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