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Walking to Leith Shore
The 13-mile Water of Leith Trail ends at the historic Leith Shore, now a thriving leisure quarter. On the three previous occasions I've...
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Walking With Brian
May 31, 20234 min read
Cowie coke ovens
I have pieced together several heritage trails around towns and villages by studying online maps and researching the local history. I...
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Walking With Brian
May 30, 20235 min read
Edinburgh tram walk - part 1
The original Edinburgh tram network was dismantled in 1956. They made a return in 2014, although the lengthy construction process proved...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 23, 202311 min read
Water of Leith trail
Scotland's capital city is served by the Port of Leith on the Firth of Forth. A lesser known river in Edinburgh is the Water of Leith. It...
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Apr 18, 20237 min read
Kirriemuir Heritage
I had a free Friday and Nicole was heading up to Dundee for her university course. As I've done on several occasions, I hitched a lift...
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Apr 6, 20234 min read
Drumchapel Way
Large cities offer many walking routes but of course the pool diminishes as you progress. I purchased a self-published e-book a while...
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Mar 2, 20238 min read
Newtyle railway paths
Virtually all my blog posts are written a short while after the event. I do occasionally piece together a report from memory, aided by...
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Feb 19, 20233 min read
Beecraigs Country Park
Nestled in the Bathgate Hills, just beyond the historic town of Linlithgow, Beecraigs Country Park covers an area of 900 acres. I had...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Gartmorn Dam
Winter was easing and - more importantly - the lengthening of daylight hours made the prospect of a leisurely weekend walk a distinct...
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Jan 3, 202310 min read
Berwick Upon Tweed
We fancied getting away for a couple of days between Christmas and New Year. A break from the TV schedules and endless food....
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Walking With Brian
Oct 23, 20226 min read
Tiny Cathedral City
According to royal charter, Scotland now has eight cities. If you apply the cathedral theory, the small Angus settlement of Brechin makes...
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Walking With Brian
Oct 15, 20227 min read
Fair Forfar town
The traditional county town of Angus is Forfar. I've been there many times for football matches and Nicole and I have passed through on...
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Walking With Brian
Sep 8, 20227 min read
Wallace Monument & Walk
To the north of Stirling stands a hill known as Abbey Craig. The monument at the top is dedicated to national hero William Wallace and...
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Sep 7, 20226 min read
Aberfoyle Ramble
The large village of Aberfoyle sits on the banks of a nascent River Forth, within the boundaries of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National...
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Walking With Brian
Sep 5, 20224 min read
Doune Heritage Circuit
I got married to Nicole at Doune Castle in 2008. It was a great day and we had the reception a few miles along the road at Bridge of...
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Walking With Brian
Jun 29, 202245 min read
London 2022
It all started when I read a glowing review of the Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum in London. I checked the website and...
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Walking With Brian
Jun 28, 202215 min read
Glasgow Park Circuit
While scanning the maps of Glasgow, it struck me that three major parks on the southside are within easy walking distance of each other....
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Walking With Brian
Jun 24, 20223 min read
Edinburgh seventh heaven
The City of Edinburgh has seven peaks within its municipal boundaries: Calton, Corstorphine, Blackford, Craiglockhart, Braid, Castle Rock...
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Walking With Brian
Jun 10, 20224 min read
Johnstone to Kilmacolm
It was the long weekend for our Queen's Platinum Jubilee and I found myself with a free Friday. You can only watch so much of the...
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Walking With Brian
May 26, 20225 min read
Craigmillar Castle
Edinburgh - my city of birth. I had seen all the familiar sights many times but never walked out to the "other" castle on the south side....
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