Auchinbaird Windmill This structure is located just off a modern housing estate, so it’s good to see that it hasn’t fallen foul of misguided planning decisions. I take a lot of photographs, usually every day. I’m so pleased with the image I took that day which accompanies this blog post. There were two good ones … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 110
Sauchie Tower I’m always astonished how such buildings can survive for so long, often tucked away in odd corners, in many instances hidden off road, away from the main thoroughfares. Decades pass, centuries even, and despite politics, battles, climate change and misguided planning decisions, such structures weather everything life throws at them. According to the … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 109
Inveraray I drove across to Loch Fyne the other week and stopped at Inveraray. Fantastic scenery along with an impressive castle. It isn’t open yet as it’s still the closed season, so I could only walk around outside and take a couple of photographs. It’s on my list to visit later in the year though. … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 88
Culzean Castle I regularly have those wow moments when visiting historical sites, and Culzean Castle is one of the most memorable. When you walk through the Ruined Arch and onto the Viaduct, after having caught a small glimpse of the building and then see the castle properly for the first time, it truly is an … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 77
Doune Castle I revisited Doune Castle at the beginning of September. Those who are fans of the Outlander series, will know this was used for the fictional Castle Leoch, where Colum MacKenzie and his clan lived. As always I took a great many photographs, despite having done so on previous occasions. If you have watched … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 63
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