by Genscu | May 17, 2025 | Bloggings
Map of Scottish Highland clans (green areas) and Lowland families (blue labels), reflecting the regional divide. Highlands (north and west) remained Gaelic-speaking and clan-based, while Lowlands (south and east) were Scots-speaking with feudal families. Geography and... 
by Mark Nicol | Aug 17, 2020 | Videos
Inspired the Chalice Well in Glastonbury I search for similar sacred water sources in the Scottish Borders, with some dramatic results In Search of Scotland’s Sacred Waters—Hidden Springs, Lost Legends & Borderland Magic Water has always held a kind of mystical... 
by Mark Nicol | Sep 8, 2019 | Videos
Soaking up the sunrise on middle Eildon Hill this morning…. There’s something otherworldly about standing on a mountain top as the sun rises—especially when that mountain is steeped in legend. This morning, I climbed the Eildon Hills in the heart of the Scottish... 
by Mark Nicol | Jan 10, 2019 | Videos
St Aebbe was the daughter of the King of Bernicia, she founded the monastery at St Abbs (which is named after her) around 630AD. Recent investigations have implied that the site of the monastery may be very close to the current Coldingham Priory. But for me there is... 
by Mark Nicol | Jan 1, 2019 | Videos
I visit a prehistoric site to watch the first sunrise of 2019 in the Scottish Borders A New Year’s dawn at an ancient stronghold in the Scottish Borders 🎥 Watch the full video of our Torwoodlee Sunrise High above Galashiels, where the soft Borders hills roll into...