On a rainy autumn day I was out exploring on a trail in the Aberdeenshire woods. Wandering off path to explore as I often do, I came to a clearing that revea...

On a hill above Aberchirder stands this small stone circle. The farmer was a very nice woman and walked me up the track to the circle, showing me how to keep...

On my last last day in Aberdeenshire this past trip I stopped to visit the Tolquhon Tomb/ Tarves Tomb. It was a soggy day not ideal for photos but I was able...

"Scottish Heritage Advocate" - I'm excited to be incorporating this phrase into my mission as I look ahead to 6 months in Scotland this year. I have been wo...

This dapper gentleman is a bit of a man of mystery, and I love a good mystery. I’ve driven by him many times on my way through Oldmeldrum, off to explore on ...

As you know, I love a good treasure hunt. For me, “treasure” usually translates to a stone or ruin of some sort. One of my favourite areas to explore is arou...

This morning I felt a bit overwhelmed by my writing to-do list, and the pressures from those expectations have started to get to me. So I grabbed Luna’s leas...

As I research and write my Pictish novel, I continually seek out Pictish sites. It was a dreich day in Aberdeenshire today, (yep that’s sheets of rain coming...

I checked another Pictish Stone off my list today, in Turriff, Aberdeenshire 😍 It is in the wall of St Ninian’s churchyard. If you check out the 3rd image, ...

Meet the Mormond Hill White Horse! According to Visit Fraserburgh it is “Said to have been created by Captain Fraser (Lord Lovat of Strichen) as a tribute to...

Well, here’s to 37! Another year around the sun. I was looking through recent photos and found this one from Bennachie after I spent the night inside the hil...

If you have any interest in participating in the planning, running, sponsoring etc of Scottish Wanderlust meet-ups, please contact me :) I'm looking to creat...

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, after my overnight on Bennachie, I couldn't resist popping over to Hill of Dunnideer to check out the ruin and remnants o...

I had such lovely evening hike up Oxen Craig and Mither Tap on Bennachie last night. I’ve been up on Bennachie multiple times, via different combinations of ...

Today Luna and I had a morning wander over to Easter Aquhorthies Recumbent Stone Circle. Recumbent Stone Circles are prehistoric sites unique to northeast Sc...

What a gorgeous day to accidentally find a Pictish stone/stone circle/henge! I'd heard that the Garioch Heritage Centre was having a book sale (thanks to the...

You may have heard of the famous Pictish stone known as the Maiden Stone, at the base of Bennachie. But what you may not know is that just around the corner,...

Today was a gorgeous day to stop by Pittulie Castle. The barley was growing up in the field, so out of respect for the farmer I only walked in the bare ruts ...

It’s a perfect day for a picnic and working on my Pictish novel inside a Neolithic stone circle ❤️ This one is at Ythsie and isn’t mentioned much. It has bee...

I’m trying to focus on itinerary reviews but my mind keeps wandering to Bennachie ❤️ I never tire of this spot on Mither Tap on Bennachie, the entrance to th...