Built atop windswept cliffs or rising from the misty waters of tidal seas, coastal castles have long had a heady sense of drama. Constructed as formidable front-line defenders, they keep watch over vital shipping lanes, harbors, coastal towns, and kingdoms. From the tidal island castle of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy to the Caribbean fortress of El […]
Cast your eyes from the battlements of Stirling Castle and you could be looking at a map of Scottish history. To the east, fields and hills that witnessed William Wallace’s most famous victory. To the south, the rolling hills where Robert the Bruce led his men to a nation’s destiny. And right under your feet? […]
Have you ever stood in a place and felt the past tug at your sleeve? That was me, atop the ramparts of Stirling Castle, wind snapping at my coat as I imagined Robert the Bruce rallying his troops below. There’s something deeply visceral about Scottish castles. They don’t just sit silently on the landscape—they command […]
When I first went to Edinburgh Castle, I wasn’t expecting to feel anything, really. Just another historic site, I thought—a good photo, maybe a few plaques. But as I walked up Castlehill and the skyline shifted, I stopped. It wasn’t the size of Edinburgh Castle that struck me—it was the silence it seemed to carry. […]
