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WEIRDNESS AND WONDERS The unsurpassed Fortean Times, one of the UK’s national treasures. The Modern Antiquarian , the megalithic/stone circle fan community set up in the wake of Julian Cope’s epic book of the same name. If you’re going to a prehistoric site, check it out here.
LOCH NESS - RECOMMENDED PLACES TO VISIT/CLICK ON The highly recommended Loch Ness 2000 Exhibition, the first stop for Nessie hunters The South Loch Ness Heritage Group - full of information on accommodation, local history, wildlife, walks and more The wonderful Abriachan Forest Trust , home of the most imaginative and enjoyable community forest in Scotland Abriachan Nurseries - not just a garden, but home to “Columba’s Font Stone” and other strange wonders
LOCH NESS & INVERNESS - RECOMMENDED PLACES TO STAY Belladrum Estate - self-catering in follies; lots of strangeness on the estate The Old Parsonage Guest House , Croachy Westhill House B&B, Culloden
LOCH NESS AND THE INVERNESS AREA - LOCAL HISTORY The Inverness Field Club - local history stalwarts; highly recommended The Gaelic Society of Inverness . The Transactions of this learned society are extensively quoted in the book.
SCOTLAND - PLACES TO VISIT Historic Scotland - who own, among many other outstanding sites, Iona Abbey, Urquhart Castle, Clava Cairns and Fort George. National Trust for Scotland - owners of the Culloden Battlefield among many other core Scottish sites.
BOOKS ON SCOTLAND www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbookshop/
PERTHSHIRE Perth & Kinross Tourist Office Perth and Kinross Libraries (the AK Bell Library in Perth is one of the best public libraries in Scotland)
My publishers, Tempus
MUSIC Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone show on BBC Radio 6. The soundtrack to the books. The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival , near Inverness. Small and perfectly formed. Best band of the 2007 festival - experimental/folk/electronica pastoral wonders Tunng. The Wickerman Festival , Dumfries & Galloway. Burn, baby, burn! Best band of the 2007 festival - St Jude’s Infirmary - shades of Joy Division with Tom Waits at the controls.
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| 16.06.08 - Geoff is currently working on "The Guide to Mysterious Glasgow which .... click here to read more 27.11.07 - The Guide to Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness is published on.... click here to read more |
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The Guide To Mysterious Perthshire is the first comprehensive gazetteer to absolutely everything supernatural, paranormal or just plain eccentric and odd in Perth and Kinross. |
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A guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric and, above all, mysterious about the Isle of Iona and the nearby island of Staffa. |
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This third book in what they’re all calling “The Guide to Mysterious....” series is a comprehensive guide to everything strange, curious, supernatural, folkloric and weird in the Inverness and Loch Ness area, |