Category Archives: Scotland

northernvicar November and December 2023

Posted on January 11, 2024 by admin

One of my ambitions in life has been to see the Northern Lights. We should have been in Orkney for the last fortnight, and there have been some lovely photos from there. We have also seen photos from Northumberland over … Continue reading →

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Govan Old Church, Glasgow

Posted on November 9, 2023 by admin

Saturday 28 October 2023 was the oipportunity for a trip to Glasgow. Govan Old Stones had tweeted to say they were closing at the end of the month for a winter break, so why not visit now? I went Hexham, … Continue reading →

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northernvicar August 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by admin

We started the month with a trip north over the Border to Melrose, and a visit to the Roman Museum at Trimontium – https://www.trimontium.co.uk/. It reminds us that the Romans did move north – by 79 AD they were pushing … Continue reading →

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northernvicarwalks Sep to Dec 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by admin

To be honest, Northern Vicar doesn’t walk much between September and December 2022. A routine blood test led to a cancer diagnosis, which led to major surgery at the end of November. The Chaplains at The Christie Hospital in Manchester … Continue reading →

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Orkney – services in St Magnus Cathedral and the Italian Chapel

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

You can find plenty of blogs about the gorgeous St Magnus Cathedral if you look back through this Blog (four detailed blogs in 2017 – use the search bar to the right and look for “Kirkwall”)- and a 2017 blog … Continue reading →

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Orkney – Rousay and Egilsay

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

We’ve been to Orkney several times, but haven’t really done many of the Outer Islands. On Tuesday 28 June I ambled down to the Ferry office and a couple of staff sorted me out for a trip to Rousay and … Continue reading →

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Orkney – a little bit of the St Magnus Way

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

I have been keeping an eye on the St Magnus Way website – https://www.stmagnusway.com/ -a 55 mile route across Orkney from the Broch of Gurness to Kirkwall, via Birsay and Orphir. 31 miles of it is on road, so I … Continue reading →

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Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire – St Mary’s

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

The Barhams are en route to Orkney. En route we spent some time in the stunning Bowes Museum, spent a night in East Kilbride, then (Thursday 23 June 2022) continued north and enjoyed the gardens and cafe of the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Orkney 2021 – Burray, St Lawrence

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

Thursday 17 June was a beautiful day. We went to St Lawrence church on Burray, the island we’re staying on. It’s down a lane off the main road at ND492964. I had rather hoped we could get down to the … Continue reading →

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Orkney 2021 – Burwick, St Mary

Posted on August 26, 2021 by admin

Having visited the Italian Chapel on Thursday 10 June we headed south through South Ronaldsay, right down to Burwick. This end of the island looks very desolate. There are beautiful empty buildings which I would love to buy and redevelop … Continue reading →

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