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Mythical Creatures on Stamps and Orkney’s Tale: Dragons, Unicorns, Giants, Pixies, Mermaids and Fairies

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Mairiuna, imagine receiving an enveloppe in the mail on which you would find postage stamps depicting Dragons, Unicorns, Pixies, Giants, Mermaids and Fairies ??!!! It could happen for real you know, because Great Britain recently issued  a collection of six stamps, depicting “Mythical Creatures” found in British folklore. These stamps were created exclusively for Royal Mail by Dave McKean, one … Continue reading →

Doon Hill Fairies : You’re not going there at night ?

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“Do you believe in Fairies”? That’s a good question Janice and, indeed, isn’t that the title of one of our posts? What I’m sure of anyway is that many people do, and not only children, I can tell you! Take a look at the photos we’ve taken on Doon Hill.  Aren’t they a most touching expression of folk beliefs in … Continue reading →

A Journey Into Fairyland With Reverend Kirk

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Mairiuna, upon reading your last post it brought back to memory the visit we did to Reverend Kirk’s Fairyland site Doon Hill, near the small town of Aberfoyle, gateway to the beautiful Trossach region in Perthshire. Aberfoyle is only 30 miles away by road of Glasgow and as such, there is no reason one should not stop by to contemplate … Continue reading →

Do You Believe In Fairies ?

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. Tinker Bell’s wings would scarcely carry her now (…) Every moment her light was growing fainter; and Peter knew that if it went out she would be no more (…)  Her voice was so low that at first he could not make out what she said. Then he made it out. She was saying that she thought she could … Continue reading →

The “Fairy Boy Of Leith” on Calton Hill, Edinburgh

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Hi Mairiuna 🙂 Come and look at the view! Over there, it’s Salisbury Crags and Arthur’s Seat. Can you see the path climbing up the hill?  … look… there are people at the top ! Can’t wait to walk up there, be sure to include it in our next itinerary. I’ve read a few things about the place while waiting for you. Quite … Continue reading →