Journal Index:
Observations, Impressions, Digressions
A chronological list of sites visited in northern England and southern Scotland from June 20 through July 5. Click the England or Scotland links in the navigation to the left for a categorized listing (i.e., castles, monuments, etc.) of sites visited.
Tuesday, June 20: Departures and Arrivals Wednesday, June 21: The Longest Day of the Year
- Across the Pond (Continued)
- Manchester, England
- Manchester to York
- Feversham Lodge, York England
- Bay Horse Pub, Gillygate, York England
- Morning at Feversham and the Yorkshire countryside
- Castle Howard
- The Kilburn White Horse
- Byland Abbey
- Fountains Abbey
- Return to York: All Roads Lead to Pateley Bridge
- Fairytales can come true, but watch out for dragons
- Morning at Feversham
- The Merchant Adventurer's Hall and Holy Trinity Church, York
- York Minster
- Rievaulx Abbey
- The Kilburn White Horse (Redux) and Ripon Cathedral
- Return to York, via the Devil's Arrows standing stones
- On the Road Again, leaving Feversham Lodge
- In search of Barnard Castle, County Durham
- Barnard Castle
- Brough Castle
- Brougham Castle
- Bessiestown Guest House, Catlowdy via Carlisle
- Morning in Catlowdy
- Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Bewcastle runic cross, Cumbria, England
- Lanercost Priory
- Naworth Castle and Birdoswald
- Walltown Crags
- Vindolanda Roman fort
- Newcastle upon Tyne and the Angel of the North
- Durham Castle
- Durham Cathedral
- Segedunum (Wallsend)
- Alnwick
- Warkworth Castle
- Hadrian's Wall country
- Langley Castle
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
- Grasmere
- Furness Abbey
- Catlowdy at night
- Journey Into Scotland
- The Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
- Stirling Castle
- Torwood Lodge, Melrose, Scotland
- Morning in Melrose
- Galashiels, Lochcarron Woolen Mill
- Traquair House
- Rosslyn Chapel
- In search of Crichton Castle
- Crichton Castle
- Return to Galashiels, The Common Riding
- Evening in Melrose
- Morning in Melrose and a return to Galashiels
- Kelso Abbey
- Jedburgh Abbey
- Dryburgh Abbey
- The Wallace Statue and Scott's View
- Melrose at night
- A midnight mission
- Leaving Torwood Lodge
- Melrose Abbey
- Scottish countryside
- Torphichen Preceptory
- Linlithgow Palace
- Oaklands Bed and Breakfast, Laurieston, Scotland
- Dinner in Denny, Stirlingshire
- Morning at Oaklands
- Inchmahome Priory
- Crieff, Perthshire
- In search of the stone circle at Fowlis Wester
- Loch Leven
- Dunfermline Abbey, Fife
- Culross
- Dinner in Culross and return to Laurieston
- A lazy morning at Oaklands
- Cupar Highland Games, Fife
- St. Andrews
- Laurieston at night, a walk along the Antonine Wall
- Into Edinburgh
- The Museum of Scotland
- Greyfriars Bobby's
- The Royal Mile and Princes Street Gardens
- Deacon Brodies
- Return to Oaklands and the spooky dude at Callendar House
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