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Outlander – A Trip to the Battlefield Site

Sandy McNaughton — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:51:36 +0000

Dragonfly in Amber – The Battle of Prestonpans It was fun investigating around the Royal Mile in Edinburgh using Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager as a guide (see Outlander Exploring on the Royal Mile). So for the next adventure I’ve gone exploring out

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Outlander Connections in Edinburgh – Tobias Smollett

Sandy McNaughton — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:10:47 +0000

What was Jamie Reading? I’ve been looking at some Outlander Connections in Edinburgh. The Outlander series is a the historical/science fiction saga by author Diana Gabaldon which has recently been sparking a lot of interest due to the Starz Original television show based

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Inspired by Outlander? Trips to Outlander Filming Locations

Sandy McNaughton — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:22:18 +0000

Visit Outlander Filming Locations In the early 1990s, the author Diana Gabaldon started to publish what would become a long-running series of novels which are initially set in Scotland, which would introduce her readers to different periods of history; to

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Outlander Trail for Fans based in Edinburgh

Sandy McNaughton — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:20:27 +0000

On the Outlander Trail around Central Scotland The biggest fans of Outlander from Wales (their description) spent a weekend following their own “Outlander Trail” from Edinburgh. They have been reading Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series since it was first published, and

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Exploring Outlander Locations in Edinburgh

Sandy McNaughton — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:08:07 +0000

Top Tips for Outlander Fans in Edinburgh If you’re a fan of the Outlander series of books by Diana Gabaldon, you may be planning a trip to Scotland to find out more about the Outlander Locations in Edinburgh and land

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Battle of Prestonpans – The Outlander Connection

Sandy McNaughton — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 19:30:40 +0000

Claire’s Nursing Station at Tranent For the benefit of Outlander enthusiasts who have read the series of books by Diana Gabaldon, we’ve been looking at the books with an ‘Eye’ to the Battle of Prestonpans. An earlier look at the

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Outlander Exploring on the Royal Mile

Sandy McNaughton — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:29:03 +0000

Where is Carfax Close? Since the release of the Outlander Starz Series 1 version of Diana Gabaldon’s tales of the adventures of Jamie and Claire, I’ve been returning time and again to the well-loved books to refresh my memory of

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Robert Burns – The Edinburgh Connection

Sandy McNaughton — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 10:30:42 +0000

Robert Burns, poet, 1759 – 1796 The birthday of Robert Burns is most often celebrated with a Burns Supper on the 25 January each year. Although he was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, in Edinburgh we have our share of memorials and

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