Walks podcast
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Scotland's History on bbc.co.uk
Find out more about Scotland's dramatic past, on the bbc.co.uk Scotland's History website.
Related programme
The Open University in collaboration with the BBC have created a series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, with narration from Neil Oliver and input from local experts
You can listen to the walks here. Or, better still, you can download them and take them with you on your mp3 player. Edited versions of these walks will also be broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland.
A new walk will be released each week. So why not get the podcast, and receive new walks automatically? It’s easy, convenient and free.
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Stirling Castle
Find out about the events that led to the 1715 Jacobite uprising with the Stirling Castle audio walk.
Dunkeld
Find out about the battle that shaped Scotland into the country it is today with the Dunkeld audio walk.
Edinburgh
Mary Queen of Scots left a trail of riots, affairs and murders in her wake. Discover her dramatic life in the Edinburgh audio walk
Finlaggan
In the 14th century a great medieval lordship ruled in western Scotland. Neil Oliver searches out the Lords of the Isles at Finlaggan.
Stirling
Learn about William Wallace’s triumph over the English, and the ascent of Robert the Bruce, in the Stirling audio walk.
Medieval Dunfermline
Explore the story of one of Scotland’s most famous historical couples: Malcolm III, and his saintly wife, Margaret. Listen to the Dunfermline audio walk.
Bronze Age Argyll
Uncover the thriving community that once lived amongst the standing stones of Argyll. Neil Oliver takes us on a fascinating audio walk around Kilmartin Glen.
Content last updated: 26/10/2008
