Alive with anecdote, this is a further wonderful companion for anyone who enjoys Scotland's heritage and tales of its gaunt and shadowy ruins. Short stories inlcude: "Duart Castle and the Clan Spirit", "Fairburn Tower and the Brahan Seer", "Borthwick Castle under Assault", "Hermitage Castle and a Queen's Love", "Luffness Castle and the Locked Door", "Melgund Castle and the Marriage Stone", "Finavon Castle and the Tiger", "Rossend Castle and Poet's Licence", ...
"Carnassery Castle and the Big Man", "Blackness Castle and its Prisoners", "Gilnockie Tower and Johnny", "Hawthornden Castle and a Queen's Tragedy", "Menstrie Castle and the Baronets", "Megginch Castle and the Secret Passage", "Duchray Castle and Two Commonwealths", "Pitreavie Castle and the Curse", "Neidpath Castle and the March", "Provan Hall and a King's Conscience", "Harthill Castle and the Arkward Laird", and "Dundarave Castle and the Changeling".