The Douglas’ Last Journey
Written by Gwen Sinclair With this year being Royal Dundonald Castle’s 650th anniversary, we’ve been exploring it’s Hall of Fame, and today we’re looking at the life of Sir James …
International Photography Day 2021: Photography Tips by Jamie Agnew
Since today is International Photography Day, we’ve asked friend and supporter of Dundonald Castle, Equine Photographer of the Year 2020 by the Training Barn, Jamie Agnew, of Jamie Agnew Photography, …
Wee Writers: Anthology
Recently, our Writer in Residence; Lorraine Johnston, hosted a series of six Wee Writers writing workshops (Write Here at Dundonald Castle: Wee Writers). These workshops were aimed at kids aged …
Genealogy Surprises!
Written by Gwen Sinclair with John and Liz Kirby “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey It …
Dundonald Castle Mysteries Part 3: The Well
Written by Gwen Sinclair Geologists have come from far and wide over centuries to study Scotland’s ancient volcanic systems and range of rock sequences across its diversity of landscapes which …
Writer in Residence: Lorraine Johnston
Earlier this year, Lorraine got in touch to ask if we would like to stock her books. We jumped at the chance and now have her full range of amazing …
EUPHEMIA DE ROSS – The First Stewart Queen
Written by Gwen Sinclair and Barbie Short In our series looking into the lives of the people who lived at Dundonald Castle, it’s time to find out more about the …
650 Stone Painting Challenge
2021 marks 650 years of Royal Dundonald Castle and commemorates the beginning of the reign of King Robert II who was the first Stewart Monarch. To celebrate, the Friends of …
Who was Donald?
Written by Gwen Sinclair Dundonald contains one of the most prominent medieval sites in Ayrshire – and today we are looking into the origins of its name – which comes …
The Smugglers Trail
Written by Gwen Sinclair Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark — Brandy for the Parson, ‘Baccy for the Clerk; Them that asks no questions isn’t told a lie …
