tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353860835688574733.post6411899360645405584..comments2023-09-05T13:12:57.182+01:00Comments on Walking in the North East of Scotland: Forvie to Old SlainsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029663673110840739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6353860835688574733.post-40770937963895742842011-11-26T12:40:45.640+00:002011-11-26T12:40:45.640+00:00What I find hard to comes to terms with, but extre...What I find hard to comes to terms with, but extremely fascinating as well, is that you can walk along wild and rugged coasts like this, with their quiet villages and peaceful fields, and it’s so easy to assume that it’s always been the same. But a few generations ago armies were rampaging over this land with gunpowder and cannons, blasting houses down and murdering people. And the ruins still stand as testimony. Interesting stuff, John.<br />Alen McFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com