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    Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas

    Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas

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    Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas

    FromStories of Scotland

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    Length:
    22 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 22, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this bonus episode, Jenny and Annie celebrate the winter solstice by looking at some wonderful eccentric traditions past on Shetland.

    We discuss the mystery of the Clava Cairns, the ancient monument that inspired the time-traveling romance Outlander.
    Released:
    Dec 22, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life. Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.