Along the way, we stopped at the ruined castle of Donator, near the town of Stonehaven. It was an imposing sight on a seaside crag. We hiked from the parking lot and traversed along the sea side. The caution signs clearly explained the danger but the view was well worth the risk.
Photo: Caution sign with falling man.
Photo: View from sea side path
The ruined castle is steeped in legend. It was besieged by William Wallace and protected the "Honors of Scotland" from Oliver Cromwell. I felt that the castle over played the history around protecting the Scottish Crown Jewels and it could have used a few more plaques to read. Overall though, it was a site well worth visiting.
Photo: Donator Castle
After our first night in Perth, we headed out for our final day of adventure. Our first stop was at Scone, original home to the Stone of Destiny, where the joint king of Dal Riata and Pictland was crowned. This location replaced Dunaad in crowning Scottish Kings and continued to serve as the coronation site even after Edward I of England came and stole the Stone of Destiny that was used for the coronation ceremony.
<Photo of Scone>
Our second adventure was to fuel Dad's passion for Pictish stones. We visited a museum with well preserved examples of the ancient cultures art work.
Photo: Dad and Pictish Stone
Photo: Pictish Stone with bird
The final hurray we held in Edinburgh by claiming the local hill known as "Arthur's Seat" - which is reminiscent of the legendary British King - before heading down the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Leith for a few final drinks.
Photo: On top of Arthur's Seat
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