Welcome to Jarlshof and thousands of years of history! This is where we spent our Saturday morning.
The first picture of the family is taken from the platform in the house in the background of this one. The kids were being brave explorers - they had an amazing time. The house is a laird's house from the Middle Ages. It was seen in decay and called Jarlshof by Sir Walter Scott and is featured in his novel The Pirate.
Here the kids are exploring Iron Age ruins, a whole village of round houses.
These are the real Viking ruins that Samuel's been waiting for... but I think he likes the stone houses next door better. You can see the main longhouse in the center.
And here's one of the wheelhouses built by the Picts. The whole site is really fascinating and worth seeing more of on their web site.
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