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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mull of Galloway lighthouse. You can find out more about visiting here on my blog: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

Top of a lighthouse. It is painted bright white

The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just look at all the places you used to be able to go to by train in the Borders. This old map shows you could get almost anywhere by train. Today places like Moffat, Jedburgh, Lauder, Peebles have no rail service

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I love visiting lighthouses and the one at the Mull of Galloway is special because it's at Scotland's most southerly point. This lighthouse is also open to visitors, which is not always possible at other lighthouses. Here, you can climb the lighthouse steps for spectacular views. bit.ly/4vMnHyz

Steps down to the foghorn at Mull of Galloway lighthouse

A view of the Mull of Galloway lighthouse with sheer cliffs in the foreground

Engine room for Mull of Galloway lighthouse. Large, old fashioned engines and a floor of decorative tiles

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This place is so cool! Find out more in my blog about visiting Logan Botanic Garden: bit.ly/3Q4pdwu

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

What makes this book worthwhile is the story behind the statistics. Beaumont takes readers into the relentless routine of riding for up to 16 hours a day, surviving on minimal sleep. Ready my full review here: bit.ly/4pLBa7x

Front book cover of Around the World in 80 Days by Mark Beaumont

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Lagvag Point, the furthest south point of Scotland. On a clear day you can make out the Isle of Man. Find out more about visiting this place on my blog about the Mull of Galloway: bit.ly/4pLBa7x

A view of the sea from a cliff edge with a person's legs in the foreground

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The Mull of Galloway lighthouse. Here's my guide to the lighthouse and how to get here by bike: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

My latest blog is a review of Mark Beaumont's book about cycling around the world in 80 days: bit.ly/4pLBa7x

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I finally got around to reading this. Here's my review: bit.ly/4pLBa7x

Front cover of around the world in 80 days by Mark Beaumont

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Scotland's southernmost store is in Drummore. It's near to the Mull of Galloway lighthouse. Why not explore the southernmost point in Scotland by bike? Plan your trip with my blog: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

A shop with a sign saying Drummore Stores, Scotland's southernmost store

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hard to believe this is in Scotland. Logan Botanic Garden on a sunny day with its exotic plants and trees. Find out more about visiting the garden in my blog: bit.ly/3Q4pdwu

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The engine room at the Mull of Galloway lighthouse. At certain times they run the engines for visitors. Find out more about my visit to the lighthouse on my blog: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

Engine room in the Mull of Galloway lighthouse

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Mull of Galloway lighthouse. Find out how to get there and what it's like to visit in my latest blog: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It's time for a new blog. Visiting the Mull of Galloway lighthouse. How to get there by bike, but you'll still enjoy the blog if you are not going there by bike: bit.ly/4vMnHyz

Gleaming white Mull of Galloway lighthouse

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Mull of Galloway crab salad at the Potting Shed cafe at Logan Botanic Garden. Lovely! A great spot to enjoy locally-sourced produce. Ready more about my visit: bit.ly/3Q4pdwu

A plate with a crab salad. The crab is served in the shell and the salad has cucumber, tomato and pasta

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Kirkmadrine Chapel is home to some of Scotland's oldest surviving Christian monuments. It's in Dumfries and Galloway, not too far from Portpatrick and Stranraer. You can drop in on the way to Logan Botanic Garden. Find out more on my blog: bit.ly/3Q4pdwu

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Portpatrick is closer to Belfast than Glasgow. But it's pretty straightforward to reach by train to Stranraer and then a 7 mile cycle. Details on my blog: bit.ly/3Osopka

A path through the grass, near the shore heading to a harbour village

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Logan Botanic Garden. Feels like you left Scotland went to the tropics. Here's how to visit these unique gardens by bike: bit.ly/3Q4pdwu

A white cottage with exotic palms in front of it

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The walk to Dunskey Castle. An absolute must if you visit Portpatrick. Find out more about this walk in my blog: bit.ly/3Osopka

A narrow coastal path leading to a ruined castle

A narrow coastal path leading to a harbour village

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The stunning gardens of Culzean Castle. Here's my blog about visiting the castle: bit.ly/4tcZEYv

a neat grass path with flowers growing each side of it

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Dunskey Castle. A ruin on the clifftop a short, but stunning walk from Portpatrick. Find out more on my blog about visiting Portpatrick: bit.ly/3Osopka

A ruined castle on grassy ground with the sea in the background

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Cycling to Portpatrick, my latest blog: bit.ly/3Osopka

A road mile marker. It states Londong 415 miles, Port Patrick 1 mile, Stranraer 7 miles

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The armoury in Culzean Castle displays 700 pistols arranged in fan shapes. On the ceiling of the armoury there's a propeller from the biplane that was the first to have shot down a zeppelin in the First World War. Find out more about my visit to Culzean Castle on my blog: bit.ly/4tcZEYv

A collection of muskets mounted on a wall in a fan shape. In the middle there's a knight's helmet above a shield with a clock

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Summer house in the grounds of Culzean Castle. There are around 40 buildings to discover. One of the reasons why Culzean is one of the best castles to visit in Scotland. Find out more on my blog: bit.ly/4tcZEYv

Inside the summer house at Culzean castle. The author is sitting on a long wooden bench. There is botanical wallpaper

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The gardens at Culzean Castle are stunning. I've written a review of the castle on my blog: bit.ly/4tcZEYv

Walled garden at Culzean Castle. There's grass pathway with colourful flowers on each side

A cottage in the gardens of Culzean Castle

Close up of a large yellow flower with many petals

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Is Culzean Castle worth visiting? Here's my review: bit.ly/4tcZEYv

Walled garden at Culzean Castle. A grass path with colourful flowers bordering it

Culzean Castle. It has many turrets and lots of windows

Inside Culzean Castle. There's a desk, an ornate fireplace and portraits on the wall

A Gothic conservatory at Culzean Castle. It has Gothic architectural features

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Melrose Abbey. Here's how to visit the Scottish Borders Abbeys by bike: bit.ly/2DuyPYO

Detail of stone carving in Melrose Abbey

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Scott's view is named after literary giant Sir Walter Scott- this was one of his favourite places in the Scottish Borders. One of Scotland's most beautiful views. Here's how to visit by bike: bit.ly/2Pp2aYl

Scott's view. A forested valley in the foreground that leads to mountains on the horizon

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Castle Campbell- the location above Dollar Glen is the standout feature. From the approach road the view of the fortress, peaking from the tree tops is a moment you will always remember. Easy to visit by bike from Alloa, details on my blog: bit.ly/2jUYf5a

Author admiring the view of the hills from Castle Campbell

A staircase leading to the ruins of Castle Campbell

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Tullibardine Chapel is 3.5 miles from Gleneagles station. Built by one of the wealthiest families in Scotland. The Murray's founded Tullibardine chapel around 1446 as a place of private worship and burial. It features in my cycle route to Drummond Castle: bit.ly/2pjOEfl

Inside a stone chapel with a wooden ceiling

A view of Tullibardine Chapel across a field. There is a cow in the field and there are several trees next to the chapel

A detail of a stone carved niche inside Tullibardine Chapel

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

The Big Burn Walk in Golspie. One of my favourite walks. And easily accessible by public transport: bit.ly/1SxdV8C

A raging river with a wooden bridge crossing it

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

House of Dun. Can be visited by bike from Montrose station. It's a 4 mile cycle. All the details are on my blog: bit.ly/2camGdQ

House of Dunn. It is Georgian architecture and 2 storeys tall

View of House of Dun gardens from the house. There is a hedge garden in the foreground

The entrance to House of Dun. It has a staircase and a very tall archway leading to the door

Driveway of House of Dunn. It leads to an archway topped with a clock tower. There are trees down each side of the driveway

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

For an authentic experience of how British Railways used to be the Caledonian Railway is a great day out and easy to reach by bicycle. All the details on my blog: bit.ly/2bJzb0N

Brechin train station with Caledonian Railway sign on the canopy

Vintage British Railways passenger carriage

A view of fields from a train window. There's a non-smoking sticker on the window

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

My blog about Wemyss Bay station. I think its Scotland's most beautiful train station? What do you think? bit.ly/2NPfxB1

A curving indoor wooden walkway with a ceiling of skylights at Wemyss Bay train station

Circular ticket office at Wemyss Bay station with the glass canopy above it

Detail of Wemyss Bay train station showing iron columns and a vintage 'train tickets' sign on the ticket office

Clock tower and mock Tudor architecture of Wemyss Bay station

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

East Aquhorthies Stone Circle near Inverurie. A few years ago when there was snow

A close up of a standing stone. There is snow on the ground

East Aquhorthies Stone Circle with snow on the ground. There are footprints in the snow

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Merry Christmas! These photos are from a snowy bike ride in Aberdeenshire a few years ago.

A snowy scene of fields covered in snow. Lines of trees and stone walls separate the fields and there is a low setting sun, obscured by clouds

A snowy scene of fields covered in snow, framed between two trees

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Isle of Colonsay- stunning beaches. 15 things to see and do in Colonsay: bit.ly/2ZzBPiR

Golden sand beach with mountains in the background

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Culzean Castle. Of all the castles in Scotland this one has the most to see and do. Not just the castle, but the grounds. This is a full on castle experience, perhaps the best in Scotland. Have you been? What do you think?

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Try this great little cycle route. Take a train to Alloa and then there's an easy to access 7 mile traffic-free cycle route that transports you to the pretty town of Dollar and the spectacularly located Castle Campbell. Read about it on my blog: bit.ly/2jUYf5a

Blue cycle route signage with destinations including Stirling (10 miles), Dollar (4 miles)

A tree covered mountain with low lying cloud

A path through a forest. There's a scattering of leaves on the path and a bicycle is lying against a tree

A bicycle parked alongside a disused railway platform

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Forres is known for its floral displays and impressive architecture. The town is in Moray, around 26 miles from Inverness. Here's my blog about exploring the town: bit.ly/3BANnmp

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The Bow Fiddle Rock. One of the most stunning things you can see in Scotland. Here's my blog about it: bit.ly/3pbcMih

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Cullen is a gorgeous place. My top reasons you should visit: bit.ly/3AuToQd

View over Cullen with the railway viaduct on the right and the sea on the left

An expansive beach below a blue sky with a few clouds

The railway viaduct in the town of Cullen. It is crossing the street with a row of stone houses on each side of the street

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The Cycling Scot @cyclingscot.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

These stones are known as Fingal's Limpet Hammers' as they have the appearance of the tool that was used to detach limpets from rocks. You'll find them on the Isle of Colonsay. 15 things to see and do on the island: bit.ly/2pLQF5G

close up of standing stone showing it covered in moss

Gate with a sign that says 'foot path to standing stones'

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