Argyll and Bute Castles, Gardens Hold Clues to Scottish Ancestry

Mary Gilbert Europe, History, Homes and Gardens, Tours and Sightseeing March 27, 2025Argyll and Bute, Benmore Royal Botanic Garden, Clan Campbell, Clan MacDougall, Clan Stewart, Dunoon, Fernery, Inveraray, Inveraray Castle, Isle of Bute, Kilmun, Mount Stuart, Rothesay, Rothesay Castle, Scotland, Scottish castles, Scottish clans, Scottish gardens, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing 2 Comments

A verdant sea of feathery green surrounds me in the magnificently restored Victorian Fernery at Benmore Royal Botanic Garden in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Warm, moist air that frizzes my naturally curly hair and dampens my skin envelops me. IRead more