In this episode we head out to find lost stones from a church built in the 1400s which are now scattered across the city. When the church was demolished to make way for Waverley Station, the Council left stones piled on Calton Hill for 30 years. During this time many disappeared and a project funded by the Old Edinburgh Club is now finding where they went.

Join me with historians, Hetty Lancaster and Jill Harrison as I learn more about the church, the stones and we head out to see what we can find.

The podcast starts at the church built with only a third of the original stones, The Trinity Apse (NB you cannot currently go inside): HERE.

We also view stones in the courtyard of the Museum of Edinburgh: HERE

And others in Greyfriars Kirkyard: HERE

You can also see more at the National Museum of Scotland: HERE

The Trinity Stones website: https://www.revivingthetrinitystones.co.uk/

The link to the crowdfunding: https://www.gofundme.com/f/revive-the-trinity-stones-a-precious-part-of-old-edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club website: https://oldedinburghclub.org.uk/

Hetty's History Walks website: https://www.hettyshistorywalks.co.uk/

The Trinity Project: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/trinitynetwork/the-trinity-network-who-are-we/

Read more on my Substack: https://edinburghoutdoors.substack.com/p/edinburgh-outdoors-podcast

Lifelong railway enthusiast and author, Kenneth Williamson, grew up in Granton. We walked around Barnton to view old railway lines and historic buildings while talking about his life and memories.

Kenneth's website: https://www.trainbuff.net/

We met in Silverknowes

The old Goods Yard (now Tesco) HERE

The former Station Master's house HERE

The entrance to Royal High School and the view of the railway line/driveway is HERE

Davidson's Mains Park is HERE

The old well is HERE

The Maitland Bowling Club is HERE

The skew bridge is HERE

Midhope Castle on the Hopetoun Estate is an old tower house packed full of history. To many people it is better known as Lallybroch, the beautiful and atmospheric ancestral home of Jamie Fraser in the Outlander TV series.

Once a bin store and farmyard, the Midhope has become incredibly popular with Outlander fans and people keen to seek out filming locations. The team at Hopetoun has been working to enhance the visitor experience and welcome the many thousands who make the pilgrimage to Jamie's home.

I went behind the scenes of Lallybroch to hear some filming secrets, get a special peek inside the building and to discover many of the filming locations around the site. I met the team responsible for creating a visitor experience and I enjoyed the romance and mystery of this really special and historic building.

You can visit Midhope / Lallybroch HERE

There is a website with more information: https://www.midhopecastle.com/

Hopetoun Estate has a section about Outlander filming locations and a map to help you find them HERE

The woodland walk with Jamie's cave and other locations is HERE

Abercorn Church can be found HERE

You can enjoy a beautiful walk from Blackness Castle (another Outlander location) to Abercorn and Midhope along the John Muir Way, starting HERE