Welcome to Travels in the UK, a travelogue of a two week journey through northern England and southern Scotland.
From the hustle and bustle of the international airport in Manchester, England to a quest for an elusive stone circle in Scotland, it is an expedition filled with castles, cathedrals and countryside.
Since taking this trip years ago, I have learned through genealogy research, that I walked many miles in the footsteps of my ancestors, whose names I now know. Imagine the feeling of kismet I experienced when I discovered my 11x great-grandfather was born in the small town in England where my traveling companions and I made an unplanned stop for lunch on the last day of our trip. (It kind of blew me away.)
Whether you are planning or dreaming of a trip to the UK, simply armchair traveling, or seeking out information pertaining to your own ancestral roots, I hope you will enjoy exploring the remarkable places I visited, and virtual meetings with some pretty amazing people I met along the way.
Continue to an introduction about how I made my dream become reality, or use the navigation at the top to explore my journal, specific sites in England and Scotland, photographs, and maps.
Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages was the first website of Plaidwerx webmaster, Susan Wallace, and featured Travels in the UK for over a decade. It contains research undertaken prior to and continued during the writing of a novel set in 13th century Scotland.
Sections include information on ballads, fabulous beasts, festivals and holy days, religion, the Knights Templar, Celtic mythology, heraldry, and medicine.
See more at: Mostly Medieval - Exploring the Middle Ages