Glorious Galloway: Glaciers to Gallery Graves

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Unravel the secrets of the Galloway landscape in this deep dive into the geology of the marvellous mountain, the Merrick. Ever wondered how nature sculpted its majestic peaks and craggy contours? This episode journeys back millions of years, retracing the earth's steps in moulding this iconic landmark, and a funny wee boulder atop it. Jenny and Annie also explore the Cairnholy sites, which are ancient megalithic wonders that stand as a testament to Galloway’s rich prehistoric past. Join us to merge the world of geology with archaeology, and discover the tales and tectonics that shaped Scotland's scenic wonders.Perfect for history buffs, geology enthusiasts, Scots, Scottish travellers, adventurers and everyone in between!Independently made in the Highlands, Stories of Scotland is gratefully funded through listener support on Patreon. www.patreon.com/storiesofscotlandThank you all so much for listening to Scotland’s most popular history and folklore podcast. Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast about Scottish history, culture and folklore.
0:16.9	I'm Annie, a very detailed map.
0:20.1	And I'm Jenny, a semi-useful coordinate.
0:23.5	And do you know what this map is for, Annie?
0:26.0	I mean, if I'm the map, then it's all about me, right?
0:30.2	Um, no, sorry, that is, that is wrong.
0:32.9	This is actually our stories map,
0:35.6	because a few weeks ago,
0:37.4	I took all of the locations of the various
0:40.1	stories that we've told in our over 100 episodes of stories of Scotland and put them all
0:47.7	onto an interactive map of the country. Now naturally when we finished this map we were very
0:53.3	proud of it so we put it out on the internet on all of our social media channels.
0:58.1	And the first response that we got was from a man on Facebook asking, why no Galloway?
1:04.5	Why no Galloway?
1:06.3	Why no Galloway?
1:09.0	Those three words, Annie, haunted me in my sleep. For this man on Facebook was right. Why no Galloway? We're not Stories of Scotland minus Galloway. That's a much less catchy title. Exactly. And so, dear listener, fear not. For we are going to be spending the next season of Stories of Scotland
1:30.1	moving all around our stories map and looking at areas and places that so far we've not really covered,
1:37.8	beginning, of course, with a giddy gallivant to their gargantuan green green graceful glens of glorious galloway.
1:46.7	Sounds gorgeously gleeful?
1:49.0	Guess it does.
1:52.9	There is so much to Galloway that we can only cover a little in this episode.
1:58.0	But do not worry, man on Facebook,
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