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Time has certainly left its mark on Bucholly. Sun, sleet, rain, and wind, likely aided by human activity, have reduced it to just a few remnants. Still, this 13th-century creation of the Mowat family, perched on the edge of the cliffs, holds a unique charm (three stars from me!). As you carefully navigate the rubble, feeling the rough stone under your fingers and gazing out to the sea, it’s easy to imagine the past springing vividly to life. It is that same feeling that creeps up your spine sitting among the ruins of Fast Castle in Lothian. The castle sits on the exact site of an even older building: Lambabourg, a Viking stronghold in the 12^th century. Bucholly was left to the elements after 1665, when the owner moved to Freswick and a more commodious dwelling.