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Annoyed with myself for not finding two castles yesterday evening, I decided to buy new Ordnance Survey maps this morning. castle hunting is a serious business that requires forward planning. Thus resolved, I sat in a coffee shop and scanned my new maps of the surrounding area for old castles. Once found, their position was duly noted and a route planned. Back home I was pleasantly surprised to discover that both Linda and Liam wanted to join me. They didn't mind castle hunting, as long as they got to see some nice countryside, stretch their legs, treated to coffee and scones (pron. sgones), and got to visit Scone Palace (pron. skoon). It was a deal, and off we went to Pitcur, then through the Ballo Glack from the Sidlaws to the Braes of the Carse. We retraced our tracks and found both castles, Kinnaird and Fingask, that we missed yesterday. Satisfied, we drove to Scone Palace and got in for free (on account of my Glasgow accent!). There we spent a pleasant hour or so, before we set off again on towards Blairgowrie, where there are at least four ruined castles, and where I wanted to survey the land for future hunting expeditions. Oh... did I say that it was scorching hot and very humid? Well, it was. Perfect.