A Mystical Journey

S3, E2: Programme two of the series starts in the hills above Stathpeffer on the waters of Loch Ussie - famous for its connections with the Brahan Seer, who predicted future calamities. Here Paul meets musician Lauren MacColl who found inspiration in the legend of the seer. On a golf course above Strathpeffer, Paul discovers an unlikely connection between the conventional old Spa town below and the wickedest man in the world - Aleister Crowley. In a nearby wood, the mysterious traditions of a clootie well are revealed to Paul by a member of the travelling community. On the shores of the Cromarty Firth, Paul visits a folly on a hill and discovers an ancient Pictish carved stone. At Tain - the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland, he learns to blow glass before heading for the Dornoch Firth where he encounters a witch and a fairy bridge.