Photograph of curious cows looking over a wall at Mossgreen Cemetery, Coaledge, by Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.
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Photograph Curious Cows Scotland
Photograph of curious cows looking over a wall at Mossgreen Cemetery, Coaledge, by Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs St Bridget's Kirk Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of St Bridget's Kirk, Dalgety Bay, Kingdom Of Fife, Scotland. St. Bridget's Kirk is a former church in the outskirts of Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. It is a shell of Medieval church, dating back at least as far as 1178, and was altered in the 17th century for Protestant worship. It is now in ruins.
Photograph of St Bridget's Kirk, Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.
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August 8th Photograph Of Forth Railway Bridge Scotland
August 8th photograph of the Forth Railway Bridge at South Queensferry, Scotland. The Maid of the Forth boat is at the quay below the bridge as a diesel passenger train passes overhead.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Solo Bagpiper Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of a solo bagpiper on visit to the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Stubborn Belgian Blue Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of a stubborn Belgian Blue at the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Belgian Blue cattle are a beef breed from Belgium, known in French as Race de la Moyenne et Haute Belgique. Alternative names include Belgian Blue-White, Belgian White and Blue Pied, Belgian White Blue, Blue and Blue Belgian. The sculpted, heavily muscled appearance is known as "double muscling", and is a trait shared by the Piedmontese breed. They are named for their typically blue grey mottled hair colour, although it can vary from white to black.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Miniature Shetland Pony Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of a miniature Shetland Pony, with owner, at the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Shetland ponies originated in the Shetland Isles, located north east of mainland Scotland. Small horses have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age. People who lived on the islands probably later crossed the native stock with ponies imported by Norse settlers. Shetland ponies were first used for pulling carts, carrying peat, coal and other items, and plowing farm land. Then, as the Industrial Revolution increased the need for coal in the mid 19th century, thousands of Shetland ponies travelled to mainland Britain to be pit ponies, working underground hauling coal, often for their entire, often short, lives. Coal mines in the eastern United States also imported some of these animals. The last pony mine in the United States closed in 1971.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Goats Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of goats on visit to the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Welsh Ponies Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of Welsh ponies at the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Native ponies existed in Wales before 1600 BC, and a Welsh type cob was known as early as the Middle Ages. They were influenced by the Arabian horse, and possibly also by the Thoroughbred and the Hackney horse.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Clydesdale Horse Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of a Clydesdale horse at the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. The Clydesdale is a breed of draught horse named for and derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, today known as Lanarkshire, Scotland. Although originally one of the smaller breeds of draught horses, it is now a tall breed. Often bay in color, they show significant white markings due to the presence of sabino genetics. The breed was originally used for agriculture and haulage, and is still used for draught purposes today.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Vintage Tractors Kinross
Tour Scotland photograph of vintage tractors on visit to the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Clydesdale Horse And Foal
Tour Scotland photograph of a Clydesdale horse and foal at the Agricultural Show in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. The Clydesdale breed was developed from Flemish stallions imported to Scotland and crossed with local mares. The first recorded use of the name " Clydesdale " for the breed was in 1826, and by 1830 a system of hiring stallions had begun that resulted in the spread of Clydesdale horses throughout Scotland and into northern England. The first breed registry was formed in 1877. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of Clydesdales were exported from Scotland and sent throughout the world, including to Australia and New Zealand, where they became known as " the breed that built Australia ". However, during World War I population numbers began to decline due to increasing mechanization and war conscription.
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August 7th Photograph Hot Air Balloon Scone Scotland
August 7th photograph the Virgin Hot Air Balloon over Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
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August 7th Photograph Evening Scotland
August 7th photograph of evening in rural Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Canadian Pipers Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of Canadian Pipers marching through town on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Members of the The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums.
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Tour Scotland Photograph The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums Rose Terrace Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums getting ready to march in Rose Terrace on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Members of the The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Canadian Standard Bearer Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of a Canadian Standard Bearer carrying the Saltire, the Flag of Scotland, on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Canadian Pipes and Drums Rose Terrace Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums lining up in Rose Terrace on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Members of the The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Female Canadian Pipers Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of female Canadian Pipers marching through town on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Members of the The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Ontario Massed Legion Pipes And Drums
Tour Scotland photograph of drummers from the Ontario Massed Legion Pipes And Drums in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Pipes and Drums of Canada, formerly known as the Ontario Massed Legion Pipes and Drums, was a dream brought to reality in 1974 by Senior Pipe Major, Ross Baxter, of the Collingwood Legion Pipe Band. He envisioned a band of pipers and drummers traveling to faraway places, representing Canada, Ontario and the Royal Canadian Legion.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Canadian Piper Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of a Canadian Piper tuning up on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums North Inch Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of The Massed Canadian Pipes and Drums arriving at North Inch Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In the first year the band consisted of players from Collingwood, Hanover, Stayner, Kincardine, Brampton, Listowel and Midland, with many joining from other parts of Ontario in the years that followed. The tours have also had many members join the band from other provinces in Canada. The band holds monthly practices at the Royal Canadian Legion in Orillia, Ontario and are most appreciative of the ongoing support that the R.C.L., Branch 34, continues to give them.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Edward the Bruce Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of an actor portraying Edward the Bruce on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Edward the Bruce was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scotland, who supported his brother in the struggle for the crown of Scotland, then pursued his own claim in Ireland. He was proclaimed High King of Ireland, but was eventually defeated and killed in battle. He also held the Scottish title of Earl of Carrick.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Scottish Pike
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish pike being demonstrated at Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Scottish pike formations were common during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear formerly used extensively by infantry. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes were used regularly in European warfare from the early Middle Ages until around 1700, and were wielded by foot soldiers deployed in close quarters.
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August 7th Photograph Peacock Scone Palace Scotland
August 7th photograph of a peacock at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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August 6th Photograph Morning Scotland
August 6th photograph taken at 10am in the morning in rural Scotland.
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August 5th Photograph Harbour Wall South Queensferry Scotland
August 5th photograph of the harbour wall, with the Forth Road Bridge in the background at South Queensferry, Scotland.
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August 5th Photograph Coastline South Queensferry Scotland
August 5th photograph of the coastline at South Queensferry, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge can be seen in this photograph.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Jubilee Clock South Queensferry
Tour Scotland photograph of the Jubilee Clock in South Queensferry, Scotland. The Queensferry tollbooth was erected in the 17th century, remodelled in 1720, with the addition of the tower, and later altered in 1890. The tollbooth is a three storey building with a clock dating to 1887 at the top. Queensferry, also called South Queensferry or simply " The Ferry ", is a town to the west of Edinburgh, traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian. It lies some ten miles to the north west of Edinburgh city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge. The prefix South serves to distinguish it from North Queensferry, in Fife, on the opposite shore of the Forth.
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August 4th Photograph Morning Scotland
August 4th photograph of morning in Scotland.
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August 3rd Photograph Kinfauns Castle Scotland
August 3rd photograph shot above Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle was designed by Robert Smirke and built between 1822-26 by Lord Gray on the site of a medieval stronghold.
August 3rd photograph shot above Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
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August 3rd Photograph Sheep Kinnoull Hill Scotland
August 3rd photograph of sheep on the slopes below Kinnoull Hill, Perthshire, Scotland.
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August 3rd Photograph Woodland River Tay Scotland
August 3rd Photograph River Tay Scotland
August 3rd photograph of the River Tay from East of Kinnoull Hill, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Photograph Event Car Park Orienteering Scotland
Photograph of the event car park for day 2 for the The 17th International Scottish Six Day Orienteering event in Perthshire, Scotland. Parking and assembly was in fields located on the east side of Kinnoull Hill.
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Photograph Orienteering Scotland
Photograph of Orienteering Scotland. The 17th International Scottish Six Day Orienteering event takes place in the Heart of Scotland, the beautiful Tayside region. Day 2 saw the competitors at Kinnoull Hill, Perthshire, which is mainly deciduous woodland, with an intricate network of paths.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Bluegrass Pub Session
Tour Scotland photograph of a Bluegrass pub session in Perthshire, Scotland. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a related genre of country music. Influenced by the music of Appalachia, Bluegrass has mixed roots in Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English traditional music, and was also later influenced by the music of African-Americans through incorporation of jazz elements.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Bluegrass Banjo Player
Tour Scotland photograph of a Bluegrass banjo player at a pub session in Perthshire, Scotland. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a related genre of country music. Influenced by the music of Appalachia, Bluegrass has mixed roots in Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English traditional music, and was also later influenced by the music of African-Americans through incorporation of jazz elements.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Bluegrass Guitarist
Tour Scotland photograph of a Bluegrass guitarist at a pub session in Perthshire, Scotland. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a related genre of country music. Influenced by the music of Appalachia, Bluegrass has mixed roots in Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English traditional music, and was also later influenced by the music of African-Americans through incorporation of jazz elements.
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August 2nd Photograph Guitarist Scone Palace Scotland
August 2nd photograph of a guitarist from Havana Swing at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Rolls Royce Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a vintage Rolls Royce on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. In the background is Moot Hill and Chapel. Moot Hill is the ancient site where Scottish kings were crowned. Rolls Royce Limited owned a British luxury car and aero engine manufacturing business founded in 1904 by Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce. Rolls Royce Limited was incorporated on 15 March 1906 as a vehicle for their ownership of their Rolls Royce business. Their business quickly developed a reputation for superior engineering quality, " best car in the world ", building on F H Royce's existing standing.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. A place steeped in history, Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an Augustinian priory. In the 12th century, Scone Priory was granted abbey status and as a result an Abbot's residence. an Abbot's Palace, was constructed. It is for this reason, Scone's status as an abbey, that the current structure retains the name " Palace ". Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer, John Knox, came to Scone from Dundee. Having survived the Reformation, the Abbey in 1600 became a secular Lordship, and home, within the parish of Scone, Scotland. The Palace has thus been home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400 years. During the early 19th century the Palace was enlarged by the architect William Atkinson. In 1802, David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, commissioned Atkinson to extend the Palace, recasting the late 16th century Palace of Scone. The 3rd Earl tasked Atkinson with updating the old Palace whilst maintaining characteristics of the medieval Gothic abbey buildings it was built upon, with the majority of work finished by 1808.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Robert Douglas Memorial Primary School Scone
Tour Scotland photograph of the Robert Douglas Memorial Primary School in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. The school is named after the village’s Robert Douglas, who developed the use of the setting agent pectin in jam making to make his fortune in the USA. The father of Robert Douglas was the famous Scottish botanist David Douglas. It was he who founded the Scone Jam Factory when New Scone was about 80 years old. Here his sons learnt the business of jam making and when they went to America they devised a means of extracting from fruit, mainly apples, a setting agent called fruit pectin which was used by preserve manufacturers. They later commercialised the product under the name of Certo for the use of the housewife which proved to be highly successful.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Memorial to David Douglas Scone
Tour Scotland photograph of the Memorial to David Douglas, the famous botanist, in the graveyard of Scone Old Parish Church, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. David Douglas was born on the 25th of June 1799, and died on the 12th of July 1834. He was a Scottish botanist. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died. The son of a stonemason, he was born in the village of Scone north-east of Perth, Scotland. He attended Kinnoull School and upon leaving he found work as an apprentice gardener in the estate of the 3rd Earl of Mansfield at Scone Palace. He spent seven years at this position before leaving to attend college in Perth to learn more of the scientific and mathematical aspects of plant culture. After a further spell of working in Fife (during which time he had access to a library of botanical and zoological books) he moved to the Botanical Gardens of Glasgow and attended botany lectures at the University of Glasgow. The Professor of Botany was greatly impressed with him and took him on an expedition to the Highlands before recommending him to the Royal Horticultural Society of London. Although the common name Douglas fir refers to him, the tree's scientific name, Pseudotsuga menziesii, honors a rival botanist, Archibald Menzies.
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Old Parish Church Scone
Tour Scotland photograph the Old Parish Church in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone Church was first built in 1286 near to Scone Palace. Moved to present site in 1806 using stone from original building. Mansfield pew presented by Queen Anne of Denmark 1615. Memorial to David Douglas, botanist, in graveyard.
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August 2nd Photograph Newsagent Scone Scotland
August 2nd photograph of the Newsagent shop, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland,
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Tour Scotland Photograph Scone New Church
Tour Scotland photograph of the New Church in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone New Church was originally the Free Church when it was built in 1887. The congregation of Scone New was formed by the union of the Abbey and West churches in 1952, Abbey Church was built in 1843 during the Disruption, while West Church was built in 1748. West Church, in Abbey Road, was built after 1747, when some of the congregation objected to the new Minister being appointed in the Parish Church. They left the Established Church and formed into the Burgher section of the Secession Church. The building is a large rectangular structure, with impressive buttresses down the sides, four each side, and larger paired buttresses at the corners and gable ends.
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Scone Airport Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of a plane taking off at Scone Airport by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The airport opened in 1936 as Scone Aerodrome. A flight training school, training military pilots, was established by Airwork Ltd shortly after the airport was opened. Before the war a number of scheduled airline services operated from Perth to various domestic locations. During the war 309 and 666 Squadrons from the Royal Air Force used the aerodrome. After the war Airwork moved into civilian pilot training. By 1960 Airwork acquired Air Service Training an engineering training school, which it relocated from the south of England to the airport. The whole operation took on the AST name. AST gained a world wide reputation for aviation training, being known as Britain's Air University. Students of more than 100 countries have been trained at Perth.
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