Tour Scotland Photograph Corgarff Castle


Tour Scotland photograph of Corgarff Castle, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Through much of its history Corgarff has been of strategic importance, guarding the quickest route from Deeside to Speyside, a route later followed by the military road from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, to Fort George. Military use continued as late as 1831, after which the tower served as a whisky distillery and housed local workers. It remained part of the Delnadamph estate belonging to the Stockdale family until 1961.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Clackmannan Tower


Tour Scotland photograph of Clackmannan Tower, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. During the 12th century, the area around Clackmannan formed part of the lands controlled by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later it became associated with the Bruce family. During the 14th century they built a strategic tower house, which survives to this day above the town. The Bruce family went bankrupt in 1708 and Henry Bruce fought for the Jacobites in the 1745 uprising. His widow, Lady Catherine Bruce, lived in the mansion until her death in 1791, when the tower and house were abandoned. On 26th August 1787 she knighted Robert Burns with the sword of Robert Bruce.



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Photographs Of Old Gravestones Clackmannan Scotland


Photograph of a 1787 gravestone in Clackmannan Kirkyard, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


Photograph of a 1717 gravestone in Clackmannan Kirkyard, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


Photograph of a 1713 gravestone in Clackmannan Kirkyard, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


Photograph of a 1711 gravestone in Clackmannan Kirkyard, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Photograph 1690 Gravestone Clackmannan Scotland


Photograph of 1690 Skull and Crossbones gravestone in Clackmannan Kirkyard, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Kirkyard Clackmannan Clackmannanshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the kirkyard cemetery in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Kirkyard has stones dating from the 17th century with several Bruce family memorials. Sir Thomas Bruce, 1st Baron of Clackmannan, died before 1348, was the first Baron of Clackmannan. Thomas was granted land in Clackmannan by King Robert II of Scotland after organising a revolt against the English in 1334. He married Marjorie Charteris of Stenhouse and it is from this line which most Bruces descend, including the current Chief of the House of Bruce, Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin. Thomas and Marjorie's children included Robert Bruce, 2nd Baron of Clackmannan.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Parish Church Clackmannan Clackmannanshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Parish Church and cemetery in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. There has been a church at Clackmannan since St Serf visited from Culross, Fife, in the 8th century. This Scottish church was built in 1815 by James Gillespie Graham to replace a 13th century church. Perpendicular Gothic with buttressed tower at the west end.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Tolbooth Clackmannan Clackmannanshire


Tour Scotland photograph of the Tolbooth in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The name of the town refers to the Stone of Mannan, a pre Christian monument which can be seen in the town square, beside the 16th century tolbooth tower. A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde is named after Clackmannan. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been named after famous coalfields from across the world.



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October 9th Photograph Kinclaven Church Scotland


October 9th photograph of Kinclaven Church, Perthshire, Scotland. Built in 1848 on site of a previous church.


October 9th photograph of Kinclaven Church, Perthshire, Scotland.


October 9th photograph of Kinclaven Church, Perthshire, Scotland.


October 9th photograph of an old gravestone in Kinclaven Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland.

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October 9th Photographs Dunfermline Palace Scotland


October 9th photograph of Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland. Throughout the sixteenth century, Scotland's monarchs and royal family members were frequently in residence.


October 9th photograph of the Charles I plaque, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland. When Charles I returned in 1633 for his Scottish coronation he only made a brief visit to his place of birth.


October 9th photograph of the South wall, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland. The impressive south wall which has a commanding prospect over the Firth of Forth to the south.


October 9th photograph of the South wall, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland.


October 9th photograph of South doorway, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland.


October 9th photograph of South doorway, Dunfermline Palace, Fife, Scotland.

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October 9th Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Scotland


October 9th exterior photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland, but the monastic establishment was based on an earlier foundation dating back to the reign of King Malcolm Canmore.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior Dunfermline Abbey


Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The current church building, on the site of the old Abbey's choir, remains in use as a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland, still with the name Dunfermline Abbey. During the Scottish Reformation, the abbey church was sacked in March 1560. Some parts of the abbey infrastructure still remain, principally the vast refectory and rooms over the gatehouse which was part of the former city wall. The nave was also spared and it was repaired in 1570 by Robert Drummond of Carnock. It served as the parish church till the 19th century, and now forms the vestibule of a new church.



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Tour Scotland Photograph South Door Dunfermline Abbey


Tour Scotland photograph of the South Doorway of the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. This ancient Norman doorway was exposed in the south wall in 1903.



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Tour Scotland Photograph West Door Dunfermline Abbey


Tour Scotland photograph of the the beautiful, medieval, West Door of the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. A broad flight of steps, well worn by pilgrims feet, leads up to the west doors of Dunfermline Abbey church.



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Tour Scotland Photograph James Hunt Memorial Window


Tour Scotland photograph of the James Hunt Memorial stained glass window, Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. During the month of August, 1872, the Dunfermline Abbey Belfry window was glazed with stained emblem glass, by the late James Hunt, Esq., of Pittencrieff, in memory of his father.

The Hunt surname is of pre 7th century English origins. It is usually an occupational surname for one who hunted wildlife for a living. In the Middle Ages the term "hunter" was an official title, and there were different categories from game hunters on foot to the mounted huntsmen, who pursued stags and wild boar. The penalty for hunting without permission in the royal parks, could be death.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Spowart Memorial Window Dunfermline Abbey Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of the Margaret Spowart Memorial stained glass window in the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In memory of Margaret, wife of Thomas Spowart, of Broomhead, 1879.

The Spowart surname is relatively popular in the Fife region of Scotland. Examples of the name recording include William Pourit, a witness at Torryburn on September 23rd 1716, and Agnes Spoward also of Torryburn on May 28th 1752. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Spowart, which was dated June 14th 1614, a witness at Kirkcaldy Church, Fife, during the reign of King James V1 of Scotland and 1st of England,



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Tour Scotland Photograph Reid Memorial Window Dunfermline Abbey Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of the David Reid Memorial stained glass window in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. This window has emblazoned on it a large illustration of the family of Bethany, which occupies the main part of the window, and is by the old stone dials divided into three parts. In the centre division there is a representation of Jesus, with Mary seated at His feet; in the other is their sick brother Lazarus reclining upon a couch. Two tracery openings above contain figures of angels, emblematic of the Resurrection. In the under part of the window there are three subjects, Nicodemun’s visit to Christ by night; Christ blessing children; and Christ at supper with the two disciples at Emmaus.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cuillin Ridge Isle Of Skye


Tour Scotland photograph of the Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The wild and dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye. The Battle of Coire Na Creiche was fought on the slopes below Bruach na Frìthe in 1601. It was the last Scottish clan battle fought on Skye, in which the Clan MacDonald of Sleat defeated the Clan MacLeod after a bitter feud.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video Buachaille Etive Mor


Tour Scotland photograph of Buachaille Etive Mor, River Etive, Glen Etive, Scotland. A Scottish mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Buachaille Eite Mòr, means " the great herdsman of Etive. " in Scottish Gaelic. Buachaille Etive Mòr appears in the background during a song sequence in the 1998 Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Together with Beinn a'Chrulaiste it can also be seen in the film Skyfall, where James Bond transports M away from the villain Raoul Silva.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Beinn Alligin


Tour Scotland photograph of Beinn Alligin, Upper Loch Torridon, Wester Ross, Scotland. One of the classic mountains of the Torridon region of Scotland, lying to the north of Loch Torridon, in the Scottish Highlands. The name Beinn Alligin is from the Scottish Gaelic, meaning Jewelled Hill. The mountain has two peaks of Munro status: Tom na Gruagaich to the South, and Sgùrr Mhòr to the North.



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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Glen Affric


Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin, Glen Affric, Scotland. A Scottish glen located south west of the village of Cannich, fifteen miles to the west of Loch Ness. It used to be part of the lands of the Clan Chisholm. By 1854, Dudley Marjoribanks, later Lord Tweedmouth, had acquired the lairdship of Glen Affric. Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth inherited the lairdship of Glen Affric and Guisachan but the Clan Marjoribanks' ownership ended with Edward’s son, Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks, who became 3rd Lord Tweedmouth in 1909. He and his wife had two daughters, but no male heir.



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October 8th Photograph Cargo Ship Scotland


October 8th photograph of the Baltica Hav cargo ship leaving Perth, Scotland, at dusk.


October 8th photograph of the Baltica Hav cargo ship leaving Perth, Scotland, at dusk.

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October 8th Photograph Carse Of Gowrie Scotland


October 8th photograph of the Carse Of Gowrie, Scotland.

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October 8th Photograph Tree Carse Of Gowrie Scotland


October 8th photograph of a tree high on a hill in the Carse Of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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A Pleasure in Scottish Trees. All trees in Scotland come under scrutiny in this volume: those in woodlands and forests; in parks and parkland; in arboreta; and streets and gardens, large and small, public and private. There is also a section devoted to community woodlands. It celebrates the wealth of trees that flourish throughout the country, not only the 30-odd native to Scotland, but the 1000 and more introduced from everywhere in the temperate world. There is a long tradition of Scots as gardeners and foresters and the Scottish climate is suited to the growth of many sorts of trees. For centuries Scots have roved around the world sending home crates of seeds and plants. Alistair Scott draws on his experience of over five decades of climbing, planting, felling, managing, measuring, admiring, photographing and even chewing trees. Examples are taken from all over Scotland: Kelso to Hoy, Banchory to Stranraer, Montrose to Gigha. A Pleasure in Scottish Trees.

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October 8th Photograph Kinfauns Castle Scotland


October 8th photograph of Kinfauns Castle which stands high on a slope overlooking the River Tay, near Perth, Scotland. This Scottish castle was designed by Robert Smirke and built between 1822 and 1826 by Lord Gray on the site of a medieval stronghold.

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The main function of the Scottish castle was defensive, to protect the laird and his family from their enemies, in as comfortable surroundings as possible; but the castle also served as the centre of administration of the laird's lands, where tenure, economy and trade were controlled. The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nation's wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of 10 years' research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses, all alphabetically organised, with detailed maps, visiting information, illustrations, and anecdotes of hauntings and family histories. This is the " bible of Scottish castles, " an absolute must for all castle enthusiasts and anyone interested in Scottish history. The Castles of Scotland.

October 8th Photograph River Tay Scotland


October 8th photograph of the River Tay from Kinnoull Hill, near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

October 8th Photograph North Inch Perth Scotland


October 8th morning photograph of the North Inch and the River Tay, Perth, Scotland. The North Inch is a large park in the heart of the city of Perth where walkers can enjoy open views of the River Tay from a good walking path.


October 8th morning photograph of the North Inch, Perth, Scotland.

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October 8th Photograph Perth Bridge Scotland


October 8th morning photograph of Perth Bridge, Perth, Scotland.


October 8th morning photograph of Perth Bridge, Perth, Scotland.

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Photograph Neist Point Lighthouse Scotland

Photograph of Neist Point Lighthouse, Moonen Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Purchase this Art Print of Scotland by Colin Prior. Neist Point: Neist Point Lighthouse, Moonen Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Art Print by Colin Prior 700 x 336mm. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

Photograph City Of Glasgow Scotland


Photograph of the City of Glasgow from University of Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city. Situated on the banks of the River Clyde, it became a burgh in 1175. Purchase this Art Print of Scotland by Colin Prior. Glasgow: City of Glasgow from University of Glasgow, Scotland, Art Print by Colin Prior 1000 x 480mm.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Loch Broom


Tour Scotland photograph of a sunset at Loch Broom, Wester Ross, Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch. The reference to broom is thought to be derived from the spreading yellow gorse. The entrance to Loch Broom is overlooked by mountain of Ben More Coigach.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Ben Vorlich and Ben Lomond


Tour Scotland photograph of Ben Vorlich and Ben Lomond, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Ben Lomond, Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, meaning Beacon Mountain, 3,196 feet in height, is a distinctive mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, property of the National Trust for Scotland.Its accessibility from Glasgow and elsewhere in central Scotland, together with the relative ease of ascent from Rowardennan, makes it one of the most popular of all the Munros.



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