October 2nd Tour Scotland Slideshow

October 2nd Tour Scotland Slideshow. Includes Scottish seagull in flight, Broughty Castle, Claypotts Castle, Firth of Tay, Wind turbines Dundee, graveyard Broughty Ferry and more.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Video Broughty Castle

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of Broughty Castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. This Scottish castle was completed around 1495, although the site may have been first fortified in 1454 when the fourth Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490. It was surrendered by purchase to the English in September 1547 by Lord Gray following the Battle of Pinkie. In the same year the English garrison at the castle further fortified it by building a ditch across the landward side of the castle's promontory. Edward Clinton began the refortification in September 1547, with the advice of an Italian engineer, Master John, and left 100 men guarded by three ships. The garrison was first led by Sir Andrew Dudley, Somerset's brother, who hoped to distribute Tyndale's Bible in Dundee. Dudley was succeeded by John Luttrell who had been the commander at Inchcolm. It wasn't for another three years, in February 1550 that the French and Scots managed to recapture it. Mary of Guise watched the successful assault from a vantage point across the Tay. The castle was attacked again, in 1651, by General Monck and his Parliamentary army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. On this occasion the Royalist defenders fled without a fight. Following 1666, when the Gray family sold the castle, it gradually became more ruinous. In 1846 the castle was bought by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company in order to build an adjacent harbour for their railway ferry. In 1855 the castle was acquired by the War Office with the intention of using it to defend the harbour from the Russians. In 1860 renewed fears of a French invasion led the War Office to rebuild and fortify the site. The site was rebuilt according to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson. The walls of the main courtyard were rebuilt and new wing and courtyard were added to the tower. A caponier was added along the south-east side of the courtyard. Emplacements for nine large guns were also constructed. A small enclosure on the west side of the courtyard was also built. From 1886 to 1887 a range was built to house submarine miners to the east of the castle. In an emergency these would lay mines in the Tay Estuary to damage enemy shipping. In 1889 to 1891 a magazine was built within the western enclosure which also led to a major remodeling of the gun emplacements. The castle remained in military use until 1932, and again between 1939 and 1949. The last defence-related alteration was made in the second world war when a defence post was built within the top of the main tower.



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October 2nd Photograph Old Gravestone Scotland

October 2nd photograph of an old gravestone in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.

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October 2nd Photograph Seagull In Flight Scotland

October 2nd photograph of a seagull in flight at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.

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October 2nd Photograph Seagull Scotland

October 2nd photograph of a seagull at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.

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October 2nd Photograph Firth Of Tay Scotland

October 2nd photograph of the Firth Of Tay near Dundee, Scotland. The Firth of Tay is the estuary into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay, empties.


October 2nd photograph of the Firth Of Tay near Dundee, Scotland.


October 2nd photograph of the Firth Of Tay near Dundee, Scotland.

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October 2nd Photograph Level Crossing Scotland

October 2nd photograph of a Railway Level Crossing in Carnoustie, Scotland. A diesel passenger train from Aberdeen passing through Carnoustie on its way to Dundee.

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October 2nd Photograph Wind Turbines Scotland

October 2nd photograph of wind turbines in Dundee, Scotland. Michelin's Dundee factory is the proud owner of two wind turbines. With a combined capacity of 4MW, the turbines generate an estimated 8 million units of clean electricity to help power the factory as well as homes in the surrounding area.


October 2nd photograph of wind turbines in Dundee, Scotland.

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October 2nd Photograph Claypotts Castle Scotland

October 2nd photograph of Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland. This is a medieval castle located in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. The castle was originally built by John Strachan around the period of 1569 and 1588 according to dates inscribed on stones that make up parts of the castle, which make its construction longer than usual for such a small building. The land on which the castle was built was originally leased by the Strachan family from Tironensian Abbey of Lindores starting in the early sixteenth century. In 1601 the Strachan family sold the castle to Sir William Graham of Ballunie who later sold it to Sir William Graham of Claverhouse. The castle became the property of the crown in 1689 after the death of the then current owner Viscount Dundee John Graham of Claverhouse at the battle of Killiecrankie.


October 2nd photograph of Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland.


October 2nd photograph of Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland.


October 2nd photograph of Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland.


October 2nd photograph of Claypotts Castle, Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland September Slideshow

Tour Scotland September Slideshow. 75 of my tour Scotland photographs from the month of September 2010. Includes Scone Archway, St Andrews, Sunsets, Stained Glass, and much more.

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Old Photograph Pass Of Ballater Scotland

Old photograph of the Pass Of Ballater, Scotland. Before the construction of a bridge over the River Dee, the main road between Aberdeen and Braemar went through the Pass of Ballater and by-passed the swampy land where the town of Ballater is now located.



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Tour Haunted Ballindalloch Castle Scotland

Tour haunted Ballindalloch Castle, Scotland. This Scottish castle is also known as The Pearl of the North. The castle is located between Dufftown and Grantown-on-Spey, in Moray, Scotland. The first tower of the Z plan castle was built in 1546. After it was plundered and burned by James Graham, the first Marquess of Montrose, it was restored in 1645. Extensions were added in 1770 by General James Grant of the American Wars of Independence (whose ghost is said to haunt the castle) and in 1850 by the architect Thomas MacKenzie. Further extensions carried out in 1878 were mostly demolished during and modernisations enacted in 1965. It has been continuously occupied by the Russell and Macpherson-Grant families throughout its existence. The castle houses an important collection of 17th century Spanish paintings. The dining room of Ballindalloch is said to be haunted by a ghost known as The Green Lady.

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Old Photograph Prince Charles Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Prince Charles walking on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Queen Elizabeth II Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926, has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. She is Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Elizabeth was born in London as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.




Old photograph of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Climbers Cairngorms Scotland

Old photograph of Winter climbers in the Cairngorms, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Loch Torridon Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Torridon, Scotland. Tour Torridon Scotland. The loch was created by glacial processes and is in total around 15 miles long. It has two sections: Upper Loch Torridon to landward, east of Rubha na h-Airde Ghlaise, at which point it joins Loch Sheildaig; and the main western section of Loch Torridon proper. Loch a' Chracaich and Loch Beag are small inlets on the southern shores of the outer Loch, which joins the Inner Sound between the headlands of Rubha na Fearna to the south and Red Point to the north.



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Old Photograph Climbers Arran Scotland

Old photograph of climbers on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The Isle of Arran is often referred to as Scotland in miniature. Its northern mountain ranges contrast markedly with its southern moorlands and forests, while its coastline features placid bays and striking cliffs. Roads are limited in extent, but opportunities to explore on foot abound.



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Old Photograph Farmhouse Glenshee Scotland

Old photograph of a farmhouse in Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland. The A93 road, part of General Wade's military road from Perth to Fort George, runs north through the glen and on into Glen Beag, where it crosses the Cairnwell Pass, at 2200 feet above sea level the highest public road in the UK.



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Old Photograph Kinfauns Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Kinfauns 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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Old Photographs Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.


Old photograph of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Edinburgh Then and Now visually charts the city from the 19th century, with its smoky Victorian reputation as 'Auld Reekie', to its twenty-first century present. Using atmospheric archive photography dating back to the early 1860s, the book shows the evolution of the city through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, two World Wars and touches on the social and political upheavals of the 1960s right up to the building of the new Scottish parliament. Some 70 historic photographs of Edinburgh's past are paired with specially commissioned contemporary views taken from the same vantage point. You can see the same streets, buildings and docks as they were 'then' and as they are 'now'. It includes both old and new parts of the city, plus the historic port of Leith and its recent attraction, the Royal Yacht Britannia. At its heart is the Royal Mile, with nearby St Giles Cathedral and Law Courts, the Royal Museum of Scotland and more. Edinburgh (Then and Now).

Old Photograph Gleneagles Hotel Scotland

Old photograph of Gleneagles Hotel, 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, with its historical connections to the county, 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).

September 30th Tour Scotland Slideshow

A slideshow of photographs I shot today once the mist lifted on a walk around the River Tay in Perth, 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, with its historical connections to the county, 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).

September 30th Video River Tay Perth Scotland

September 30th video of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland.

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September 30th Photograph River Tay Perth Scotland

September 30th photograph of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland.


September 30th photograph of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland.


September 30th photograph of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland.


September 30th photograph of the River Tay in Perth, 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, with its historical connections to the county, 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).

September 30th Photograph Old Bridge Perth Scotland

September 30th photograph of the Old Bridge over the River Tay in Perth, 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, with its historical connections to the county, 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).

Tour Scotland Video Swan Feeding Willowgate Scotland

September 30th video of a swan feeding today at Willowgate Fishery, by Perth, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Lemon Syrup Sponge Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of Lemon Syrup Sponge from a cafe in Perth, Scotland.

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September 30th Photograph Willowgate Fishery Perth Scotland

September 30th photograph of Willowgate Fishery, by Perth, Scotland. Took a wee walk before lunch at Willowgate Trout and Salmon Fishery which is situated on the banks of the legendary river Tay, two miles from Perth City Centre.


September 30th photograph of Willowgate Fishery, by Perth, Scotland.

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September 30th Photograph Misty Morning Scotland

September 30th photograph of a misty morning outside Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. The Scottish mist is now rising and it is going to be a beautiful day in this area of 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, with its historical connections to the county, 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).

Tour Scotland Evening Photograph Fleshers Vennel Perth

Tour Scotland evening photograph of Fleshers Vennel in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Fleshers was the old name for Butchers in Scotland. They held their market in South Street before moving to the Fleshmarket, the area in front of St. John’s Kirk. Fleshers’ Vennel leads from South Street to St. John’s Square. A Vennel in Scotland is an Alleyway.

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September 29th Photograph Sunset Telephone Boxes Perth Scotland

September 29th photograph of two red telephone boxes at sunset in Perth, Scotland.

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September 29th Photograph Sunset Perth Scotland

September 29th photograph shot at sunset in Perth, Scotland. In the foreground is St John's Kirk which is the oldest standing building in Perth, and one of the most important parish churches in Scotland. It was first mentioned in 1126, and has played a central part in the life of the burgh. The original building was completed by 1241, when the Kirk was dedicated by the Bishop of St Andrews, but it has undergone many alterations since then.


September 29th photograph shot at sunset in Perth, Scotland.

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Old Photograph High Street Ayr Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street in Ayr, Scotland. Tour Ayr and Kilmarnock. William Maclure was born in Ayr on 27 October 1763. He was an Americanized Scottish geologist, cartographer and philanthropist. He is known as the father of American geology and as a social experimenter on new types of community life, collaborating with British social reformer Robert Owen, in Indiana, USA. In 1819 he visited Spain, and attempted, unsuccessfully, to establish an agricultural college near the city of Alicante. Returning to America in 1824, he settled for some years at New Harmony, Indiana, seeking to develop his vision of the agricultural college. Failing health ultimately required him to relinquish the attempt and to seek a more congenial climate in Mexico. There, in 1840, at San Ángel, he died aged 77.



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Old Photograph Highland Dancers Ballater Scotland

Old photograph of Highland Dancers in Ballater, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Cortachy Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cortachy Castle, Scotland.



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