Tour Scotland Video Highland Dancing Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland video shot today of Highland Dancing at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video City of St Andrews Pipe Band Playing in Ceres

Tour Scotland video of The City Of St Andrews Pipe Band playing in the village of Ceres, Fife, Scotland. The City Of St Andrews Pipe Band in Ceres prior to the start of the Ceres Highland Games.

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Tour Scotland Video Highland Dancers Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland video of Highland Dancers at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland. Young Highland Dancers dancing a Scottish sword dance today a Ceres Highland Games.

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Tour Scotland Video City of St Andrews Pipe Band Marching Into Ceres

Tour Scotland video of The City Of St Andrews Pipe Band marching into Ceres, Fife, Scotland. The City Of St Andrews Pipe Band in Ceres prior to the start of the Ceres Highland Games. The Ceres Games are said to have been held every year since 1314 after Robert the Bruce granted the village permission to hold them in commemoration of its men's participation in the Battle of Bannockburn. Now staged in the form of Highland games, they are the oldest free games in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Highland Sword Dancesr Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland travel video of Sword Dancers at Ceres Highland Games, Fife. Gillie Callum or " Scottish sword dance " the dancer crosses two swords on the ground in an "X" shape, dances around and within the 4 quarters of it. In 1573 Scottish mercenaries are said to have performed a Scottish Sword dance before the Swedish King, John III, at a banquet held in Stockholm Castle. The dance, " a natural feature of the festivities, " was used as part of a plot to assassinate the King, where the conspirators were able to bare their weapons without arousing suspicion. Fortunately for the King, at the decisive moment the agreed signal was never given. " Sword dance and Hieland Dances " were included at a reception for Anne of Denmark at Edinburgh in 1589 and a mixture of sword dance and acrobatics was performed before James VI in 1617 and again for King Charles I in 1633, by the Incorporation of Skinners and Glovers of Perth All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Throwing The Weight Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland photograph of throwing the weight at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of throwing the weight at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of throwing the weight at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland. The Weight Over the Bar competition is a test of strength featured at Scottish Highland games. The weight is thrown one handed over a bar set at increasing heights above the thrower. The thrower has three attempts for each successive height. Places are determined by maximum height reached with the fewest misses.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Cycle Race Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland photograph of a cycle race at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Putting The Shot Ceres Highland Games

Tour Scotland photograph of Putting The Shot at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Putting The Shot at Ceres Highland Games, Fife, Scotland. The shot put is a track and field event at a Scottish Highland Games involving " putting ", throwing in a pushing motion, a heavy metal ball, called the shot, as far as possible. It is common to use the term " shot put " to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting, throwing, action.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Wildcat Cairngorms

Tour Scotland photograph of a wildcat in the Cairngorms of Scotland. The Scottish wildcat is one of the most elusive and enigmatic of our carnivores. It is certainly amongst our rarest, having been persecuted in Britain since the Middle Ages and suffered a steady decrease in its range. The population probably reached its lowest level around 1914, when it was believed to be confined to the north and west of Scotland, where keepering pressure is traditionally less intense than elsewhere. A reduction in persecution following the First World War allowed the species to recolonise former parts of its range. They are now fully protected as a European Protected Species.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Atlantic Puffin

Tour Scotland photograph of an Atlantic Puffin in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The puffin is a striking bird with a black back and white chest, black head with large pale cheeks and a tall, flattened, brightly coloured bill. Its almost comical appearance is heightened by red and black eye-markings and bright orange legs. The puffin's latin name fratercula arctica, meaning little brother, probably refers to its black and white body's resemblance to monastic gowns. Puffins come ashore in Scotland from late April until the middle of-August. July is the peak month to see adults with beak loads of fish coming in to feed chicks. Some of the best places to see them are the Treshnish Isles off Mull, Handa in west Sutherland, Hoy on the Orkney Islands, Noss and Hermaness on the Shetland Islands, the Isle of May in Fife and the Farne Islands just across the border in Northumberland, England.



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Tour Scotland Video Sunset River Tay June 23rd

Tour Scotland video shot this evening of sunset over the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this video at 10.45pm this evening from the Queen's Bridge in Perth, in the distance is the old Perth Bridge, the church is St Matthew's church on Tay Street. A beautiful night for a wee walk.

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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 Photograph Ring Of Brodgar Orkney

Tour Scotland photograph of dawn at Ring Of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland. The Ring of Brodgar, or Brogar, or Ring o' Brodgar, is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north east of Stromness on the Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Isle of Iona

Tour Scotland photograph of sunset from Isle of Iona, Scotland. Sunset from West Coast of Isle of Iona, Scotland Photographic Poster Print by Iain Sarjeant, 42x56.

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The guide to Mysterious Iona and Staffa. This is a guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric and, above all, mysterious that has occurred on the island of Iona and the nearby island of Staffa. Containing fairies and martyrs, telepathy, exorcism and magic, druids, witches, mermaids, demons and saints, and based on texts both ancient and modern, it is a fascinating introduction to the islands' heritage. This is a guide that the armchair adventurer or the on-location visitor can revel in. Comprehensive entries covering Iona's tombstones, simulacra, standing stones, gargoyles, ruins, churches and archeological curiosities are complemented by more than sixty of the author's own photographs. The guide to Mysterious Iona and Staffa (Mysterious Scotland).

Tour Scotland Photograph Video Trotternish Ridge Isle of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Lunch Perthshire June 22nd

Tour Scotland photograph of my lunch today in Scone by 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, 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 Evening Walk Perth June 21st

Tour Scotland video shot this evening of part of my wee walk by the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this video at 11pm this evening as I walked down Tay Street towards the old Perth Bridge. Raining tonight, but not heavy rain, just a quiet, gentle rain.

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Tour Scotland Video Duck Pond Scone June 21st

Tour Scotland video shot at lunchtime of the duck pond in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. I often feed the ducks at lunchtime, and though it is the longest day in Scotland, it is rainy day, a day for the ducks.

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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 Pictish Stone Meigle Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Pictish Cross Slab Carved Stone in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland. There are many carved figures on this stone, including warriors on horses, and Daniel being attacked by lions.

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Tour Scotland Video Musicians Crail Food Festival

Tour Scotland video of Scottish musicians at the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Karys Watt, fiddle, and David MacFarlane, guitar, down at the harbour in Crail. They are members of the folk band Tunna.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Crail Food Festival June 19th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Musicians Harbour Crail Food Festival June 19th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of musicians at the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Karys Watt, fiddle, and David MacFarlane, guitar, down at the harbour today in Crail. They are members of the folk band Tunna.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of musicians at the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Lobster Shack Crail Food Festival June 19th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the owner of the Lobster Shack at the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Enjoy freshly prepared lobster and crab by the harbour in Crail.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Chef In A Kilt Crail Food Festival

Tour Scotland photograph of a Chef in a kilt at the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. A member of staff from Seriously Good Venison Fletchers of Auchtermuchty.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Harbour Crail Food Festival June 19th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the harbour during the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Tackety Boot Crail Festival

Tour Scotland video of the singing duo, Tackety Boot at the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Met these two men on Castle Walk in Crail. Just had to ask them to sing for me, and the kindly obliged. Roy R M McIntosh on the left was born in St Andrews in 1950. A proud Scot in name and tradition. He enjoys all sorts of music, photography and a wee bit of filming. Rab Thomson on the right played in bands from when he was 15 till he was 30. Everything from solo busking, to folk duo to 11 piece reggae band and heavy metal. After a brief hiatus of 15 years or, he has started playing and writing again.

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Tour Scotland Photograph House Crail Food Festival June 19th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a house decorated in bunting for the Food Festival in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. A traditional Scottish stone built house with a slate roof in the village of Crail.

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Tour Scotland Video Crail East Neuk of Fife June 19th

Tour Scotland video shot today just before the Food Festival started in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. A beautiful sunny morning, with the tide just starting to come in, when I shot this wee panorama of the village just prior to the opening of the Crail Food Festival.

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