Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Paddlers at the the old bridge in Perth, not far from the finishing point for the Tay Descent.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Paddlers starting the Long Course from Dunkeld to Perth at 9am, Saturday, October 22nd 2011.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Paddlers nearing the finishing point for the Tay Descent.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a canoe and seagull on River Tay Descent in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A seagull flying along with a canoe this afternoon on the River Tay.
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Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at Kinclaven, North of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Many of the paddlers stopped for lunch here on the banks of the river just below Kinclaven Bridge.
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Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at the Old Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Paddlers passing under the old bridge in Perth, not far from the finishing point for the Tay Descent.
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Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Tay Canoe and Kayak Descent at Kercock, North of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Windy and overcast today as these paddlers headed South towards Perth, passing Kercock Fishing Beat.
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Tour Scotland video of a rescue boat on the River Tay going to the aid of a capsized canoe at The Tay Descent 2011, a tour and a race via canoe and kayak, which took place on the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. The events was organised by the Scottish Canoe Association as part of Paddle 2011. The rescue boat was quickly on the scene, just below the Old Bridge in Perth. Well done !
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Tour Scotland photograph of the William Wallace Statue in Edinburgh Castle. Sir William Wallace statue, the famous leader during the First War of Scottish Independence, situated at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in St Margarets Chapel, Edinburgh Castle.
Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in St Margarets Chapel, Edinburgh Castle. St. Margaret's Chapel, at Edinburgh Castle, is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, Scotland, and an example of Romanesque architecture. Legend had it that St. Margaret worshipped in this small chapel, but recent research indicates that it was built at the beginning of the 12th century by her fourth son who became King David in 1124.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange Memorial in Edinburgh Castle. In 1567, the year Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots was assassinated, Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange became captain of the castle, appointed by the Regent Moray. But Sir William decided to support Mary and the castle became beseiged. Sir William held the castle from May 1568 to May 1573. Finally, part of a tower built by King David collapsed and choked a well forming the main water supply, forcing the garrison to negotiate a surrender. Sir William was executed on 3 August 1573 and a plaque within the Castle recalls him as " Justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time. "
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray Memorial in Edinburgh Castle. In 1296 Edward I of England invaded Scotland taking Edinburgh Castle by storm. In 1314 Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, led a party of thirty men who scaled the cliffs and climbed the castle walls capturing the surprised garrison. Thomas was the son of another Thomas, who was Chamberlain of Scotland and Sheriff of Roxburgh, and the grandson of the Randulf or Ranulf who gave the family their surname. It is known that the younger Thomas was the nephew of King Robert the Bruce, but it is uncertain which of Robert's sisters was his mother. The traditional view is that she was of the first marriage of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, who was mother of Robert by her second marriage. However it is now believed that the King's father Robert married again after Marjorie's death and had with his second wife a daughter, Isabel, who married the elder Thomas.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Mons Meg Cannon in Edinburgh Castle. Mons Meg is a medieval gun located in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. There are conflicting theories about its origins, but it appears from the accounts of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy that it was made to his order around 1449 and sent as a gift 8 years later to King James II of Scotland, with other artillery supplies. The 20 inch calibre cannon accepted balls that weighed about 400 pounds, although it could only be fired 8-10 times a day due to the tremendous heat generated by the powder charge required.
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Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of woodland and river falls in Loch Lomond National Park, Scotland. The new Loch Lomond National Park has ensured protection for what is not only Britain's largest freshwater lake, but one of its most beautiful, celebrated in ballad and song. West of Loch Lomond are the steep Arrochar Alps towering above Loch Long together with scores of much less visited lower hills stretching down to the seaboard. To the east is the Trossachs - a delightful landscape of forests, lochs and hills that has long been known as Scotland in miniature.
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Tour Scotland Autumn video of the Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland. A crannog is a type of ancient loch dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating from 5,000 years ago. Many crannogs were built out in the water as defensive homesteads and represented symbols of power and wealth. The Scottish Crannog Centre features a unique reconstruction of an early Iron Age loch dwelling. Ben Lawers in the background, on north shore of Loch Tay is the 10th highest mountain in the British Isles.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Taymouth Castle, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle stands on the site of the much older Balloch Castle, built in 1550, which was demolished to be rebuilt on a much larger scale in the early 19th century by the Campbells of Breadalbane. It was visited by Queen Victoria in 1842. Scottish Castles.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today the Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Scotland. A crannog is a type of ancient loch dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating from 5,000 years ago. Many crannogs were built out in the water as defensive homesteads and represented symbols of power and wealth. The Scottish Crannog Centre features a unique reconstruction of an early Iron Age loch dwelling.
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In A Scottish Graveyard Miscellany, Hamish Brown explores in words and extraordinary pictures the folk art of Scottish graveyards from the eighteenth century (when gravestones began to be widely used) to the present day. Each old kirkyard is a riotous celebration of folk art: there are skulls and skeletons, ships and lighthouses, angels galore, carved portraits of our forebears and even a gravestone decorated with a picture of Bart Simpson and his skateboard! More than mere memorials, the graves are a collection of pages in stone taken from the history of Scottish everyday life. Scotland's kirkyards are not gloomy places to be shunned, but places to find vivid stories from the lives of people, without distinction of class or creed. There is much humour in this book, and the photographs throughout taken by the author illustrate better than words why we should look after the unique treasuries in our midst. The Scottish Graveyard Miscellany: The Folk Art of Scotland's Graves.
Tour Scotland Autumn photograph shot today of South Inch Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Sunshine after a period of torrential rain this morning in Perth, leaving behind some flooding.
Tour Scotland Autumn photograph shot today of South Inch Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Old photograph of Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona, Scotland. This is one of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St Columba. Many early Scottish kings and chiefs, as well as kings from Ireland, Norway and France are buried in the Abbey graveyard. There are thought to be 48 kings there. These include Duncan, the victim of Macbeth.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Dundee from near Tayport, in Fife, Scotland. Dundee is located on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Dundee is connected to North Fife via the Tay Road Bridge.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Dundee from near Tayport, in Fife, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Dundee from near Tayport, in Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Auld Kirk at Tayport, in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland. The Auld Kirk has stood on this site in one form or another from around 1607 which makes parts of the structure almost 400 years old. It is one of the oldest buildings in Tayport and is a landmark with its distinctive leaning clock tower.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Auld Kirk at Tayport, in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Auld Kirk at Tayport, in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Auld Kirk at Tayport, in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland. Martin Anderson, known as Cynicus, is buried in an unmarked grave in the Kirk yard.
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