Tour Scotland: 2012-04-29

Tour Scotland Photographs Video Scottish Bagpiper Perth Perthshire May 5th

Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish bagpiper this morning in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Andrew Fenton busking this morning in the centre of Perth. Andrew is a fine young man and an excellent piper who is trying to raise some money for a future ski trip.

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish bagpiper this morning in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish bagpiper this morning in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Balhousie Castle Perth Perthshire May 5th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Balhousie Castle in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Black Watch Museum is housed in historic Balhousie Castle set in its own grounds beside the North Inch in Perth.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Balhousie Castle in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Balhousie Castle in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Perthshire Brass Farmers Market Perth Perthshire May 5th

Tour Scotland photograph of Perthshire Brass Band this morning at the Farmers Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland video of Perthshire Brass Band this morning at the Farmers Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Perthshire Brass Band this morning at the Farmers Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Perthshire Brass Band this morning at the Farmers Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Videos Typhoon Jets Fife May 4th

Tour Scotland video shot today of Typhoon Jets landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Aircraft of 6 Squadron, landing at RAF Leuchars after a Flypast at Big Stooshie Charity Music Festival in Fife.

Tour Scotland video shot today of Typhoon Jets on a Flypast near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Aircraft of 6 Squadron, from RAF Leuchars who were doing a Flypast at Big Stooshie Charity Music Festival in Fife on Friday, May 4th. Event organisers from Big Stooshie aim to raise £100,000 for Help 4 Heroes (H4H) and SSAFA Forces Help. The Typhoon is a multi-role combat aircraft, capable of being deployed in the full spectrum of air operations, from air policing, to peace support, through to high intensity conflict.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Typhoon Jet Fife Scotland May 4th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Typhoon Jet landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. RAF Leuchars is home to the RAF’s newest multi role jet fighter, the Typhoon FGR4 which are on high alert to scramble and intercept intruders into UK airspace.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Typhoon Jet landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Typhoon Jet landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Small Planes Scone Perth Perthshire May 3rd

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a small plane taking off from Scone Airport, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Had lunch today at the Touchdown Cafe at the wee airport in Scone. Shot a few of photographs.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a small plane taking off from Scone Airport, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a small plane at Scone Airport, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Of Cottages And Clothes Line Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of seashore cottages and a clothes line in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Filming Of The Railway Man Perth Perthshire May 1st

Tour Scotland photograph shot at the filming of The Railway Man in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Nicole Kidman, and Colin Firth were filming the Railway Man on a visit to the Railway Station today in Perth. Security was very tight and a long camera lens was needed to shoot photos from a very long distance away.

Tour Scotland video shot at the filming of The Railway Man in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. You can hear the cameras of the Paparazzi clicking away madly at the start of this wee video.

Tour Scotland photograph of the Paparazzi at the filming of The Railway Man in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Scone Palace Perth Perthshire May 1st

Tour Scotland photograph shot today at Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The first Lord Scone was Sir David Murray. He was of Flemish noble origin, and was Cup-bearer, Master of the Horse and Captain of the Guard to King James VI of Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today at Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today the Stone of Destiny at Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today at Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today at Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Fields Of Yellow North Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of fields of yellow in North East Fife, Scotland. Fields of yellow in North Fife on the road from Balmerino to Newburgh. The view is looking North towards the River Tay. The plants are Rapeseed, Brassica napus, also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed, and in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola, is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family.

Tour Scotland photograph of fields of yellow in North East Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of fields of yellow in North East Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Falcon Stone Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of the Falcon Stone in Perthshire, Scotland. The Falcon Stone is an ancient landmark in St Madoes. Legend states that a countryman and his two sons were busy ploughing a field near Luncarty when a ferocious battle began raging between Kenneth 111 and a group of Danish marauders. The Danes appeared to be getting the upper hand and many of Kenneth's supporters began retreating. The countryman ordered his sons to gather up their implements and help him stop the rout. With only an Ox-Yoke for a weapon the countryman and his sons managed to turn the tide and lead the men back into battle. The Scots were inspired by the countryman's strength and courage managed to turn the tables on the Danes. As a reward for his contribution to the victory Kenneth commanded that a falcon would be let loose from Kinnoull Hill and that as far as it flew, the land would belong to his family. The bird flew to an ancient standing stone in St. Madoes, which is still known as the Falcon Stone. The coat of arms of the Hay family carries three bloodstained shields representing the father and his two sons, the falcon, the ox-yoke and two peasants, representing the two sons.

Tour Scotland photograph of the Falcon Stone in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Birkhill Castle North Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Birkhill Castle, North East Fife, Scotland. Birkhill Castle, hereditary estate of the Earl of Dundee. The Earl is also Hereditary Royal Banner Bearer for Scotland. His forbear was awarded this office by the Scottish King Alexander II in the 13th Century and his predecessors carried the Scottish Banner for William Wallace at Stirling Bridge and Robert Bruce at Bannockburn. Bruce appointed the Banner Bearer and his successors as custodians of the City of Dundee. Birkhill was built in 1780 by Viscount Dundee, nearly 100 years after the 1st Viscount Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse known as both Bloody Clavers and Bonnie Dundee depending on whether you were a Covenanter or not) was killed at the Battle of Killliecrankie in 1689. Between 1857 and 1859 Birkhill was given a Tudor Baronial treatment by the architect David Bryce. The current chief of Clan Scrymgeour is Alexander Henry Scrymgeour of Dundee, the 12th Earl of Dundee has followed his father into politics in the House of Lords. The Scrymgeour family seat is still at Birkhill north of Cupar in Fife. The clan seat was once at Dudhope Castle until the Scrymageour family sold the castle in 1668 to John Graham of Claverhouse.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Of Kirkton Of Balmerino Graveyard North Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the graveyard in Kirkton of Balmerino, North East Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of the graveyard in Kirkton of Balmerino, North East Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Balmerino Abbey North Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Balmerino Abbey, North East Fife, Scotland. This Cistercian monastery, now in ruins, is situated on the south bank of the River Tay in North Fife was founded in 1229 by the widowed queen of William the Lyon, then destroyed during the Reformation. Mary Queen of Scots was certainly a visitor here in 1565, and more than likely lived in the Abbot's House as a guest of Sir John Hay, the first Lay Commendator of the Abbey.

Tour Scotland photograph of Balmerino Abbey, North East Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a wooden cross at Balmerino Abbey, North East Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of ancient Chestnut tree at Balmerino Abbey, North East Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of where Monks stored their food at Balmerino Abbey, North East Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Cottage Newtonmore Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage outside Newtonmore, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Seaplane Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of a seaplane on Loch Ness, Scotland. Tour Inverness and Loch Ness.

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Old Photograph Cottage Islay Scotland

Old photograph of a thatched cottage on Islay, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Newtonmore Scotland

Old photograph of Newtonmore, Scotland.

Old photograph of cottages in Newtonmore, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Carrbridge Scotland

Old photograph of houses in Carrbridge, Badenoch and Strathspey, Scotland. Carrbridge is located off the A9 road on the A938 road, west of Skye of Curr, southeast of Findhom Bridge, near Bogroy.

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Old Photographs Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of Dumfries, Scotland. A market town and former royal burgh within Dumfries and Galloway. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the hometown of Robert Burns from 1791 until his death in 1796. The poet is now buried in St. Michael's Churchyard in the Burns Mausoleum. Burns was born in Ayrshire and spent many years there before moving to Dumfriesshire. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Old Photographs Dufftown Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Dufftown, in the heart of Speyside, Scotland. Dufftown is located on the River Fiddich and is the location of several Scotch whisky distilleries. It produces more malt whisky than any other town in Scotland; in fact, a signpost on the way into Dufftown declares it the " Whisky Capital of the World ". The largest and best known of the many surrounding distilleries is the Glenfiddich distillery that distills Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky. The Glenfiddich distillery is owned by William Grant and Sons, Dufftown's largest employer. This proliferation puts it on the famed Whisky Trail, which also includes Keith, Tomnavoulin, Marypark, and Tomintoul.

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