Tour Scotland Video St Andrews Wishing You A Merry Christmas

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of young Scots wishing all of you a Merry Christmas at a Christmas Street Concert in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Young Scots from Madras College singing for you, and wishing you a Merry Christmas, in the entrance to Holy Trinity Church, for Cameron Mackay’s Fieldwork trip with British Exploring Society. In the summer of 2013, Cameron Mackay will be travelling to the Ladakh region of the Himalayas with other people of his age from all over Britain.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Carol Christmas Street Concert St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of young Scots singing a Christmas Carol at a Christmas Street Concert in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Young Scots from Madras College singing for a fundraiser, in the entrance to Holy Trinity Church, for Cameron Mackay’s Fieldwork trip with British Exploring Society. In the summer of 2013, Cameron Mackay will be travelling to the Ladakh region of the Himalayas with other people of his age from all over Britain.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Singer Christmas Street Concert St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of Lucy Harrower doing her best to sing in the rain outside a church at a Christmas Street Concert on visit to St Andrews, Fife. The surname Harrower was first found in Essex where Geoffrey Haruer was recorded in 1255. In Scotland, Harrower was a surname common to Fife and district. 'The first of this name is described as a Flemish gunner; it may be a form of Harmwijn.' William Harower or Herwart had a charter of the office of keeper of the king's muirc and cunningare in Crail in liferent in the reign of David II. Robert Harwar was burgess of Perth, 1440, and 'Sir' John Harwar who was vicar of Cortochquhay in 1452 may be the John Harwar, chaplain, mentioned in 1455.
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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Music Christmas Street Concert St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of Scottish fiddle music at a Christmas Street Concert in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A young fiddle player from Madras College playing for a fundraiser, in the rain, for Cameron Mackay’s Fieldwork trip with British Exploring Society. In the summer of 2013, Cameron Mackay will be travelling to the Ladakh region of the Himalayas with other people of his age from all over Britain.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Singing Christmas Street Concert St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of John McKee singing at a Christmas Street Concert in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. John McKee from Madras College singing for a fundraiser, in very heavy, for Cameron Mackay’s Fieldwork trip with British Exploring Society. In the summer of 2013, Cameron Mackay will be traveling to the Ladakh region of the Himalayas with other people of his age from all over Britain.

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Tour Scotland Video Musicians Christmas Street Concert St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of musicians at a Christmas Street Concert in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Musicians from Madras College doing a fundraiser, in the rain, for Cameron Mackay’s Fieldwork trip with British Exploring Society. In the summer of 2013, Cameron Mackay will be traveling to the Ladakh region of the Himalayas with other people of his age from all over Britain.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Rain Long Pier St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video of part of a walk in the rain down the long pier towards St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The pier is a classic example of Scottish vernacular harbour work. It comprises a pier of rubble construction, with a substantial bulwark on its seaward face, to protect the wide quay from high seas in heavy weather. The course of the pier is somewhat crooked, reflecting the strategy of the builders to construct it from strong point to strong point along the natural rock skerry which forms its foundation. The drystone, rubble construction of this pier gives it great character and the surfaces reveal many examples of repairs to the pier, using a variety of different strategies for placing the stones.

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Tour Scotland Video Flooding Old Golf Course St Andrews

Tour Scotland Winter video shot this morning of heavy rain and flooding by Swilcan Bridge on the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A solitary seagull was my only company when I shot this video, my tour guests were in the nearby golf shops acquiring gifts to take back to the USA.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Heavy Rain Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland Winter video of golfers on the 18th Green of the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Despite the heavy rain this morning these folks were out on the golf course, and playing quite well.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Thundering Waterfall Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot today of the thundering waterfall after heavy rain at Rumbling Bridge outside Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Raging River Braan Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of a raging River Braan after heavy rain at Rumbling Bridge outside Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Awe Inspiring Ossian's Hall Gorge Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of the awe inspiring Ossian's Hall and gorge after heavy rain at the Black Linn Falls by Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. The Ossian's Hall folly was built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the River Braan for the 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1757. James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC, born 28 September 1690, died 8 January 1764, was a Scottish peer, and Lord Privy Seal. He was born in Edinburgh, the third son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, by Lady Catherine, daughter of William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton. In 1712, he was made captain of the grenadier company of the 1st Foot Guards. On the attainder in 1715 of his elder brother, William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, for taking part in the Jacobite rising, an act was passed by parliament vesting the family honours and estates in him as the next heir. At the election of 1715, he was chosen M.P. for Perth, and he was re-elected in 1722. In June 1724, he was made Lord Privy Seal. He was allegedly the first to plant European Larch in Great Britain; one of a group of five near Dunkeld cathedral planted in 1738 is still alive. He died in Dunkeld on 8 January 1764, in his seventy fourth year, and was buried at Inveresk.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Riverside Walk Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of part of a riverside walk near the Hermitage by Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Part of the The Braan Walk which follows a riverside and woodland path for about 3 miles. The river was filled with water today after two days of heavy rain.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Walk Around Dunkeld Cathedral Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of a walk around the Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. The Cathedral is dedicated to St. Columba, whose name means “dove”. Tradition has it that his relics, brought from lona by Kenneth MacAlpin for fear of desecration by marauding Norsemen, were buried under the chancel steps.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Flooding River Isla Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of flooding from the River Isla at Isla Bridge, Perthshire, Scotland. The River Isla is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles through the Kirkton of Glenisla and Strathmore. The river had burst its banks at Isla Bridge after two days of heavy rain in Perthshire. This bridge carries the A93 public road over the River Isla, which here forms the boundary between the parishes of Cargill and Caputh.

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Tour Scotland Video Edradour Whisky Distillery Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Edradour Whisky Distillery by Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Established in 1825, the distillery was traditionally run by three men but now there are just two. Only twelve casks are produced each week. Edradour takes it water from a stream on Ben Vrackie called Edradour burn, and that stream, after two days of heavy rain in Scotland, was well filled with water today.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Pitlochry Dam Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of the Dam in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The dam across the River Tummel after heavy rain these past few days in Perthshire. This dam led to the formation of Loch Faskally and was constructed between 1947 and 1950 as part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Telford Bridge Dunkeld Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of the River Tay and Dunkeld Bridge in , Perthshire, Scotland. Thomas Telford and Dunkeld Bridge. After two days of heavy rain in this area of Scotland, the River Tay was in spate today. This bridge by engineer Thomas Telford, carries the A 923 public road across the River Tay to the South of Dunkeld, where, where it forms a southward continuation of Bridge Street. The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Dunkeld and Dowally to the North and Little Dunkeld to the South.

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Tour Scotland Winter Morning Video Flooding Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot at 9am this morning flooding at the South Inch Public Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Lots of rain these past two days have resulted in flooding at this area of Perth. Some ducks found this wee island to hang out on.

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Tour Scotland Winter Night Video Heavy Rain Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot tonight of heavy rain and flooding in Scone, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Heavy Rain Old Bridge Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot tonight of heavy rain and the River Tay in spate by the he Old Bridge over the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Heavy Rain River Tay In Spate Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot tonight of heavy rain and the River Tay in spate by the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Flooding South Inch Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot at 4pm this afternoon of heavy rain and flooding at the South Inch in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Lots of rain today resulted in flooding at this park in Perth.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Heavy Rain Flooding Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot this afternoon of heavy rain and flooding in Scone, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Flooding Quarrymill Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video shot this morning of heavy rain and flooding on a road at Quarrymill Woodland Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is on the Perth to Blairgowrie A93 road.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Christmas Fairground Chairs Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter video of Christmas Fairground Chairs by the Scott Monument near Edinburgh Castle on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Christmas Fair Walk Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter video of an evening walk by the Christmas Fair in Princes Street Gardens below Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Old Man of Storr Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of the Old Man Of Storr, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The Storr is a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye. The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west.


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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Of The Cuillins Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Cuillins, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The Cuillin, Scottish Gaelic: An Cuilthionn or An Cuiltheann, are properly and locally known as The Cuillins in the plural, and are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye.

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree St Michael's Parish Church Linlithgow

Tour Scotland Winter video of a Christmas tree in St Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow, Scotland. .

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Scott Statue Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of a Christmas Fair by the Sir Walter Scott statue on Princes Street on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree Dunblane Cathedral

Tour Scotland video shot today of a Christmas Tree in the Cathedral in Dunblane, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Christmas Wheel Scott Monument Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter video of a Christmas Wheel by the Scott Monument on Princes Street near Edinburgh Castle on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Tree Forth Railway Bridge

Tour Scotland Winter video of a Christmas Tree by the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth at North Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Old Photographs Elgin Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the floodplain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190 AD. It was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland. On 19 July 1224, the foundation stone of the new Elgin Cathedral was ceremoniously laid. The cathedral was completed sometime after 1242 but was completely destroyed by fire in 1270. In the 19th century the old medieval town of Elgin was swept away. The first major addition to the town centre was the Assembly Rooms, built in 1821 by the Trinity Lodge of Freemasons, at the corner of High Street and North Street. The Morayshire Railway was officially opened in ceremonies at Elgin and Lossiemouth on 10 August 1852. William Dunbar was born in 1749 in Thunderton House, Elgin. He was the youngest son of Sir Archibald Dunbar and Anne Bayne Dunbar. In 1763 he attended King's College, Aberdeen, and graduated from there in 1767. He emigrated to America arriving in Philadelphia in April 1771. In 1773 he and a Scottish merchant opened a cotton plantation in Florida and in 1792 opened another plantation in Mississippi. Dunbar became surveyor general in the Natchez area in 1798 and making his first meteorological observations in the Mississippi Valley in 1799. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him and fellow Scot Dr George Hunter to explore the Ouachita River region and travel all the way to the source of the Red River. They set out on 16 October 1804, traveling up the Ouachita River and on to the area of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dunbar became the first man to give a scientific report of the hot springs, and his journal of the exploration was later published in Documents Relating to the Purchase and Exploration of Louisiana. He died in 1887. 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 Pitlochry Scotland

Old photograph of Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Doune Scotland

Old photograph of Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Kenmore Scotland

Old photograph of Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of the hotel, passenger bus and cyclist in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. History Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.





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Old Photographs Alloa Scotland

Old photograph of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of the harbour in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Cullen Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in Cullen, Moray, Scotland. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in the old kirk here after her death in the area. Robert the Bruce made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and its return south for burial. The village is noted for Cullen Skink, a traditional soup made from smoked haddock, milk, potato and onion.



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Old Photographs Nairn Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street, Nairn, Moray, Scotland. An ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles east of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

Old photograph of the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Murray Place Stirling Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, people and buildings on Murray Place in Stirling, Scotland. Major streets in Stirling include; Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street, formerly Baxters St, St John Street and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond.





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Old Photograph Comiston Road Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of houses and horses and carts on Comiston Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. Comiston is south of Morningside and west of the Braid Hills, linking the suburbs of Oxgangs and Fairmilehead. The main road through the area, Comiston Road, is a continuation of Morningside Road, and further south becomes Biggar Road. It is classified as the A702 which indeed runs eventually to Biggar. Confusingly, a part of Comiston Road has signage as Pentland Terrace, the name of a terrace of Victorian houses set back from, and above Comiston Road, with a roadway of its own immediately in front of the houses. Comiston House was owned by the Forrest baronets. Its most notable occupant was Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet, Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1837 to 1843.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Christmas Face Biscuits Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph shot this morning of Christmas Face Biscuits in a Bakers Shop in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Christmas Mini Puddings Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph shot this morning of Christmas Mini Puddings in a Bakers Shop in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Foog's Gate Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Foog's Gate in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Upper Ward of the castle occupies the highest part of the Castle Rock, and is entered via the late 17th century Foog's Gate. The origin of this name is unknown, although it was formerly known as the Foggy Gate, which may relate to the dense sea-fog, known as haar, which commonly affects Edinburgh.



Tour Scotland Winter video of Foog's Gate in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video View To Arthur's Seat From Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the view to Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as " a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design ". It is situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of the Castle.



Tour Scotland Winter video of the view to Arthur's Seat from Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph View From Half Moon Battery Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the view from the Half Moon Battery in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Half Moon Battery, which remains a prominent feature on the east side of the castle, was built as part of the reconstruction works supervised by the Regent Morton, and was erected between 1573 and 1588.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Great Hall Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Following Oliver Cromwell's seizure of the castle in 1650, the Great Hall was converted into a barracks for his troops; and in 1737 it was subdivided into three storeys to house 312 soldiers. Following the construction of the New Barracks in the 1790s, it became a military hospital until 1897. It was then restored by Hippolyte Blanc in line with contemporary ideas of medieval architecture. The Great Hall is still occasionally used for ceremonial occasions, and has been used as a venue on Hogmanay for BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live programme.



Tour Scotland video of the Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Forth Road Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video Forth Railway Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter morning photograph of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The word Firth means Estuary in Scotland. This Scottish bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 9 miles west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890.



Tour Scotland Winter morning video of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Photograph St Andrew Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Andrew stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. About the middle of the 10th century, Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought by divine guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern town of St Andrews stands today.

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Tour Photograph Video William Wallace Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the William Wallace stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. William Wallace entered into the history books during a fairly calm and affluent period of time period in Scottish history.



Tour Scotland video of the William Wallace stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Photograph Video St Margaret Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Margaret stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saint Margaret of Scotland, born 1045, died 16th November 1093, also known as Margaret of Wessex and Queen Margaret of Scotland, was an English princess of the House of Wessex. Born in exile in Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the short ruling and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Margaret and her family returned to England in 1057, but fled to the Kingdom of Scotland following the Norman conquest of England of 1066. Around 1070 Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland, becoming his queen consort. She was a pious woman, and among many charitable works she established a ferry across the Firth of Forth for pilgrims travelling to Dunfermline Abbey, which gave the towns of South Queensferry and North Queensferry their names.



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Tour Photograph Video St Columba Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Columba stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 563 St Columba travelled to Scotland with twelve companions, where according to legend he first landed on the Kintyre Peninsula, near Southend. However, being still in sight of his native land he moved further north up the west coast of Scotland. In 563 he was granted land on the island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, which became the centre of his evangelising mission to the Picts.



Tour Scotland video of the St Columba stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Photograph St Ninian Stained Glass Window Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the St Ninian stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saint Ninian from the 4th and 5th century, is a Christian saint first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland. For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedications to him in those parts of Scotland with a Pictish heritage, throughout the Scottish Lowlands,

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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Video Setting Sun Forth Road Bridge Near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.



Tour Scotland Winter video of the sun setting behind the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Prayer Candles St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of Prayer Candles in St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. I happened to be on tour today in Edinburgh, Scotland, including a visit to St Giles' Cathedral. Decided to light some candles offering prayers for the families of the 27 people, including 20 children who were slain at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA. I have family myself, and cannot imagine having to cope with losing a child in such awful circumstances.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Christmas Tree St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of the Christmas Tree in St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Sunrise Loch Leven Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of sunrise at Loch Leven, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish loch is the location of Loch Leven Castle Island, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. Loch Leven forms the main part of the Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, which covers 1925 hectares, including 1300 hectares of loch and islands. The Reserve is managed in partnership by a number of groups. The majority of the land and water within Loch Leven Reserve is managed by Scottish Natural Heritage, with the wetlands on the southern shore managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the fishing and shooting managed by Kinross Estate. Additionally, Castle Island is managed by Historic Scotland, who also run the ferry to the island.

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