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 of the Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland. A tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a ferris wheel at the Highland Games in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The Ochil Hills are in the background. Historically, the hills, combined with the town being built at the lowest bridge point on the River Forth, led to Stirling's importance as a main gateway to the Highlands. In the early Industrial Revolution, several mill towns such as Tillicoultry, Alva and Menstrie, the Hillfoots Villages, grew up in the shadow of the Ochils to tap the water power.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Logie Kirk and cemetery near Stirling, Scotland. Reverend John Wilson in The Gazetteer of Scotland in 1882, described The Parish of Logie as one of the oldest in Scotland, nestling at the foot of the Ochil Hills, north of the River Forth at Stirling. It adjoins Stirling town, and contains Causewayhead, Menstrie, and Blairlogie villages., part of Bridge of Allan town, and a small part of Stirling burgh. Its length is 6½ miles; its greatest breadth about 6 miles; its area 3026 acres in Stirlingshire, 3632 acres in Clackmannanshire, and 5156 acres in Perthshire. Real property in 1880-81, £23,761, £9294, and £3712. Pop. 2985, and 1438, and 273. The river Allan traces the western boundary; the river Devon traces the eastern boundary; and the river Forth, from mouth of the former to mouth of the latter, traces all the southern boundary. The land in the north and north-east is part of the Ochil Hills; thence, to about the middle, is brae or hanging plain; and thence to the rivers, is rich carse One of the Ochil hills is the famous Dunmyat; and another of its prominent features is Abbey-Craig. Silver and copper ores are among its Ochils; and the mineral wells of Airthrie are near Bridge of Allan. A chief residence is Lord Abercromby's seat of Airthrie Cartle, and a chief antiquity is Cambuskenneth Abbey. The parochial church stands on a rural spot near Blairlogie. Established, Free, United Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches are at Bridge of Allan, and a United Presbyterian church is at Blairlogie. Six schools for 976 scholars are in the parish, and 3 of them for 570 are new."
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Tour Scotland photograph of Menstrie Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. From the early 1600s, this Scottish castle was home to Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was instrumental in founding the colony of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was later owned by the Holburn or Holborne family, who were created Baronets of Menstrie in 1706.
Menstrie Castle was burned by the Royalist James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose in 1645, during the English Civil War. It was sold to James Holborne of Menstrie in 1648. A major general in the Scottish army, Holborne had a chequered career during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An additional property, named Windsor House, and now demolished, was once situated opposite Menstrie Castle, to serve as a second laird's house. In 1719, most of the Menstrie estate was sold on, but the Holborne family kept the smaller house, probably as a dower house. A stone heraldic panel, from over the door of the demolished house, was preserved, and later built into the gable-end of the residential home now standing on the site. The motto DECUS MEUM VIRTUS is still legible, but differs from the motto on the Holborne family crest (Decus Summum Virtus, roughly translated as "Virtue, the Chief Ornament"). The last surviving heir of the Holborne family of Menstrie was a Miss Mary Anne Holborne of Bath, daughter of the 5th Baronet, who left an endowment of £8000 in 1882, for the church of Menstrie.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling, Scotland. This was one of several Augustinian priories founded by David I of Scotland in the 1140s. King James III was buried here in 1488 and a lavish rebuilding occurred early in the 16th century. Little now remains but a 14th century bell tower.
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Photograph of Mary Queen of Scots at Castle Campbell, Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots attending celebrations surrounding the wedding of her cousin, James Stewart, to the 5th Earl of Argyll's sister in 1563. This entire costume event was free today, including entrance to the Castle. Tour Castle Campbell.
Photograph MG Classic Cars Scotland. Came upon these vehicles in the car park of the Wheel Inn, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. They were heading for the 35th Scottish Transport Extravaganza at Glamis Castle.
Tour Scotland photograph of the Alexander Cameron gravestone in Kinnoull cemetery, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In loving memory of Alexander Cameron, Cabinetmaker, Bridgend, Perth, who died 29th July, 1989, aged 69.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a Boatman gravestone in Kinnoull cemetery, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Here lies the bones and ashes of Robert Knox, Boatman in Bridgend, who departed this life on the 4th day of August, 1798.
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Tour Scotland photograph of an Eagle Owl with handler at Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Perth, Scotland. The Eurasian eagle owl is a species of eagle owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 30 inches, with a wingspan of six feet, males being slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish colouring and tawny.
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Photograph of an Eagle Owl in flight at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Photographed this Eagle Owl at the Falconry display. There was a selection of hawks, falcons and owls including Eagle Owls, Harris’s Hawks, Kestrels and Lanner falcons on display.
July photograph of the Evergreen Sculpture in Rodney Gardens, Perth, Scotland. The Evergreen Sculpture by Kenny Munro is made from granite and bronze and represents the many spires of the churches in Perth. The bronze finial, words and images allude to the environmental thinking of Sir Patrick Geddes. The stones have hand prints of citizens of the community in Perth.
July photograph of Millais viewpoint, Rodney Gardens, Perth, Scotland. The photograph is of "Millais Viewpoint" by Sculptor, Tim Shutter. John Everett Millais painted many of his famous works in Perth and the moulded picture frame of this sculpture makes Perth part of this work of art.
July photograph of the view looking West from Kinnoull Cemetery, Perth, Scotland.
July photograph of the view looking West from Kinnoull Cemetery, Perth, Scotland. The white domed building is the Fergusson Gallery which is devoted to the life and work of the Scottish colourist painter John Duncan Fergusson, 1874 to 1961, and houses the largest collection of his work in existence.
Tour Scotland photograph of Auchmithie, Angus, Scotland. A former fishing village located three miles north east of Arbroath. It sits atop a red sandstone cliff, high above a shingle beach. The Arbroath Smokie originated in Auchmithie. Sir Walter Scott stayed in the Waverley Hotel in Auchmithie and described Auchmithie in his novel The Antiquary published in 1816, under the name Musslecrag.
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