Tour Scotland Video Coastline Isle of Skye
Tour Scotland video of the coastline of Isle of Skye, Scotland. Skye and its smaller neighbours that make up the Inner Hebrides of Scotland are known for their wild, beautiful landscapes of deep lochs and jagged mountains, which provide wonderful Scottish scenery.
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Tour Scotland Video Dunnottar Castle
Tour Scotland windy day video of Dunnottar Castle, Scotland. A ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky outcrop on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. Dunnottar was besieged by Montrose in 1645, and again in 1651 by Cromwell.
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Tour Scotland Video Blackness Castle
Tour Scotland video of Blackness Castle on the south shore of the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, Scotland. This castle was built, probably on the site of an earlier fortress, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch. The castle, together with the Crichton lands, passed to King James II of Scotland in 1453, and the castle has been crown property ever since. It served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton and the 6th Earl of Angus. Strengthened by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart in the mid 16th century, the castle became one of the most advanced artillery fortifications of its time in Scotland. A century later, though, these defences were not enough to prevent Blackness falling to Oliver Cromwell's army in 1650.
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Tour Scotland Video Bagpiper Blair Castle
Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Bagpiper at Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Skull Robert the Bruce
Tour Scotland video of the cast of the skull of King Robert the Bruce in the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The rosewood box with brass inlay holds a plaster cast of the skull of King Robert I, born 1306, died 1329. Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was originally a supporter of the English King, Edward I, before changing his allegiance to the Scots. After murdering his close rival, John Comyn, in 1306, he claimed the Scottish throne as the great-great-grandson of David I and, despite opposition, he was crowned at Scone by Perth, Perthshire. To achieve independence for Scotland, at the same time as fighting his Scottish enemies, he proceeded to remove the English from Scottish castles and garrisons, until by 1314 only Stirling held out. The ensuing battle at Bannockburn led to Bruce's decisive victory against the English. Bruce's army continued to harass the English until Edward III, in 1328, was forced to acknowledge his sovereignty and his heirs as kings of Scotland. After his death in 1329 the body of Robert I was interred at Dunfermline Abbey where it lay until the Abbey's Great Tower collapsed in 1818. The site was cleared prior to rebuilding and many tombs were uncovered, including that of Bruce, whose tomb was opened. His remains were examined and measured and a plaster cast of the skull was made by William Scoular. Bruce's body was re-interred at Dunfermline Abbey in 1819 amid great scenes of national fervour. The stand is inscribed: Cast in plaster by William Scouler 1819. Interred 1329. Re-interred 1819.
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Tour Scotland Video Happy Guests
Tour Scotland video of Happy guests enjoying a dram of whisky on one of my small group tours of Scotland. My guests with a Ghillie at Newtyle Salmon fishing beat by Birnam, Perthshire.
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Tour Scotland Video Dupplin Cross Dunning
Tour Scotland video of the Dupplin Cross in Dunning, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. The Dupplin Cross is a carved, monumental Pictish stone, which dates from around 800A.D. It was first recorded by Thomas Pennant in 1769, on a hillside in Strathearn, a little to the north of Forteviot and Dunning. The Dupplin Cross is a high cross, that is a free-standing stone cross. The cross is carved from Old Red Sandstone. It is carved with various scenes, religious, martial and traditional Pictish animal carvings. The cross can be viewed in the 12th century tower of St Serf's church in Dunning. The church itself is presently not open, thus I had to shoot this video in a very enclosed space today. If you haven't seen the Dupplin Cross, I would urge you to visit between April and September.
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Tour Scotland Video Gravestone Forteviot 19th April
Tour Scotland video shot today of an interesting old gravestone in the churchyard at Forteviot, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Forteviot Church April
Tour Scotland April video of Forteviot Church and cemetery in Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. In an area of historical importance in the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin had his palace here, and a basilica existed from the first half of the 8th century this church, the third, was erected in 1778. It was remodelled in the mid-19th century. One of the four churches of the Stewartry of Strathearn.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Setting Sun19th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot tonight of the setting sun above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Not a great sunset this evening, but I can rarely resist shooting a photograph if the sky is interesting.
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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)
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Tour Scotland Photograph Canola Strathearn Scotland 19th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a field of bright yellow Canola in Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. Rapeseed, is also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and in the case of these Scottish photographs, Canola, a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae, mustard or cabbage family.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Gravestone Churchyard Forteviot
Tour Scotland photograph of an interesting old gravestone in the churchyard at Forteviot, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph of an interesting old gravestone in the churchyard at Forteviot, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Daffodils Churchyard Forteviot Scotland 19th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of daffodils in the churchyard at Forteviot, Strathearn, 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)
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Tour Scotland Photographs Church Forteviot
Tour Scotland photograph of Forteviot Church, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. After a misty morning it had brightened up by 11am, then became overcast from around noon onwards. In an area of historical importance in the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin had his palace here, and a basilica existed from the first half of the 8th century this church, the third, was erected in 1778. It was remodelled in the mid-19th century. One of the four churches of the Stewartry of Strathearn.
Tour Scotland photograph of Forteviot Church, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Canola Field 18th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a field of Canola, North of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Rapeseed, is also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and in the case of these Scottish photographs, Canola, a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae, mustard or cabbage family.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a field of Canola, North of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a field of Canola, North of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Creich Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of Creich Castle, Fife, Scotland. Creich Castle is a ruined tower house near Creich, Fife. The tower house is L-shaped and three to four storeys tall. Built to provide defense against Viking raiders which attacked the rich farms south of the River Tay and further added to by CausantÃn, Earl of Fife during the 11th century. The castle continued to be owned by the Earls of Fife into the 13th century. The existing ruins date from the 16th century.
Tour Scotland photograph of Creich Castle, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Dairsie Castle 18th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Dairsie Castle, Fife, Scotland. Dairsie Castle is located located between Cupar and St Andrews, south of Dairsie village. The first castle built here was the property of the bishops of St Andrews, and may have been constructed by William de Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews from 1298 to 1328. A Scottish parliament was held at the castle in early 1335. The castle was rebuilt in the 16th century by the Learmonth family. James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, then regent of Scotland, laid siege to the castle in 1575. King James VI of Scotland stayed at Dairsie Castle in 1583 following his escape from the Raid of Ruthven in June 1583. In the 17th century it was sold to John Spottiswoode, 1565 to 1639, Archbishop of St Andrews, who built Dairsie Old Church next to the castle in 1621. Dairsie Castle became ruinous in the 19th century, but was rebuilt in the 1990
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Dairsie Castle, Fife, Scotland. Dairsie Castle is located located between Cupar and St Andrews, south of Dairsie village.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Dairsie Churchyard
Tour Scotland photograph of Dairsie Churchyard, Fife, Scotland. Dairsie Churchyard, cemetery, is located located between Cupar and St Andrews, south of Dairsie village.
Tour Scotland photograph of Dairsie Churchyard, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Dairsie Church
Tour Scotland photograph of the old Dairsie Church, Fife, Scotland. Dairsie Old Church, formerly St Mary's Church, is the former parish church of Dairsie, in north east Fife. It is located between Cupar and St Andrews, south of Dairsie village. The present church was built in 1621, and is an unusual example of post-Reformation Gothic architecture in Scotland
Tour Scotland photograph of the old Dairsie Church, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Creich Church
Tour Scotland photograph of Creich Church, Fife, Scotland. This now ruined church is located on a knoll in North Fife, on sloping ground above a narrow road, opposite the ruins of Creich Castle. The church probably dates to the late fourteenth century. A south chapel was added in the sixteenth century, and it was rebuilt in 1621.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Lordscairnie Castle 18th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Lordscairnie Castle, Fife, Scotland. Lordscairnie Castle is a ruin situated near Moonzie, north east of Cupar, Fife. The castle was constructed in around 1495 by Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford. It was originally an L-plan tower house with five storeys. According to John Knox, James V of Scotland visited the castle just before his death in 1542.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Lordscairnie Castle, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Drive Glamis Castle April
Tour Scotland April video of a drive to Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century. Glamis was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI. Their second daughter, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was born there.
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Tour Scotland Video Daffodils Glamis Castle 17th April
Tour Scotland video shot today of a wee walk through the daffodils on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Shot this wee video at noon today on a tour of Glamis Castle.
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Tour Scotland Video Megginch Castle
Tour Scotland video of Megginch Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Megginch Castle is a 15th century castle in Perthshire. It was the family home of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. The gardens of Megginch are sometimes open to the public. Splendid array of daffodils and rhododendrons. The castle was altered by Robert Adam in 1790.
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Tour Scotland Photographs HMS Unicorn
Tour Scotland photograph of HMS Unicorn in Victoria Docks, Dundee, Scotland. HMS Unicorn was built in peacetime at Chatham Dockyard, Kent and launched in 1824. A superstructure was built over her main deck and she was laid up serving as a hulk and a depot ship for most of the next 140 years. Her lack of active duty left her timbers well preserved, and in the 1960s she was to a museum ship.
Tour Scotland photograph of HMS Unicorn in Victoria Docks, Dundee, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Glamis Castle 17th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. A beautiful morning today at Glamis Castle which was originally a 14th century keep which has been extended extensively over the years. Macbeth was Thane of Glamis but did not own the castle. King Malcolm II is reputed to have been murdered in the castle,with blood stains on the floor of "King Malcolm's Room" to prove the claim.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Doocot Glamis Castle 17th April
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Doocot and Daffodils on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Shot these photograph at 11am this morning on a tour of Glamis Castle. A dovecote or dovecot, or in Scots: Doocot, is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Doocots may be square or circular free standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in scotland, and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Doocot and Daffodils on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Doocot and Daffodils on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Doocot and Daffodils on the grounds of Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
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