Tour Scotland Photographs Rural Perthshire August 15th

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of harvesting in rural Perthshire, Scotland. Since it is reasonably dry today, farmers are taking the opportunity of harvesting their Oilseed Rape. Rapeseed, Brassica napus is also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed, and in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola.

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of harvesting in rural Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of harvesting in rural 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).