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.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the moon reflected in the duck pond in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Cloudy late this afternoon in Scone. Dropped by the local Duck pond to feed the ducks whose wee pond will surely freeze over again tonight.
Tour Scotland photograph of the moon reflected in the duck pond in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime from a country road above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. A view over the village of Scone towards the snow covered hills of Highland Perthshire. Nice and clear today.
Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime from a country road above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime from a country road above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot this frosty morning of a walking path in Scone, near, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This where I like to take a wee walk every morning. Lots of folks there today as it is was such a beautiful morning.
Tour Scotland photograph shot this frosty morning of a walking path in Scone, near, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland video shot at lunchtime of the duck pond in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. I often feed the ducks at lunchtime, and though it is the longest day in Scotland, it is rainy day, a day for the ducks.
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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).
Tour Scotland photograph of a Pizza from Curry King in Scone, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Fish and Chip Shop in Scone was closed these evening, fortunately Ali at Curry King in Scone helped me out. Turned out to be a an interesting visit, as Ali was looking for advice for a wee break this weekend in Scotland. Ended up advising him to go to Applecross in Wester Ross, 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).
Tour Scotland photograph of the David Douglas Memorial in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. David Douglas, 25th June 1799 to 12th July 1834, was a Scottish botanist. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died. The son of a stonemason, he was born in the village of Scone north east of Perth, Scotland. He attended Kinnoull School and upon leaving he found work as an apprentice to William Beattie, head gardener at the estate of the 3rd Earl of Mansfield at Scone Palace. He spent seven years at this position, completing his apprenticeship, and then spent a winter at a college in Perth to learn more of the scientific and mathematical aspects of plant culture. After a further spell of working in Fife, during which time he had access to a library of botanical and zoological books, he moved to the Botanical Gardens of Glasgow University and attended botany lectures at the University of Glasgow. William Jackson Hooker, who was Garden Director and Professor of Botany, was greatly impressed with him and took him on an expedition to the Highlands before recommending him to the Royal Horticultural Society of London. Hooker recommended Douglas to London's Royal Horticultural Society, which then sent him on a plant-hunting expedition in the Pacific Northwest in 1824 that ranks among the great botanical explorations of a heroic generation. In the Spring of 1826, David Douglas was compelled to climb a peak near Athabasca Pass to take in the view. In so doing, he became one of the first mountaineers in North America. He introduced the Douglas-fir into cultivation in 1827. Other notable introductions include Sitka Spruce, Sugar Pine, Western White Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Monterey Pine, Grand Fir, Noble Fir and several other conifers that transformed the British landscape and timber industry, as well as numerous garden shrubs and herbs such as the Flowering currant, Salal, Lupin, Penstemon and California poppy. His success was well beyond expectations; in one of his letters to Hooker, he wrote "you will begin to think I manufacture pines at my pleasure". Altogether he introduced about 240 species of plants to Britain.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the old Parish Church and graveyard in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Scottish Church built in 1286 near to Scone Palace. Moved to present site in 1806 using stone from original building.
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Tour Scotland morning photograph on Hogmanay, shot from the golf course in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. There hasn't been much golf going on here for many weeks due to our recent spell of freezing weather.
Tour Scotland morning photograph on Hogmanay, shot from the golf course in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland morning photograph of my village of Scone in Perthshire, Scotland. Went out for a long walk this morning, too beautiful here to miss the opportunity.
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Tour Scotland video of the road up the hill from Old Scone to New Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this video at 1pm, Friday, December 3rd. The medieval village of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield. Thus, there are two Scones, the modern village of Scone, and Scone Palace on the site of the medieval village of Old Scone
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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).
Tour Scotland photograph of the the local School in Scone by Perth, Scotland. The local schools are closed until next week including the Robert Douglas Memorial School shown above.
Tour Scotland photograph of the the local School in Scone by Perth, Scotland. The local schools are closed until next week.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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).
October 22nd video of ducks in a pond in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Heavy rain today in Scotland, definitely a day for the ducks, who do need feeding as winter approaches.
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May 18th photograph of the David Douglas Memorial, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. The son of a stonemason, he was born in the village of Scone north east of Perth, Scotland. He worked as a gardener, became a famous botanist, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died.
May 18th photograph of the David Douglas Memorial, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
May 18th photograph of the David Douglas Memorial, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
David Douglas, the premier botanical explorer in the Pacific Northwest and throughout other areas of western North America. Douglas's discoveries include hundreds of western plants, most notably the Douglas Fir. The Collector tracks Douglas's fascinating history, from his humble birth in Scotland in 1799 to his botanical training under the famed William Jackson Hooker, and details his adventures in North America discovering ?exotic? new plants for the English and European market. The book takes readers along on Douglas's journeys into a literal brave new world of, at that time, obscure realms from Puget Sound to the Sandwich Islands. In telling Douglas's story, Nisbet evokes a lost world of early exploration, pristine nature, ambition, and cultural and class conflict with surprisingly modern resonances. The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest.
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