Old Photograph Parade Of Wagons Flour Mills Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of a parade of horses and wagons by the Flour Mills in Dundee, Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Sheep And Scottish Border Collies Shian Glen Quaich Highlands

Tour Scotland video of Sheep and Scottish Border Collie sheepdogs at Shian in Glen Quaich on ancestry visit to Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.

Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and some dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Butterflies Butterfly House Botanic Garden St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of Tropical butterflies in Butterfly House in the Botanic Garden on ancestry visit to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The magical experience has a landscaped flight zone where visitors encounter the butterflies flying up close as they fly, feed and get friendly. Butterflies are insects in the clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, along with two smaller groups.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Saint Andrew Statue Botanic Garden St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video a statue of Saint Andrew at the entrance to the Botanic Garden on ancestry visit to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought by divine guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern Scottish town of St Andrews stands today . One legend states that the relics of Andrew were brought by one Regulus to the Pictish king Óengus mac Fergusa. The sculpture was by Alexander Ritchie, born 1804, died 1870, made in 1850 for North British Mercantile and Insurance Company in Edinburgh. When their building was to be demolished, the statue was given to St. Andrews University in 1964.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive From Elie To St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of a drive from Elie on ancestry visit to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The A917 is the scenic coast road from Elie to St Monans, Pittenweem, Anstruther and Crail in Fife through many of the charming East Neuk fishing villages to St Andrews. Neuk is the Scots word for nook or corner, and the East Neuk is generally accepted to comprise the fishing villages of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth and the land and villages slightly inland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive From Ben Lawers To Kenmore Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a drive down from Ben Lawers then onto the A827 road on ancestry visit to Kenmore, in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. There are just two villages passed as we head east above Loch Tay, the first is the tiny settlement of Lawers below Ben Lawers, the mighty Munro that towers over Loch Tay; the other is Fearnan. Beyond Fearnan, the road once more dives into trees and, while the loch shore is never far away, the dense forestry of The Tay Forest Park blocks most of the views. As the trees clear, the road curves round to the right and drops into Kenmore. This is the eastern end of Loch Tay, where the River Tay starts, and is almost immediately crossed by Kenmore Bridge. Beyond the bridge, the road weaves through the pretty street of Kenmore.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Excel Creel Boat Returning To Harbour St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the creel boat Excel returning to the harbour on visit to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The earliest records of creel lobster fishing in Scotland date back to the 12th century when lobster was caught by hand using crooks and hoop nets. With the development of baited traps, exploitation on a more commercial basis was developed, and today creel fishing for the European lobster, Homarus gammarus, supports very important local fisheries around the Scottish coast.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive To The Cathedral In Dunblane

Tour Scotland video of a drive to the Cathedral on ancestry visit to Dunblane, Scotland. The Cathedral was once the seat of the bishops of Dunblane, also sometimes called 'of Strathearn', until the abolition of bishops after the Scottish Reformation. The building is largely 13th century in date, though it incorporates an originally free-standing bell-tower of 11th century date on its south side. This tower was increased in height in the 15th century, a change clearly visible in the colour of the stonework, and in the late gothic style of the upper storey's windows.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive To The Castle In Stirling

Tour Scotland video of a drive through the city of Stirling on ancestry visit to the castle in Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive Around Central Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of a drive around central Glasgow, Scotland. The city centre is home to most of Glasgow's main cultural venues: The Theatre Royal, home of Scottish Opera and formerly Scottish Ballet, which now resides in The Tramway Theatre, The Pavilion, The King's Theatre, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Film Theatre, Gallery of Modern Art, Mitchell Library, the Centre for Contemporary Arts, McLellan Galleries and The Lighthouse Museum of Architecture, Design and the City. The world's tallest cinema, the eighteen-screen Cineworld, is situated on Renfrew Street. The city centre is also home to four of Glasgow's higher education institutions: The University of Strathclyde, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow Caledonian University.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive To Blackford Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a drive into Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is home to Highland Spring water and the Tullibardine whisky distillery.. Blackford was first known as a ford over the Allan Water. There is a legend that a King Magnus lost his wife Queen Helen in a storm and she is buried on a nearby hill. Blackford became a popular stopping place especially when Scotland's first public brewery was started. King James VII of Scotland even stopped in Blackford while travelling to sample their ale.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive From Auchterarder Through Aberuthven To Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a drive from Auchterarder through Aberuthven on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Auchterarder is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the famous Gleneagles Hotel. Aberuthven is a small village in Perth and Kinross. Perth is a city in central Scotland, located on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county of Perthshire.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Rob Roy Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of The Rob Roy Pipe Band at the Highland Games on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Rob Roy Pipe Band is from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The pipe band was established in 1953 and has travelled to Scotland on many occasions.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive Into Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of a rainy drive from Glasgow road into the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The A8 is a major road in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Greenock via Glasgow. The road passes through Corstorphine and Murrayfield which are suburbs of the city.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive From Perth To Junction To Bishopbriggs Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of a drive West on the A9 road and the M80 Motorway from Broxden Junction in Perth on ancestry, genealogy visit to Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland. The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8, the M73 and M9 motorways.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Vale Of Atholl Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Vale Of Atholl Pipe Band at the Highland Games on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The band was founded in 1906 as the Vale of Atholl Pipers Association, with the Marquess of Tullibardine as patron and led by pipe major Mitchell Pirnie. The band started in competing in competition in 1931 under the leadership of Robert Pirnie, and played at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive To Junction 17 M8 Motorway Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of a drive to Junction 17 West on the M80 motorway then up Great Western Road on ancestry visit to Glasgow, Scotland. The original starting point of the A82 in Glasgow was at Trongate. It proceeded to run westwards along Argyle Street and Dumbarton Road to Dumbarton via Clydebank. On 16 May 1934, the road was rerouted to run along Buchanan Street, New City Road and Great Western Road, whose westward extension from Anniesland Cross had been recently completed. The route between Glasgow and Dumbarton has since broadly remained the same, aside from the declassification of the route to the south of the M8 when that motorway was constructed.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive Through The City To Broxden Roundabout Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a drive over Queen's Bridge which spans the River Tay and West through the city of Perth, to Broxden Roundabout in Perthshire, Scotland. Broxden Roundabout is one of the busier and more important road junctions in Scotland. It is an important hub of the Scottish road network, a major junction on the A9 north south route, and the UK's northernmost motorway junction, being junction 12 of the M90 motorway. All of the seven cities in Scotland are signposted from its exits. These are Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive From Glasgow To Doune Castle

Tour Scotland video of a road trip drive from Glasgow on the M9 motorway and the B824 road to the castle in Doune, Scotland. In 1361, Robert Stewart, born 1340, died 1420, son of King Robert II who reigned from 1371 to 1390, and brother of King Robert III, who reigned from 1390 to 1406, was created Earl of Menteith, and was granted the lands on which Doune Castle now stands. Building may have started any time after this, and the castle was at least partially complete in 1381, when a charter was sealed here. Robert was appointed Regent in 1388 for his elderly father, and continued to hold effective power during the reign of his infirm brother. He was created Duke of Albany in 1398. In 1406, Robert III's successor, James I, was captured by the English, and Albany became Regent once more. After this time, the number of charters issued at Doune suggest that the castle became a favoured residence. Architecturally it is a mixture of fortress and manor house. Bonnie Prince Charlie passed through Doune in 1745. Doune is a popular filming location and has featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander movies.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Jedburgh Abbey Borders

Tour Scotland video of the Abbey on ancestry visit to Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This is a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century. This Scottish church is built in the Romanesque and early Gothic styles and is remarkably complete. When the Protestant Reformation arrived in 1560, the monks were allowed to stay but the abbey was used as the parish kirk for the reformed religion. In 1671 the church was removed to the western part of the nave for safety reasons. This situation persisted until, in 1871, it was considered unsafe to continue worship at the abbey church and a new parish church was built.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.