Tour Scotland Photograph Video Black Watch Stained Glass Window Perth

Tour Scotland photograph of the Black Watch Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In memory of the Regiment’s fallen in the Second World War and was unveiled by the Queen Mother, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, in 1955. It was designed by William Wilson.

The 1st Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st Highland Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and was captured at St Valery-en-Caux. It was reformed from reserve units of the 9th Highland Division in August 1942 and moved to North Africa where it fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 and then took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945, Battle of the Reichswald in February 1945 and the crossing of the Rhine in March 1945.

The 2nd Battalion was serving in Palestine from where it was sent to East Africa in August 1940 and saw action during the Italian conquest of British Somaliland. It was sent to Crete, as part of the 14th Brigade in the 8th Division, and took part in the Battle of Heraklion in May 1941. It moved to North Africa in October 1941 and took part in the break out from Tobruk in November 1941.

The 4th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940.

The 5th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings, while attached to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, in June 1944 and saw action at the Battle for Caen followed by the Battle of Bréville later that month. It saw combat again at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.

The 6th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940. It moved to North Africa in Spring 1943 and then on to Italy in September 1943 where it took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino in Spring 1944.

The 7th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Rain Clouds North Queensferry Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of rain clouds over North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village takes its name from Saint Margaret of Scotland, the wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland, who is said to have established the village to ensure there would be regular ferry crossings across the Firth of Forth for the benefit of pilgrims travelling to St Andrews. Margaret is said to have regularly used the ferry crossing, when travelling between the then capital Dunfermline, and her chapel in Edinburgh Castle: St Margaret's Chapel. From around this time, the crossing became known as the Queen's Ferry. The last ever commercial ferry crossing of the Queen's Ferry left Hawes Pier, South Queensferry on the evening of 3rd September 1964, and docked at North Queensferry shortly after. The very next day, HM The Queen opened the new Forth Road Bridge, and 800 years continual use of the Queen's Ferry were finally brought to a close.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Forth Bridge From North Queensferry

Tour Scotland photograph of the Forth Railway Bridge from the pier in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.




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Tour Scotland Photograph Diesel Train North Queensferry

Tour Scotland photograph of a Diesel Train on the Forth Railway Bridge above cottages and houses in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The Forth Bridge was opened on 4 March 1890, by the then Duke of Rothesay, later to become King Edward VII. North Queensferry railway station opened the same year. Gordon Brown, the former British Prime Minister, has lived in the village for more than 20 years.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Jaguar Wedding Car Linlithgow Palace

Tour Scotland photograph of a vintage Jaguar Wedding Car at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland.



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