Tour Scotland Photograph Gardens Blair Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the gardens at Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Blair Castle is at the hub of a breathtaking historic landscape most of which was laid out in the 18th century.



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Tour Scotland Sunset Video Loch Tummel

Tour Scotland travel video of sunset behind Loch Tummel on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Queen's View near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The area around the River Tummel and Loch Tummel is known as Strathtummel and is one of the most beautiful parts of Perthshire. Set high above Loch Tummel is the Queens View, one of the most famous viewpoints in Scotland. The panorama west to the peak of Schiehallion and Rannoch Moor is breathtaking and the viewpoint can be accessed throughout the year.


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Tour Scotland Photograph Ben Nevis

Tour Scotland photograph of Ben Nevis, Fort William, Scotland. The first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis was made on the 17 August 1771 by James Robertson, an Edinburgh botanist, who was in the region to collect botanical specimens. Another early ascent was in 1774 by John Williams, who provided the first account of the mountain's geological structure. John Keats climbed the mountain in 1818, comparing the ascent to " mounting ten St. Pauls Cathedral in England without the convenience of a staircase ". The following year William MacGillivray, who was later to become a distinguished naturalist, reached the summit.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Commando Monument Spean Bridge

Tour Scotland photograph of the Commando Monument at Spean Bridge, Highlands, Scotland. The Commando Memorial is dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II. Situated around a mile from Spean Bridge village, it overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle. Unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother, it has become one of the United Kingdom's best known monuments, both as a war memorial and as a tourist attraction offering views of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Barge Caledonian Canal

Tour Scotland photograph of a barge being towed through the Locks on the Caledonian Canal at Fort Augustus, Scotland. In 1843 part of Corpach double lock collapsed. This led to a decision to close the canal to allow repairs to be carried out, and the depth was increased to 18 feet at the same time. The work was designed by an associate of Telford, James Walker, and completed by 1847, but not all of the traffic expected to use the canal did so. Commercially, the venture was not a success, but the dramatic scenery through which it passes led to it becoming a tourist attraction. Queen Victoria took a trip along it in 1873, and the publicity surrounding the trip resulted in a large increase in visitors to the region and the canal. The arrival of the railways at Fort William, Fort Augustus and Inverness did little to harm the canal, as trains were scheduled to connect with steamboat services.

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