Tour Scotland Photograph Video Blair Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Blair Castle is said to have been started in 1269 by John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, a northern neighbour of David I Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, who started building on the Earl's land while he was away on crusade. Upon his return, the Earl complained about the interloper to King Alexander III, won back his land and incorporated the tower that had been built into his own castle. David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, forfeited the titles and estates after rebelling against Robert the Bruce in 1322. The earldom was granted to a number of individuals until 1457 when King James II granted it to his half-brother John Stewart. John Murray, son of the second Earl of Tullibardine, was created Earl of Atholl in 1629, and the title has since remained in the Murray family.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Saltire Blair Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saltire at Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The Flag of Scotland is a white saltire, representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.



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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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