Old Photograph Tantallon Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in the mid 14th century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. It was passed to his illegitimate son, later created Earl of Angus, and despite several sieges, it remained the property of his descendants for much of its history. It was besieged by King James IV in 1491, and again by his successor James V in 1528, when extensive damage was done. Tantallon saw action in the First Bishops' War in 1639, and again during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651, when it was once more severely damaged. It was sold by the Douglases in 1699 and fell into ruin. Scottish Castles.

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Street View Slioch Scotland

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Street view of Slioch, Wester Ross, Scotland. This is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands situated in Wester Ross, six miles north of the village of Kinlochewe. Slioch reaches a height of 3,218 feet and towers above the south east end of Loch Maree to give one of the best known and most photographed sights from the A832 road in the Highlands.

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Street View Stac Pollaidh Scotland

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Street view of Stac Pollaidh, Scotland. This Scottish mountain, also known as Stack Polly, is located in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The peak displays a rocky crest of Torridonian sandstone, with many pinnacles and steep gullies.

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he North West Highlands, which for the purposes of this book includes all the Scottish mainland north and west of the Great Glen together with the Isle of Skye, is the last area in Britain which could truthfully be described as genuinely wild. This guide to 24 of the finest walks in this gloriously lonely and often breathtakingly beautiful landscape is aimed, not at climbers, who are already well catered for, but at walkers who wish to enjoy the wild country and, while prepared to tackle rough terrain, do not necessarily have the skills and equipment that may be needed on the higher hills. The walks, which range from 6 to 17 miles in length are mostly circular and in all cases begin and end at sites with space for parking and access to public transport. Some of the routes, though by no means all, run through land owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The landscapes through which they pass range from the tightly packed hills and glens of Ardgour, Moidart and Knoydart in the south to the wild moors of the extreme north over which a few peaks like Suilven, Canisp and Quinag tower in splendid isolation. Chris Townsend guides his readers with an infectious enthusiasm, sound advice and knowledgeable observations of the wildlife and geology of the Highlands. The book also includes a glossary of Gaelic and Scots words and a Useful Information section listing organisations and websites that may be useful to visiting walkers. The Guide to Walks in North-West Highlands (National Trust for Scotland).

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May 18th Photograph Bonhard Standing Stone Scotland

May 18th photograph of the Bonhard Standing Stone, near Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.


May 18th photograph of the Bonhard Standing Stone, near Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.


May 18th photograph of the Bonhard Standing Stone, near Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Near the old Mill of Bonhard, is an unenclosed settlement and standing stone.

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May 18th Photograph David Douglas Memorial Scotland

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.

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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.