Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old photograph of Hermitage Castle, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The oldest part of Hermitage Castle dates back to the early 13th century and was built to repel marauding English bands who were very active at that time. Hermitage Castle has several ghosts.
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Old photograph of shops and people on the High Street in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. For a number of centuries Highlanders came south to Crieff to sell their black cattle whose meat and hides were avidly sought by the growing urban populations in Lowland Scotland and the north of England. The town acted as a gathering point or tryst for the Michaelmas cattle sale held each year and the surrounding fields and hillsides were black with the tens of thousands of cattle, some from as far away as Caithness and the Outer Hebrides.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph of cottages, horse and cart and people in Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. A small town located at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as The Lang Toon.
Old photograph of cottages in Bunessan, Isle Of Mull, Scotland. Bunessan, in the past had a small fishing fleet, The village still has a thriving lobster fishery. Some of the largest lobsters in the west coast of Scotland can be found at the top[clarification needed] of Loch Scridain, in an area known as The Pool. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, and is situated on the A849.
Old photograph of shops, people and Tram on Church Place, Dumbarton, Scotland. During World War II Dumbarton was heavily bombed by the German air force. The Germans were targeting the shipyards, and the area in the vicinity of the yards was consequently hit, with Clyde and Leven Street being severely damaged. In an attempt to lure the German aircraft away from the shipyards, decoy lights were routinely placed on the Kilpatrick hills above the town, lights were set out on reservoirs to mimic those of the shipyards reflecting on the waters of the Leven and Clyde. The ploy was sometimes successful in diverting the bombers and many bombs fell harmlessly onto the moors and lochs.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
