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.
May 27th photograph of a Harris Hawk, outside the Birnam Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland. Raptor World is a company that works with birds of prey to provide a wide range of services to a variety of clients. Today they were at the Local Business Trade Fair for Scottish Business in Birnam, Scotland.
May 27th photograph of a Highlander Boat, outside the Birnam Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland. Highlander Boats are built exclusively by W A Simpson Marine Ltd of Dundee who have been building quality fishing boats and pleasure boats for over 25 years. The range of boats comprises of rowing boats, loch fishing boats and fast fishing boats. With some of the models in production for over 25 years, Highlander Boats has built up a reputation for producing high quality boats which will stand the rigors of both the private and the hire markets. Today they were at the Local Business Trade Fair for Scottish Business in Birnam, Scotland.
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Old photograph of West Laroch, Ballachulish, Lochaber, Scotland. This was an old quarry village. The name Ballachulish, from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais, means the Village by the Narrows. The narrows in question is Caolas Mhic Phà draig, Peter or Patrick's son's narrows, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no road to the head of Loch Leven until 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, established in 1733, and those at Invercoe, Callert and Caolas na Con were essential. The Ballachulish ferry closed in December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge finally opened. In 1903, a branch of the, now closed, Callander and Oban Railway, from Connel Ferry, was opened to Ballachulish. Slate from local quarries, established just two years after the infamous Glencoe Massacre of 1692, was used to provide the roofing slate for much of Edinburgh and Glasgow's skyline in the succeeding centuries. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph of Corrie, Island of Arran, Scotland. The village used to be a regular stop for steamers circumnavigating the island, passengers embarking by way of a rowing boat from the " ferry rock ".
