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 Davaar Lighthouse, Campbeltown, Scotland. In 1854, this Lighthouse was built on the north of Davaar island by the lighthouse engineers David and Thomas Stevenson.
Tour Scotland photograph of Pollok House, Glasgow, Scotland. This is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family, located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The house, built in 1752 and designed by William Adam, was gifted to the City of Glasgow by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. Displayed within the Pollok House is a large, private collection of Spanish paintings, including works by El Greco, Francisco Goya and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. There are also paintings by William Blake, as well as glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture. The house also features servants' quarters downstairs. The house also has an extensive garden, boasting a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
This is a highly illustrated and painstakingly researched history of a mountain whose global status far outstrips its modest altitude; a story of climbers, poets, geologists, map makers and pioneering meteorologists. For more than 100 years, mountaineers have honed their skills and equipment on its flanks and ridges and applied them to dazzling effect in the Alps and Greater Ranges. Today, climbing on Ben Nevis is more popular than ever and the mountain's international reputation continues to grow, as its cliffs offer up some of the most challenging traditional summer and winter climbs in the world. Ben Nevis: Britain's Highest Mountain.
Tour Scotland photograph of Scousburgh Beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland. From Scousburgh a road leads up the hill to the site of the former Mossy Hill army base. This road has a connection to Scousburgh Hill the site of the now redundant trans horizon transmission dishes. From there another road leads down to the A970 on the east side of the Hill.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
The main function of the castle was defensive, to protect the laird and his family from their enemies, in as comfortable surroundings as possible; but the castle also served as the centre of administration of the laird's lands, where tenure, economy and trade were controlled. The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nation's wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of 10 years' research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses, all alphabetically organised, with detailed maps, visiting information, illustrations, and anecdotes of hauntings and family histories. This is the 'bible of Scottish castles', an absolute must for all castle enthusiasts and anyone interested in Scottish history. The Castles of Scotland.
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