August 18th Photograph Rural Scotland

August 18th early evening photograph of rural landscape at Elcho, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 18th early evening photograph of rural landscape at Elcho, Perthshire, Scotland.

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August 18th Photograph Saltire Flag Scotland

August 18th early evening photograph of the Saltire Flag flying at Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 18th early evening photograph of the Saltire Flag flying at Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.


August 18th early evening photograph of the Saltire Flag flying at Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The legend surrounding Scotland's association with the Saint Andrew's Cross dates from a 9th century battle, where Óengus II led a combined force of Picts and Scots to victory over the Angles, led by Æthelstan. Consisting of a blue background over which is placed a white representation of an X-shaped cross, the Saltire is one of Scotland's most recognisable symbols.

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August 18th Photograph Apple Tree Scotland

August 18th early evening photograph of an apple tree by Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. An apple, and pear tree orchard adjoining the Castle has been replanted in recent years.

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August 18th Photograph Elcho Castle Scotland

August 18th early evening photograph of Elcho Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Elcho Castle is located a short distance above the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland. It consists of a Z-plan tower house, with fragments of a surrounding wall with corner towers. The Castle was built on the site of an older structure about 1560, and is one of the best surviving examples of its date in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Beehive Doocot

Tour Scotland photograph of a Beehive Doocot in Elcho, Perthshire, Scotland. On many Scottish estates a dovecote, or doocot, can be found. It may be disguised as a classical temple, transformed into a cottage ornée or incorporated into a cupola, but many doocots are more humble structures of random rubble with simple dressings that date from medieval times, when pigeons and their eggs were a valuable source of food, while their dung was used for fertiliser and even gunpowder.



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