Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Amulree Church

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of Amulree Church and cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland. Amulree was at the junction of three major droves. It formed part of the route Highland drovers would use to bring their livestock to the cattle market at Crieff and Falkirk. Amulree Church was built between 1743 and 1752 and remodelled in 1882. Built to a simple design it has both a bellcote and weather vane. The architect was a John Douglas of Edinburgh. The Amulree church bell was cast in 1519. Amulree parish church contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed in the area prior to mass emigration, mostly to North Easthope, Canada, in the early 19th Century. The Celtic place name was Ath Maol Ruibhe meaning Maol Rubha's ford.


Tour Scotland Winter photograph of Amulree Church, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Little Dunkeld Church

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of Little Dunkeld Church, Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. Little Dunkeld Church dates from 1798, and was designed and built by John Stewart from Dunkeld. Little Dunkeld, was once a large parish, in the county of Perth. Little Dunkeld is now located within the village of Birnam, on the south bank of the River Tay opposite the historic town of Dunkeld. Churchyard includes Gravestones of, A Perthshire Naturalist, Charles Macintosh of Inver, and Scottish Fiddle player and composer, Niel Gow.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Loch Etive Argyll

Tour Scotland photograph of Loch Etive, Argyll, Scotland. Loch Etive is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute. It reaches the sea at Connel three miles North of Oban. The name Etive is believed to mean " little ugly one " from the Gaelic goddess associated with the loch. Loch Etive was the name of an Iron Clipper Ship that Joseph Conrad served aboard.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cottage Elgol Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph a cottage by Elgol, Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Elgol is located towards the end of one of the most scenic roads on the Isle of Skye. A super area for climbing, walking, fishing, mountain biking or just exploring this unspoilt corner of Skye. Boat trips to some of the outer isles can be taken from the small jetty in the fishing village of Elgol, just a mile away.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Winter Thawing Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter photograph of some thawing this morning near Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland Winter photograph of some thawing this morning near Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).