Tour Scotland Video Rainy Night Perth

Tour Scotland video of a rainy night in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this wee video on part of my late night walk tonight by the River Tay in Perth at 11pm.

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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).

Tour Scotland Photograph Stone Coffins St Andrews Cathedral

Tour Scotland photograph of old stone coffins in the graveyard of St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Two of my tour guests having a wee rest in the grounds of the ruined cathedral. Stone coffins, now exposed, in which the most important officers of the priory might have been buried.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Entrance St Andrews Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the entrance to St Andrews Castle, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. There has been a castle standing at the site since the times of Bishop Roger, 1189 to 1202, son of the Earl of Leicester. It housed the burgh’s wealthy and powerful bishops while St Andrews served as the ecclesiastical centre of Scotland during the years before the Protestant Reformation.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Neist Point Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of Neist Point, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Neist Point is the most westerly point on the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle of Skye. It projects into The Minch and provides a popular walk and viewpoint. Neist Point Lighthouse, designed by David Alan Stevenson, was first lit on 1 November 1909. David was born on 21 July 1854 the son of David Stevenson and his wife, Elizabeth Mackay. His early years were spent at their home at 8 Forth Street in the eastern section of the New Town in Edinburgh. He was part of the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, including his brother, Charles Stevenson, uncle Thomas Stevenson, and grandfather, Robert Stevenson. His cousin was the author, Robert Louis Stevenson. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and then Edinburgh University. He retired aged 83 in March 1938. Stevenson died at his home, " Troqueer " in the Kingsknowe area of Edinburgh on 11 April 1938. He is buried in Dean Cemetery.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Ardnamurchan Lighthouse

Tour Scotland photograph of Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. At the most westerly point on the British mainland, Ardnamurchan Lighthouse has been guiding ships safely through the waters off Scotland’s west coast since 1849. The Ardnamurchan Peninsula lies due west of Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland. Its southern coast runs alongside Loch Sunart and the Sound of Mull. The northern coast looks towards the Hebridean islands of Skye, Muck, Eigg and Rhum. The coastlines meet at Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point on the British mainland.



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