Tour Scotland Photograph Interior Church of the Holy Rude Stirling

Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, Scotland. The Church of the Holy Rude is the medieval parish church of Stirling. The church was founded in 1129 during the reign of King David I, but earliest part of the present church dates from the 15th century.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Church of the Holy Rude Stirling

Tour Scotland photograph of the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, Scotland. The Church of the Holy Rude is the second oldest building in Stirling, after Stirling Castle. The church was founded in 1129 during the reign of David I, 1124 to 1153, as the parish church of Stirling. Nothing of the original structure now remains due to a fire. Construction on the new nave was underway by 1414, and based on the heraldry the vault of the nave was completed between 1440 and 1480. Work on the chancel did not commence until 1507 and completed around 1530 which was when the west tower was also extended to its current height. King James VI was crowned King of Scots on 29 July 1567; John Knox performed the ceremony. This makes the Church of the Holy Rude and Westminster Abbey the only churches in Britain still in use to this day that have been the sites of coronations.


Tour Scotland photograph of the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Ben Lomond Loch Lomond

Tour Scotland photograph of Ben Lomond is a distinctive mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.



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Tour Scotland Video Castle Foulis

Tour Scotland travel video of Castle Foulis, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the parish of Kiltearn, about 1.5 miles southwest of the village of Evanton in the Highland area of northern Scotland. The castle has been the seat of the Clan Munro for over eight hundred years. During the 11th century, the clan chief was given the castle and Foulis lands as a reward from the Earl of Ross for defeating Viking invaders.

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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).