Tour Scotland Photograph Woodland March 2nd

Tour Scotland photograph today of woodland in Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph today of woodland in Perthshire, Scotland.

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The Heritage Trees: Britain and Northern Ireland. Rushing about our lives, we mostly take our trees for granted. Yet they shape the world around us, our countryside, towns and villages, public spaces and private gardens, bearing silent witness to our ever changing world. Some specimens are as important to our heritage as the greatest of our stately homes, and each has its own story to tell. This collection of portraits from around the United Kingdom records 88 individual trees of outstanding cultural and heritage value. Some have traditionally been special meeting places or boundary markers, like the Tortworth Chestnut that sprang from a nut planted during the reign of King Egbert in ad 800, or the wind-blasted hawthorn 'wishing tree' in the wilds of Argyll, encrusted with coins pressed into its bark by generations of superstitious travellers. Others tell a more human story. Rizzio's Chestnut was planted by the Italian lover of Mary, Queen of Scots, not long before he was murdered by her jealous second husband. While the rare layering beech at Kilravock Castle became known as the 'Kissing Beech' after the illicit embraces by a member of the owner's family and a housemaid under its spreading arms. All the trees featured are accessible to the public, from the original Bramley to the loneliest tree in Scotland. Each one has been designated a national monument by The Tree Council, as part of its campaign to gain special protection status for heritage trees. Combining striking full-colour photography with a range of archival sources and illustrations, from the Middle Ages to the present day, Jon Stokes and Donald Rodger bring to life for a new generation the rich history and legends surrounding these 'green monuments'. The Heritage Trees: Britain and Northern Ireland.

Tour Scotland Photograph Statues Fingask Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of statues in the gardens of Fingask Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The garden is renowned for its topiary but also features statues by David Anderson, sculptor, of Perth, of characters from Scots literature. Works depicted include many of the characters from the poems of Robert Burns.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Derelict Cottage March 1st

Tour Scotland photograph today of derelict cottage in Perthshire, Scotland. Far fewer farm workers are required to live on the farm these days in Scotland, and thus many of the old cottages that they once lived in are now in ruin.


Tour Scotland photograph today of derelict cottage in Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph today of derelict cottage in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Farm Building March 1st

Tour Scotland photograph today of an old farm building in Perthshire, Scotland. Another stunningly beautiful day in Scotland. There are many old farm buildings scattered throughout Perthshire, and they make for great photography opportunities.

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Tour Scotland Photograph David Black Gravestone

Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend David Black gravestone in Kilspindie Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. Sacred to the memory of the Reverend David Black. Minister of this parish for 32 years, who died March 13th, 1850, aged 55. Last text. " And deliver them who through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to a bondage. "

The surname was popular in Scotland from the 15th Century. Adam Black of Edinburgh, born 1784, died 1874, was a publisher who acquired the rights to the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1827. No less than ten Coats of Arms were granted to families of this name. Those borne by Gilbert Black, Dean of the Guild of Aberdeen in 1672, depict a black saltire between a red mullet in chief and a red crescent in base, on a silver shield with a black chief. A demi lion proper is on the Crest, and the Motto, " Non Crux, sed lux ", translates as, " Not the cross, but its light. "



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