Tour Scotland Photograph Sheep Perthshire March 9th

Tour Scotland photograph of sheep today in Perthshire, Scotland. Curious sheep today at a farm east of Coupar Angus.


Tour Scotland photograph of sheep today in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs High Keillor Pictish Stone

Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland. A wonderful Pictish standing stone, dramatically located on the slopes of the Sidlaw Hills overlooking Strathmore. Of all the early historic peoples of Scotland, the Picts capture the popular imagination like no other. Although archaeology is gradually uncovering more information about how they lived, they are still best known for their carved monuments, which offer remarkable testimony to their artistic skills. The symbol stones of the Picts are among the most fascinating and enigmatic groups of early medieval sculpture. The purpose and meaning of the stones and carvings still remain something of a mystery - theories range from their use as personal memorials and testaments of clan membership to records of ancient ceremonies and rituals.


Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of the High Keillor Pictish Stone, Strathmore, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Dornoch Castle Scotland

Old Photograph Dornoch Castle, Scotland. Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the village of Dornoch, in Sutherland a little over 40 miles north of Inverness. Dornoch Castle was built around 1500 as the home of the bishops of Caithness. Bishop Robert Stewart gifted the castle to John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1557. In 1570 the castle was set alight in a feud between the Clan McKay and the Clan Murray. The rebuilding which followed included the addition of the upper part of the tower. The castle decayed during the 18th century, but was restored in 1813–1814 to serve as a school and jail. In 1859 it became a court house, and was made the headquarters of the Sheriff of Sutherland. Further alterations were made around 1880, including the heightening of the south-west block, and the addition of a three-storey east tower. Following the restoration the castle became a hunting lodge for visiting sportsmen. In it is now a hotel.

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Old Photograph Of Spinning Outer Hebrides Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter spinning wool outside a cottage on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Crofters here originally lived in blackhouses made of turf or stone, burned peat for cooking and heating, kept small black native cows and grew mostly oats on small strips of land which were fertilised by manure and seaweed. There was fishing from some of the sheltered bays on the east coast and on the neighbouring islands.



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Old Photographs Leith Scotland

Old photograph of Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.



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