Tour Scotland Video Bridge To Bridge Swimming Race River Tay Dundee August 18th

Tour Scotland video shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Bridge To Bridge Swim Race River Tay Dundee August 18th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland. This race started this evening at 6.30pm at the Tay Rail Bridge. It was a one mile self navigated swim with rescue cover assistance. The race finished at Olympia, Discovery Point. Swimmers had to be affiliated to Scottish Swimming through a club before their entry could be accepted. It was an overcast, but fair evening and the race was a great success.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of swimmers before the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of swimmers before the Bridge to Bridge Swim Race, Tay Estuary at Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Rural Drive North Fife

Tour Scotland video of part of a drive from Luthrie to visit Newburgh in North East Fife, Fife, Scotland. A wee video of the Luthrie to Newburgh road.

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Tour Scotland Video Afternoon Viewpoint River Tay Near Newburgh North Fife August 17th

Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon of a view of the River Tay from a viewpoint in North East Fife, Fife, Scotland. A wee video of the River Tay from a viewpoint on the Newburgh to Wormit road. Quite windy with rain clouds approaching from the South,

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of a view of the River Tay from a viewpoint in North East Fife, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Lindores Abbey Newburgh North Fife Fife August 17th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey located on the outskirts of Newburgh. Now in ruins, lies on the southern banks of the River Tay. The earliest record of scotch whisky is a 1494 commission from King James IV to Friar John Cor of Lindores Abbey to make about 580 kg of aquavitae. The abbey was founded as a daughter house of Kelso Abbey about 1191 by David, Earl of Huntingdon, brother of William the Lion. The first abbot was Guido, Prior of Kelso, under whom the buildings were mostly completed. The church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. Andrew, was 195 feet long, with transepts 110 feet long. Edward I of England, John Balliol, David II, and James III were among the monarchs who visited Lindores at different times. The abbey was sacked by a mob from Dundee in 1543, and again by John Knox and his supporters in 1559. In the following years the abbey buildings were quarried as a source of stone for buildings in Newburgh. All that remains of the abbey are: one of the gateways leading into the monastic enclosure; the groin-vaulted slype, leading from the cloister garth to the exterior of the Abbey; and parts of the chancel walls and western tower of the church, although the ground plan of the whole structure can still be traced.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.

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