Tour Scotland Video River Tay And Cathedral Bells Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of men salmon fishing on the River Tay and the Bells of the Cathedral in Dunkeld, North of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Not many churches in Scotland have tower bells but Dunkeld Cathedral has a peal of six bells. Dunkeld Cathedral stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper was begun in 1260 and completed in 1501.

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Tour Scotland Video Forth Railway Bridge From North Queensferry Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the sight and sounds of wind and waves by the Forth Railway Bridge, on ancestry visit and trip to North Queensferry, Fife. The tide coming on a grey and windy day by the Firth of Forth. This famous Scottish bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, connects Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry. The Forth Bridge was opened on 4 March 1890, by the then Duke of Rothesay, later to become King Edward VII. North Queensferry railway station opened the same year. North Queensferry, Scottish Gaelic, Taobh a Tuath Chas Chaolais, meaning the Northern Side of the Steep Strait, is a village on the Firth of Forth. The village takes its name from Saint Margaret of Scotland, the wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland, who is said to have established the village to ensure there would be regular ferry crossings across the Firth of Forth for the benefit of pilgrims travelling to St Andrews. Margaret is said to have made her arrival in Scotland here in 1068, and to have regularly used the ferry crossing when travelling between the then capital Dunfermline, and Edinburgh Castle. From around this time, the crossing became known as the Queen's Ferry. The railway station was not in service by the time of the opening of the Forth Bridge in March 1890, it was in use soon after. The station replaced the station at North Queensferry Pier, which had been opened in 1874 to take passengers to and from the ferry across the Forth. North Queensferry's biggest attractions are the extensive views it offers of the Forth Bridge and Forth Road Bridge. The distance from Perth, Perthshire to North Queensferry is 32.5 miles by road. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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Tour Scotland Video Forth Road Bridge From North Queensferry Fife

Tour Scotland video of the Forth Road Bridge, from North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. A windy afternoon by the Forth Estuary. The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, which opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Of A Cloudy Day In Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of a cloudy day in Edinburgh, Scotland. I shot this photograph from Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the New Town. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city. The hill was used from ancient times as a place of execution. Most famously Major Weir the self-confessed Edinburgh warlock, was executed here.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Perth Perthshire August 27th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of sunset from the old bridge over the River Tay in Perth, Scotland. Shot this photograph at 8.30pm this evening on a wee walk by the river, it is a lovely evening here.

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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).