Old Photograph Road Hole St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of a golfer in a bunker on the Road Hole on the Old Golf Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Players using the back tees cannot see where their tee shots land. This is not unusual except that they must take aim over a corner of replica railway sheds which lie beyond the out of bounds wall. The original sheds were torn down when the rail line running next to the course closed, and after several Opens were played without the tee shot being blind, replicas of the sheds were created in preparation for the 1984 Open. Other than rough, the primary hazard in front of the green is a sand trap known as the Road Bunker. Over the back of the green, hazards include a tarmac roadway, as well as an old stone wall. Both are in play; a wayward shot can lead a player to take their next stroke off the roadway or to hit the face of the wall and take their chances with the ensuing bounce.



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Old Photograph Poltalloch House Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of Poltalloch House, Argyll, Scotland. The 1st Laird of Poltalloch received his Charter in 1562; this family, however, lived at Kilmartin House and, in the late 18th century, started to build Old Poltalloch House, although this was never completed. Neil Malcolm, 13th Laird, built Poltalloch House, overlooking Loch Crinan around 1850, but this was in ruins by 1959. In 1896, John Wingfield Malcolm was created a peer for his parliamentary services with the title of Baron Malcolm of Poltalloch. His nephew, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm, KCMG, was an equally distinguished Member of Parliament, and married the daughter of the actress Lily Langtry, a celebrated Victorian/Edwardian beauty. Their son, Colonel George Malcolm, succeeded his father in 1944, and later commanded the 8th Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. In 1946, he became the first Director of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.



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Old Photograph Sgurr nan Gillean Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the West Ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sgùrr nan Gillean is the mountain closest to Sligachan, and its impressive triangular profile is visible behind the Sligachan hotel, making it perhaps the most recognised peak in the Cuillin range.



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Old Photograph Inaccessible Pinnacle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle referred to by mountaineers as the In Pin or In Pinn, a fin of rock measuring 150 feet (50 metres) along its longest edge. The top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, which at 3,235 ft (986 m) is the highest point of Sgùrr Dearg and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing. This makes it the biggest hurdle for many Munro baggers. First climbed by Charles and Lawrence Pilkington in 1880, the Pinnacle was never climbed by Sir Hugh Munro himself. Because of its status as the most difficult of the Munros it has now spawned a cottage industry for the local guides, who are frequently to be seen escorting parties of novice climbers. Unlike much of the Cuillin, the pinnacle is basalt not gabbro and thus is somewhat slippery in the wet.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cafe Coco Perth Perthshire February 28th

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime at Cafe Coco in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Very mild today, so mild this cafe had its doors wide open as these two businessmen enjoyed their lunch break.

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