Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Tour Scotland photograph of the John Colquhoun memorial stained glass window in the Parish Church in Luss, on Loch Lomond, Scotland. John Colquhoun, born 6th March 1805, died 27th 1885, was a sportsman and sportswriter in Scotland. He was born in Edinburgh to James Colquhoun, 3rd Baronet of Luss, Dumbartonshire and Janet Sinclair. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and in 1828 joined the 33rd Regiment in Connaught, Ireland. In 1829 he was promoted to the Fourth Dragoon Guards. On 29 January 1834 he married Frances Sarah Fuller Maitland daughter of Ebenezer Fuller Maitland and Bethia Ellis. John and Frances had four sons and five daughters, one of whom, Lucy Bethia Walford, became a well-known Victorian novelist. John was the author of the following books; The Moor and the Loch 1840, Lochs and Rivers 1849, Salmon Casts and Stray Shots 1858, Sporting Days 1860.
Colquhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name is thought to be derived from the Gaelic elements còil, meaning nook, cùil, meaning corner, or coille, meaning wood. Calhoun, Calhoon, Colhoon, Colhoun, Hoon, Cahoun, and Cahoon are variants of the surname Colquhoun. They are generally found only in the United States of America and Canada.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the coast at Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. Known as the place where King Alexander III of Scotland died, it lies on the A921 road and the Fife Coastal Path.
Tour Scotland video shot today of the coast at Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Forth Bridges over the Firth of Forth, from Port Edgar, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Port Edgar is a marina situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth immediately to the west of the southern end of the Forth Road Bridge in the town of South Queensferry.
Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Forth Bridges over the Firth of Forth, from Port Edgar, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
Tour Scotland video shot today of the Forth Bridges over the Firth of Forth, from Port Edgar, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This is a is a ruined castle located in Kirkcaldy which dates from around 1460. The castle is an early example of artillery defence in Scotland. The construction of Ravenscraig Castle by the mason Henry Merlion and the master carpenter Friar Andres Lesouris was ordered by King James II who reigned from 1437 to 1460, as a home for his wife, Mary of Guelders. She lived in the castle until her death in 1463, when only the east tower and the basement of the central section were built. Ownership passed to her son King James III who reigned from 1460 to 1488, but in 1471 he gave the castle to William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness in exchange for the Earldom of Orkney and associated lands which James annexed from Norway to the Scottish Crown. After 1471 Ravenscraig was finally completed by the Sinclairs, who also had an interest in artillery fortifications.
Tour Scotland video of Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
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