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.
Old photograph of the Pheasant Tree in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This village is located in the Lowther Hills and one mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. It is Scotland's highest village. Wanlockhead owes its existence to the lead and other mineral deposits in the surrounding hills. These deposits were first exploited by the Romans. The village was founded permanently in 1680 when the Duke of Buccleuch built a lead smelting plant and workers cottages. A branch railway also the highest in Scotland, served the village from 1901 to 1939.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph of the War Memorial in Twynholm located near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. To the glory of God and in loving memory of those men from this Parish who fought and died for their King and Country in the Great War, 1914 to 1918, Their names liveth for evermore.
Lieutenant. Maitland, G. M., Irish Guards
Sergeant. Currie, James, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Sergeant. McNeil, Robert, Scottish Rifles
Sergeant. McKie, William, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Sergeant. Scott, William John, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Lance Corporal. Caven, Joseph, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Lance Corporal. McQuarrie, James, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Lance Corporal. Watret, John, Highland Light Infantry
Trooper. Smith, Wm. P, Scottish Horse
Rifleman. Watret, James, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Private. Brown, John, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Private. Chesney, William, Highland Light Infantry
Private. Craig, John, Highland Light Infantry
Private. Grierson, William. R., Scottish Rifles
Private. Heron, William R., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Private. Jackson, James, Cameron Highlanders
Private. Leith, David, Cameron Highlanders
Private. Lockhart, John, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Private. Morrison, Robert, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Private. Murray, George. C., Royal Scots
Private. McKie, John, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Private. McKie, Robert, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Private. Watret, Thomas P., Royal Scots Fusiliers
Gunner. Edgar, Joseph, Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Seaman. Coulthard, Thomas. W., Royal Navy
Also in memory of those men from this Parish who died in the second Great War 1939 to 1945
Sergeant. Craig, Desmond, Royal Air Force
Lance Corporal. Caldow, James, Cameron Highlanders
Able Seaman. B. Caldow, Robert, Royal Navy
Gunner. Heron, Alex., Royal Regiment of Artillery
Gunner. Porteous, Robert, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Twynholm is 102 miles from Glasgow and Paisley
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph of the Power Station in Tongland in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Tongland Power Station was built in 1936 by Merz and McLellan, and Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, engineers, and is the lowest and largest such station in the Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme. The concrete building is in the art deco style, and is complemented by a surge tower of riveted steel construction on reinforced concrete arches. Water is supplied from a reservoir impounded by a concrete arch and granite dam with monumental flood gates. Th power station has three 11,000kW vertical Francis turbines. The tailrace extends about 300 feet below the powerhouse, and has been formed by the excavation of the rock in the bed of the river, which is tidal up to a point beyond the power station.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph of the Riding of the Marches in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. During the war of Scottish Independence the English army took over the old castle at Sanquhar. The Lord of the Castle, Sir William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, learned of this and came up with a clever plot where one man sneaked into the castle and threw open the gates, allowing Lord Douglas to seize it. The English began a counter attack, but William Wallace learned of the battle and came to the rescue. As the English army retreated, Wallace chased them down and killed 500 of them. Wallace visited the castle on several occasions. Every year, on the Saturday closest to 18 August, the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar holds its annual Riding of the Marches. This week-long event celebrates the Royal Burgh, through the selection of a " Queen " and her " Attendants " from fourth year girls in the secondary school, and a parade of lorries and horses, to name but a few events. Many of the pubs are busy during this time, indeed it's been noted that some publicans begin to have delusions of grandeur during this period.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Old photograph a mother and children outside a cottage near Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Port William is a small fishing village in the parish of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland. It is surrounded by the hamlets of Elrig, Mochrum and Monreith. The village lies 23 miles east of the town of Stranraer, on the coast of Luce Bay. It looks directly over to the Mull of Galloway, the most southerly point of the Scottish mainland and, on a clear day, both the Isle of Man, and Ireland are visible from the rugged coastline.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
