Old Travel Blog Photograph Of Highland Cows On Road By Loch Lubnaig Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Highland Cows on the road by Loch Lubnaig near Callander, Trossachs, Scotland. This Scottish loch lies in the former county of Perthshire. It is part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Fed by the River Balvaig from the north and drained by the Garbh Uisge to the south, Loch Lubnaig offers fishing from the shore while canoes can be rented at the north end. The route of the former Callander and Oban Railway runs along the west shore of the loch. This route has now been converted to a part of the National Cycle Network's Route ' allowing cyclists and walkers to travel the 9 miles between Callander and Strathyre.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road To Loch Lee Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road to Loch Lee in Glenesk, Angus, Scotland. The loch is situated South of the Grampian Mountains, and is fed by the Water of Lee and the Water of Unich and flows into the River North Esk. Queen Victoria described it as " a wild but not large lake, closed in by mountains, with a farm-house and a few cottages at its edge ". The loch supplies drinking water to the North Esk area. The area is used by both walkers and anglers.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Cortachy Bridge Scotland

Old travel Blog of the bridge over River South Esk near Cortachy Castle, Scotland. A River Walk from Cortachy Bridge to the Sawmill Bridge was originally laid out in the 1870's in anticipation of a visit to Cortachy by Queen Victoria. In the event this visit never took place but the walk has been carefully and lovingly nurtured and maintained since that period. The trees were planted at that time and include Wellingtonias, Douglas, Silver Firs and Sitca Spruce. Rhododendrons were planted by successive generations of the Airlie family and in particular the azaleas facing the river came from Exbury Gardens, the home of the Rothschild family and were planted by the present Earl. The footbridge halfway between the Cortachy and Sawmill Bridges was built by estate foresters and is known as The American Bridge after the present Countess who is an American citizen.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Falls Of Unich Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Falls Of Unich waterfall in Glenesk, Angus, Scotland. The Falls of Unich are situated about three and a half miles from the end of the public road in Glen Esk. Glen Esk is one of several glens in the county of Angus that cut deep into the Grampian Mountains. The glen is around eleven miles long to where the public road ends at a car park near to where Glen Lee and Glen Mark are formed. The falls come down in a series of short tiers, a path precariously follows the right hand side of the falls.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Cree Bridge Newton Stewart Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a vintage car crossing Cree Bridge in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The granite bridge was designed by John Rennie, born 1761, died 1821, who also designed the original Waterloo, London and Southwark bridges in England.Work began in 1813. John Rennie was famous for his bridge_designing and was offered a knighthood,but refused. The Cree Bridge links Newton Stewart with the small village of Minnigaff. The town on the River Cree was founded in the mid 17th century by William Stewart, fourth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl of Galloway. The New Town of Stewart was granted burgh status by charter from King Charles II, allowing a weekly market and two annual fairs to be held. It was on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St Ninian at Whithorn in 1329 that Robert the Bruce forded the river where the present bridge stands. Designed by John Rennie the Elder and built in 1813 the present bridge replaced the old bridge of 1745 which was destroyed by floods in 1806. film The Wicker Man was filmed almost entirely on location around Newton Stewart.



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