Old Travel Blog Photograph Single Track Road Glencoe Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a single track road in Glencoe, Highlands of Scotland. This famous Scottish Glen was the site the of the famous Massacre of Glencoe which began simultaneously in three settlements along the glen at Invercoe, Inverrigan, and Achnacon, although the killing took place all over the glen as fleeing MacDonalds were pursued. 38 MacDonalds from the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Campbell guests who had accepted their hospitality. This Highland location featured a lot in Skyfall the James Bond movie, mainly because it is the most famous Scottish glen and one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. Harry Potter fans will know Glencoe too. In the third film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the scenes featuring Hagrid’s hut were filmed on location in the glen. Scenes in the sixth instalment, The Half Blood Prince were also filmed here. Highlander was also filmed in Glencoe.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road By Loch Dubh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road by Loch Dubh, a lochan on the Duchray Water, near the head of Loch Ard, a body of freshwater in the Trossachs of Scotland. Loch Dubh nestles in a wooded valley called Gleann Dubh at a height of about 140 metres above sea level. It is 4 kilometres East of Scotland's most popular Munro, Ben Lomond, one kilometre south of Beinn Dubh, 1½ kilometres North East of Beinn Bahn and five kilometres west North West of Kinlochard



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road To Kinlochleven Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road to Kinlochleven, Scotland. Kinlochleven is a village in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. Kinlochleven is the penultimate stop on the West Highland Way.





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Old Travel Blog Photograph Of Great Eastern Road In Portessie Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of vintage vehicles, cottages and people on Great Eastern Road on the coast in Portessie located East of Buckie on the Moray Firth, Scotland. This is a small fishing village east of Buckie, on the north east coast. It is commonly nicknamed " the Sloch ", due to the name of the original settlement being Rottenslough. The village is sandwiched between Buckie and Findochty To the south of the village is a small community called Rathven which is home to two graveyards.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road By Loch Chon Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road by Loch Chon, a freshwater loch which lies upstream from Loch Ard, situated west of the village of Aberfoyle in the Trossachs, Scotland. Loch Chon is fed by several small streams which can be considered to be the true sources of the River Forth. Loch Chon is situated between Kinlochard and Inversnaid on the B829 Road.



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