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Tour Scotland Photographs Elcho Castle Perthshire January 13th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at Elcho Castle, South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Took a wee walk around the grounds of Elcho Castle today after lunch. The castle itself is closed to the public until April. Elcho Castle is located a short distance above the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland. It consists of a Z-plan tower house, with fragments of a surrounding wall with corner towers. The Castle was built on the site of an older structure about 1560, and is one of the best surviving examples of its date in Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at Elcho Castle, South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at Elcho Castle, South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon at Elcho Castle, South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland video Clydesdale Horse Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a Clydesdale Horse on visit and trip to a field just South of Perth, Perthshire. The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse. It is named for its area of origin, the Clydesdale or valley of the River Clyde, much of which is within the county of Lanarkshire. The first recorded use of the name Clydesdale for the breed was in 1826; the horses spread through much of Scotland and into northern England. After the breed society was formed in 1877, thousands of Clydesdales were exported to many countries of the world, particularly to Australia and New Zealand. The Clydesdale was originally used for agriculture, hauling coal in Lanarkshire, and heavy hauling in Glasgow. Clydesdale horses are big. They range in height from 64 to 72 inches from their foot to their shoulder. That's about six feet tall, so that means that many Clydesdales are taller than the average adult man. They can also weigh up to 2,000 pounds, or 907 kilograms, which is one ton. Even Clydesdale foals are very big. A newborn foal can weigh up to 180 pounds, or 81 kilograms. Clydesdale horses are usually a reddish brown color that is sometimes called bay. They can also be brown, chestnut, and black. Some Clydesdales have white faces and bellies, and small white patches on other parts of their bodies. Their coats are thick. One thing that all Clydesdales have in common is feathering, the long hair that grows around their ankles. This feathering, paired with their thick coats, helped Clydesdales to survive in the cold winters of Scotland, where the horse is from. Most Clydesdales have white feathering. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Friarton Bridge Perth Perthshire January 13th

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of Friarton Bridge just South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is the M90 Motorway South Of Perth, which becomes the A90 before crossing Friarton Bridge over the River Tay. This is the road I often drive when I return to Perth, and then Scone, from a tour. Shot these photographs at 1.30pm today from the road to Rhynd, Perthshire.

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of Friarton Bridge just South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime today of Friarton Bridge just South of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Photographs Old Bridge Perth Perthshire Scotland January 13th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Old Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Blue sky and and quite beautiful morning in Perthshire.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Old Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Old Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Haggis Making Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video shot at lunchtime of Beaton Lindsay making a Haggis in Perth, Scotland. I was very fortunate when Beaton let me video him making a Haggis. This is the unedited video that I have to work on. I am not the person asking questions by the way. Thank you DG Lindsay & Son, Family Butchers, 15 North Methven Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Tel: 01738 621496

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Tour Scotland Photograph Curiositeaz Vintage Tea Room Perth Perthshire Scotland January 12th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Curiositeaz Vintage Tea Room in Perth, Scotland. Whenever I am out and about in Perth I like to discover all the unique wee places to eat. And this is a really unique place with an amazing range of coffees. I wandered in off the street and asked to shoot a photograph, and their welcome was simply brilliant.

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Old Photographs Cromarty Scotland

Old photograph of Cromarty, Scotland. The town grew around its port, formerly used by ferries, to export locally-grown hemp fibre, and by trawlers trawling for herrings. The port was a British naval base during the First World War.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Pie Champion Perth Perthshire Scotland January 12th

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime of Beaton Lindsay, Scottish Pie Champion from Perth, Scotland. Got myself a small Steak pie and a Forfar Bridie at lunchtime from DG Lindsay & Son, Family Butchers, 15 North Methven Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Tel: 01738 621496 Great food and easy for me to heat up at night for dinner.

Tour Scotland photograph shot at lunchtime of Scottish Pie Champions from Perth, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crofter Reading By The Fire On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter reading by the fire in his cottage on Isle of Skye, Scotland. Crofting was a form of land tenure and small scale food production peculiar to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, crofting evolved from a turbulent period in the nineteenth century during the Highland Clearances. It was largely a means to sustain populations. In the 21st century, it is found predominantly in the rural Western and Northern isles and in the coastal fringes of the western and northern Scottish mainland.

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Old Photograph St Mary's Holm Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats and houses in St Mary's Holm, Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Mary's Holm is a coastal village on Mainland, Orkney. It was in St Mary's that a poorly-equipped army left for the Scottish mainland to avenge the execution of King Charles I. The Orkney recruits were led by the Marquis of Montrose. They were annihilated at Carbisdale in Sutherland.

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Old Photograph Harbour Kirkwall Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of a sailing ship in the harbour in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III of Scotland elevated Kirkwall to the status of a royal burgh.

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Old Photographs Mons Meg Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Mons Meg at the castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mons Meg was constructed in Flanders on the orders of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1449, and was given by him to his niece's husband, King James II in 1457.

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Tour Scotland Video Rural Drive Perthshire January 11th

Tour Scotland video of part of a drive this morning through rural Perthshire, Scotland. A mild January morning as I drove on a narrow Scottish road from Scone to Coupar Angus.

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Tour Scotland Video Cargo Ship Sea Ruby Docking Harbour Perth River Tay Perthshire January 11th

Tour Scotland video shot this evening of a cargo ship Sea Ruby docking at the harbour in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The cargo ship Sea Ruby docking at Perth Harbour at 6pm this evening. All the cargo ships arriving in Perth have to dock by this method, that is, by reversing into the harbour. I was very pleased to shoot this video this evening as it is the first I have managed to capture a ship arriving in Perth in the dark

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Old Photograph Stonehouse South Lanarkshire Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Stonehouse is located on Avon Water in an area of natural beauty and historical interest, near to the Clyde Valley. It is also situated on the A71 trunk road between Edinburgh and Kilmarnock, close to the towns of Hamilton, Larkhall and Strathaven. South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south east of the City of Glasgow and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburbs. It also contains many towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes part of the historic county of Lanarkshire.

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Old Photograph Blacksmith Alloway Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Blacksmith in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alloway is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, and is also where he set Tam o' Shanter. Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, and Craigiehall near Edinburgh, and Kinross House in Perthshire, also hailed from Alloway.

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Old Photographs Carbost Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Carbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Cuillin Mountains can be seen in the background. Carbost is a village on the south shore of Loch Harport on the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the Talisker Whisky Distillery which is also one of the main employers in village along with the local pub, The Old Inn and the award winning local emporium. Carbost lies around 2.5 miles away from Portnalong.

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Old Photograph Loch Scavaig Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Scavaig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Passengers boarding the Lochnevis ferry which was built for the Mallaig, Kyle, Portree route, then the principal access to the Isle of Skye. She also gave popular cruises to Gairloch, Loch Torridon and Loch Scavaig.

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Old Photograph Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Luss Loch Lomond Scotland

Old photograph of Luss, Loch Lomond, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Rural Perthshire January 11th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Rural Perthshire, Scotland. A beautiful, sunny and mild morning in Perthshire. Shot these photographs from the road to Coupar Angus.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Rural Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Of The Salvation Army In Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Salvation Army in Glasgow, Scotland. In the late 1800s, the Salvation Army expanded from England into Scotland. The Salvation Army was born on the streets of the East End of London, England, in 1865, they have gone from strength to strength, carrying on the commitment of their founders to serve God and to serve suffering humanity by fighting against social injustice.

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Old Photograph Cullen Moray Scotland

Old photograph of Cullen, Moray, Scotland. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in the old kirk here after her death in the area. Robert the Bruce made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and its return south for burial. The village is noted for Cullen Skink, a traditional soup made from smoked haddock, milk, potato and onion.

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Old Photographs Montrose Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour, Montrose, Scotland. Montrose is is a coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 38 miles North of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers. It is the northernmost coastal town in Angus and developed at a natural harbour that traded in skins, hides and cured salmon in medieval times.

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Old Photographs Carradale Kintyre Scotland

Old photograph of Carradale, Kintyre, Scotland.

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Old Photograph West Kilbride Scotland

Old photograph of a horse add cart, shops and people in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. A Scottish village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the water to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. West Kilbride is generally believed to be named after the ancient Celtic Saint Brigid of Kildare, often known as St Bride. There has been a hamlet in the area since 82 AD when the Roman general Agricola stationed 30,000 troops in the area of the village now known as Gateside. Roman roads can still be explored around the village to this day. Several buildings in the area date back to medieval times. Law Castle, situated at the foot of Law Hill, was built in the 15th century for King James III's sister Mary. Portencross Castle, thought to date from the 14th century, is situated right next to the sea at Portencross harbour, The town became known as a weaving and agricultural town, one of many Ayrshire towns specialising in potatoes. Since the town became linked by rail to Glasgow in 1878, it began to attract more visitors. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Moon Over Friarton Bridge Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon over Friarton Bridge over the River Tay just outside Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A lovely, mild, evening in Perthshire, in the background is Friarton Bridge, with the moon above.

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon over Friarton Bridge over the River Tay just outside Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon over Friarton Bridge over the River Tay just outside Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Setting Sun Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife January 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun at Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun at Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Setting Sun Elie East Neuk Of Fife January 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun at Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot these photographs on Saturday afternoon, January, 2012.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun at Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Harbour Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife January 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot these photographs and video on the afternoon of Saturday, January, 2012. The Anstruther Lifeboats were in the harbour on a rescue practice day.

Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon of the Anstruther Lifeboats leaving the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Coastline Elie East Neuk Of Fife January 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot these photographs and video on Saturday morning, January 7th, 2012.

Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the coastline in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the coastline in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Trees Sunset Kinnoull Hill Perthshire January 9th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Trees at Sunset above the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot these photographs at 4pm this afternoon.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Trees at Sunset above the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of Trees at Sunset above the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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