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 shot this afternoon of a Typhoon Jet landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. RAF Leuchars is home to the RAF’s newest multi role jet fighter, the Typhoon FGR4 which are on high alert to scramble and intercept intruders into UK airspace.
Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the old harbour wall in, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Fife Coastal Walking Path goes past the harbour area of St Andrews, with fine views of St Andrews Castle which was the chief residence of the bishops, and later archbishops, of St Andrews. They were Scotland’s leading churchmen, and lived in a manner reflecting their exalted status. They also had to be prepared to defend themselves and the property of the Church, hence their strong castle. During its 450 year history, the castle served as episcopal palace, fortress and state prison.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Bikers Cove Motorcycle Club at the harbour, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Bikers Cove is located next to the Hawes Inn, South Queensferry. Beside the Forth Railway Bridge. A Cafe for bikers to drop in either for a day to day visit or for touring bikers who wish to drop in and capture a few pictures of the Forth Road and Rail bridge while grabbing a bite to eat.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a fisherman painting his fishing boat at the harbour, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A perfect day for this fisherman to give his creel boat a coat of paint.
Tour Scotland photograph of a fisherman painting his fishing boat at the harbour, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of reflections at the East Sands, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A beautiful afternoon on the beach by the old harbour in St Andrews, more like August, rather than March.
Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon of a Typhoon landing at RAF Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. RAF Leuchars is home to the RAF’s newest multi role jet fighter, the Typhoon FGR4 which are on high alert to scramble and intercept intruders into UK airspace.
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Tour Scotland travel video of a Typhoon jet taking off from RAF Leuchars on past history visit and trip near St Andrews, Fife. Scotland. Happened to notice this Jet taking off, and just had to grab a quick video. RAF Leuchars was home to the RAF’s newest multi role jet fighter, the Typhoon FGR4 which are on high alert to scramble and intercept intruders into UK airspace.
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Old photograph of High Street, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. Originally a centre for handloom weaving, Dalry prospered as the mining of coal and ironstone took off on a large scale and an ironworks was opened nearby. After the mines were worked out or ceased to be viable, textile mills formed the main source of employment until subsequently closed too. From the 1950s the Roche factory was the main local employer.
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Old photograph of a Crofter harrowing a field on Orkney Islands, Scotland. A croft is a small piece of arable land, land that can be used for growing crops. In the 18th century Highlands, it was held by an individual tenant, and it combined a few acres of arable land, the croft, plus access to pasture land for communal grazing of livestock, the outfield land. The crofting system prevailed mainly in the Highlands and Islands. Before the clan system was proscribed after the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, tilling rights as well as grazing rights were all held communally.
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Old photograph of cottages, houses, hotel and people in Whistlefield near, Dunoon, Scotland. The hotel has been a resting place since the 17th century. It is known for its House of the Whistle moniker, referencing the custom of calling for the ferry to cross Loch Eck.
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Tour Scotland travel video of a Piper and Folk Band on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Perth, Scotland. Young Scots busking in the city centre. Wonderful young people.
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Old photograph of the church and cottages in Carlops, Scotland. A small Scottish village in the Pentland Hills, within the Scottish Borders. The village was founded in 1784 and developed cotton weaving, coalmining and limestone mining.. The name derives from Witches' Leap in Scots: Carlins Lowp, as near the south of the village there are two exposed rock faces about 20 metres in height facing each other with a similar distance between them. Folklore maintained that witches would leap from one face to the other, over the chasm, for entertainment of an evening.
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Old photograph of cottages and houses in Cockburnspath, Scotland. A small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies near the North Sea coast between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh. It is at the eastern extremity of the Southern Upland Way, a long distance footpath from the west to east coast of Scotland, and it is also the terminus of the Sir Walter Scott Way. At the nearby village of Cove, there is a small fishing harbour. The natural harbour was improved in 1831 by the building of a breakwater. Many fishermen lost their lives in the East Coast Fishing Disaster of 1881, and there is a memorial at the top of the cliffs.
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Old photograph of houses, cars and people in Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A small Scottish village located along the Solway coast. Kippford is linked to Rockcliffe by a scenic track, known as the Jubilee walking footpath, which passes parallel to the coast, and the village of Kippford, but at a higher elevation. The path can be used to access Mark hill and the Mote of Mark, a 5th century hill fort.
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Old photograph of cottages and houses in Carsphairn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A Scottish village located about half way between Dalmellington and St. John's Town of Dalry, next to the A713 road. Carsphairn annual sheep show is held in the village. Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is to the north east of the village in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills.
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Old photograph of Lochboisdale, South Uist, Scotland. This has always been the main population centre on the island which profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy. Lochboisdale is the ferry terminal for the island of South Uist.
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Old photograph of shops, houses and people in Lennoxtown, Scotland. A Scottish town in East Dunbartonshire, at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north. A significant event in the history of the locality was the establishment of the calico printing works at Lennoxmill during the late 1780s. Another industry which was important to the development of Lennoxtown was soon established, when in 1797, Charles Mackintosh, born 1766, died 1843, and his associates, set up chemical Alum Works near Lennoxmill. The principal products of his works was Alum, a chemical used in the textile industry. Shale and and Alum schist, the basic ingredients required in the chemical processes, were mined in the area. Because of the need to keep his industrial processes secret, these works were referred to as the Secret Works. The owner of the works, Charles Mackintosh, was famous because of his development of a waterproof fabric used to make clothing, but he, together with Charles Tennant, also devised a revolutionary bleaching powder.
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Tour Scotland video of St Madoes Pictish Stone in the museum in Perth, Scotland. This cross-slab, which was formerly set on a plinth at the entrance to St Madoes parish church, is now in Perth Museum. The stone was recorded first by Skene in 1833, who noted that it had " fallen over and now lies flat and sunk into the earth ", but in 1853 it was set upright in a newly constructed plinth.
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Tour Scotland video shot this evening of Otters in the River Tay at Sunset in Perth, Scotland. I wasn't expecting to see these Otters this evening, just good luck. Keep your eyes on the bottom of the screen at the start of the video.
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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).
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).
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 video shot this evening of Jet Skis on the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Two Scots on Jet Skis at 5pm this evening on the River Tay near Perth Railway Bridge. You can always tell that Spring is here when the local lads get onto to the river with their Jet Skis.
Tour Scotland video shot this evening of a Jet Ski on the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Two Scots on Jet Skis at 5pm this evening on the River Tay near Perth Railway Bridge.
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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).
Old photograph of the interior of Glamis Castle, Scotland. Glamis was the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who married King George VI, and was later known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Her second daughter, Princess Margaret, was born there.
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Tour Scotland travel video of daffodils by King's Place on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire. It is named after the historic role of the area as the crowning place of Scottish kings. It was the site of the Stone of Scone, used in coronation ceremonies, and while the actual Abbey is no longer standing, Moot Hill, where the stone was placed, still remains. The area has a rich history, dating back to Roman times and the Picts, who were later replaced by the Scots.
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Old photograph of rush hour on a road by Loch Ness, Scotland. You have be patient and considerate driving on the narrow road around Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands as shepherds will often be moving their sheep down those roads. Driving slowly though, gives you a better chance of seeing Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.
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Old photograph of the Old Golf Course in North Berwick, Scotland. West Links is an Open qualifying course, the golf club was founded in 1832. It has an antiquated charm with walls, burns, yawning bunkers and commanding views out to sea and of the Forth estuary.
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Old photograph of Lochranza, Island of Arran, Scotland. Lochranza is the most northernly sited of Arran's villages and is located in the northwestern corner of the island. The village is set on the shore of Loch Ranza, a small sea loch. Formerly a herring fishing port, the village economy is now geared more towards tourism after the reopening of the pier in 2003. Lochranza is also the site of the Arran Distillery, built in 1995 and producing the Arran Single Malt. It is said that a local midwife once had an encounter with the Queen of the Fairies at Lochranza.
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Old photograph of two Peat Carts on the Orkney Island, Scotland. Crofters bringing home the peat. Years ago, peat, a product of decayed vegetation found in boggy moorland, was the only fuel for many people in the Highlands and Islands. The fires in crofters cottages were kept constantly alight, smouldering with two or three peats placed within the kitchen range and never allowed to go out. At night a really dry lighter peat was preferred, and just a few big peats were placed flat on top of the fire to burn slowly and safely. Then from the remaining embers, the following morning’s fire was rekindled.
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Tour Scotland travel video of daffodils by South Inch Park on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire. South Inch in Perth was once an island in the River Tay and was granted to the city by King Robert II in 1374. It's a large public park today, about 31 hectares in size. A key historical feature is the Cromwellian citadel built there in the 17th century, which was later demolished and its materials used for other buildings.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Tay Street in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The building on the left is the Fergusson Gallery which celebrates the life and work of the great pioneers of modern art and dance, John Duncan Fergusson and Margaret Morris.
Tour Scotland video shot this morning of a Passenger Train crossing Tay Street and River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland video shot this morning of a Goods Train crossing Tay Street and River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Old photograph of a Crofter carding wool in a cottage on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. For carding, the wool was put between two flat boards with wire teeth which were scraped together. It was tiring work and the women’s wrists and arms would often ache. In the days before the spinning wheel was introduced, a spindle and whorl were used; merely a rod thrust into a disc of wood. The task was laborious, but being repetitive was often combined with other chores, like the herding of cattle or sheep.
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Old photograph of a vintage car in Aberdeen, Scotland. In the 19th Century new streets were built in Aberdeen. Union Street was built after 1801 and Union Bridge was built in 1805. They were named after an Act of Union 1801, which united Britain and Ireland. King Street was built after 1804. Bon Accord Square was laid out in 1823. The facade in Union Street was built in 1830. St Andrew's Episcopal cathedral was built in 1817. The Music Hall was built in 1820. North Church was built in 1830.
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Old photograph of Muirtown, Inverness, Scotland. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its north eastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry and Muirtown a mile north west of Inverness city centre. Planned in the early 19th century as a second harbour for the city by the canal's engineer Thomas Telford, it could not cope with the size of ships which were soon in use and thus never fulfilled its potential. It now serves as a marina. Immediately to the south of the basin are the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile west north west of Inverness city centre. The Muirtown Swing Bridge crosses the canal immediately to the north.
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Old photograph of houses, water fountain, cottages and children in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Aberchirder was originally a small Royal Burgh but the main town was founded in 1764. Kinnairdy Castle, belonging to the Crichton family is two miles to the south west, where the River Deveron joins the Auchintoul Burn. The fountain in the town square at Aberchirder was presented in 1897 by William Auchinachie to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee
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Old photograph of a Tall Ship in Glasgow, Scotland. Prince's Dock was originally known as Cessnock Dock and built 1893 to 1897 for the Clyde Navigation Trust. The Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1858, brought city fathers, shipbuilders, merchants and industrialists together to develop and manage the river and its trade. The formal opening of Prince's Dock was performed by the Duchess of York on 10 September 1895.
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Old photograph of the village of Crinan, Scotland. The Crinan canal is a canal in the west of Scotland. It takes its name from the village of Crinan which is located at its westerly end. Nine miles long, it connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre.
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Old photograph of shops, cars, buildings and people in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. The first record of the town was made in the early 13th century, its initial role being to settle civil matters between the church and landowners. During the middle of the 15th century, trade with the Low Countries began for salt and coal exportation. In the 16th and 17th centuries, trade expanded to the Baltic Countries. Dysart acquired two nicknames: Salt Burgh and Little Holland as a result. The harbour was later extensively rebuilt in 1829 with the assistance of Robert Stephenson, to include an inner basin with a nearby quarry at the harbour head and an extension of the east pier which would be raised and pointed southwards. The Outlander TV series filmed at the Inner Harbour. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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Old photograph of Lagg, Island of Arran, Scotland. A very small Scottish village on southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. There are various cairns near Lagg on either side of the local river, reached by a forest footpath near the bridge that follows the riverbank south towards the sea.
Old Photograph of a house and cottage by Loch Creran, Scotland. A Scottish a sea loch in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is about six miles long from its head at Invercreran to its mouth on the Lynn of Lorne, part of Loch Linnhe. The loch separates the areas of Benderloch to the south and Appin to the north. The island of Eriska lies at the mouth of the loch. The loch is bridged at its narrowest point, at Creagan, by the A828 road. The village of Barcaldine lies on the south shore of the loch.
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Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Nurses at Perth Royal Infirmary in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. I want to thank all the staff for their expertise, kindness and humour during my time spent today in their care at the hospital. Thank you so much !
Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Nurses at Perth Royal Infirmary in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Nurses at Perth Royal Infirmary in 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 photograph of seagulls in flight near the St Andrews Castle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Shot these photographs down by the old harbour in St Andrews. The castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea. There has been a castle standing at the site since the times of Bishop Roger, 1189 to 1202, son of the Earl of Leicester. It housed the burgh’s wealthy and powerful bishops while St Andrews served as the ecclesiastical centre of Scotland during the years before the Protestant Reformation.
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Tour Scotland travel video of the Swilcan Bridge or Swilken Bridge, or Swilcanth as it was known, a small stone bridge which spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the Old Course on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to St Andrews, Fife. This is a famous small stone bridge which has itself become an important cultural icon in the sport of golf. The bridge had previously been known as the Golfers’ Bridge, and had been known as this for hundreds of years. The bridge itself is extremely small; at its farthest extent it measures about 30 feet long, eight feet wide and six feet tall, in the style of a simple Roman arch. Originally built at least 700 years ago to help shepherds get livestock across. On the second floor of the World Golf Hall of Fame museum in St. Augustine, Florida, America, there is a life-size stone replica of the Swilcan Bridge.
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