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 Hopeman harbour, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Originally a commercial fishing port built around 1838, it now primarily serves leisure craft.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the George Ritchie gravestone on ancestry visit to Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Erected by George Ritchie in memory of his wife Mary Lamont who died 3rd of April, 1873, aged 53. The said George Ritchie, Master Mariner, born at Ayr, June 1820, died at Iona, March, 1896, also their daughter Fiona, born 1846, died 1916. " He bringeth them unto their desired haven "
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Tour Scotland photograph of the cairn on the summit of Cairn Meall Odhar near Tyndrum in the Highlands of Scotland. A Scottish mountain in the Scottish Highlands, situated about two miles to the west of Tyndrum, close to the northern boundary of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Meall Odhar is part of the Tyndrum Hills. The name Meall Odhar is from the Gaelic for " dun coloured round hill. "
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Tour Scotland travel video of the Great Britain VI Steam Train on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the railway station in Perth, Perthshire. The station was opened as Perth General by the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Originally the terminus of the SCR main line from Greenhill Junction near Glasgow, it soon became a junction of some importance with the arrival of the Dundee and Perth Railway from Dundee, following the completion of a bridge across the River Tay, the Edinburgh and Northern Railway from Ladybank on the Fife coast, and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Forfar within months. Subsequent construction by the Perth and Dunkeld Railway and the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway added further lines into and out of the city, with the former becoming part of what is now the Highland Main Line to Inverness. The SMJR meanwhile would become part of a through route to Aberdeen by 1856, thus giving Perth travellers easy access to all of the major Scottish cities.
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Tour Scotland April video of the Lyrika cargo ship leaving the harbour after visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A heavy shower of rain just as this ship set off down the River Tay towards the North Sea.
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Tour Scotland April video of the harbour on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish harbour is located on the River Tay just 30 miles from the North Sea.
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Old photograph of Lenzie situated six miles from Glasgow, Scotland. Lenzie was built in the 19th century as a commuter town for those travelling to Glasgow and Edinburgh, as Lenzie railway station is a stop between the two cities.
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Old photograph of the lawn Bowling Green in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Crail Bowling Club, located on Kirkmay Road in the historic Royal Burgh of Crail, was established in 1891.
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Old photograph of Inchmahome Priory, Lake Of Menteith, Scotland. The priory was founded in 1238 by the Earl of Menteith, Walter Comyn, for a small community of the Augustinian order, the Black Canons. The Comyn family were one of the most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla, one of the other islands on the Lake of Menteith. There is some evidence that there was a church on the island before the priory was established. The priory has a long history of receiving many notable guests. King Robert the Bruce visited three times: in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motivated, as the first prior had sworn allegiance to Edward I, the English king. In 1358 the future King Robert II also stayed at the priory. In 1547 the priory served as a refuge for Queen Mary, aged four, hidden here for a few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh during the Rough Wooing.
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Tour Scotland video of photographs of Suilven mountain in Sutherland, Scotland. This is one of the most distinctive mountains in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises almost vertically from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans. The highest point, known as Caisteal Liath, the Grey Castle in Scottish Gaelic, lies at the northwest end of this ridge. There are two other summits: Meall Meadhonach, Round Middle Hill, at the central point of the ridge is 723 m high, whilst Meall Beag, Round Little Hill, lies at the southeastern end.
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Tour Scotland photograph of Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. This Scottish castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. The most well known historical tale concerning the castle is that on April 30th 1650 James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, was captured and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Ardvreck Castle was attacked and captured by the Clan MacKenzie in 1672, who took control of the Assynt lands. The castle is said to be haunted by two ghosts, one a tall man dressed in grey who is supposed to be related to the betrayal of Montrose and may even be Montrose himself. The second ghost is that of a young girl. The story tells that the MacLeods procured the help of Clootie (a Scottish name for the Devil, deriving from 'cloot', meaning one division of a cleft hoof) to build the castle and in return the daughter of one of the MacLeod chieftains was betrothed to him as payment. In despair of her situation, the girl threw herself from one of the towers and was killed.
Tour Scotland photograph of Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century.
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Tour Scotland video of photographs of Austin 7 cars on visit to vintage car rally near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This economy car produced from 1922 until 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the Baby, Austin, was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad.
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Tour Scotland video of photographs on visit to Kinnoull Hill near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Views over the River Tay and Tay Valley on visit to Perth, Perthshire. At the summit is Kinnoull Tower. Built in 1829 by Lord Grey of Kinfauns as a romantic folly. The Kinnoull Campus of De La Salle College is named after this hill. The property previously on the site of the College, built in 1856 by Sir James Palmer, was renamed Kinnoull by Sir Alexander Stewart, former Chairman of BHP Australia, who was born near Kinnoull Hill.
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Tour Scotland travel video of photography of the Augustinian Abbey on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth. Scotland's most complete surviving monastic house. The medieval abbey which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld. Later tradition placed it back in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland who probably had some involvement in the island. He was apparently washed ashore there after a shipwreck in 1123, and took shelter in a hermit's hovel. The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned after the Scottish Reformation in 1560. Inchcolm comes from the Scottish Gaelic " Innis Choluim ", meaning Columba's Island.
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Tour Scotland video of Balgonie Castle, Fife, Scotland. The lands of Balgonie were held by the Sibbalds from at least 1246. Probably in the 1360s, the Sibbalds built a barmkin, or fortified courtyard, with a tower house at the north-west corner. The lands and the castle were left to a daughter, who married Sir Robert Lundie, who extended the castle in 1496, following his appointment as Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Sir Robert built a two-storey range of buildings to the east of the keep, enlarging the accommodation with a long hall and a solar. This range incorporated an earlier corner tower and the 14th century chapel. James IV visited Balgonie on 20 August 1496, and gave 18 shillings to the masons as a gift. In 1627 the castle was sold to the Boswells, who sold it on in 1635 to Sir Alexander Leslie, a Scottish soldier who had fought for the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War rising to the rank of Field Marshal, and who led the Covenanters during the Scottish Bishops Wars. Leslie was created Lord Balgonie and Earl of Leven in 1641. The next additions were carried out by John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes. Rob Roy MacGregor captured Balgonie Castle during a raid in 1716, although the castle was soon returned to the Melvilles. David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven made minor improvements in the 1720s. In 1824 the castle was sold to James Balfour of Whittingehame, father of James Maitland Balfour, and grandfather of Arthur Balfour, who served as British Prime Minister. Historic Balgonie Castle features as the home of MacRannoch in episode 15 of series one of Outlander. The Lundie hall and courtyard were used for filming.
Tour Scotland travel video of photography of Duntrune Castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Argyll. Location of a James Bond Film. Duntrune Castle is situated across Loch Crinan from the village of Crinan, Argyll, Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle in Scotland. The film will be directed by Sam Mendes and see Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench reprise their roles as Bond and his boss, M. It will also star Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney. Javier Bardem will play the villain, with French actress Berenice Marlohe and Naomie Harris as the leading ladies. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle in Scotland. Originally built by the McDougall clan in the twelfth century, Duntrune Castle was eventually taken by the Campbell clan.
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Tour Scotland video of photographs of Castle Campbell and gardens in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This was the seat of the earls and dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell, and was visited by Mary, Queen of Scots, in the 16th century. The tower house was built in the early 15th century and was known as Castle Gloom. The castle was originally a property of the Clan Stuart but passed by marriage to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. He had the name of the castle changed to Castle Campbell by an Act of Parliament in 1489.
Old Tour Scotland video of the main hall in Castle Campbell in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The tower house was built in the late fifteenth century and was called Castle Gloom until 1489 when it was renamed Castle Campbell.
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Tour Scotland travel video of Barnbougle Castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip near Edinburgh, Scotland. A much altered Scottish tower house on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and South Queensferry. It lies within the Dalmeny Estate, and is the property of the Earl of Rosebery. This Scottish castle is connected to the stories of two families, the Mowbrays and the Roseberys. For three hundred years the estate has belonged to the Roseberys who now live at Dalmeny House, built by the fourth Earl in 1815. Barnbougle, the original house just a quarter of a mile away, came into the family's possession in the 1660s when Sir Archibald Primrose bought it for his son who was created First Earl of Rosebery in 1703.
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Old photograph of cottages and people in Bishopmill in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. A poorhouse was built in 1863 at Bishopmill to the north of Elgin. The architects were Alexander and William Reid.
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Old photograph of the Club House at Balcomie Golf Course by Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. In 1786, two years before George Washington was elected the first President of the USA and three years before the storming of the Bastille in Paris, a group of eleven gentlemen met at the Golf Inn in Crail and together formed the Crail Golfing Society. Since then, through the upheaval of the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Victorian Age, two World Wars and the Cold War, the gentlemen of Crail have continued to enjoy their golf while playing a full role in the events happening around them.
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Old photographs of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A Scottish a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green is one of the world's most popular wedding destinations. Since 1929 both parties in Scotland have had to be at least 16 years old, but they still may marry without parental consent.
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Old photograph of the Post Office in John o' Groats, Caithness, Scotland. This Scottish town takes its name from Jan de Groote, a Dutchman who obtained a grant for the ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney, recently acquired from Norway, from James IV, King of Scots, in 1496.
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Old photograph of St Ninian's Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The chapel on St. Ninian's Isle is famous for the 28 Pictish silver objects and the jaw bone of a porpoise which were buried under a cross marked slab close to the altar.
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Old photograph of cottages and houses in Limekilns near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The village is located on the shore of the Firth of Forth, around 3 miles South of Dunfermline. Limekilns is an old settlement dating back to the 14th century. In its early days Limekilns was mainly a fishing village, with the large natural harbour, sheltered by the rocky ridge known as The Ghauts, providing docking facilities for small to medium transport and cargo ships. From here ships traded with the ports in the Baltic Sea and France until the seventeenth century when the Union of the Crowns saw the royal interests move south to London, england. For many centuries Limekilns was also the northern terminus for a ferry linking it to Bo'ness on the southern side of the Forth. This found an echo in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped: and it was from Limekilns that David Balfour and Alan Breck were carried across the Forth in a rowing boat.
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Old photograph of the church on St Kilda, Scotland. St Kilda was a registration district in its own right, and the minister or the school teacher acted as local registrar, recording births, deaths and marriages. The longest served was the Reverend John McKay, from 1865 until 1889. For most of its history, the St Kildans were without a resident minister. Baptisms and marriages were performed annually by the chaplain who would visit Hirta with the proprietor’s steward. Rents and teinds were collected at the same time. The first resident missionary was Alexander Buchan, appointed in 1705 to combat the surviving " popish " practises and the general ignorance of the population. Between 1830 and 1844, the missionary and teacher on St Kilda was Neil Mackenzie. Under his care, the islanders became ardent church goers, attending church daily, except for Monday and Saturday, and twice on Sunday. Attendance at every service was compulsory for everyone over the age of 2 years, unless unwell. He also made strenuous efforts to help his people to improve their living conditions, introducing the idea of legs to raise tables from the floor and walls to keep livestock away from crops. The minister remained apart from the people and, as he was the only English speaker, they depended on him to enable them to communicate with the outside world. In 1846, following two years without religious instruction and a visit to the island by a Free Church Deputy, all 103 inhabitants of St Kilda declared their adherence to the Free Church. Between 1865 and 1889, the minister John McKay saw to it that Sundays on St Kilda included three church services, no work and no conversation, only recitation from the bible was permitted. He also established church governance on the island, appointing two elders. His successor, Angus Fiddes, was the last ordained clergyman on St Kilda. He fulfilled the roles of both minister and teacher.
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Tour Scotland video of a train ride on the Morayshire steam locomotive in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland. Designed by Gresley and built at the LNER Darlington Works in 1928, Morayshire is the only surviving member of 76 Shires. Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, born 19 June 1876, died 5 April 1941, was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway. He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines. An A1 pacific, Flying Scotsman, was the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and an A4, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world at 126 mph.
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Tour Scotland April video of golfers on the golf course in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1875, only a handful of clubs in Scotland are older than Elie, and the course is a classic example of links golf. James Braid was born and brought up in Earlsferry which adjoins Elie and the golf course and learnt his golf over this course.
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Tour Scotland April video of golfers on the windy 17th green of the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The oldest and most iconic golf course in the world. The Swilcan Bridge and Hell Bunker are recognised across the globe, yet the greatest feature of the Old Course is that despite its grand status it remains a public golf course, open to all.
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Tour Scotland April morning video of a drive into Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This is the town in which I was raised in Scotland. The A917 is the East Fife Coast Road, running round three sides of the rectangle between Largo and St Andrews. The road starts off at the A915 in Kirkton of Largo and heads east towards Elie; through Colinsburgh to Pittenweem and onwards to Anstruther.
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Tour Scotland April video of a drive to visit St Andrews from Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Andrews is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle. There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and a bishopric since at least the 11th century. The settlement grew to the west of St Andrews cathedral with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness burn to the south. The burgh soon became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation. The famous cathedral, the largest in Scotland, now lies in ruins. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the home of golf. This is in part because the Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded in 1754.
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Tour Scotland April, Spring travel video of daffodils at a viewpoint on ancestry, genealogy, history, visit and trip above Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife. Scotland. Very sunny and quite windy this morning. Until 1975 Pittenweem was a royal burgh, having been awarded the status by King James V in 1541. Founded as a fishing village around a probably early Christian religious settlement, it grew along the shoreline from the west where the sheltered beaches were safe places for fishermen to draw their boats up out of the water. Later a breakwater was built, extending out from one of the rocky skerries that jut out south west into the Firth of Forth like fingers. This allowed boats to rest at anchor rather than being beached, enabling larger vessels to use the port.
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Tour Scotland April video of golfers on the 18th green of the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the " home of golf " because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 1400s. Members played on what would become the Old Course, but because it was the only course St Andrews had, it was not yet known as the Old Course. Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until in 1457, when James II of Scotland banned golf because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practicing their archery. The ban was held by the following kings of Scotland until 1502, when King James IV became a golfer himself and decided to remove the ban on golf.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Of The Black Watch Laying Down Of The Colours Slideshow. 51st Highland Volunteers, Pipers and Drummers, red hackled veterans, serving troops and young Army cadets were in attendance at the South Inch in Perth, Perthshire, where the official Laying Down Of The Black Watch Colours ceremony took place.
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Tour Scotland Anstruther Lifeboat Slideshow. A few photographs of the lifeboat in my hometown of Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The Anstruther Lifeboat Station founded in 1865 operates a 12m Mersey Class Fast Carriage Boat, RNLB, called Thee Kingdom of Fife and an Inshore Lifeboat.
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Tour Scotland self catering holiday cottage recommendations in Balloch, Loch Lomond, near Glasgow, Scotland.
Old Smiddy is a beautiful cottage situated within Loch Lomond National Park graded 4* by Scottish Tourist Board attached on to the original Blacksmiths House built over Ballagan burn that runs down to meet the waters of Loch Lomond. Private parking and free wifi. Tartan Black watch carpet in sitting room with cable tv, DVD and plenty of brochures and info on surrounding area. Well equipped Kitchen with fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, coffee maker, cooker, dishwasher and microwave. One twin en-suite bedroom with freeview tv and double en-suite bedroom. Both beds have electric blankets, clock/radios and hair dryer. All on one level. Private parking and use of patio beside burn which goes through garden.
Fisherwood Cottage is a few minute's walk from Loch Lomond offering a private retreat with a deck overlooking the river. Sunny, self-contained, secluded and private cottage with a view from the deck over the River Leven and a private gate giving you access to Loch Lomond in 10 minutes in one direction or a longer walk, or cycle, to Dumbarton the other. Available for a minimum of 2 nights. Decorated, furnished and new mattress and memory foam pillows. Easy to get to with or without a car. Quiet and private setting with off-street parking within the town of Balloch. There is a supermarket 5 minutes' walk away open 7am to 10pm 7 days/week. It is a 10 minute walk to Lomond Shores, a quality shopping centre, Sealife Centre, and a tourist office. There are plenty of good walks through an 80 hectare Country Park just 5 minutes.
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Tour Scotland self catering holiday cottage recommendations in Linlithgow, Scotland.
Beaton Cottage is a 4-star purpose-built holiday cottages furnished to an exceptionally high standard and located near Edinburgh, close to a country house hotel. The cottage is on the outskirts of the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. And just two miles from J3 of the M9. Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, is just 15 minutes away by train, and Edinburgh International airport is just a 12 minute drive. The Kingdom of Fife with its historic towns like St Andrews, and Stirling, gateway to the Highlands, are both a short drive away, and Glasgow, Loch Lomond and Scotland's stunning west coast are little more than an hour's drive away.
Town View is a modern apartment in the centre of the historic town of Linlithgow. It sleeps 4 in two bedrooms. Good location for a Scottish holiday, within easy reach of Edinburgh. Linlithgow is the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, and Linlithgow Palace on the banks of Linlithgow loch is now an impressive ruin in the centre of town.
Appletree Cottage is a barn conversion with a bubbling Jacuzzi hot tub for you and your family/friends to enjoy. It offers open plan lounge, dining area and kitchen with log burning stove and high ceilings with velux windows to enhance the property with natural light. There is a second lounge/play area or further bedroom (sofa bed), set in a featured open plan gallery above. The master bedroom has a 4 poster bed and en-suite, there is a second good size double bedroom and a further twin bedroom set on the 1st floor with feature coomb ceiling, family shower room and a stairwell at each end of the living area. Outside there is a garden area, ample parking and play park.
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The Byre cottage near Newton Stewart, sleeps six people in three bedrooms. It is a delightful, terraced barn conversion set on the owner's farmland. With three bedrooms including a double and two twins, plus a bathroom and a shower room, up to six people can enjoy a comfortable stay here. There's also an open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area, while outside, a shared courtyard and ample off road parking with lockable bike storage awaits. The Byre is a charming holiday cottage, with plenty of beautiful walking and cycling trails available from the doorstep.
Barley Cottage offers its guests the perfect setting to experience the 'jewel' which is the small market town of Newton Stewart in the heart of the magnificent Galloway Hills, an which offers breathtaking sights and a wonderful range of activities available to all who visit. The property itself is host to a peaceful ambience and provides a spectacular view overlooking the Brewery Pool on the river Cree. The Brewery Pool is home to an array of wildlife which includes, salmon, ducks, swans, heron and is often occupied by eager fisherman.
Nutkin Cottage is extremely spacious, well equipped, clean, comfortable and homely, having oil central heating which you control to your own requirements. Modern large kitchen and separate dining room. The garden has its own wildlife spectacular with red squirrels, woodpeckers, redpolls, goldfinches, pheasants and numerous other birds. Red kites have been seen overhead too. It is a photographers paradise. The Galloway Forest Park covers 300 square miles and Nutkin Cottage is an ideal base to discover this unspoilt corner of Scotland. Many forest walks start from the cottage door where you will find lochs and waterfalls amongst the magnificent scenery. A short drive from the cottage, away from the forest, you will find quiet beaches, friendly harbour villages with pubs and restaurants and miles and miles of coastline. Mountain biking is superb with the 7stanes Kirroughtree starting point just 300 metres away. Colour codes marked routes for all abilities with the most difficult being world class. The cottage is an ideal base for the mountain biking enthusiasts.
2 House O'Hill is a semi-detached cottage in the hamlet of Bargrennan, just seven miles from Newton Stewart. The cottage sleeps two people and has one double bedroom and a shower room. Also in the cottage is a kitchen with a sitting room and a wood burning stove, plus a dining room. Outside, there is off road parking for two cars and an enclosed courtyard with furniture where you can sit and enjoy the sunshine. Situated in the countryside of Machars, 2 House O'Hill Cottage is a delightful cottage to enjoy a romantic break in this lovely part of the country. The market town of Newton Stewart, famous for its salmon and trout fishing, lies in a superb location between the serene rolling countryside of the Machars to the south and the Galloway Forest Park to the north. The area is steeped in history. The first Christian missionary to Scotland landed at The Machars, founding the first church in AD 397 in Whithorn. The Whithorn Dig Visitor Centre lies on the site and displays material dug up over years of excavations. The beautiful coastline is a mixture of sandy beaches and rocky shores teeming with birdlife.
The Dairy terraced cottage is located near to Newton Stewart and can sleep four people in two bedrooms. The Dairy is a terraced cottage on the outskirts of Newton Stewart in Southern Scotland. The cottage sleeps four people and has one double bedroom, one twin and two bathrooms. The cottage also contains an open plan living area with a kitchen and a sitting room. Outside is off road parking and shared use of a courtyard garden. Close to magnificent walking and cycling, The Dairy is a lovely cottage for a family holiday, all year round.
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Pheasant Cottage is a semi detached farmhouse on a farm complex in Johnstonebridge six miles from Lockerbie in southern Scotland. The cottage has two double bedrooms and one single room which with the addition of a family bathroom make it suitable for five people. The rest of the accommodation comprises a fitted kitchen with a dining area and a sitting room with a woodburning stove. Outside the cottage is off road parking for two cars and an enclosed lawn garden.
Grouse Cottage is a semi detached former cattle shed on a farm complex in Johnstonebridge six miles from Lockerbie in southern Scotland. The cottage has three twin bedrooms, one with an ensuite, which with the addition of a family bathroom make it suitable for six people. The rest of the accommodation comprises a fitted kitchen with a dining area and a sitting room with a woodburning stove. Outside the cottage is off road parking for three cars and an enclosed lawned garden. Lockerbie has a range of amenities including pubs, restaurants, a bakery and a pottery. Added to this is the proximity of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Carlisle and this location truly offers something for everyone.
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