Scotland's Golden Hour
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The Western Highlands - Loch Eil, if I recall correctly.
Only just (re)found on my computer and edited it now. Better late than never... I edited it to give it a painterly feel
Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms. Dunrobin Castle is also one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s, home to the Earls and later, the Dukes of Sutherland. The Castle, which resembles a French château with its towering conical spires, has seen the architectural influences of Sir Charles Barry, who designed London’s Houses of Parliament.
Oban (An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, the town can have a temporary population of up to over 24,000 people. Oban occupies a setting in the Firth of Lorn. The bay forms a near perfect horseshoe, protected by the island of Kerrera; and beyond Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north, is the long low island of Lismore and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour.
Oban - Wikipedia
THE LOVELY VIEWS FROM GLENCOE,after a lot of eating and drinking over xmas ,it was nice to get out with the camera, i had a nice 2 hour walk up a mountain on the morning, am glad this one was easy to get up as my legs were starting to give a little lol thanks for looking and happy new year.
this is just one of a bazillion beautiful scenes to behold at The Flower of Scotland. Read about it here on The SLuggle.
the title of the picture I thought should come from Scotland's Robert Burns, and it's from a lovely love poem called Composed in August which you can find here.
I don't know why but I like this because it hasn't got an obvious focal point. More probably I'm trying to find an excuse for poor technique or perhaps it's just because I want to get back to visiting open spaces again. Still, I think it's a nice scene to get lost in.
a harsh, silent, wild landscape that alternates mountains with heather moors and lakes ...
from my archive ...
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The Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland. A Neolithic henge and stone circle near Stromness.
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also contains Maes How and Scara Brae. Some 5,000 years old, it predates the Pyramids and the similar stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury.
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My old works are here: www.flickr.com/photos/chocolate-cheese/
Drop in at K's Gallery: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Serena%20Arcadia/195/40/22
Scotland, the land of mysterious castles, magical lakes and forests, wild coastlines, is an invitation to travel. A country that loves culture, nature, animals - domestic and wild - and that offers the visitor a warm welcome.
The model has explicitly apologized for the planned hairdresser appointment had to be canceled!
Das Model hat sich ausdrücklich dafür entschuldigt, dass der geplante Friseurtermin ausfallen musste.
Scottish Highland im Winter auf der Weide
Looking north from Balnakeil Beach towards Cape Wrath. Apparently in January 1983 there were just 38 minutes of sunshine in the whole month there so I guess we visited on a good day (did get soaked though)
Stirling Castle is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.
Stirling Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is now a tourist attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland.