View allAll Photos Tagged fifecoastalpath
There was no dramatic sunrise over the Lothians today but I did witness this fiery cloud angel before the original morning promise subsided into greyness and rain. However, we did get out later on, on a cold, but sunny afternoon to visit the East Neuk of Fife.
Made Explore on 23rd November then vanished out of it again.
BEST VIEWED LARGE, OR ON BLACK. Not the best view of Inchcolm Island and Abbey from tjhe Daffodil Walk between Aberdour and Dalgety Bay, because both ends of the island are slightly obscured by trees and the three overlapping photos that I input had slightly different exposures. Yet for me, Microsoft's free ICE stitching program beautifully handled a less than perfect input to produce a good facsimile of this super view from the Fife Coastal Path. I really do recommend this inexpensive (it can't be any less expensive, because it is completely free) download program. It has made me eager to produce nice pano shots in future.
I wonder what they do with all those pearls :-0
I have always wanted to get the wings in flight they are so impressive, getting close to them at the shore is difficult, but they do nest on the school roof, I will get them next year.
Has rained all weekend so decided to try my hand at some macro work. Shot in the kitchen using light from the window and some tin foil as a reflector. Shells were then placed on a box filled with sand.
A panorama taken from the East Pier Extension at Dysart Harbour and stitched from three shots using Microsoft's free download which is called ICE. The metal extension to the main stone pier was constructed after the end of the East Pier was demolished in the mega-storm of 1969. Now the replacement metal structure is rusting badly, with great holes at its base. Money was put aside for a new East Pier as the final part of the £26million, Dysart Regeneration Initiative Program. However, a couple of years ago the SNP/Lib Dem coalition on Fife Council canned the rebuild (which was just about to start) because they appeared to have have used the allotted funds elsewhere in Fife. This led to the loss of a number of substantial National and Heritage grants that were tied into the integrated project that was Dysart Regeneration process. The SNP / Lib Dems no longer have control of Fife Council spending but sadly, the attatched grants have now gone forever! If another big storm demolished ithe end of the pier then Dysart Harbour, a major attraction on the Fife Coastal Path, would probably be forced to close, as might the Harbourmasters House. So no more yachts, fishing from the pier, fishing from boats and lobster/crab catching! Nice one Fife Council as was!
Nobody seems to be quite sure what purpose the other building at Ardross served. The Canmore website says of it that "it measures 78ft north-south by 19ft east-west, within walls 6ft thick. At the south-east angle (extreme left of this photo) there may have been a circular stair tower." All those arches make it look like a stable to me, but you wouldn't need six foot thick walls round a stable!
Had a superb walk on the coastal path today the weather was awesome for October,15 degrees, good light and just enough wind.
The light at pre-sunset sent me rushing out of my house. I liked the outline of Edinburgh's hilly features, Arthur's Seat (extinct volcano) and Salisbury Crags (giant dolerite sill) as well as the silhouette of Inchkeith Island
The Isle of May on the horizon.
Paul Dishington, 7th of Ardross (you don't find many Paul's in Scotland in those days), the son of William, had two daughters who, upon his death became wards of the second Earl of Arran, who married them to two members of his own family. Paul's brother:
John Dishington 8th laird, moved the family to the Orkney Islands.
The Dishington family sold Ardross to Sir William Scott of Elie in 1607 (or 1611). Scott died in 1628, and was succeeded by his son, also Sir William. In 1661 Sir William is listed as a witness in the treason trial of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll, having apparently witnessed Argyll’s burning of Menstrie Castle.
The yacht Calypso leaving Dysart Harbour before a yacht-race was due to begin. The steps in the background go to the 'Sailors' Walk' along the cliff-top. This walk leads to Ravenscraig Park and gives great views across Dysart Harbour and out to to Edinburgh. Dysart Harbour was originally a quarry and the ashlar sandstone quarried from there was used by French stone-masons to build the neighbouring royal castle. Ravenscraig Castle was built in the early 1400's by King James II of Scotland, as a wee hoosie for his new bride Mary of Gueldres (Flanders).
The Class 170407 dmu on 2K32 1402 hrs Glenrothes with Thornton to Edinburgh Waverley is covered in vinyls highlighting the facility to send British Transport Police a text if you experience crime or incidents on a train.