Random Pictures of Scots/Scotland

[Graham]

Cameron Highlanders, a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, and Indian troops march past the Great Pyramid in the North African Desert, on December 9, 1940.
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Tartan Army Football fans
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[Graham]

Common Riding is an annual event celebrated in Scottish Border towns and in some other places, to commemorate the times of the past when local men risked their lives in order to protect their town and people.

The Hawick Common-Riding is the first and biggest of the Border festivals and celebrates the ancient custom of riding the boundaries of the parish/marches and the capture of an English Flag in 1514.

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[Graham]

A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland. Brochs include some of the most sophisticated examples of drystone architecture ever created, and belong to the classification "complex Atlantic Roundhouse"

There are some 500 brochs scattered across Scotland, especially across the north and west of the country. Built from 200BC-200AD. They combine features of fort, fortified house, and status symbol, and could easily have served different purposes in different places and at different times.

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[Graham]

Callanish Stones
Construction of the site took place between 2900 and 2600 BC, though there were possibly earlier buildings before 3000 BC.

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[Graham]

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift opened in 2002.

It takes just 22.5kW to power the electric motors, which consume 1.5kWh of energy in four minutes, roughly the same as boiling eight kettles of water.

The wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and is regarded as a Scottish engineering landmark.

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[Graham]

The Thin Red Line was a military action by the Sutherland Highlanders red-coated 93rd (Highland) Regiment at the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. Led by Sir Colin Campbell, routed a Russian cavalry charge.
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Scots Greys famous charge at the Battle of Waterloo. Capturing the French Standard at the Battle of Waterloo.
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[Graham]

Bell Rock Lighthouse is the world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse. It was built by Robert Stevenson between 1807 and 1810.

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[Graham]

New Lanark - The village was built from 1785 in a previously inaccessible gorge of the River Clyde a mile south west of Lanark. Here it could take advantage of the tremendous power of the fast flowing river. The village's cotton mills, for much of their life the largest in Scotland, continued to operate for nearly two hundred years until their closure in 1968.

Some of New Lanark's earliest workers were orphans from Glasgow and Edinburgh's poorhouses.

The Highlanders at New Lanark
Many people were leaving the Highland in search of work in the towns and decided to try and encourage them to come to New Lanark. Many of them accepted, and settled in New Lanark. Caithness Row in the village is named after the large number of people who came from that part of Scotland to live in New Lanark.

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...Great great grandparent on the Morrison side was born there.:)

[Graham]

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[juizdelinha]

beautiful pictures.
I have to visit Scotland some time in the near future, it's the most fascinating part of the UK for me.

[Graham]

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[Graham]

Largest Whirl pool in the world
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[ricko0812]

im definitely going to visit scotland one of these days

[Graham]

im definitely going to visit scotland one of these days

May have giving the illusion of dryness. It rains more than the pictures show. :D

[ricko0812]

IF I DO go i gotta get me a kilt and some bagpipes, that would be awesome. What is the hottest it gets over there ?

[Aces High]

IF I DO go i gotta get me a kilt and some bagpipes,

Save time and money and just walk about with a big sign round your neck saying "Rob me"

[ricko0812]

Save time and money and just walk about with a big sign round your neck saying "Rob me"

what are trying to say that something like that would scream tourist or something :D

[Graham]

Could be like this guy I seen last year(my photo).

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/irnbru293/DSCF0048.jpg

[ricko0812]

I have actually been looking at some travel packages to where you go visit scotland and ireland for so long each. These pics really reinforce my desire too so thanks.

[Aces High]

what are trying to say that something like that would scream tourist or something :D

You could get away with it.....by walking about with a carrier bag full of Tenants super strength cheapo lager.

[ricko0812]

You could get away with it.....by walking about with a carrier bag full of Tenants super strength cheapo lager.

that comment almost made me spit my coffee out.:D

[Graham]

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SCOTLAND!!
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http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/tartanArmy


Trips with the Tartan Army football fans. :D

[ricko0812]

is the north sea real good for fishing?

[Europa]

Scotland has always been my favorite country to stay in.Especially E'mbra.
I've never had the time to visit Tain,Ross-shire in the Highlands, the home of 'Glenmorangie'.:coffee:

Nice pictures,lad:thumb001:

[Graham]

Scotland has always been my favorite country to stay in.Especially E'mbra.
I've never had the time to visit Tain,Ross-shire in the Highlands, the home of 'Glenmorangie'.:coffee:

Nice pictures,lad:thumb001:
Cheers!
Glenmorangies bottling plant is on my doorstep nearly, in West Lothian. :cool: Embra is brilliant. Love going into town.

[Graham]

is the north sea real good for fishing?

I know that the Fishing industry is huge to Scotland and most Uk catches are from Scotland's seas. Other than that don't know. Salmon Fishing is big on the mainland.

Ignore that link Elizabeth. Don't know but the website got it from is safe. :)

[ricko0812]

if i could only convince my girlfriend to go to scotland for vacation this summer. she wants us and the kids to go to hawaii, she's the boss so i guess i am hawaii bound.:mad:

[Graham]

lol go with Hawaii mate!

[ricko0812]

lol go with Hawaii mate!

but dude i have already been there like 3 times, and now its boring, because all she will want to do is lay on the beach and tan.

[Aces High]

all she will want to do is lay on the beach and tan.

Mmmmmmm laying on the beach in Maui and tanning.....or sitting on some fucking volcano in the howling pissing rain in August in Scotland......choices choices....:rolleyes:

[Aces High]

is the north sea real good for fishing?

I suppose it is if its a old Junkers 87 night fighter your after.

[ricko0812]

Mmmmmmm laying on the beach in Maui and tanning.....or sitting on some fucking volcano in the howling pissing rain in August in Scotland......choices choices....:rolleyes:

yea the more i think about it i think ur right, i guess i will have to get my beach bod back:thumb001::thumb001:

[Aces High]

yea the more i think about it i think ur right, i guess i will have to get my beach bod back:thumb001::thumb001:

The British army special forces use Scotland and Wales as training grounds for good reason you know......................you can survive in that enviroment and you can survive anywhere.;)

[Graham]

Hamilton Mausoleum

It was the resting place of the family of the Dukes of Hamilton. Built in the grounds of the now-demolished Hamilton Palace, its high stone vault reputedly gives this building the longest lasting echo of any man-made structure in the world.

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[Graham]

"Organised" football was being played in castle courtyards in Scotland more than 500 years ago

The Foot-Ball Club (active 1824–41) of Edinburgh, Scotland, is the first documented club dedicated to football, and the first to describe itself as a football club. The only surviving club rules forbade tripping, but allowed pushing and holding and the picking up of the ball.

The first association game in Scotland in 1868 was between Queens Park and The Thistle. It also lasted two hours but was 20-a-side.

The world's oldest surviving football dates back to 1540 and was found behind panelling in Stirling Castle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/aboutus/review/2009_2010/img/front_cover_466x466.jpg

[~Elizabeth~]

"Organised" football was being played in castle courtyards in Scotland more than 500 years ago

The Foot-Ball Club (active 1824–41) of Edinburgh, Scotland, is the first documented club dedicated to football, and the first to describe itself as a football club. The only surviving club rules forbade tripping, but allowed pushing and holding and the picking up of the ball.

The first association game in Scotland in 1868 was between Queens Park and The Thistle. It also lasted two hours but was 20-a-side.

The world's oldest surviving football dates back to 1540 and was found behind panelling in Stirling Castle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/aboutus/review/2009_2010/img/front_cover_466x466.jpg

Did the discoverers have scientists X-ray the ball to see if there is anything hidden inside of it?

[Graham]

Yes like a kinder egg. But not Chocolate.

Luskentyre and Sanna Bay, Isle of Harris

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[PetiteParisienne]

The Mister on Calton Hill.

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And at Hume's mausoleum.

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Ness!

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In my favourite cafe on Cockburn.

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The remains of my muffin at Chocolate Soup.

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[Graham]

Calton Hill is great. That's to the point Edinburgh ran out of money. Hense the bulding behind your Husband was never built.

You know why the money ran out after looking over Edinburgh from that point. :)

My Grandad is an expert on Edinburgh, he done the tour buses there after working a few decades at the Balmoral and Caledonian hotels.

[Graham]

Also kinda guessed Cockburn street would be one of your fave streets. It's very gothic in style.
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[PetiteParisienne]

Calton Hill is great. That's to the point Edinburgh ran out of money. Hense the bulding behind your Husband was never built.

You know why the money ran out after looking over Edinburgh from that point. :)

My Grandad is an expert on Edinburgh, he done the tour buses there after working a few decades at the Balmoral and Caledonian hotels.

Yes, Edinburgh's Disgrace. :)

That's very cool about your grandad!

[Graham]

Ben Bhraggie dominates and is visible from many parts of east Sutherland.

The 100 foot tall statue which is perched on top is that of George Leveson-Gower first Duke of Sutherland who became notorious through the part he played in the Highland clearances.

Sutherland and his wife remain controversial figures for their role in carrying out the Highland Clearances. Described by some commentators as a form of ethnic cleansing

The Mannie
There have been calls for the statue to be removed or demolished. Graffiti has been sprayed across the plinth several times and the word "monster" was sprayed across it in green paint

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The Leveson-Gower family owned extensive lands in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Yorkshire. In 1803 Sutherland also succeeded to the vast estates of his maternal uncle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, which included the Bridgewater Canal and a major art collection including much of the Orleans Collection; both Gower and his uncle had been members of the consortium which brought it to London for dispersal.

According to the will of the Duke of Bridgewater, these passed on the death of the first Duke of Sutherland to his third son Lord Francis Leveson-Gower. This inheritance and his marriage to Elizabeth Sutherland, 19th Countess of Sutherland, who owned most of Sutherland, brought him great wealth.

Sutherland is estimated to have been the wealthiest man of the 19th-century, surpassing even that of Nathan Rothschild. The precise value of his estate at death is unknown, as it was simply classed as 'upper value'. He was described by Charles Greville as a "leviathan of wealth" and "...the richest individual who ever died".

[Baldur]

Some beautiful pictures i found.

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[Baldur]

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[Baldur]

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[Graham]

They come from the Visit Scotland site mainly, thanks for posting. :)

[Aunt Hilda]

Hamish The Highland Cow
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamish-The-Highland-Cow/131159900324047)
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[Graham]

Most Highland Coos are called Hamish & Angus. ;)

There is a site, guiding you on Highland cattle names..

http://www.highlandcattlesociety.com/highland_breed/naming_cattle.aspx

[Aunt Hilda]

Most Highland Coos are called Hamish & Angus. ;)


are you saying Angus Robertson comes from highland cattle? :p

[Graham]

BBC basically picks out random pictures that people send in. From all over Scotland & once a week. So I'll post them all..

Your pictures of Scotland: 12 - 19 July BBC

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[Lithium]

http://www.albannachmusic.com/includes/independence01.jpg
I honestly love Scotland :thumb001:

[rhiannon]

beautiful pictures.
I have to visit Scotland some time in the near future, it's the most fascinating part of the UK for me.

I think Scotland is the most beautiful country in the Isles. The terrain in some of the photos looks just like Norway :)

[Graham]

Your pictures of Scotland: 19 - 26 July BBC

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[Graham]

Imagine going out for a walk one day and discovering this lot buried down a rabbit hole! That’s exactly what happened to Orcadian schoolboy David Linklater in March 1858, when he stumbled upon one of the finest hoards of Viking silver ever found in Britain.

The fabulous Skaill hoard has been loaned to Shetland Museum and Archives for a new exhibition, open until 31 January 2014.
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[Graham]

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[Graham]

One of my favourite places in Scotland.. Love Harris beaches.. Makes me smile watching this. Honestly I could not put into words how much I like this place.


http://vimeo.com/71338775

[Graham]

Oh, ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

The Highlands & the Lowlands of Loch Lomond.

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[Graham]

Glencoe

http://cdn.roughguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/18.GlencoeScotland-157110872-crop-1680x1050.jpg

Kirkwall, Orkney

http://permareperterras.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/scotland_photo_tour_lance_keimig-3.jpg

Old map, stereotype

http://permareperterras.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/scotland1.jpg

Andrew Carnegie & Free University education for Scottish. 1901

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/vc154.jpg

[Graham]

Scotland from a Glaswegian point of view

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRieMpJCMAEg-5P.jpg:large

[Graham]

One for the Liberals.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BR_MUVNCEAA-Trz.jpg:large

Scotland fans

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRomJjvCYAAH_ui.jpg:large

[Kratos]

Some of my own pictures from my trip to Scotland (fall 2011). It was amazing!

Caerlaverock castle
http://imageshack.us/a/img10/7695/4s05.jpg

Trossachs
http://imageshack.us/a/img707/2013/89q4.jpg

Cairngorms
http://imageshack.us/a/img836/3156/ahgr.jpg

Trossachs
http://imageshack.us/a/img13/9113/olh5.jpg

Glamis Castle
http://imageshack.us/a/img19/3033/rckj.jpg

St Andrews Cathedral (Fife)
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/4989/uuof.jpg

Dunnottar Castle
http://imageshack.us/a/img197/2190/8da.JPG

Cullen (Moray)
http://imageshack.us/a/img42/5796/wlnh.jpg

Bow Fidle Rock (near Cullen)
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/3876/5wx4.jpg

Jedburgh Abbey (Scottish Borders)
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British troops near Edinburgh
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Strathisla distillery (Speyside). Chivas Regal 18 is great :D
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Edinburgh
http://imageshack.us/a/img43/3672/0x9a.jpg

Strathisla
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/8251/dv5u.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img203/6963/ln6w.jpg

Stirling Castle
http://imageshack.us/a/img834/3243/890f.jpg

Robert The Bruce
http://imageshack.us/a/img809/9997/43es.jpg

[Graham]

By the looks of things you went up the East & Central Scotland. Glamis Castle, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Stirling etc.. Glad you enjoyed :)

[Kratos]

By the looks of things you went up the East & Central Scotland. Glamis Castle, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Stirling etc.. Glad you enjoyed :)

You're correct! I will edit my post and add some more :)

[Graham]

The hilly picture, is that the Cairngorms?

[Kratos]

The hilly picture, is that the Cairngorms?

Second picture is the Trossachs, third is the Cairngorms.

[Kratos]

Some more !!

Sweetheart Abbey (Dumfries and Galloway)
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/1636/a0xo.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img827/5707/0rcc.jpg

Urquhart castle (Loch Ness)
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Eilean Donan Castle
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http://imageshack.us/a/img600/5868/puvd.jpg

[Graham]

Kratos I show photos of Sunny Scotland, so we trap people, who come over.. Mwhaha.. Now you show real Scotland, in clouds and rain. :dev3

[Kratos]

Kratos I show photos of Sunny Scotland, so we trap people, who come over.. Mwhaha.. Now you show real Scotland, in clouds and rain. :dev3

Haha. The weather is not that important. ^^
Scotland has a great culture, beautiful and diverse landscapes, a lot of great castles, etc...
Nonetheless, the end of my trip was quite hot and sunny (early october).
For sure, the more you go to the north, the more it's getting colder. :p

[Graham]

Picked 3 faves from 14 pictures. This week



http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/74883000/jpg/_74883124_beach.jpgPeter Mowatt, from Livingston, had a good view of Maidens beach and Ailsa Craig.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/74901000/jpg/_74901746_land.jpg
A family holiday on the Isle of Lewis included a trip to the beach for Chuck Wearing from Troonhttp://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/74901000/jpg/_74901982_bluebells.jpg
Bluebells in Kinclaven Woods, Perthshire. Eric Niven, from Dundee, noted how they appeared to change colour as the sun went down.

[Catkin]

Some photos from my trip around sunny and hot Scotland :)

Plockton:
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Oban:
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Camping in Glencoe, you can just see my tent on the left
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View from my tent (with a bottle of the lemonade Graham told me to drink to keep the midges away :p)
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By my tent in John o'Groats, watching the sun set over Stroma and the Orkneys beyond. A couple of seals swimming in the water below.
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In the Orkneys:
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Places along the way:
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[Graham]

A nice wee surprise many get in Scotland. The sunsets here on the far North & west Coast are amazing. When I was in Lewis pure red skies every night.

Nice to see Plockton in the nice weather, when I went it was pissing down, walked up the hill to the back of the town. lol

[Smaug]

A nice wee surprise many get in Scotland. The sunsets here on the far North & west Coast are amazing. When I was in Lewis pure red skies every night.

Nice to see Plockton in the nice weather, when I went it was pissing down, walked up the hill to the back of the town. lol

Thank you. Will see that when I get my castle up in Barra.

[Graham]

This was what it was like from ,y Hotel room in the morning near Glencoe.

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A photo I ttok at Plockton

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A Picture I took on Lewis, as an example for the sunset.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7386825076_e799b12435_b.jpg

[Catkin]

A nice wee surprise many get in Scotland. The sunsets here on the far North & west Coast are amazing. When I was in Lewis pure red skies every night.

Nice to see Plockton in the nice weather, when I went it was pissing down, walked up the hill to the back of the town. lol

I nearly missed the sun before I had a chance to take the photo, it went down so quickly!

Yeah, it was boiling in Plockton that day- I was very sad my car air con was broken. It was that afternoon I drove on to Skye and swam in the ridiculously warm sea and then barbecued some haggis. :)

[Catkin]

This was what it was like from ,y Hotel room in the morning near Glencoe.

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A photo I ttok at Plockton

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A Picture I took on Lewis, as an example for the sunset.

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Well it looks atmospheric in the bad weather anyway :)

[Graham]

It tis. Clouds hitting hills are extremely common. You go down parts like the 'rest and be thankful' down Argyll or other valley areas like up to Skye on a wet day, plenty of burns/waterfalls running down.

Having sunshine is perfect too, lay about some of the Lochs or beaches like you did.

[Catkin]

It tis. Clouds hitting hills are extremely common. You go down parts like the 'rest and be thankful' down Argyll or other valley areas like up to Skye on a wet day, plenty of burns/waterfalls running down.

Having sunshine is perfect too, lay about some of the Lochs or beaches like you did.

Yes, for camping, sun over rain was definitely preferable! Especially as my tent was a bit lightweight. It was chilly at night as it was. I had to use all my towels as extra blankets, and even a friend's old curtain I randomly happened to have in my car :P

[LouisFerdinand]

I like the purple of The Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/559713059916149995

[♥ Lily ♥]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsONlc3OUY

[The Lawspeaker]

From Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1961 (https://flashbak.com/from-edinburgh-to-glasgow-in-1961-406456/#disqus_thread)

“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation” - Voltaire
On June 15 1961, Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer, arrived with his Kodachrome color camera in Scotland. Starting in Glasgow, he travelled East to Edinburgh, before jetting off. If you or anyone who know are in the photographs, please get in touch. So let’s go – and imagine the stories behind every image…

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June 15, 1961 – Tracks entering Waverly Station Edinburgh


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Jun. 15, 1961: Scott Mon’t and North British Hotel Edinburgh
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Jun. 16, 1961 – Blackfriars Street Edinburgh

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Jun. 16, 1961: High Street Edinburgh


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Jun. 16, 1961: John Knox’s house on Lower High St. Edinburgh


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Jun. 17, 1961: Portsburgh Square below Edinburgh Castle


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Jun. 17, 1961: Portsburgh Square below Edinburgh Castle


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Jun. 17, 1961 – Up at Edinburgh Castle from Grass Market

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Jun. 17, 1961 – Edinburgh Castle from Esplanade


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Jun. 18, 1961 – John Knox house High St. Edinburgh


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Jun. 18, 1961 – Beach along Firth of Forth near Cramond


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Jun. 18, 1961 – Archer Street, Edinburgh


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June 19, 1961 – Princes Street West from St. Andrew Edinburgh


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June 19, 1961 – Princes Street at St. Andrew Edinburgh

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June 19, 1961 – Shipyard Cranes River Clyde Glasgow

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June 19, 1961 – Ferry ship River Clyde Glasgow

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June 19, 1961 – Hope & Sauchiehall Streets Glasgow

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Jun 19, 1961 – Hope and Sauchiehall Streets Glasgow

[PHDNM]

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Stonehaven

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/8d92e112da89b5de1a1440b995c6ef92/tumblr_pkvfkh9H3U1qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Linn Park, Glasgow

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ6ah4rFNDM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO2DmTnXlDA

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/b05706a3ff30a9c1c5ac369a9c0c997e/tumblr_pm18cbPnzk1qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Inveraray Castle

[PHDNM]

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Stirling Castle

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/d8e7535a88e0a04419425fc1d6604d42/tumblr_mr9fiaNWpv1qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Culzean Castle

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxdaXlHHIlc

In this video from June 2018, I take a joyride on Caledonian Sleeper's Fort William to London train - the Deerstalker. Next summer, these old trains will be history, as Caledonian Sleeper usher in brand new, class-leading trains on this route. Come with me and enjoy the ride down to London from the Scottish Highlands via the iconic West Highland Line. (Sorry about the weather - nothing is guaranteed in Scotland even in the middle of summer!)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD-KNTTfBO0

Date of Travel: JUNE 2018 Airline: Eastern Airways (for Flybe) Livery: Eastern Airways standard with Flybe decal Route: EDI-WIC Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 41 Flight Number: D8 1605 Miles: BE 123 Airborne time: 0h27m Notes: Shortest flight of 2018 Cost to book: £97 approx one way

[The Lawspeaker]

On the Island of Skye:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Rubha_an_D%C3%B9nain_5.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/The_tenant_farmer%27s_house%2C_Tusdale_-_geograph.org.uk_-_308502.jpg

https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Neist2BPoint2BIsle2Bof2BSkye2B_by_Laurence2BNorah-8255B3255D.jpg

https://3opreis.bnnvara.nl/data/image/i/21000/mod_media_image/21694.w910.r910-511.549834c.jpg

https://www.visitscotland.com/wsimgs/fairy-pools-min_2001034061.jpg

https://independenthostels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/skye-and-the-hebrides-large.jpg

https://cdn.website-editor.net/8534d059730e40e1838e6128821597a6/dms3rep/multi/mobile/PONT+SKYE+EN+AUTOMNE-2ac0cb6a.JPG

https://s-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/133/133440355.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqcc075ixg0

Tour Scotland video of a beautiful morning drive through Glen Quaich in the Scottish Highlands. This is the narrow road from Amulree to Kenmore and Loch Tay. Amulree was at the junction of three major droves. It formed part of the route Highland drovers would use to bring their livestock to the cattle market at Crieff and Falkirk. Amulree parish church contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed in the area prior to mass emigration, mostly to North Easthope, Canada, in the early 19th Century. The Celtic place name was Ath Maol Ruibhe meaning Maol Rubha's ford.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enSXkLj9iuo

This week's full length show takes us on a route through Scotland from Isle of Skye - Eilean Donan Castle - Rum - Egg - Mull - Iona - & Fort William - also taking in spectacular highland lochs and glens. Hope you enjoy it!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG1gLCcxBcY

This journey goes coast to coast across Scotland. We start in Edinburgh and fly up the Forth River visiting historic landmarks, including its famous bridge.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM

00:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=5s) Tongue Bay https://goo.gl/maps/UKXeH9eE8Ar (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FUKXeH9eE8Ar&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 00:21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=21s) Ceannabeinne Beach https://goo.gl/maps/ETY1eXMBirA2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FETY1eXMBirA2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 00:30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=30s) North Coast 500 00:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=35s) The Quiraing https://goo.gl/maps/RQpMLbHtfBp (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FRQpMLbHtfBp&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 00:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=43s) A855 00:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=50s) The Quiraing https://goo.gl/maps/RQpMLbHtfBp (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FRQpMLbHtfBp&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 00:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=58s) A855 01:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=66s) Sartle https://goo.gl/maps/etJFBv6jrmJ2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FetJFBv6jrmJ2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 01:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=75s) The Quiraing https://goo.gl/maps/RQpMLbHtfBp (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FRQpMLbHtfBp&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 01:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=82s) Fairy Glen https://goo.gl/maps/4BVURf6tRL72 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F4BVURf6tRL72&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 01:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=105s) Glenfinnan Viaduct https://goo.gl/maps/i5aum1L45ED2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2Fi5aum1L45ED2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 02:34 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=154s) Eilean Donan Castle https://goo.gl/maps/3Hc2hMYjmMT2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F3Hc2hMYjmMT2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 03:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=211s) Old Man of Storr https://goo.gl/maps/1x65hWuhG2m (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F1x65hWuhG2m&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 04:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=255s) Castle Stalker https://goo.gl/maps/5xsY1eD5hLt (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F5xsY1eD5hLt&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 04:44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=284s) Kilchurn Castle https://goo.gl/maps/bx5M4zRdF7p (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2Fbx5M4zRdF7p&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 05:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=306s) Dunvegan Castle https://goo.gl/maps/PWB9fLTcuax (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FPWB9fLTcuax&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 05:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=318s) Seals (no address to protect the animals) 05:44 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=344s) Portree https://goo.gl/maps/3D1ER64CWcw (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F3D1ER64CWcw&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 05:52 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=352s) Somewhere in Scotland 06:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=367s) Somewhere in Highland 06:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=375s) Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls https://goo.gl/maps/DFEt9qwuwC92 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FDFEt9qwuwC92&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 06:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=398s) Dunnet Head Lighthouse https://goo.gl/maps/QDUPpQ322cR2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FQDUPpQ322cR2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 06:53 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=413s) Duncansby Stacks https://goo.gl/maps/qfWmAuPndDH2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FqfWmAuPndDH2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 07:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=453s) The Quiraing https://goo.gl/maps/RQpMLbHtfBp (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FRQpMLbHtfBp&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 07:47 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=467s) Coral Beach https://goo.gl/maps/DH6Pm1Hjp7p (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FDH6Pm1Hjp7p&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4) 08:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb6WlQiaJeM&t=482s) Dunnet Head Lighthouse https://goo.gl/maps/QDUPpQ322cR2 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=sb6WlQiaJeM&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FQDUPpQ322cR2&redir_token=_WKOzUsrH1HVFCq7lTujasevnFh8MTU2MjY2MD kzOEAxNTYyNTc0NTM4)

[Creoda]

David Octavius Hill, early photographer, 1843-47
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Hill_%26_Adamson_%28Scottish%2C_active_1843_-_1848%29_-_D._O._Hill_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Dumbarton Presbytery, 1845
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Dumbarton_Presbytery_1845.jpg

Newhaven Fishergirls, 1843-47
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Newhaven_fishergirls.jpg

[RenaRyuguu]

Crichton Castle

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Scotland-2016-Aerial-Crichton_Castle.jpg/1200px-Scotland-2016-Aerial-Crichton_Castle.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Crichton_Castle%2C_near_Pathhead%2C_Midlothian.jpg

https://www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk/s/cc_images/cache_2470268316.JPG?t=1476808276

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m12swKtu7FQ/T66p07iR2zI/AAAAAAAAAIk/SOyElc5DENw/s1600/017.JPG

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c7/7c/73/c77c73ac4108e6be2d0c490f713d4747.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR2kHoPsBHI

BBC Four documentary on the return of Gresley A3 4472/60103 'Flying Scotsman' to service back in 2016. Flying Scotsman returned to steam back in January 2016 on the East Lancs Railway after a ten year long overhaul.

[RenaRyuguu]

Kirkwall, Orkney

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Kirkwall_Harbour.jpg/1200px-Kirkwall_Harbour.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Broad_road_in_Kirkwall_in_summer_2012_%282%29.JPG/1200px-Broad_road_in_Kirkwall_in_summer_2012_%282%29.JPG

http://www.visitscotland.com/cms-images/destinations/kirkwall/boats-moored-at-harbour

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/St_Magnus_Cathedral%2C_Kirkwall%2C_viewed_from_the _Bishop%27s_Palace.jpg/1200px-St_Magnus_Cathedral%2C_Kirkwall%2C_viewed_from_the _Bishop%27s_Palace.jpg

https://t-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/260/26065161.jpg

[alnortedelsur]

From Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1961 (https://flashbak.com/from-edinburgh-to-glasgow-in-1961-406456/#disqus_thread)

“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation” - Voltaire
On June 15 1961, Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer, arrived with his Kodachrome color camera in Scotland. Starting in Glasgow, he travelled East to Edinburgh, before jetting off. If you or anyone who know are in the photographs, please get in touch. So let’s go – and imagine the stories behind every image…

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June 15, 1961 – Tracks entering Waverly Station Edinburgh


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Jun. 15, 1961: Scott Mon’t and North British Hotel Edinburgh
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Jun. 16, 1961 – Blackfriars Street Edinburgh

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Jun. 16, 1961: High Street Edinburgh


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Jun. 16, 1961: John Knox’s house on Lower High St. Edinburgh


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Jun. 17, 1961: Portsburgh Square below Edinburgh Castle


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Jun. 17, 1961: Portsburgh Square below Edinburgh Castle


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Jun. 17, 1961 – Up at Edinburgh Castle from Grass Market

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Jun. 17, 1961 – Edinburgh Castle from Esplanade


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Jun. 18, 1961 – John Knox house High St. Edinburgh


https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Beach-along-Firth-of-Forth-near-Cramond-1961.jpg (https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Beach-along-Firth-of-Forth-near-Cramond-1961.jpg)
Jun. 18, 1961 – Beach along Firth of Forth near Cramond


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Jun. 18, 1961 – Archer Street, Edinburgh


https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Princes-Street-West-from-St.-Andrew-Edinburgh.jpg (https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Princes-Street-West-from-St.-Andrew-Edinburgh.jpg)
June 19, 1961 – Princes Street West from St. Andrew Edinburgh


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June 19, 1961 – Princes Street at St. Andrew Edinburgh

https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Shipyard-Cranes-River-Clyde-Glasgow.jpg (https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Shipyard-Cranes-River-Clyde-Glasgow.jpg)
June 19, 1961 – Shipyard Cranes River Clyde Glasgow

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June 19, 1961 – Ferry ship River Clyde Glasgow

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June 19, 1961 – Hope & Sauchiehall Streets Glasgow

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Jun 19, 1961 – Hope and Sauchiehall Streets Glasgow

I love those pics and videos of European countries in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

But very sadly, corrupt/shitty politicians like Merkel, Macron and the likes are working hard to make sure that that that beautiful homogeneity of European countries be a thing of the past.

[RenaRyuguu]

Underwater Scottish castle

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/fe/75/f3/fe75f31bf2f9d7dfb0868d9989d21718.jpg

AHA SOON IN OUR NEW FAKE COUNTRY KINGDOM

[PaleoEuropean]

Underwater Scottish castle

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/fe/75/f3/fe75f31bf2f9d7dfb0868d9989d21718.jpg

AHA SOON IN OUR NEW FAKE COUNTRY KINGDOM

I am related to the Bruce's and the Stewart's can I be King?

[Creoda]

https://i.postimg.cc/VLMc0bGX/489810999-2326be40f6-b.jpg

Brodick Castle
https://i.postimg.cc/tJjNrwbq/Brodick-Castle.jpg

Glencoe
https://i.postimg.cc/K8zrst6M/glencoe2.jpg

[JamesBond007]

Underwater Scottish castle

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/600x315/fe/75/f3/fe75f31bf2f9d7dfb0868d9989d21718.jpg

AHA SOON IN OUR NEW FAKE COUNTRY KINGDOM

Kelburn Castle Scotland we should throw a proper psychedelic party there like this :

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/7f/2e/8f7f2ef285eea5c1f4a5943c12282e08.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlGCh2Jip0

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIpX3_hn0oo

It's August 2018, and Frances has roped me in to walk The Speyside Way, a 105km-long National Trail in northeast Scotland. For much of its length it follows the banks of the River Spey along the route of an old abandoned railway line. But why did such a sparsely-populated area ever need a railway in the first place? PART ONE OF A MILDY INTERESTING NEW SERIES


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1TQYsvyY5c

It's August 2018, and Frances has roped me in to walk The Speyside Way, a 105km-long National Trail in northeast Scotland. For much of its length it follows the banks of the River Spey along the route of an old abandoned railway line. But why did such a sparsely-populated area ever need a railway in the first place? PART TWO OF A MILDY INTERESTING SERIES


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VILFF4Bcegs

It's August 2018, and Frances has roped me in to walk The Speyside Way, a 105km-long National Trail in northeast Scotland that traces the route of two old abandoned railway lines. Will we make it to the end or will we be eaten by a giant mutant caterpillar? PART THREE OF A MILDY INTERESTING SERIES

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cplKHosh4bY

In August 2017, I decided it was time to take on Britain's highest mountain: Ben Nevis. To make it more interesting, I invited my friend Andrew, who hates climbing. This is his story...

[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/wMdm6Hp88gQ


https://youtu.be/BZgBHXyIx24

[Graham]

Back in the 1750s, the old Julian calendar was reformed and the Gregorian calendar was brought in, but the residents of Burghead have continued to celebrate the ‘old Hogmanay’ on the 11th January to this very day with the Burning of the Clavie. The clavie, traditionally a wooden barrel filled with staves, is paraded through the town and up to the top of a local hill where it will burn well in to the next day.

https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article7164474.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/JS80183543.jpghttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/Clavie.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/2048/cpsprodpb/1148C/production/_99569707_clavie2048.jpg

[RenaRyuguu]

St. Ola, Orkney

http://large.orkneycommunities.co.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/25914.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/St._Ola%2C_2010.jpg

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/96/9b/d7/st-ola-hotel-traditional.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe2j1heCooE

[RenaRyuguu]

Fair Isle

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_99l4bycC3Fs/TT2Xx3U2zkI/AAAAAAAACeQ/6dAqhyypyhk/s1600/fair%2Bisle%2Bby%2Bair%2B2.JPG

http://www.shetland.org/site/assets/files/1283/fair_isle_north.jpg

http://c.shetland.org/assets/files/3343/north_haven_yachts-1600a.1680x0.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSOaHpydv8

In the far north of Scotland, among the rugged Highlands, is an inlet of the North Sea where half a dozen giant oil rigs are parked. Some have a skeleton crew still on board, others are left rusting. But what are they doing there? I went to the Cromarty Firth to find out..

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBnHVz7jNVE

in a Sleeper Berth Cabin; The Caledonian Sleeper train departs Inverness at 20h44 and arrives 11 hours later at 07h47 in London Euston; The train calls at Aviemore, Perth, Edinburgh Waverley, Crewe and Preston; it travels on the Highland Main Line between Inverness and Perth, and on the West Coast Mainline between Carstairs and London; the train carries the through cars from Fort William and Aberdeen between Edinburgh and London Euston; Shunting action at Edinburgh Waverley is included, as well


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKQgkqdIhDc

Date of Travel: 01 FEB 2017 TOC: Caledonian Sleeper Consist: Class 90/Class 67 locomotive + 16 MkII/MkIII carriages Livery: Old CS livery Route: EUS-INV Travel Time: 13h03m Miles: 567 Remarks: None Thanks for finding my video and pressing play! Join me as I take the Caledonian Sleeper - one of Britain's oldest trains - between London Euston and Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Featuring a detailed walkaround of the sleeper berth, lounge car, dinner, breakfast and all the quirks of the journey in between. Everything you need to know about the present sleeper, its past, and the exciting plans for the future is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=YKQgkqdIhDc&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCaledoni an_Sleeper&redir_token=5rek8rpOJrXPpdZvM225XifsWwN8MTU3NDAxOD YzM0AxNTczOTMyMjMz)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672iqUH1JKM

Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Glasgow Central, Scotland in a very empty First Class section; Travelling on the 645 km long West Coast Main Line in 4 hours and 31 minutes; Calling at Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, and Carlisle; Train service is operated by a 9-car long Pendolino 390 016 "Virgin Champion" (British Rail Class 390); Train attendants serve free food and free drinks (also alcoholic ones) two times during the journey


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBpwe-MTFu8

A magical summer night's journey from Fort William to London on the Caledonian Sleeper train, showing the sleeper compartments, the lounge car and the wonderful West Highland scenery on a summer's evening. For more photos, practical information & how to buy tickets see https://www.seat61.com/deerstalker.htm (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=HBpwe-MTFu8&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seat61.com%2Fdeerstalker.htm&redir_token=-DP2-0hqFVbLnYpsdqHYZHUJWC18MTU3Mzk3MTQ5M0AxNTczODg1MDk z). Includes departure from Ft William, Monessie Gorge, Loch Treig, Rannoch Moor, Corrour summit, the horseshoe curve, waking up in England, arrival at London Euston and more. Ft William depart 19:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBpwe-MTFu8&t=1190s), London arrive around 07:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBpwe-MTFu8&t=470s). Runs daily except Saturdays all year round except 24, 25, 26 December. Fares from £85 with a bed in a 2-bed sleeper, from £135 with a first class single-berth.


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In this video from June 2018, I take a joyride on Caledonian Sleeper's Fort William to London train - the Deerstalker. Next summer, these old trains will be history, as Caledonian Sleeper usher in brand new, class-leading trains on this route. Come with me and enjoy the ride down to London from the Scottish Highlands via the iconic West Highland Line. (Sorry about the weather - nothing is guaranteed in Scotland even in the middle of summer!)

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Found myself at Innotrans 2018, where the new train that will come to the Glasgow Subway in 2020 was on display, and it seemed rude not to make a quick video about it! The trains will be fully wheelchair accessible (using St Enoch and Govan stations), have 4 cars instead of 3, oh and you can look right out of the front of them due to a lack of driver ... (A longer video with what I'm doing with Siemens to follow!) More details here: https://www.globalrailnews.com/2018/0.. (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalrailnews.com%2F 2018%2F09%2F20%2Fnew-glasgow-subway-train-revealed%2F&v=AJOMi4J8PoI&event=video_description&redir_token=HPtaV2iCUL-2v_2wM0XppUDC7KF8MTU3NDIwNTc1NkAxNTc0MTE5MzU2)

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During my family 's trip with Virgin Trains East Coast , First Class Experience from Kings Cross station London to Edinburgh Waverley station,United Kingdoms on 7 June 2016. It was departed from platform number 7 of Kings cross St.Pancras London to Edinburgh Waverley station. It departed at 0900hrs and arrived at 1322hrs . Calling at Peterborough, York ,Darlington, Newcastle,Berwick-upon-Tweed & Edinburgh. Our coach was First class Quiet coach K,


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A journey from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley with Virgin Trains, showing the train, scenery, and stations. For times, fares, tickets & info see https://www.seat61.com/london-to-edin... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=fVoWSTHcnmo&event=video_description&redir_token=5s7DrPokyFHPD2nsHQj2spiK4gV8MTU3NDQwOD g1MUAxNTc0MzIyNDUx&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seat61.com%2Flondon-to-edinburgh) Featuring Kings Cross station & the Virgin Trains first class lounge, first & standard class seats, York, the 'London-Edinburgh Half Way' sign, Darlington station, Durham cathedral & castle, crossing the Tyne into Newcastle, the Northumberland coast, the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick, and Edinburgh Waverley station.


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A journey from London Euston to Edinburgh by Caledonian Sleeper, on the very first departure to use the new Spanish-built sleeper trains on 28 April 2019. For schedule, fare, tickets & more info see https://www.seat61.com/CaledonianSlee... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seat61.com%2FCaledoni anSleepers.htm&event=video_description&v=T3v0l38vF28&redir_token=vCKW5Ulck-35Ymx4F8pqeHh50Fx8MTU3NDQwODk4N0AxNTc0MzIyNTg3)

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Take a ride on "The Jacobite" steam passenger service from Fort William to Mallaig in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.

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'During the night between 27th and 28th of February 2014 strong aurora activity took place,
and Caithness on the far north of Scotland was one of the best places in the UK to watch the celestial show,'
as explaind in the intro of the video and shown in the beautiful recordings below,
which were filmed in Caithness, Scotland.

0:55 :eek: That is truly breathtaking, majestic, and spectacular! :heartbea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsONlc3OUY

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How to see the Northern Lights in the UK:
https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/where-see-northern-lights-uk

Lancaster University's Aurora Watch chart is a very useful resource,
so you can know the dates and times when the Northern Lights
are due to be coming soon to a place near you:

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Best places in the UK to see the Northern Lights:

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/northern-lights-in-uk-where-watch-aurora-borealis-best-places-638563




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMyG3UXuNiU

[♥ Lily ♥]

Inchmurrin, Scotland
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A 30-minute hop, skip and a ferry ride from Glasgow, Inchmurrin is the largest of Loch Lomond’s islands and offers plenty of water-based activities: from Loch cruises and canoeing, to windsurfing or fishing. Plus, the nearby Inchcallioch Nature Reserve and Balmaha Forest mean there’s stuff to keep landlubbers busy too.

Bute, Scotland
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With five beautiful beaches to choose from (Stravannan Bay is particularly peaceful), it wouldn’t be hard to spend all your time by the sea when visiting Bute. However, accommodating more than 8,000 years of civilisation has brought plenty of man-made sights too: from the gothic splendor of Mount Stuart House to the pretty Ascog Hall Gardens.

Jura, Scotland
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Found off the west coast of Scotland, Jura is one of Scotland’s last unspoilt wilderness islands: more than 5000 deer outnumber its teeny 200 inhabitants. Visit Jura’s ancient landmarks or take a walking tour of the Paps of Jura. Or, why not just enjoy all that peace and quiet with a wee dram of single malt whisky from the local distillery?

Isle of Coll, Scotland
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While the Isle of Coll has plenty to attract – including a surprising number of virtually untouched beaches – the island certainly doesn’t pander to tourists: there are no information points, few road signs and very little mobile phone coverage here. However, if you really want to ‘get away from it all’, Coll is the place for you. Just watch out for the ever-changing weather.

Isle of Tiree, Scotland
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The Isle of Tiree is postively balmy (well, for the Hebrides!) at most times during the year. In fact, it has some of the highest levels of sunshine recorded anywhere in the British Isles, making its fine white-sand beaches a must-visit. Thrill-seekers should take advantage of its consistent Atlantic winds and try surfing, body-boarding or windsurfing.

Isle of Gigha, Scotland
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Known as ‘The Good Isle’ (could that be because it gets higher than average sunshine hours?), Gigha is one of the most beautiful islands in the Hebrides with stunning views, breathtaking sunsets, and a host of birds and wildlife. The flat landscape makes it ideal for walkers and cyclists too.

Isle of Iona, Scotland
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Like so many of the islands in the Hebrides, peaceful Iona is no different in offering a welcome break from the stresses and strains of modern life. It’s steeped in history – Iona is seen as the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland – great for walking, and is home to a collection of handsome and quiet white-sand beaches.

North Uist, Scotland
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You’re certain to become a bird-spotting expert after a visit to North Uist: the RSPB Balranald nature reserve on the West Coast of the island is bursting with coastal wading and diving birds, while the beautiful small Isle of Vallay on the same coast is a must-visit at low-tide. Otherwise, follow in Prince Charles’ footsteps and explore North Uist’s stunning blend of beaches, scenic landscape and freshwater lochs.

South Uist, Scotland
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With fjordic inlets and bays on the east coast and over 20 miles of beautiful white shell beaches running down the west coast, South Uist is a truly special place. Even on a crisp winter’s day, the Loch Druidibeg Nature reserve is recommended.

Isle of Arran, Scotland
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Sandwiched between Aryshire and Kintyre and located in the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran has often been called Scotland in miniature because of its diverse landscape which takes in rugged rocky mountains, pretty villages, a beautiful coastline and rolling greenery and woodland. Perfect for both relaxed and action-packed breaks.

Isle of Mull, Scotland
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Boasting more than 300 miles of incredible coastline, it’s best to view the Isle of Mull from up on high. Luckily the 966-metre-high Ben More mountain (the highest on the island) offers a spectacular panorama: on a clear day every island in the southern Hebrides is visble. Both Duart Castle and Torosay castle also offer amazing, yet slightly less vertigo-inducing, scenes too.

Luing, Scotland
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The Isle of Luing has barely changed over the past two hundred years, so you can expect to find a charming Scottish paradise – weather permitting – complete with white-washed quarriers cottages and an abundance of floral and fauna when you exit the ferry from Oban.

Colonsay, Scotland
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It may take just over two hours from Oban in North Argyll to get to the island of Colonsay, but the ferry trip is definitely one worth making, not least for the beautiful views along the way. Packed with natural beauty – from unspoilt sandy beaches to seal colonies and wooded areas teeming with wildlife – Colonsay is the place to go for rest, relaxation and tranquillity.

Isle of Islay, Scotland
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Whisky lovers should certainly add a trip to the Isle of Islay (pronounced Eye-La) to their list of must-visit destinations: the nicknamed ‘Queen of the Hebrides’ has eight distilleries from which to try the local tipple. But with a mild climate, beautiful scenery and wildlife and a number of quiet, sandy beaches on offer, you won’t want to be inside for long.

Isle of Eriska, Scotland
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Not to be confused with the western Hebrides island, Eriskay, the Isle of Eriska is a private island located two hours north of Glasgow. Accommodating the five-star Isle of Eriska Hotel & Spa (think plush suites and award-winning food), the 300-acre island sits at the mouth of Loch Creran and nestles into the eastern side of one of the world’s most celebrated rift valleys.

https://www.stylist.co.uk/travel/top-50-must-visit-holiday-islands-in-the-uk/2543

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Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Made up of around 70 small islands off the coast of northern Scotland, the Orkney Islands are a delightful place to visit, not least because of the gently rolling landscape of green fields, heather moorlands and lakes. Highlights include the Neolithic heartland in the West Mainland, Kirkwall Cathedral and the Old Man of Hoy, Britain’s tallest sea stack.

Lismore, Scotland
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Birdsong, clean air and stunning mountain views: no, you’re not in the Alps, you’re in Lismore. The Argyll island’s natural beauty (it’s surrounded on all sides by mountains, including Ben Neavis and the Glencoe hills), is enough to have you bursting into song.

Eriskay Island
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No trip to the Hebrides would be complete without a trip to Eriskay, now made more accessible by the opening of the causeway from South Uist in 2000. Climb up into the hills for amazing panoramic views of the island (look out for the native Eriskay ponies) and across to Barra, or go for a dip down at Prince’s Beach, where Bonnie Prince Charlie came ashore in Scotland for the first time in 1745.

Kerrera, Scotland
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It’s a shame that the Isle of Kerrera is so often overlooked: the island is just a short ferry ride from the mainland of Oban and its scenic, low-lying landscape makes it perfect for hiking and exploring on foot (plus, cars are banned for non-residents).

Isle of Rasaay, Scotland
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Another one of Scotland’s pretty inner Hebridean islands, the Isle of Rasaay is characterised by the unique flat-topped peak known as Dun Caan. It may take all day to leisurely walk the 1,456 feet up and down Dun Caan, but the views make it worth it. For less active visitors, a beach or lakeside stroll, a spot of fresh-water trout fishing or bird-spotting should satisfy.

Isle of Barra, Scotland
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White sandy beaches and beautiful scenery typify the Isles of Barra and Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides. On a lovely sunny day there are few better places to be, and a hike up Heaval hill will be rewarded with unbeatable views of the island’s amazing stretches of wildflower-backed beaches. The picturesque Kisimul Castle, located just offshore at Castlebay, is worth a look, too.

Lewis and Harris, Scotland
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Say hello to the largest island in Scotland. While Harris is famous for its tweed, Lewis is also steeped in history and Gaelic culture – from Lews Castle to the Carloway Broch, which dates back to the Iron Age. There are also plenty of secluded beaches to discover, too.

Isle of Skye, Scotland
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The Isle of Skye has a little something for everyone, from the imposing Cuillin ridge mountain, to white-sand beaches, and pretty bays and inlets. Plus, like so many places in Scotland, there’s an abundance of history: head to Eilean Donan castle on its rocky promontory in Lochalsh, or Armadale or Dunvegan Castle to discover more.

Isle of Rum, Scotland
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Shaped like a rough diamond, the Isle of Rum is a real jewel in the Inner Hebrides crown. It’s got it all: think stunning mountain and coastal scenery, wonderful beaches and the imposing Kinloch Castle. Plus, Rum is famous for its Manx Shearwater bird colony, as well as Golden Eagles, so it’s great for bird-spotting too.

Taransay, Scotland
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As featured in the BBC reality TV series Castaway, Taransay is one of the most beautiful and least spoilt islands in the Hebrides. It is so beautiful, in fact, that Castaway Ben Fogle even tried to buy it when Taransay was put up for sale a couple of years ago. After getting the ferry from Harris, be sure to explore the island and its idyllic beaches on foot.

Torsa, Scotland
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With the six-bedroomed Torsa House being the only property on the island to rent out, if you’ve ever dreamed about owning your own private idyll then Torsa Island could be for place for you. There’s little to do beyond explore neighbouring bays and islands by motor boat (lessons provided), discover some amazing wildlife or go for long walks in the hills, but if you want a real break, that’s all you’ll want to do.

Isle of Eigg, Scotland
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With a thriving eco-conscious community (the locals clubbed together and bought the island), you can certainly expect something a little different on the Isle of Eigg. Orchid-rich grasslands, lush meadows and loch-studded moors are a haven for a variety of wildlife, while dolphins and Minke whales frequent its surrounding sparkling waters.

Fair Isle, Scotland
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Last winter you couldn’t move without seeing Fair Isle jumpers everywhere, so what better time to discover the origins of the distinctive knit than now? Beyond woollens, there’s the Fair Isle Bird Observatory where you can watch out for native puffins, razorbills and guillemots, while whales, dolphins and grey seals are regularly spotted close to shore.

St Kilda, Scotland
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Its last inhabitants may have left back in the Thirties, but the spectacular archipelago of St Kilda, the remotest part of the British Isles, is worth a visit if you can get there. It’s not easy to get to the World Heritage Site, and you can only camp there, so contact National Trust for Scotland for details.

Isle of Canna, Scotland
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With only 12 permanent inhabitants, the Isle of Canna is small to say the least. However, the entire island (except farmland) has been designated a Site of Specific Interest, so there’s stunning views of the countryside, beautiful sandy beaches and rare wildlife a-plenty. And, most importantly, it’s oh-so quiet. Shh!

Tanera Mór, Scotland
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Tanera Mór is the largest and only inhabited island of Scotland’s collection of Summer Isles. This rugged beauty has a wealth of wildlife and history, which stretches back to the Viking times, and is best explored on foot, by boat or by kayak. Breathe in the fresh sea air and enjoy one of the most relaxing places in the UK.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLnmtvgPSJM

All locations are listed on my flickr page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/route9a... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2 Froute9autos%2Falbums%2F72157612788805833&redir_token=kAWbyU-GXNCF-iFeLxIAnkKBdQp8MTU3NTc5OTQ2M0AxNTc1NzEzMDYz&v=OLnmtvgPSJM&event=video_description) I have spent the last few years collecting old images of Glasgow and tracing the locations to take a present picture of the same scene. Up until now they have been saved as stills and posted on my Flickr page here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/route9au... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F route9autos%2Fcollections%2F72157623030062843%2F&redir_token=kAWbyU-GXNCF-iFeLxIAnkKBdQp8MTU3NTc5OTQ2M0AxNTc1NzEzMDYz&v=OLnmtvgPSJM&event=video_description) I thought I would try and compile them into a video and if successful I will do the same with some more of my photo projects. Hope you enjoy the video and remember to have a look on my flickr page for more images of Glasgow then and now. Dave P.S. Due to copyright, the original soundtrack of Pink Floyd's Wish you were here had to be replaced.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERN6xKuk6R8

Excellent footage of Old Glasgow Film
1 - Trolley Buses Gorbals to City Centre 1966 Film
2 - Trams in City Centre 1959 Film
3 - Last day of the Trams Sept 1962 City Centre to Auchenshuggle ( Quite Sad)

Featuring the music of the brilliant Eddi Reader ( Bell , book and candle) and Billy Connolly ( I wish I was in Glasgow). All copyrights belong to the artists. If you would like to comment please visit www.toffsinthetenement.co.uk and sign the guest book I hope you enjoy these Glasgow Memories


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Unused / unissued material - Clydeside, Glasgow, Scotland. VS showing poor area of Glasgow. Slum type blocks of flats and tenements, children playing amid rubbish, people stroll around. Good images of unemployment and inner city decay and depravation. Various shots of people waiting at bus stops. Lots of elderly ladies / pensioners. Various shots of men wandering aimlessly around the City. More scenes of children playing amidst the scenes of decay. (Pos. Master 600ft) FILM ID:3393.02


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Documentary about Queen Elizabeth Square, Sir Basil Spence's block of Brutalist style flats built to replace the Gorbal's tenements in Glasgow during the 1960's. His vision was based on architect Le Corbusier's ideas and aspired to transforming the Gorbals in to a Modernist Utopia.The film is the life and times of one building told by some of the people involved in it's history. The block was dynamited in 1993 amidst controversy and the death of a spectator. It is mentioned is Pevsner's Notable Buildings of Britain. This film was shown on BBC Scotland's Ex-S strand in 1993. Produced by May Miller and directed by Conrad Blakemore. This film is posted for educational and research purposes only and is copyright of BBC Scotland. Archive material courtesy of the Scottish Film Archive and the film's contributors.

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Rare footage of the original construction of the M74 around Bothwell and Uddingston area

[The Lawspeaker]

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This vitrified fort lies on top a headland which commands extensive views of the Moray Firth. Originally believed to be Ptolemy's 'Ptoroton' and the 'Torffness' of the Orkneyinga Saga it is now known to be of Pictish origin. It encloses 3 hectares and is three times as large as any other fort of the same period in Scotland and is thought to be the oldest Pictish Fort. It was defended on the landward side by three banks and ditches which were destroyed during the creation of the harbour and modern village, their age is therefore uncertain. Six striking carved slabs known as the Burghead Bulls were discovered during excavations. Four of the originals are held locally in Burghead Library and Elgin Museum and one each in the Royal Museum, Edinburgh, and in the British Museum, London. Much of the fort was destroyed during the re-building of the village from 1805-09. The Doorie Hill (see below), which marked the junction of the citadel and the bailey, is the only remaining piece of the southern ramparts. Lengths of the eastern and northern ramparts are also still visible.

[♥ Lily ♥]

West Highland Line

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The Jacobite, crossing Glenfinnan viaduct


Departing a short distance away from Ben Nevis, the Jacobite encounters some of the UK's most dramatic scenery. As the steam locomotive chugs along the 67km track, mountainous hillsides pierce the skyline and lakes glimmer in the distance. The route’s extension to Mallaig was constructed over a century ago, with the intention to make the remote area more accessible, and it has successfully continued its service to the Scottish Atlantic coast since.

Perhaps the most recognisable part of the journey is the Glenfinnan viaduct, which featured in the Harry Potter film series. Beyond this, the train stops at Britain's westernmost mainland railway station and passes the shortest river in the UK, before arriving at Loch Nevis – the deepest seawater loch in Europe.

Starts and ends: Fort William to Mallaig, Scotland

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes

Best known for: Featured in the Harry Potter movies


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On the West Highland Line, Glenfinnan station dates from 1901

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The West Highland Line in Scotland was made famous through the Harry Potter movie franchise

[Daco Celtic]

The more treeless areas of Scotland and Ireland remind me of the western US, especially during spring when it's green. Similar kind of stark beauty, with rolling hills, mountains, and grasslands.

[The Lawspeaker]

The island of Stronsay in the Orkney's:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JAslRpY_o

There are many stories of strange sea creatures having been washed up on shores all over the world. These discoveries often excite us, because we want to believe that there are long forgotten creatures living in our oceans, or even creatures we haven't even heard of before. But more often than not, science tells us otherwise. The case of the Stronsay Beast, however, after 200 years of research, has an element of mystery about it, even to this day.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaNczikC_vw

Island hopping is one of the great Orcadian adventures. Think beautiful beaches, fascinating sites and a friendly, warm welcome from locals.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNlD1sCfls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZWarVxnMzY

The RAF Montrose in Angus, Scotland was the oldest British military air base before it closed in the 1950s. 35 miles northeast of Dundee, Montrose was the site for both training operations for young pilots and all out aerial combat in both the First and Second World Wars between British and German planes. Many men have lost their lives over the skies of Montrose, in the surrounding fields and off Scotland’s east coast. At least one of these lost souls are said to have remained at Montrose for decades, and at one point sightings of a long dead pilot were so common and struck so much fear into some of the pilots stationed here, that the British government was forced to officially recognise the problem. In this two-part series, I take a look at the stories behind the hauntings which span more than 100 years.

In part one I told the tale of a phantom pilot who once wandered the old Montrose Airfield in Angus, Scotland, and I briefly touched upon the life of the pilot it was thought to be. However, There is a second story linked to Montrose. Many believe that the apparition in this story is also Desmond Arthur, but others say that this is a completely separate case.

[PHDNM]

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Queensferry

[PHDNM]

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Doulton Fountain, Glasgow

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgeFKVX2C-o

How the Forth Bridges – the first completed in the 19th century, the second in the 20th century and the latest in the 21st century – each represent the engineering pinnacle of their day. For more by The B1M subscribe now: http://ow.ly/GxW7y (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=ouyaOLnod_kEsfoFPAZ15oM1rDl8M TU4MjMyMTcxOUAxNTgyMjM1MzE5&q=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FGxW7y&event=video_description&v=tgeFKVX2C-o) The B1M's construction history series: https://www.theb1m.com/videos?categor... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=ouyaOLnod_kEsfoFPAZ15oM1rDl8M TU4MjMyMTcxOUAxNTgyMjM1MzE5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theb1m.com%2Fvideos%3Fcategory %3DCONSTRUCTION-HISTORY&event=video_description&v=tgeFKVX2C-o) Read the full story on this video, including images and useful links, here: http://www.theb1m.com/video/forth-bri... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=ouyaOLnod_kEsfoFPAZ15oM1rDl8M TU4MjMyMTcxOUAxNTgyMjM1MzE5&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theb1m.com%2Fvideo%2Fforth-bridges-spanning-three-centuries-of-engineering-innovation&event=video_description&v=tgeFKVX2C-o)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AZPfYnRR-4

Join me onboard the NEW Mark 5 Caledonian Sleeper for a trip from London to Inverness...and see how such a supposedly great train fails to deliver on its promises.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufmDH0gD7Bc

[PHDNM]

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Portree

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0hPGFgho8

In December 1975, a light aircraft took off from a hotel in the west of Scotland, on a recreational flight. It did not return, and when evidence was eventually uncovered about the loss of both the plane and its pilot, there were more questions than answers. This week, we try to unravel the complexities surrounding the peculiar death of Peter Gibbs.

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056jKWSHGfU

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mlRWrsMdSU

Welcome to my channel! Here you'll find folklore from across the British isles. This video isn't so much a folklore video as I usually put out, but is an interesting piece of history with a legend attached to it. Ninestane Rig is a Stone Circle found in Liddesdale (Roxburghshire, Scotland) that could date from around 2000 BC. The legend says that the Lord De Soulis, a rumoured necromancer, was executed here by being boiled alive within the circle. He had lived at Hermitage castle with his servant, a redcap goblin. Music used: Hidden Past by Kevin Macleod

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq_oeI810kg

Iona is located just off the Isle of Mull's south west tip. Most people staying on Mull make the journey over to Iona at some point during their stay and this little video shows you a little of what there is to see. The Isle of Iona plays an important role in the history of christianity. Iona Abbey can be visited and tickets are bought on the island. There are some amazing beaches on Iona and we look at a few of these, as well as Dun I the island's highest point.

[PaleoEuropean]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aacvlaap4ig


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45pSzhM6fYw

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4WMQM8Po0Q

Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main village on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high wooded hills surrounding the bay. The village has a good variety of shops, hotels,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5kT4YiBXI

A colourful island off the west coast of Scotland, with it's beautiful village of Tobermory and it's diverse scenery as you travel round this magical island.

[Graham]

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[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPW8N0JQO4

Within a single generation, the Victorians built a vast railway network connecting nearly every town in Scotland. Relax and soak up the magic of this enchanting country of castles, lochs, and gothic cities. Listen to this 19th-century Scottish ballad called “Time Wears Awa” by Thomas Elliot as you meander through these beautiful colorized images from the 1890s. #Scotland (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Scotland) #Victorian (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Victorian) #19thcentury (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2319thcentury)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4puH6iBUmo

A walk through grassy clearings, woodland and hills with Liv Free. Featuring an extract from 'Outlander' by Diana Gabaldon.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpBP7NT0rs

Insider’s Claudia Romeo traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland to meet with James Macsween, a third-generation haggis producer who has turned his grandfather’s butcher shop into one of the most successful haggis companies in the UK. Haggis is spiced meat encased in animal intestines with salt, spices, and a few other ingredients depending on the recipe. Macsween’s haggis is made using lamb lungs, beef fat and a secret mixture of spices from a 67-year-old recipe. Editor's note: Filmed on February 28, 2020.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj6ELkhrxfQ

Local landowner Johnny Noble and marine biologist Andy Lane started the Loch Fyne Oyster Farm in 1978. Since then, they've grown it into a global business. They export internationally to Barbados, South Africa, and Hong Kong, as well as stocking in prestigious London retailers. But what makes these oysters so special? Loch Fyne farms Pacific oysters, which can be found at various locations on the Scottish coast. These oysters are harvested all around the world, including France, Australia, and New Zealand. Pacific oysters constitute 80% of the global oyster trade and were introduced to the UK in 1964 to replace low stocks of the British native oysters. The native variety can be more expensive and rare, but also riskier to consume. The Scottish lochs have unparalleled water quality. And this loch, in particular, is of class A purity at least six months of the year.Safety here is paramount. Loch Fyne monitors the water constantly for toxins, as do the local authorities. To eliminate viruses, each oyster undergoes a series of checks, starting the moment it arrives from the hatchery.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPbsVJ6fYIk

Here we have the British sour grapes reaction to the Declaration of Independence from 1 August 1776, taken from the oldest magazine in the world - The Scots Magazine.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGHUkby2Is

Nearly 30 years ago, Trees for Life Founder, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access to land, no funds, but his passion and inspiration have carried him forward and now Trees for Life not only helps nature to restore the Scottish Highlands - it also helps people reconnect with their spirit, with hope and with the land. Alan's talk also includes a wide range of his photography illustrating both the damage to the land and the difference our work makes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=nAGHUkby2Is&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fted.com%2Ftedx&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFVIX0ZvZ2pweTBVbktCSGd6djIwUl lxLXNrQXxBQ3Jtc0tub2FsVXIwOGpPRWlDc1hWUVh5djgzMGRr eGkyMmNuaDktM2Z0ZmpEaWFDZHRHUWRLQUVYTFRneWN6Y01fU1 81ODRDMnFVc211eHp0NUhXUzYzR3J3ZVVJWWphRVpxUDNBUnVo V25wNjNfR0x3MXgzMA%3D%3D)

[The Lawspeaker]

One of Glasgow's many urban myths:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdD40OidRZs

During the late 1970’s, the inhabitants of Scotland’s largest city were subjected to a series of terrifying encounters with a hideous nocturnal entity, whose incessant twitching and animalistic grunting put the fear of God into those who encountered him. This week, we take a look at the Gurning Man of Glasgow.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg4GOpdWbJY

Another look at Princes Street from near the National Gallery. Credit to the image owners featured!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj6Aevq5DJY

The iconic view of Edinburgh from the Castle ramparts from 2019 to 1809! Credit to the Image Owners Featured.

[Albannach]

Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea 1853-1856
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[Grace O'Malley]

Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea 1853-1856
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Those pictures are amazing. They look stereotypically Scottish.

[Albannach]

Those pictures are amazing. They look stereotypically Scottish.

Lol, yeah, pretty much all the photos that I have seen seem to have lots of gingers in them.

[Grace O'Malley]

Lol, yeah, pretty much all the photos that I have seen seem to have lots of gingers in them.

They are such good quality. Hard to believe those images are from 170 years ago. Anyway I think they are a handsome bunch.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re-GyzifKvs

A look at Banff in Scotland through the years. Credit to the Image Owners Featured.

[PaleoEuropean]

Lol, yeah, pretty much all the photos that I have seen seem to have lots of gingers in them.

Ginger Power

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nd5IqNK2Hg

Tour the same view across three centuries from the spectacular heights of the Scott Monument, Edinburgh. Credits to the Photographers and owners Involved. To find out more about my projects follow me on facebook.com/timetravelimages or on twitter.com/timetravelimage

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zS4YPWoR0I

A look at the Forth Bridge in Scotland from 2020 back before its construction! Credit to the image owners featured!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTe2-lwy-Hs

See the Bridges of Ayr through the years! Credit to the Image Owners Featured.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnbs_-IaGhQ

Railroads played a critical role for the United Kingdom in the Great War. But the increased burden on the nation's railways had its cost. In the early morning hours of May 22, 1915, a crowded schedule resulted in the 1915 Quintinshill Rail Disaster, the worst railway disaster in British history. Its victims, mostly men of the 1/7 Royal Scots regiment, deserve to be remembered.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QabHUUwC1tA

Single Malt whisky is one of the most revered spirits in the world. It is exclusively made from barley, which is quite a cheap product. A bottle of The Macallan 1926 60-year-old recently sold for $1,512,000 in auction, marking the largest single sale ever for a bottle. Over the past 50 years, single malts have become increasingly popular. Scottish single malt exports grew by 14.2% in 2017 to reach nearly $1.5 billion.

Glenfiddich distillery in Scotland is the world's largest exporter of single malt. Started in Dufftown in 1886, it ships 1.2 million 9-liter cases each year. Making single malt is a difficult and lengthy process. Barley is ground down and added to spring water. Heated to 64°C, it turns to sugar, dissolving into a fine sweet, tangy liquid called wort. The wort is drained, cooled, and passed into wash-backs. This is heated and condensed in copper wash stills for its first distillation, and a second time in spirit stills. This spirit trickles into the spirit safe, ready for maturation, and then is batched in casks with spring water.

Casks spend years in the warehouse, maturing into a single malt. An aged 30-year maturation can have 30% to 40% of the alcohol evaporated in the barrel, or over 1% each year of the whisky’s life. This is because of "Angel's Share" — the natural evaporation of the liquid into the atmosphere over time. So older whiskies are expensive not because they’re old, but because they are rare. Fashion, and the collector's market, also have something to do with the rise in popularity.

Christie's Director of Wine Tim Tiptree oversaw the sale in 2018 of The Macallan 1926 60-Year-Old, which sold for $1,512,000 to a private buyer. According to Tim, the collector's market will continue to grow. India, China, and Japan, are now main players in the single malt market. Particularly successful is the Yamazaki distillery in Osaka prefecture. Rare whiskies from their collection of single malts now sell for thousands of dollars. We tried a 12 year-old single malt worth $36, and the 50 year-old bottle worth $30,000.

[Graham]

Photograph by Alexander Hutchison (1890). St. Kilda is situated 100 miles west of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Its inhabitants existed in isolation up until the 1880s when regular summer cruise steamers began to visit the island. Tempted by what they saw of the mainland's wealth, the people of St. Kilda, pictured here in front of one of their traditional straw-covered huts, began to leave in ever increasing numbers. In 1930 the island was finally evacuated.

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[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/wM7wIfQYF5w

[Ülev]

Falkirk Wheel

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https://youtu.be/qHO9gARac-w

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLUcOFwZvyY&ab_channel=TomScott

Technically, the Inchindown oil tanks in Invergordon, Scotland, have the world's longest reverberation, but that makes a much worse title. We tested them with a loud noise and some very sensitive microphones. Matt's musical experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzMVJ... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzMVJkTjKNc) Behind the scenes on the Matt and Tom channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4qpl... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4qplnaPjbk)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9hBYzozCDI

The UK is planning to construct an Irish Sea Bridge, a massive proposed megaproject to connect Scotland and Northern Ireland. An Irish Sea Bridge would transform the region, potentially boosting the local economies, increasing national unity, and putting the UK on the world stage. However, the bridge would come with a cost: $25 billion USD.

[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/eJfgzQP0bzM

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KReRrc0ocjQ


An amazing day out on West Coast Railways' iconic Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig and back, part of the stunning West Highland Line!


Date of Travel: 21 October 2020
Class of Travel: First Class
Rolling Stock: LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0/Mk1
Cost of Ticket: £133.75 ($176.10, €150; price for 2 people)
Origin: Fort William, United Kingdom (Scotland)
Destination: Mallaig, United Kingdom (Scotland)
*Currency conversions correct as of 09/11/2020 to nearest $/€0.05


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pONYA5TLYnc

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGetpU0MxAM


Date of Travel: 13 July 2020
Class of Travel: Standard Class (2nd Class)
Rolling Stock: Class 158 Express Sprinter
Cost of Ticket: £21.21 ($27.02, €23.23; railcard discount included)*
Origin: Inverness, United Kingdom (Scotland)
Destination: Golspie, United Kingdom (Scotland)
*Currency conversions correct as of 25/09/2020

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwzmIFzLmE

Aberdeen to Lerwick can be one of the stormiest ferry crossings anywhere in the world - I certainly felt the full force of the sea on this night. Not one to normally feel sea sick, I was in for a rough sailing, but how was it?

[PHDNM]

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Loch Shiel

[RenaRyuguu]

Kirkwall, Orkney


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erFLpyJdVpQ&ab_channel=g4shf

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9DV4ofsxGE



Hidden away in a city park just 15 minutes from central Glasgow, almost overgrown with trees and weeds, are the remains of what looks like an old football stadium. But what was this place? And what happened to it? I went to Scotland to visit the legendary Cathkin Park...

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND3GTG52kJA

Lynx have long been absent from Scottish landscapes, but with the rise of rewilding, momentum is growing for their return. But is there enough space, enough habitat and prey? What would it mean for Scotlands ecology and for its people? In this video we explore these ideas, interviewing key stakeholders to find how the Lynx can return to Scotland.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbxbTfC525g

I must admit until I saw a recent Tom Scott video featuring Hebridean Air Services, I didn't even know about this awesome little airline. But once I did, I just had to book a seat on their bright yellow Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander!

They fly scheduled services out of Oban to the islands of Coll, Islay, Colonsay and Tiree, as well offering sightseeing and charter flights. There is a little hack to get the return flight straight back again like I do in the video. If you'd like to know how, just give me a shout :) They are a great airline to deal with by the way - they even offered me use of the GoPro mount on the planes dashboard (but alas I turned up with the wrong mount)

I took a Friday afternoon scholar flight on Friday 25th June 2021 with 15 minutes on Coll before flying back to Oban. The return flight cost me a grand total of £69.17 and was booked only a couple of weeks in advance. Flight time was under 30 minutes each way. We dropped the school pupils off on the island and then headed back to the mainland.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri9J0wS6gcI

We had a few days off together and put out the question on the YouTube Community page for ideas of where to go and boy did some incredible suggestions come back! I get the feeling we'll be working through that list forever, but here is episode one :) Many thanks to Tom, John and JSM for the inspiration.

Alicja has never been to Orkney before and I've only been there briefly. We made our choice at the last minute and to be honest more than anything we were following the weather - typically for when you put in for time off work the dark clouds appear, but we did alright!

Please bear in mind, this video was filmed during our holiday, so we weren't really focussed too much on a narrative, so it's more just clips of our time there, but of course I hope you still enjoy what I've been able to pull together in the edit. If nothing else it'll give you an impression of this wonderful group of islands off the northern tip of the mainland.

We travelled by ferry via Northlink's Scrabster - Stromness route. This was the cheapest option for going with the van (which is also our accommodation), but did involve a longggg drive to get to the top of the mainland first! There is a ferry from Aberdeen too, but we couldn't afford it. This ferry journey was around £200 return including van, so that was our only big expense to make the trip.

Music features a little more on this video that I would like, but unfortunately that was down to the fierce wind blowing almost constantly over the islands!

Enjoy the video.

[Sheppey]

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[Your Old Comrade]

The Highlands are a gem.

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Gearannan village, with its blackhouses. Isle of Lewis.

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[Sheppey]

Where did Rudolf Hess stay in Scotland?

Shortly before midnight on 10 May 1941, Hess landed at Floors Farm, by Waterfoot, south of Glasgow, where he was discovered still struggling with his parachute by local ploughman David McLean. Identifying himself as "Hauptmann Alfred Horn", Hess said he had an important message for the Duke of Hamilton.



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[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iN5TQCBMDQ

Leaving the capital city for a town we barely knew anything about was a big move, but today we'll give you a look around our new home town and explain a little bit about why we took the plunge.

Filmed in Montrose, Angus, Scotland on Tuesday 19th July 2022.

Maps courtesy of Google Maps
Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com
('Carry You Home Tribute Version' by Akerman)

[Sheppey]

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[Sheppey]

https://i.postimg.cc/MGCXQC8q/dance.jpg

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[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIFx6lmhj0

I must admit I planned a whole weekend around catching this flight from Inverness to Glasgow. Yes, I'm one of those weirdos who avoids direct flights and tries to find the most awkward way to get to my destination. You'll notice Alicja is not with me on this one. That's because she normal.

Please note - this is the flight-only video I promised from my '36 Hours' video - there will be a bit of duplication in here, but it's a much closer look at the flights and hopefully you will find something new in there! Enjoy the journey :)

Flight Details:

01/08/21 INV SYY 1230 1315 LM153 Saab 340B G-LGND
01/08/21 SYY GLA 1705 1800 LM477 Embraer ERJ-145EP G-SAJC

Bought together as one through-flight for £99.00 on Loganair website.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLFr8cXb6Q


A stunning video, based on research by the University of Aberdeen, has revealed what one of the earliest known Pictish forts may have looked like.

Archaeologists investigating a substantially eroded sea stack near the site of the ruined Dunnotar Castle, which itself was a later Pictish power centre, uncovered evidence of a third or fourth century promontory fort.

The new video, funded by Historic Environment Scotland, illustrates how the fort may have looked if the sea stack, called Dunnicaer, was still connected to the mainland.

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/13042

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_yNzZ-1gk

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Scotland rugby team

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Scotland football team

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND3GTG52kJA&t=602s

Lynx have long been absent from Scottish landscapes, but with the rise of rewilding, momentum is growing for their return. But is there enough space, enough habitat and prey? What would it mean for Scotlands ecology and for its people? In this video we explore these ideas, interviewing key stakeholders to find how the Lynx can return to Scotland.

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https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ef/f0/d9/eff0d9e7df99cbeb5c453649236fa908.jpg

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Along the River Annan.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/aa/f2/dfaaf24ecb0509eb122fe8a3c696c9ad.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIcM9wPVbKU

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The banksn of Loch Ness during autumn.

https://www.lochnessguesthouse.com/application/files/3216/2437/3272/loch_ness_autumn.jpg

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1092055230/photo/boat-waves-on-the-loch-ness-with-autumn-colors-on-the-hills.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=04iaHBJIU-02NllXKxUoBHi2t3f6idGM2wf-7fj46fE=

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKm8gX-zydI

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The 10th century Book of Deer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Deer)

https://lenathehyena.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/comp-1.jpg?w=1024

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Loch Katrine.

https://stunningoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-top-loch-katrine-4.jpg

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Beautiful Glen Affric

https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/Glen%20Affric%20Autumn%201920.jpg

https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/Glen%20Affric%20Viewpoint%201%20-%201920%20x%201280.jpg

https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/VB34148760__1634636736_86.182.95.39.jpg

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Partan bree. A seafood soup from Scotland's north-east.

https://www.saveur.com/uploads/2019/03/18/MGDYXTXQIVURS7KCSR7OTMW6PM.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqigrZrg_Ro

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tBH9SE-Kw8

A real time view of the Falkirk Wheel turning 180 degrees. The wheel joins two canals and gives access to Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is an engineering masterpiece and a must visit attraction in Scotland.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYElsp8GhPM

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r015_kWPDEg