Posts about Scotland
The wilds of Scotland
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Even after the many miles of road travel to the populated north of Scotland, the next stage out into the northern Highlands, delineated by the huge Great Glen between Oban and Inverness, is something else entirely. Leaving dual carriageways behind on the Black Isle and heading west, especially during inclement weather, both the roads and the landscape become increasingly
Stac Pollaidh: “the pinnacle of the pool river”
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Hiking in the wild, remote and dramatic landscape of the north-west of Scotland last autumn.
Scotland at night
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Wonderful and unusual drone and time-lapse sequences from the Visit Scotland YouTube channel.
Spending three weeks in one of the most beautiful parts of the world this summer.
You can’t protect people against themselves
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Giving up on trying to make sense of the public attitude to the coronavirus.
After buying a Fujifilm X-T3 camera, I took it out into the Scottish Highlands between Garve and Torridon to capture the remote landscape.
2019 in review: up in the air
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2019 was my second year with a drone, and I continued to experiment with the possibilities and travel to places with the specific aim of photographing them from the air.
Cawdor Castle, Scotland
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Photographs of the castle and gardens at Cawdor, near Nairn in Scotland.
Review of 2018
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It’s been a very difficult year, but the sadness has been diluted a little with some lovely memories along the way. Here’s to a better 2019.
Christmas with an iPhone
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We spent the Christmas and New Year period travelling to Scotland and back by road again.
Loch an Eilein
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Jo took me to visit Loch an Eilein, in the Rothiemurchus estate, during one of my first trips to Scotland way back in 2005. I love pine forests and, in particular, Scots pines, so I was in my element there. The walk around the loch is an easy one, ranging 4-5 miles over pretty unchallenging
Duke Of Sutherland Monument, Golspie
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George Leveson-Gower, a British Member of Parliament, married Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland, in 1785. The land they subsequently controlled was amongst the largest estates in Europe. A statue to his memory was erected in 1830 on the summit Beinn a’ Bhragaidh, standing 30 metres tall and overlooking the estate, Dunrobin Castle and the north-eastern coast
Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge
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The Commando Memorial stands above Spean Bridge in the Scottish Highlands, with a commanding view across the former Commando Training Depot to the Nevis range of mountains. The memorial stands for the British Commando units who trained here in the Second World War, and was unveiled by the Queen Mother in 1952.
The Rottenrow
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Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital, or to many Glaswegians “The Rottenrow”, was founded in 1834 and demolished in 2001. The Victorian building had fallen into disrepair by the time of its demolition and was deemed inadequate for modern requirements. A replacement for The Rottenrow was built at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the original building was purchased
Kilmuir Easter Church
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The only remains of antiquity that stood in this parish, were last year removed. In the place of Delny, once a principal seat of the Earls of Ross, stood the ruins of a Romish chapel on a pleasant bank surrounded by graves. This spot has been deserted as a burying place for many years; and
