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Visit MacDuff’s Castle, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:56:05 +0000

MacDuff's Castle. East Wemyss, Fife

This afternoon, I visited MacDuff’s Castle near the village of East Wemyss on Scotland’s Fife Coast.

This sandstone ruin was built by the Wemyss family and dates from the 14th century.

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Visit Palace of Holyroodhouse, Visit Edinburgh

catswhiskers — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:57:32 +0000

Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

This evening, I am focusing on Edinburgh’s Royal Palace, namely Holyroodhouse at foot of the Royal Mile.

This official Royal residence has a long history dating back to the 12th century when an Augustinian abbey was founded on the site under the patronage of King David I.

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Private Scotland Photography Tour in Winter

catswhiskers — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:03:44 +0000

Doune Castle, Trossachs, Scotland

This evening I have complied a composite of the first two days of a recent photography tour of Scotland during winter. At end of day 1 the town where we stayed had no electricity and hence I was unable to collate and post images which in turn placed my blogging sequence in arrears. Tonight’s exercise is a ‘catch up’.

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Visit Firth of Forth, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:38:47 +0000

View of Firth of Forth from Cramond, Scotland

This evening, I am focusing on Scotland’s Firth of Forth which is a bay or estuary where the River Forth completes its easterly flow into the North Sea near Edinburgh.This tidal fjord offers a wide range of interests for visitors and residents including:

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Visit Cramond Roman Site, Visit Roman Scotland

catswhiskers — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:08:54 +0000

: Roman Fort, Cramond, Scotland

This evening, I am focusing on a major Roman site in Scotland at Cramond, near Edinburgh.

This site displays evidence of a remarkable continuity of occupation from the building of the Antonine Wall in AD142 through to subsequent re-occupation and enlargements in around AD 208-222 through to post Roman occupation by local peoples and use of the Roman Principia as site for a Christian Church around AD600 which has evolved into the current place of worship.

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Visit Edinburgh Castle, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:30:03 +0000

Castle Entrance at Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Scotland

This evening I am focusing on Edinburgh Castle, Scotland’s greatest such structure which sits atop an ancient volcanic plug and dominates the Edinburgh skyline.

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Visit Loch Ness, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:18:29 +0000

Tour Group at Glencoe, Scotland

This morning our tour group were colelcted at Edinburgh and Glasgow following which we drove north to Dunkeld in central Scotland. Here we availed of a short, 30 minute break for refreshments and photos at this pretty village on the banks of the river Tay.

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Visit Glamis Castle, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:02:34 +0000

Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

This evening, I am focusing on Glamis Castle. This is a popular tourist attraction which is easily accessible from Edinburgh, St Andrews and central Scotland.

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Visit Ormiston, Visit Scotland

catswhiskers — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:05:23 +0000

Mercat Cross, Ormiston, Scotland

Today, I visited the fascinating, historical village of Ormiston, East Lothian which is located about 30 min drive south of Edinburgh. This is just one of five similarly named villages in Scotland all of which derive from the Old Norse personal name Ormr,a name which is associated with ’worm’ ( in context of serpent) as found in Wormiston and Wormit on Tay. There are two Ormistons in in Roxburghshire, two in Lothian and an Ormistoun near Peebles.

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Scotland Whisky and Sighteeing Tour

catswhiskers — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:51:57 +0000

This morning, we departed respective Grantown on Spey lodgings about 9.00am and then drove south for about 90 mins with first stop for a photo of Blair Castle just prior to Pitlochry.

Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

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