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Kilchurn Castle, Scotland.
Kilchurn Castle was built in about 1450 by Sir Colin Campbell, first Lord of Glenorchy, as a five storey tower house with a courtyard defended by an outer wall. By about 1500 an additional range and a hall had been added to the south side of the castle. Further buildings went up during the 16th […]
Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Culzean Castle is a castle near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to the public. […]
Edinburgh, Scotland.
The name “Edinburgh” appears to derive from the Brythonic place name Eidyn, mentioned in a number of medieval Welsh sources. Kenneth H. Jackson argued strongly that “Eidyn” referred exclusively to the location of modern Edinburgh, but others, such as Ifor Williams and Nora K. Chadwick, suggest it applied to the wider area as well. The […]
The Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland.
Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was built between July 1897 and October 1898 at the cost of £18,904. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.The […]
Cramond Island, Scotland.
Cramond Island is one of several islands that lie in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Edinburgh. Situated approximately one mile (1.6 km) out at sea, Cramond is a tidal island which is only connected to the mainland at low tide. There is a paved path, exposed at low water, which allows easy […]
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, the seat of the Scottish parliament and government, the largest city by area and the second largest by population in the country. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland’s 32 local government council areas. The city was one of the historical major centres of the Enlightenment, led […]
Rough Island, Scotland.
Rough Island is a tidal island in Rough Firth off the Solway Firth, Scotland. It is 24 m (26 yds) at its highest point. Since 1937 it has been in the ownership of the National Trust for Scotland. The island is a bird sanctuary accessible across the causeway from Kippford when the tides allow but […]
