#ScottishLandscapes

2025-05-17
Marginal spaces. Here a small shallow loch in a unvisited nature reserve is home to many species, including dragonfly larvae.


#biodiversity #habitat #ecocentric #loch #wildloch #naturephotography #naturereserve #marginal #wetlands #scottishlandscapes
2025-03-01

There's something very Scottish about this view from Lang Craigs, just to the west of Glasgow. It's not the sheep in the foreground, or the snow-capped Ben Lomond in the distance - it's the tree which has grown with a curved trunk due to the pressure from the ever-present prevailing wind!

#glasgow #scotland #scottishlandscapes #benlomond #langcraigs #tree #landscapephotography

A Scottish landscape featuring a sheep,  distant snow-capped peak and a tree with a curved trunk.
2024-03-01

Today's view across Glasgow and beyond from the flagpole in Queen's Park on the Southside of the city, with the slightest dusting of snow just visible on the highest parts of the Campsies.

#glasgow #queenspark #cityscape #thecampsies #scotland #scottishlandscapes #glasgowtoday

A view looking across the rooftops of Glaagow to te distant Campsie Fells.
2023-08-21

A wander up Glen Quharity on a Sumday morning. What an office for the SSE workers...
#phonography #AngusGlens #scottishlandscapes #Scotland #photography

A low lying ruin on a Scottish hillside. Green field foreground and pale cloudy sky backgroundA burn (stream) runs from foreground left into picture centre, grassy field each side, hills rise left and right with purple heather and pine forest. Pale cloudy sky beyondLooking back down a glen the dirt road runs bottom right into the distance, three tall pine trees stand out on the left and tree covered hillside to the right, pale cloudy sky beyondLooking down into green hillside pasture, a burn runs off from bottom left. Low hills rise left and right covered in purple heather. A lone pine stands high left. Two electrical workers can just be seen working up on poles.
2023-05-08

Crystal clear waters in #Portree harbour this afternoon in warm spring sunshine.

...Not so clear in the sky, which hinted strongly at the showers to come ๐Ÿ™‚

#IsleOfSkye #Harbours #ScottishLandscapes

A photo of Portree harbour, several small boats fill the bay. The water is clear and the seabed can easily be seen. The sky overhead above distant hills is overcast with rainclouds.
2023-04-27

McCaig's Tower in Oban, lit by a warm morning sun on a recent visit.

#Oban #ArgyllAndBute #Scotland #ScottishHistory #ScottishLandscapes #Architecture

A photo of the entrance arch to McCaigs Tower in Oban. The curving path to the entrance is bordered by grass on either side. The branches of a nearby tree hang into the left side of the image. The overhead sky is blue with white clouds.A photo of the inner curved wall of McCaigs Tower, Oban. The construction mimics the Colosseum in Rome, with two levels of lancet arches.
2023-04-15

There are plenty of photos of the Old Man of Storr but fewer from it as the paths around it can be a bit of a scramble. The surrounding area, including 'The Sanctuary' behind it (as usually viewed) is also well worth exploring.
A unique and often bizarre landscape.

This was taken from the path that runs up and around the Old Man and behind 'The Cathedral'.

Yes, the names are all wonderful ๐Ÿ™‚

#OldManofStorr #IsleofSkye #Scotland #ScottishIslands #ScottishLandscapes

A photo of a large grey and black rocky outcrop. The surrounding landscape is a mixture of brown and green. Smaller rock outcrops lie around the base. In the distance a loch can be seen on the left side of the image, backed by a hilly coastline. The sky is overcast, merging into mist on the horizon.
2023-04-13

A view of the Kings Knot, in Stirling, as viewed from 'The Back Walk' that follows the old city walls just below Stirling Castle ๐Ÿฐ

Details here;

historicenvironment.scot/visit

It is both a fine place to explore at ground level with a dog ๐Ÿ• and good to view from above with excellent views of the surrounding area... after a short but steep climb back up โ˜บ๏ธ

#Stirling #Scotland #ScottishHistory #ScottishLandscapes #scenery #panoramas

A panoramic photo of the Kings Knot in Stirling as viewed from above on a sunny day. The knot itself is a large octagonal earthwork, covered in grass. The immediate foreground is the tops of trees surrounding the high vantage point which also gives views over the surrounding countryside. Green fields are prominent. Distant hills can be seen on the horizon under a blue sky dotted with clouds.
2023-03-21

Another photo from my trip up into the Arrochar Alps on Sunday. The main peaks you can see (left to right) are Beinn Narnain (926m) The Cobbler (884m), and The Brack (787m) as seen from Beinn Luibhean (860m).

#glasgow #arrocharalps #hillwalking #hillwalkingscotland
#scottishmountains #scottishlandscapes
#visitscotand

2023-03-18

A misty and overcast day heading over to explore the mainland. First stop this morning was the always excellent Midge Bite Cafe in #Achnasheen. Coffee and cakes for the journey.

On the left the #A832 winds towards #Dingwall and #Inverness, on the right, the #Kyle of Lochalsh railway line mirrors the road and makes a similar journey through the #Highlands

#Scotland #ScottishLandscapes #mist #railways

An overcast sky, mist and rainclouds cover the top half of the image. The landscape underneath is the brown and green of dry grasses and distant hills. On the left a road winds towards the centre, on the right a railway line mirrors the view also heading to the horizon
2023-02-21

Dolphin watching at Chanonry Point ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿฌ

...doubtless those around here with bigger cameras and longer lenses will have better photos but the fact this is handheld from the phone suggests how close they came around the headland. Perfect timing after the walk down the beach from Rosemarkie

#ChanonryPoint #DolphinsOfMastodon #ScottishLandscapes

Two fins in the middle distance of a calm sea, a pebble beach in the foreground and an overcast sky. Invokes a chilly Scottish wind that was blowing through
2023-01-13

Another fine place for a gentle weekend walk, the impressive 5 metre-high Duirinish standing stone overlooking Dunvegan... It's not as old as it may seem. Well, the rock itself is ๐Ÿ™‚... But it's not been in place as long as long as you might imagine.

More details, and how to find it, here via @walkhighlands ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/twoch

#IsleofSkye #StandingStones #ScottishLandscapes #Dunvegan
#Scotland

A large standing stone in the foreground overlooking a village and bay, with the sun illuminating a cloudy sky
2023-01-11

One of the Fairy Pools for #WaterfallWednesday ๐Ÿ™‚ The view that you can often find on postcards and calendars, but with more typical weather... ๐Ÿ™‚

#IsleofSkye #FairyPools #ScottishLandscapes

A calm pool beneath a shallow waterfall with a mountainous backdrop
2023-01-11

Continuing to organise photos from last year. This is a somewhat unusual view from the Storr, a little above the beaten path. Looks to me like the spine of some ancient mythical creature diving under the landscape ๐Ÿ™‚

#IsleofSkye #ScottishLandscapes #ScottishGeology #mythsandLegends

Large rocky outcrops, perhaps resembling the spine of some some ancient dinosaur, set against a cloudy sky

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