Loch Ness

May 23, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Famous for the shy Loch Ness monster, Nessie, Loch Ness is a the second largest loch (by size), but it is the deepest loch in Scotland.

Huntly Port

May 23, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It was incredibly windy when we stopped to take pictures at this tiny port (lost again, I think!) and we tried for about ten minutes to get a picture of the waves crashing over the stone walls

Stirling

May 23, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

Stirling is a wonderful town and we spend the morning wandering along the Castle Wynd and enjoying the monuments and historic buildings

Argyll’s Lodging

May 23, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Argyll’s Lodging is a well-preserved town mansion built in 1632 by Sir William Alexander, who later went on to found Novia Scotia. When Sir Alexander died, the house was passed to the Argyll family, who continued to add on to the sprawling building

Bannockburn Battlefield

May 24, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Site of the Battle of Bannockburn, in 1314, where Robert the Bruce led a Highland Army and fought against the English knights on this boggy ground.

Hill of Tarvit House

May 25, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hill of Tarvit House is a museum piece that contains that collection of Mr. Frederick Bower Sharp. It is an Edwardian country house and was built for Mr. Sharp in 1904. His wife and daughter lived in the house until very recently.

Collearn House

May 27, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A lovely restored country house hotel in Auchterarder

Lost Glen

May 28, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

The second day we were in Scotland, we found a postcard at one of the shops that had a roadsign on it that just said ‘LOST’. We laughed that we were spending a lot of time there. We looked through the road atlas to find it, so we could say we’d been there, but no luck.

Loch Torridon

May 30, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

Loch Torridon was recommended to us by the man we met on the flight into Edinburgh. He was very emphatic that we visit, as he thought it was the most beautiful place in Scotland, and often came up here simply to sit and look around. The mountains surrounding the loch are stunning, and we got […]

Culloden Battlefield

May 30, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Site of the disastrous battle on April 16, 1746, between the underfed, tired, and badly armed Highland army and the English. This bleak, wet moor marked the end of the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie