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 5 minutes.

Stirling is considered one of the strongest and most impregnable castles in Scotland.

Stirling Great Hall

May 23, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

A stunning interior and exterior restoration of the Great Hall of Stirling Castle

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

MacDuff Tower

May 24, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

This red-hued ruined tower stands on a bluff overlooking the bay

Ravenscraig

May 24, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

An enormous walled castle along the beach near Kirkaldy

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.

Aberdour Castle

May 24, 1999.Reading time 7 minutes.

A large castle, expanded since the 13th century, with beautiful gardens

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.