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Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· 28d

The Tarves Tomb, a superbly preserved monumental tomb in the kirkyard in Tarves, Aberdeenshire. Dating back to 1596, it is the final resting place of William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhon and his wife, Elizabeth Gordon. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Tarves #Aberdeenshire

The Tarves Tomb. The image shows a niche in what was originally the wall of a church. It has an arched top and is extremely highly decorated with ornate carvings above, below and around it. The niche itself is empty. The stonework is a slightly brownish grey.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· 29d

Thatched croft house and mountains: the beautiful setting of Howmore or Tobha Mor on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles. The village is home to one of Scotland's best collections of thatched buildings. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #SouthUist #WesternIsles

Howmore or Tobha Mor on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles. The image shows two thatched cottages stretching across the centre of the frame, overlapping as seen in the photo. The one on the left has much of its roof under repair. This side of them is a shallow green valley with a narrow road on this side of it. In the background are rocky hills. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· 29d

Soutra Aisle, south of Edinburgh, all that remains of the House of the Holy Trinity, one of the three most important hospitals in medieval Scotland. It was founded by the Augustinians at the request of King Malcolm IV in about 1160. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #SoutraAisle

Soutra Aisle. The image shows a small stone building with a rough stone roof in the upper right of the frame, with three people standing in front of it. In the bottom left is a low wall with information boards on it, with a woman reading them. The sky is blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 13

The enigmatic Eagle Stone, or Clach an Tiompain, at the eastern end of Strathpeffer. It is a Pictish symbol stone dating back 1,500 years or more that was the subject of a prophesy by the Brahan Seer, Scotland's answer to Nostradamus. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The Eagle Stone, or Clach an Tiompain. The image shows a small grassy mount in the foreground surmounted by a carved Pictish stone carrying the symbol of an eagle. Beyond it are wooden fences and then a grassy field flanked by trees. The light is dull.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 12

Scotland has several "Newark Castles". This one can be found overlooking the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, immediately to the east of one of the river's few remaining active shipyards. Parts of it date back to around 1480. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Newark #PortGlasgow

Newark Castle. The image shows a three-storey stone castle beyond an area of mown grass. It comprises three ranges set in a U shape and is complete. In the background on both the left and the right of the frame is a broad river. The sky is blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 12

The Fortingall Yew stands in the churchyard of Fortingall Church near the east end of the attractive village of Fortingall in Perthshire. It is believed to be 5,000 years old and is quite possibly the oldest living thing on Earth. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Perthshire

The Fortingall Yew. The image shows a view across a grassy graveyard with the end of a church on the extreme left of the frame. Beyond the graves is a path and a stone-walled enclosure with the yew growing up out of it across much of the width of the image. The sky is mainly blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 11

A magnificent effigy of a knight in the ruined Old Fordyce Church in the village of Fordyce in northern Aberdeenshire. The Findlater and Boyne Tomb, as it is known, dates back to 1510 and is the last resting place of two James Ogilvys. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

A magnificent effigy of a knight in the ruined Old Fordyce Church. The image shows the stone effigy lying on its back with its legs in the bottom right and its head in the middle left of the frame. It is wearing armour and there is a plaque set against the wall of the niche it resides in on the right. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 11

The fragmentary ruins of Ardvreck Castle, overlooking Loch Assynt in the heart of Sutherland. Dating back to around 1490, the castle is best known for a notorious betrayal of Highland hospitality that took place here in 1650. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Sutherland

Ardvreck Castle. The image shows the stump of a castle in the centre of the frame, standing in a grassy peninsula with the still waters of a loch reflecting the castle this side of it. There is more grass this side of the loch and in the background a shadowy mountain climbs to the top of the frame and out of it in the upper right. The castle is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 10

The slightly weird Hill o' Many Stanes in Caithness. It's a hill, with many stones. But why? It is generally believed to have been erected some 4,000 years ago, but no real dating evidence has been found. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #HillOManyStanes #Caithness

The Hill o' Many Stanes in Caithness. The image shows a view over a rough moorland area to farmland in the background. The moorland area is punctuated by large numbers of small standing stones. The light is dull.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 10

A beautiful place with beautiful views over the Sound of Sleat towards the mainland: Aird of Sleat can be found near the southern tip of the Isle of Skye. Mallaig and the mountains of Knoydart can be seen in the background. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Skye #Sleat

Aird of Sleat. The image shows a view along a landscape that slopes down from left to right, with the sea visible on the right of the frame. A narrow road with a few white cottages leads up the centre of the frame. In the distance a settlement can be seen on the far shore with rocky mountains rising in the background. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 9

Croick Church in Sutherland, which has reminders of the tragic story that brought word of the Highland Clearances to a much wider audience via an article in The Times on 2 June 1845; and which offers an intriguing mystery. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Sutherland

Croick Church in Sutherland. The image shows the church in the lower centre of the frame, at a distance. There are fields and walls this side of the church and beyond it is a broad glen with partly wooded hills climbing in the background. There are patches of sunlight on parts of the scene.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 9

The superb beach at Gullane Bents, in Gullane, East Lothian. It looks north-west over Gullane Bay to the Firth of Forth and at high tide the beach can all but disappear. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Gullane #GullaneBents #Beach #EastLothian

The beach at Gullane Bents, in Gullane, East Lothian. The image shows a view along a broad sandy beach which curves around to the left, with the sea visible on the left. On the right are banks of marram grass and there are two people in the distance on the beach. The sky is largely blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 8

Imposing Ben More on the Isle of Mull, complete with its own weather system. This is the only Munro (individual mountain over 3,000ft high) not on the Scottish mainland or the Isle of Skye. More pics and info about the Isle of Mull: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Mull #IsleOfMull #BenMore

Ben More on the Isle of Mull. The image shows a view over a stony beach and broad loch to mountains on the far side. These rise to two stony peaks which are at the centre of strands of white cloud set against the blue sky.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 8

The rare and intriguing Yarrow Stone in the Scottish Borders. Its inscription, displayed sideways, is early Christian and in Latin; and commemorates two princes named Nudoss and Dumnogenus, who lived and died in the 400s or 500s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The Yarrow Stone in the Scottish Borders. The image shows a small enclosure with a wooden fence on the near side of a broad valley with animals grazing in the distance. Standing in the enclosure is an upright stone surrounded by tall grass. The stone and enclosure are in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 7

West Kilbride is a small North Ayrshire town standing on rising ground east of the main A78 road as it runs along the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde. Full of character, it is Scotland’s only designated "craft town". More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #NorthAyrshire

West Kilbride. The image shows a view down a street that slopes away from the view and then climbs a little. There are two and three-storey buildings on both sides and spired on both sides at the far end of the street. The land rises in the distance. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 7

Balvaird Castle, probably built on the site of an earlier castle in 1500 and enjoying an imposing hilltop setting in the Ochil Hills east of the M90. It's no Stirling Castle, but as a statement of dominance it still takes some beating. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

Balvaird Castle. The image shows a castle built in grey stone with features in more reddish stone. The tower house is on the left and the remains of other buildings are on the right and in the foreground, with a leafless tree on the right of the frame. There is grass in the foreground. The sky is blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 6

Hackness Martello Tower on the island of South Walls in Orkney. It was built in 1814 to guard Longhope Sound, part of Scapa Flow, from attack by the French and by US privateers. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #HacknessMartelloTower #SouthWalls #Orkney #Longhope #ScapaFlow

Hackness Martello Tower. The image shows a circular stone structure in the right middle of the frame. It is accessed by external metal stairs on its left and surmounted by a flagpole with a light blue flag. The foreground is grassy and there are some buildings and the sea in the background. The sky is blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 6

The harbour at Camusterrach on the Applecross peninsula in Wester Ross. The stone pier was built in about 1800, but much of today's fishing activity takes place from the less tidally-dependant slipway at nearby Ard-dubh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Applecross

The harbour at Camusterrach on the Applecross peninsula. The image shows a view over water with the tide well out to part of a village on a promontory with the walls of an old harbour and boats moored and on land. The sky is light blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 5

The remains of an unusual Northumbrian cist cemetery at Abbey Knowe, five miles west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It was placed here on the top of a small hill in the 500s or 600s, overlooking the nearby site of a Roman fort. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

Abbey Knowe. The image shows the rough grassy summit of a small hill in the foreground with trees beyond it and lower farmland in the background. There are stone structures set into the ground on the hilltop and a square plinth beyond them. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 5

Beautiful Castle Stalker, seen from the road to Port Appin in Argyll, with the mountains of Morvern in the background. The castle was built on its own very small islet in Loch Laich in about 1495 by Duncan Stewart of Appin. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Argyll #Morvern

Castle Stalker. The image shows the tower house castle standing on a small islet in the bottom right of the frame. In the background is a promontory with trees extending into the frame from the right and in the distance are high mountains beyond more water. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 4

The spooky memorial near Dunning in Perthshire to Maggie Wall, "burnt here 1657 as a witch". No historical trace has ever been found of Maggie Wall, so the background to the memorial is something of a mystery. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Dunning #Perthshire

The memorial near Dunning in Perthshire to Maggie Wall. The image shows a roughly constructed stone plinth surmounted by an upright stone and a cross. Written in white on the structure are the words Maggie Wall burnt here 1657 as a witch. The monument is surrounded by wooden fencing and the land drops away in the background. The sky is blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 4

The overgrown ruins of Aros Castle on its easily defensible headland location north of the village of Salen on the Isle of Mull. It was built as one of a series of castles intended to control the Sound of Mull in the 1200s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Mull #IsleOfMull

Aros Castle. The image shows a view over a tidal bay with the tide out to an overgrown headland with rocks on the right and trees on the left. In the upper centre of the frame are the walls of a ruined castle, partly overgrown. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 3

The poignant Emigrants Statue overlooking Helmsdale in Sutherland. It commemorates "the people of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland who, in the face of great adversity, sought freedom, hope and justice beyond these shores." More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Helmsdale

The Emigrants Statue overlooking Helmsdale in Sutherland. The image shows a grassy area in the foreground with a stone plinth surmounted by statues of a family. There are six flagpoles on the right with flags and a glimpse of the sea on the right. Buildings can be seen in the background. The sky is mainly blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 3

The remarkable Hermit's Castle, on the shore at Achmelvich near Lochinver in Sutherland. This concrete folly was built in 1950 and, so the story goes, used for just one weekend before being abandoned. #Scotland #HermitsCastle #Castle #Achmelvich #Sutherland #Assynt #Lochinver

Hermit's Castle. The image shows a rocky headland extending away from the camera with an inlet from the sea on the right and more sea in the background and a strip of land on the left horizon. In the lower centre of the frame is a concrete structure pierced by square holes and angular in shape. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 2

Ponies grazing on Traprain Law, a whaleback lump of volcanic rock that rises to 221m or 724ft and still dominates much of East Lothian. It was first occupied as long ago as the Bronze Age and was once the capital of the Votadini tribe. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

Ponies grazing on Traprain Law. The image shows a steep grassy slope with a horizon that extends from mid left of the frame to bottom right. Four fully or partly visible brown ponies are visible on the skyline, quite close to the camera. They are all grazing. The sky is mainly blue.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 2

Noltland Castle on the island of Westray in Orkney, remarkable for being home to 71 gunloops. It was built in the 1560s by Gilbert Balfour, Sheriff of Orkney and a man whose approach to politics earned him many mortal enemies. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Westray #Orkney

Noltland Castle on the island of Westray in Orkney. The image shows a reddish stone castle standing on a rising grassy slope. There is a tower house rising to roof level, though without the roof, on the right and lower remains to the left of it. A hillside rises in the background. The light is dull.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 1

The fragmentary but intriguing ruins of Saddell Abbey, on the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula north of Campbeltown. It was founded in 1140 and is home to a truly remarkable collection of late medieval grave slabs and effigies. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Kintyre

Saddell Abbey. The image shows a view over a rough grass graveyard with standing stones, some surrounded by iron railings. On the far side are the partial ruins of a stone structure, with trees in the background and on the left. The scene is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jul 1

The remains of Dunscaith Castle near Tarskavaig on the Isle of Skye. Said to have been built in a single night by a witch, and reputedly home to the legendary "School for Heroes" run by the Celtic warrior queen, Scáthach. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #IsleOfSkye #Tarskavaig

The remains of Dunscaith Castle near Tarskavaig on the Isle of Skye. The image shows a view over water to a headland coming into the frame from the right. The head of the headland carries traces of stonework and there’s part of an access bridge over the neck leading to the head. There are high mountains in the background. The light is subdued.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jun 30

St Monans, one of the string of sublimely attractive coastal villages that line the Firth of Forth shore of the East Neuk of Fife. The village is named after St Monanus or St Monan, who was buried here in about 875. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #StMonans #Fife

St Monans. The image shows a view over a harbour to a slipway with, beyond it, a collection of red tile roofed houses. There are numerous small boats parked at the top of the slipway. A windmill can be seen in the distance on the right. The harbour is in sunlight.

Undiscovered Scotland@undisscot· Jun 30

The magnificent 30m high Kelpies, the world's largest equine sculptures, created in 2013 by Andy Scott and standing close to the Forth and Clyde Canal and the M9 motorway in the Falkirk council area. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Kelpies #Falkirk #Grangemouth