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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Culloden, Cawdor and Skara Brae


Here are ten photographs from an inspiring trip I took to the Highlands and Orkney this year. They are:
1. Leanach cottage on Culloden Moor
2. The Cairn at Culloden commemorating the battle of 16 April 1746
3. A Clan grave at Culloden
4. Cawdor Castle 10 miles east of Inverness, fourteenth century and linked to Macbeth
5. The peaty burn in the Wild Garden at Cawdor
6. A croft on Orkney
7. Skara Brae one of the best preserved prehistoric villages in Western Europe and a World Heritage Site
8. Entrance to a Skara Brae house
9. Interior of a Skara Brae house
10. One of the Standing Stones of Stenness, another part of Neolithic Orkney






























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2 comments:

  1. Crooks on Books1 January 2015 at 18:29

    Fab pics. I have some of the same shots having been to Cullodon and Cawdor Castle. Spend two weeks touring every year - never been to Orkney. Just about to plan this years trip - who knows ?!
    Dawn x

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    1. Jane Lythell17 January 2015 at 20:16

      Thank you Dawn. I would urge you to take the crossing to Orkney. I was travelling with a friend and we decided to spend two nights in Orkney. First night we stayed in Kirkwall at the Hotel St Ola on the harbour. Second night we stayed at a B&B in Stromness. This gave us enough time to explore Skara Brae, the Neolithic standing stones and the Maes Howe burial mound. It was truly inspirational.

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