15 Jan 08
mozart fountain in dresden
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19 Aug 07
Hygeia, goddess of health
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19 Aug 07
St Bernard's Well
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19 Aug 07
The Entrance
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19 Aug 07
The TB at the entrance to the well.
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25 Jul 07
Hopetown House Hopetoun House is one of the most splendid examples of Georgian architecture in Britain being the work of Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and William Adam.
Hopetoun has been the home of the Earls of Hopetoun, later created Marquesses of Linlithgow, since it was built in 1699 and part of the House is still lived in today by the present Marquess and his family. The House, however, is owned and managed by an independent, charitable trust created in 1974 by the current Marquess and his father
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25 Jul 07
Linlithgow Palace The magnificent, roofless remains of Linlithgow Palace occupy the top of a slight hill between the centre of Linlithgow and Linlithgow Loch. Immediately to its south is St Michael's Parish Church, with whose history its own is closely entwined.
Outer Gate
The Palace from the South
Linlithgow Through the Outer Gate
The West Range
The North Range
North Range Interior
South Range and Courtyard
Roofline and Linlithgow Loch
There was probably a roya
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24 Jul 07
Edniburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is simply magnificent. It occupies the summit of an ancient plug of volcanic rock towering 260ft or 80m above the city it dominates, and is visible for tens of miles in every direction. No fairytale castle, this is the real thing, an uncompromisingly defensive structure that seems to grow organically out of the living rock beneath it. Over the centuries Edinburgh Castle has been continuously adapted to meet the military needs of the day. And over the centuries its strength has b
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24 Jul 07
St Giles Cathedral There is record of a parish church in Edinburgh by the year 854, served by a vicar from a monastic house, probably in England. It is possible that the first church, a modest affair, was in use for several centuries before it was formally dedicated by the bishop of St Andrews on 6 October 1243. The parish church of Edinburgh was subsequently reconsecrated and named in honour of the patron saint of the town, St Giles, whose feast day is celebrated on 1 September.
That St Giles, a 7th century
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24 Jul 07
Greyfriars Bobby Bobby belonged to John Gray, who worked for the Edinburgh City Police as a night watchman, and the two were inseparable for approximately two years.[1] Then, on 15 February 1858, Gray died of tuberculosis. He was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in the Old Town of Edinburgh. Bobby, who survived John Gray by 14 years, is said to have spent the rest of his life sitting on his master's grave. A more realistic account has it that he spent a great deal of time
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24 Jul 07
Palace of Holyroodhouse Founded as a monastery in 1128, the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is The Queen's official residence in Scotland. Situated at the end of the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyroodhouse is closely associated with Scotland's turbulent past, including Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived here between 1561 and 1567. Successive kings and queens have made the Palace of Holyroodhouse the premier royal residence in Scotland. Today, the Palace is the setting for State ceremonies and official entertaining.
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23 Jul 07
Blackness Castle Blackness Castle looks across the River Forth to the naval dockyards of Rosyth, and along it to the Forth rail and road bridges. The castle is first mentioned in 1449, although there had been a port at nearby Blackness serving the royal burgh of Linlithgow since the thirteenth century. The castle came into royal hands in 1453 when the surrounding lands were annexed by King James II. It spent much of the next century serving as a royal prison housing the more prestigious of the King's various ene
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23 Jul 07
Highland Cow This is the first time i have seen a highland cow, i was told it was breed with another type to make the texas long horn. Will have to check into that.
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23 Jul 07
Argyll's Lodging Argyll's Lodging is the most complete surviving example of a seventeenth century town house in Scotland.
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23 Jul 07
Church of the Holy Rude The Church of the Holy Rude is the second oldest building in Stirling after the castle. Founded in 1129 during the reign of David I (1124 - 1153) as the parish church of Stirling.
Robert II, during his reign (1371-1390), founded an altar to the Holy Rude and thereafter the Church of Stirling became known as the Parish Church of The Holy Rude of the Burgh of Stirling. "Holy Rude" means Holy Cross, giving it the same origin as Holyrood in Edinburgh. David I's church was destroyed with much of S
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23 Jul 07
Stirling Castle During a long and bloody history Stirling Castle has been attacked or besieged at least 16 times. Three battles have been fought in its immediate vicinity, two of which were turning points in Scottish history: and a fourth equally important battle took place just a few miles to the north.
A number of Scottish Kings and Queens have been baptised, or crowned, or died within or near Stirling Castle. At least one King was murdered nearby: while another committed murder within its walls
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23 Jul 07
Wallace Monument It's not just William Wallace who is commemorated in the Monument - from Robert the Bruce and Rabbie Burns to Adam Smith and Sir Walter Scott, Scottish heroes from throughout the centuries are saluted in The Hall of Heroes.
In this famous gallery you can learn all about their achievements - in science, industry, education and the arts.
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23 Jul 07
Cambuskenneth Abbey Originally known as the Abbey of St Mary or the Abbey of Stirling, Cambuskenneth Abbey rapidly gathered considerable wealth and influence because of its royal patronage and its links with Stirling Castle.
At its height at the end of the 1200s Cambuskenneth comprised an extensive complex of buildings. This included a large abbey church, some 60m long. To its south was the usual cloister surrounded by ranges of domestic buildings. Between the cloister and the river to its east stood secondary
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22 Jul 07
Huntly Castle The castle, as it stands now, took several hundred years to build. The first structures were built around 1240 by Earl Duncan. It's name was The Peel of Strathbogie due to its location along major routes. In 1314, King Robert granted title to the lands to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly, causing the name change. The castle then became the seat of the Gordon clan.
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22 Jul 07
Brodie Castle This castle was probably started around 1560 by Alexander Brodie of Brodie. It has undergone several modifications over the years but it is believed to have started as a Z-plan tower house. In 1645, the house was partially burnt and razed by the Royalist army. Remodeling was begun in 1730 during the 19th Brodie of Brodie residence. Large debts were incurred and carried through several generations when the 22nd Brodie married an heiress
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