United Kingdom - Landscapes, Borders & Strokes

United Kingdom - Landscapes, Borders & Strokes
Photographs and photography of UK landscapes including the Scottish Highlands and Islands, the Lake District, London and Glastonbury Tor.

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Highland, Isle of Skye, Quiraing Sunrise on the Quiraing, Isle of Skye looking towards The Needle, The Prison and The Table. Beyond lies the entrance to The Sound of Raasay. File 7389 Keywords: Quiraing, The Prison, The Needle, Isle of Skye, Scotland. File 7389
Highland, Isle of Skye, Quiraing & Trotternish Ridge For me the Quiraing is just one of those locations that I am involuntarily drawn back to. Whatever the conditions there is always something to grab your attention and photograph. I know this shots been done a million times but I make no excuses for wanting to capture it's beauty. File 7394 Keywords: Quiraing, Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye, lone, rowan, tree, Inner, Hebrides. File 7394
Highland, Isle of Skye, Quiraing & Trotternish Ridge For me the Quiraing is just one of those locations that I am involuntarily drawn back to. Whatever the conditions there is always something to grab your attention and photograph. I know this shots been done a million times but I make no excuses for wanting to capture it's beauty. File 7437 Keywords: Trotternish Ridge, Quiraing, Scotland, Isle of Skye, lone, tree, Jacobs, ladders. File 7437
Highland, Isle of Skye, Quiraing & Trotternish Ridge Having set up for this shot close to The Prison on the Quiraing at the northern end of the Isle of Skye two walkers made their way along the track and paused to admire the Trotternish Ridge before continuing on their way. Normally I avoid people in my images if possible, though this time it seemed appropriate. File 6359 Keywords: Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Highlands, Scotland, Trotternish Ridge. File 6359
Highland, Isle of Skye, Quiraing & Trotternish Ridge Afternoon shadows creep downhill from the top of the Trotternish Ridge to Loch Leum na Luirginn on the Isle of Skye. A memorable day in many ways. File 6367 Keywords: Trotternish Ridge, Quiraing, Loch Leum na Luirginn, Isle of Skye. File 6367
Highland, Isle of Skye, Trotternish Ridge The Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye is the backbone of the Trotternish peninsula and from end to end is some 30Km. Here below it's slopes are Loch Leum na Luirginn in the foreground and Loch Cleat behind. File 7385 Keywords: Trotternish Ridge, Loch Leum na Luirginn, Loch Cleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland. File 7385
Highland, Spean Bridge, Commando Monument The Commando Monument at Spean Bridge is dedicated to the original British Commando Forces of World War II. Those aspiring to join the regiment arrived at Spean Bridge by train, they then had one hour to speed march seven miles to the training base at Archnacarry Castle. Anyone failing to complete the march in under an hour caught the next train back to their own regiment. File 7490 Keywords: Commando Monument, Spean Bridge, iconic, statue, Highlands, Scotland. File 7490
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Finns Bay Outside Finns Bay on South Harris close to the sea stands an old byre with it's red tin sheeting which is so characteristic of the Isle of Harris. After a wild night the first soft light of the day creeps up the hillside. File 6949 Keywords: Isle of Harris, South Harris, Finns Bay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. File 6949
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Finns Bay Close to Finns Bay on the Isle of Harris this small burn meanders it's way to the sea. This area of the south east coast of the Isle of Harris seems to have a hidden gem around every turn of the road. File 6964 Keywords: Isle of Haris, South Harris, Finns Bay, Fionnsabhagh, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, Alba Landscapes. File 6964
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Glen Sgaladail Driving north east across the Isle of Harris towards the Isle of Lewis you pass Glen Sgaladail. The Isles of Harris and Lewis have a reputation for fierce winds, the night prior to capturing this frame had given me some experience of just how strong these winds can be. Things were so bad I had needed to park my motor home tight up against the local Scaladale Residential Centre for some protection in order to avoid the risk of being blown over. File 7307 Keywords: Glen Sgaladaile, Scaladale, Isle of Harris, North Harris, Outer Hebrides. File 7307
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Maibhaigh Heading south out of Tarbert you get the first small taste of what is often described as the lunar landscape of south east Harris. This un-named Loch in front of Cnoc Mor needed two long visits to offer up any hope of even a hint of light. This is an area of the Isle of Harris that I know I'll have to return to several times. File 7323 Keywords: Isle of Harris, Cnoc Mor, moorland, loch, rocky, Western Isles. File 7323
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Rodel St. Clements or Rodal Church dates from the 15th century and was built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris. After a varied history including being used as a cow byre the church is today cared for by Historic Scotland.File 6697 Keywords: St. Clements, Church, Rodal, Rodel, Isle of Harris, Western, Isles. File 6697
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Callanish Dawn at Callanish Standing Stone Circle on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. The central circle is formed from thirteen primary stones with the main central stone standing at a height of approximately five meters. File 7069 Keywords: Callanish, Standing, Stone, Circle, Calanais, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, dawn. File 7069
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Callanish The Standing Stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis. Callanish though is about much more than just the stone circle. To the north there is an avenue of stones some 82 metres long, while the east, west and southern sides of the circle have lines of stones also. File 7099 Keywords: Callanish, Standing, Stone, Circle, Calanais, Isle of Lewis, Outer, Hebrides. File 7099
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Callanish The Standing Stones at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis are situated on a small hill top called 'Cnoc an Tursa' meaning the 'Hill of Sorrow'. With the resurgence of the Gaelic language in the Outer Hebrides this ancient monument is often referred to by it's Gaelic name of Calanais. File 7130 Keywords: Calanais, Callanish, Stone, Circle, Stones, ancient, monument, iconic, Isle of Lewis. File 7130
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Callanish As the sun rises shadows start to lengthen as seen here from the western side of the Standing Stones of Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. File 7148 Keywords: Callanish, Standing, Stones, Calanais, Isle of Lewis, ancient, monument. File 7148
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Callanish Dawn at Callanish Standing Stones on The Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. The Standing Stone Circle at Callanish dates from around 2900 BC though it is thought that there may well have been activity here prior to 3000 BC. File 7064 Keywords: Callanish, Calanais, Standing, Stones, Isle, of, Lewis, Outer, Hebrides, Scotland, File7064
Outer Hebrides, St Kilda Archipelago, Hirta The island of Hirta is the largest of the St. Kilda Archipelago having approximately 9.3 miles of coastline. Hirta was populated continuously from prehistoric times until 1930 when the last of the islanders asked to be evacuated. The village that we see today on visiting Hirta was laid out in the 1830's close to Village Bay. The St. Kilda Archipelago is managed by The National Trust for Scotland. File 6395 Keywords: Hirta, St. Kilda, main, street, derilict, village, bay, Outer, Hebrides. File 6395
Outer Hebrides, St Kilda Archipelago, Hirta Main Street on the island of Hirta, in the St. Kilda Archipelago. Often referred to as St. Kilda this was the only island of the archipelago that was occupied continuously since prehistoric times. Scattered around the area of Village Bay are the Cleats or "cleitean", seen here behind the houses. Cleats are dome-shaped structures which are constructed of flat boulders capped with turf. This construction allows the wind to pass through the cavities in the wall while keeping the rain out. Cleats were used by the St. Kildans. They had a multitude of uses including, storing peat, preserved sea birds, eggs, hay, nets, corn and manure. They also acted as shelter for the lambs in winter. The date of origin of the Cleat is unknown, they were though in continuous use from prehistoric times until the evacuation of St Kilda in 1930. File 6386 Keywords: Cleats, Cleitean, Hirta, Main, Street, St. Kilda, Outer, Hebrides. File 6386
Outer Hebrides, St Kilda Archipelago, Hirta The feral sheep that roam the island of Hirta are the breed known as Soay's. The island of Soay lies close to the north west corner of Hirta in the St. Kilda Archipelago. Soay derives it's name from Old Norse meaning Sheep Island and Soay Sheep have inhabited the island since the Bronze Age, being the most primitive breed in the UK. In 1932 after all domesticated sheep were cleared from Hirta 107 Soay Sheep were released there. The Soay Sheep on Hirta, like their relatives a short distance across the water range in colour from dark to light, these variations in colour being known as phases. File 6416 Keywords: Saoay, Sheep, Hirta, St. Kilda, Western, Isles, Outer, Hebrides, Scotland. File 6416

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