United Kingdom - Coastal, Borders & Strokes

United Kingdom - Coastal, Borders & Strokes
Photographs and photography of UK coastal scenes including, Scotland and The Isles, the north west and north east of England

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Moray, Findhorn Bay At the entrance to Findhorn Bay on the Moray coast the series of groynes along the shoreline are designed to prevent longshore drift of materials into the channel leading into the bay. During the 19th century Findhorn relied heavily on fishing as did many other Scottish coastal populations. Such was the success of the fishing fleet at Findhorn that a branch railway line was built to transport the herring that were landed there. Today Findhorn is widely known for the Findhorn Foundation which draws visitors from all over the world and is one of the largest intentional communities in Britain. File 0084. Keywords: Findhorn Bay, coastal groynes, Moray, sunrise, seascape photography Scotland, Alba Landscapes, File0084
Northumberland, Embleton - Dunstanburgh Castle , Dunstanburgh Castle together with those famous dolerite boulders which line the shore beneath the castle and it's headland are the setting for one of the most spectacular sunrises I have ever witnessed. Dunstanburgh Castle lies between the villages of Craster and Embleton and can be accessed from either direction. The castle is the largest in Northumberland and evidence suggests that the site was already occupied in prehistoric times. In 1313 Earl Thomas of Lancaster began the construction of what was to become the basis for the Dunstanburgh that remains today. The castle was further improved in the 14th century by John of Gaunt before it's demise during the Wars of the Roses. The English landscape painter J.M.W. Turner visited and painted Dunstanburgh Castle on a number of occasions notable examples of Dunstanburgh Castle by Turner are owned by the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria. Dunstanburgh Castle is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade One listed building. File 8229. Keywords: Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumbria, Noththumberland, coastal rocks beach seascape, Embleton Beach, Boulders, Greymare Rock, Castle Point, Historic Alba Landscapes, File8229Edit-Edit-2
Northumberland, Holy Island - Lindisfarne Castle Sunrise over Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island off the Northumberland coast on a cold frosty morning in early March with an upturned keelboat in the foreground. Lindisfarne Castle has a long and varied history. The castle as we recognise it today dates originally from the 16th-century. Due to it's location in the North Sea and being situated close to the English Scottish border Lindisfarne was often attacked by Scots and Norsemen. The construction of a fort began in 1550 on top of Beblowe Crag using stone from the old Lindisfarne Priory. The original fort was further developed by the Tudors on Beblowe Crag between 1570 and 1572 , this further fortification laid the basis for the present castle. File 8377. Keywords: Holy, Island, Lindisfarne, Noththumberland, keelboat, coastal, seascape, fine, art, print, fishermans hut, frost, Northumbria, Alba Landscapes, Ron Walsh, File8377
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Seilebost Beach Together with it's fantastic white sand beach Seilbost on the Isle of Harris also has some interesting rock pools. In the distance is the island of Taransay making a cameo appearance. File 6746 Keywords: Seilebost, beach, rock, pool, Isle of Harris, Scotland Western Isles. File 6746
Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris, Seilebost Beach Seilebost beach on South Harris in the Outer Hebrides offers so much variety, from it's stunning white sands to elongated rock pools. File 6748 Keywords: Seilebost, beach, rock, pool, Harris, South, Isle, Outer, Hebrides. File 6748
Fife, Kirkcaldy - Port Brae The short stretch of beach at Port Brae in Kirkcaldy lies directly in front of the ruins of Ravenscraig Castle on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Ravenscraig Castle was one of, if not the earliest artillery forts built in Scotland. Kirkcaldy unusually for a Scottish town, did not have a surrounding town wall and the castle which was built in the 15th Century for James II was constructed to withstand cannon fire. The bay in front of Ravenscraig Castle curves east for a short distance and a defensive castle wall runs along here to an old dovecote and a lookout tower. File 7859. Keywords: Firth of Forth, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, beach, Fife, rock, sea, Scottish seascape fine art print , shorline, soft light, Ron Walsh, File7859dng
Fife, North Queensferry - Inverkeithing Bay At the westerly end of Inverkeithing Bay lies the old port of Inverkeithing, which according to some sources lays claim to it's origins being associated with Agricola and the Roman Empires moves into northern Scotland in AD83. Inverkeithing has a number of notable historical monuments and buildings and was a major port in the exportation of coal from the Fife Coalfields. During the late 1800's the port became well known for shipbuilding. Later however it became even better known for shipbreaking. Invekeithing Bay has seen many famous ships sail into the breakers yards at Inverkeithing to end their days at sea. The most notable of these being HMS Dreadnought (1921), RMS Homeric and RMS Olympic sister ships to RMS Titanic plus countless other naval and civilian vessels. File 2726 Keywords: Inverkeithing Bay, North Queensferry, Fife Coastal Path, sunrise, yacht, Alba Landscapes,File2726
Highland, Isle Skye - Talisker-Bay Talisker Bay on the Isle of Skye is a short walk from the settlement of Talisker which lies at the end of Gleann Oraid. Talisker is located on the Minginish peninsula, Minginish being taken from the Gaelic name of Minginis which means main headland. The northern end of the bay starting from Rubha Cruinn is hemmed in by vertical cliffs over which falls a waterfall. The bay itself has many patterned areas of black and white sand while the southern end has a great many sea washed boulders and finally the sea stack of Talisker Point. The Talisker Whiskey distillery is located in Carbost which is about five miles away along Gleann Oraid. The distillery was founded by Hugh MacAskill who took control of Talisker in 1825 when he also completed the clearance of Talisker which had been started previously by Donald Macleod 6th of Talisker. Talisker has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by Scottish National Heritage due to it's geological interest and two rare species of moth which can be found there. File 7604. Keywords: Isle of Skye, Talisker Bay,fine art seascape print, prints, photography, Scottish seascapes, Alba Landscapes, File7604dng
Highland, Ross & Cromarty - Rhue The name Rhue is derived from the Gaelic, An Rubha meaning headland. The lighthouse at Rhue is located at the entrance to Loch Broom and is built at the point where legend has it that a group of sailors were found asleep and unharmed at after their boat had capsized one night during a storm. The full Gaelic name for the area is RudhaCadail which means point of the sleepy people, with the point meaning the headland. Close to the minor road leading to Rhue the remains of two stone circles from two round houses can be seen. Carbon dating of other Scottish round houses has shown that they were occupied in Scotland from around 1,500 BC to around 100 AD, so it can only be assumed that these two round houses were occupied at some stage during this time frame. The climate and environment during this period would have been significantly different to the present. The climate would have been much drier and warmer and the surrounding area being covered in grassland and trees as opposed to heather and peat. File 8204. Keywords: Rhue Lighthouse, Loch Broom, rock pools sunrise, Scottish Highlands, coastal photography, File8204-2
Moray, Hopeman. Hopeman is a coastal village on the Moray Firth. As is the case with a number of other Scottish coastal villages Hopeman's origins lie in the fact that it grew in order to accommodate the growing number of people displaced by the clearances in the early 1800's. The name itself, Hopeman, is suggestive of the desire for a fresh start for those individuals who had been so cruelly displaced. File 0210. Keywords: Seascape photography print, prints, fine art, Hopeman, Moray coast, Scotland, early morning, blue sky, soft light, Alba Landscapes, File 0210
Moray, Portknockie Portknockie from the Scots Gaelic, Port Chnocaidh means the hilly port. Originally founded in 1677 the village is located around the headland of Castle Green which is the site of an ancient fort dating from around 1000 BC. Portknockie like so many other Scottish ports was heavily dependent upon herring fishing during the 19th century. At it's peak Portknockie was home to 100 boats involved with the herring trade, a far cry from today with around ten fishing boats who land catches on both the west and east coast, plus five small boats which work creels and mackerel. File 0414. Keywords: Portknockie, Moray Scottish coastal photography, seascape, headland, Alba Landscapes, File0414

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