Aberdeenshire

Stonahaven, Scotland

The wider angled view of Dunnottar Castle, you can see more of the headland the ruins sit on in this version of the shot.

Some LE shots from Saturdays trip through Perth and Kinross

The wider view of Balmoral Castle

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Originally went on a trip to Glencoe on Sunday with a group of tog friends but unfortunately rain cancelled that adventure and we ended up crossing over to the east for a mini tour of Scottish Castles in the norht east. Dunnottar Castle was the final stop as the sun went down behind us.

Glen Lui is one of the major glens on the Mar Lodge Estate, Braemar, Scotland. Its main watercourse is the Lui Water a tributary of the River Dee, which it joins about a half-mile downstream from the Linn of Dee.

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Prince Alberts Cairn, Balmoral

The Victorian Derry Lodge built around 1859 lies to the north west of the “Linn of Dee” in "Glen Lui" near Braemar Scotland, and is in the Cairngorm National Park. It was used by the late Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a Hunting Lodge where guests could spend overnight stays with them whilst on shooting parties in the local Glens. It has been unused for a number of years and in badly need of repair. There is an excellent walk to the Lodge, which can be extended over the 19mile long “Lairig Ghru” mountain pass to Coylumbridge in Aviemore. This photo only shows an east view of the Lodge which is quite an extensive building in itself.

On our way up North, we stopped at Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven in Scotland, for me to get a couple of shots. I had intended this to be No.361...

Storm clouds and intense light over the cliff tops of Pennan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Finally visited Dunnottar Castle, had been on the list for a while. Very impressive sight too.

This is a close up of the top of the Linn of Quoich in the Cairngorms, Scotland. A Linn is narrow, steep sided groove that a watercourse has cut through a shelf of hard rock. The river Quoich flows down from it's source high on Beinn a Bhuird in quite a gentle way (unless it is in spate after heavy rain), until it reaches the Linn. Here all the water rushes through a deep slot in the rock that is only a couple of feet wide, before calming down again to join up with the River Dee a bit further downstream. I decided to go for the close up of the top of the Linn as I rather liked the dappled effect of quite strong sunlight breaking through the surrounding trees - sunlight being a bit of a novelty on this trip....

Old abandoned Croft house in Glenshee

The river Quoich flows down from it's source high on Beinn a Bhuird in quite a gentle way (unless it is in spate after heavy rain), until it reaches the Devil's Punchbowl and the Linn of Quoich. This is the waterfall alongside the Devil's Punchbowl, which is a circular hole cut into the rock (behind me in this picture) by the rushing water when the river is in spate. Just downstream from here the water rushes through a deep slot in the rock that is only a couple of feet wide, the Linn of Quoich, before calming down again to join up with the River Dee a bit further downstream. I decided to go for the waterfall as I rather liked the dappled effect of quite strong sunlight breaking through the surrounding trees - sunlight being a bit of a novelty on this trip....

Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle six miles (10 km) south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust for Scotland. The setting is among scenic rolling foothills of the Grampian Mountains. The contrast of its massive lower storey structure to the finely sculpted multiple turrets, gargoyles and high corbelling work create a classic fairytale appearance.

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Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.[1] The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.

The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle has been suggested as the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius, who built the Bridge of Don in Old Aberdeen. It is believed to be one of the three oldest tower houses in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and further alterations were made during the Victorian era.

Braemar Castle is set in stunning landscape in the Cairngorms National Park Scotland, at the heart of the Royal Highlands. Guided tours of the twelve furnished rooms reflect the 400 year history of the castle and includes stories of the Jacobites, soldiers, ghosts and Clan Farquharson. Built by the Earl of Mar in 1628 it was later burned by Jacobites, and garrisoned by Redcoats. It was the family home of the Chiefs of the clan for more than 200 years, and is now operated by the community of Braemar.

Dunnottar Castle, Nr Stonehaven on the East Coast of Scotland. Shooting this was a big one off the 'to do' list for me, I've tried to get up here before but have always been foiled by the weather, same last year when I couldn't even get to Scotland as it was that the entire rail system in Scotland had shut down! I'd hoped for a dry day or so to be able to get up here on this trip, luckily the first day upon arrival was pretty much perfect with some great early evening lighting, and not too windy either, which is always handy when you are perched on the edge of a cliff.....

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Stonehaven, Scotland

Stonehaven, Scotland

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Glen Lui is one of the major glens on the Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its main watercourse is the Lui Water a tributary of the River Dee. This is a great walk up through the Glen to the now disused Derry Lodge, once the accommodation and hunting ground’s of the Royal Family.

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One more from last weekends trip round Perthshire and Aberdeenshire, last port of call for the day was at Dunnottar Castle. The sunset itself didn't quite ignite but I quite liked the paler more subtle colours that did make an appearance. I used an Orton layer in Photoshop to soften and blur the sky a bit more.

Stonehaven, Scotland

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Corgarff Castle is located at Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.

The castle was built in the mid 16th century by the Forbes of Towie. In 1571 it was burned by their enemy, Adam Gordon of Auchindoun, resulting in the deaths of Lady Forbes, her children, and numerous others, and giving rise to the ballad Edom o Gordon. After the Jacobite risings of the 18th century, it was rebuilt as a barracks and a detachment of government troops were stationed there, on the military road from Braemar Castle to Fort George, Inverness. Military use continued as late as 1831, after which the tower served as a distillery and housed local workers. It remained part of the Delnadamph estate belonging to the Stockdale family until they passed the castle into state care in 1961 and gave the ownership of the castle to the Lonach Highland and Friendly Society. It is now in the care of Historic Scotland and is open to the public

A long exposure, landscape image of rocks getting battered by waves in the evening sunshine at Sandend in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.