Cairngorms National Park

Carrbridge's most famous landmark is the old packhorse bridge, from which the village is named. The bridge, built in 1717, is the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands. It was severely damaged in the "muckle spate" of 1829 which left it in the condition seen today. It is now unstable and is recommended only to be viewed from afar. Jumping off the bridge into the River Dulnain below had long been a popular pastime for younger locals and the more adventurous tourists.

Glenlivet, Scotland

Old abandoned Croft house in Glenshee

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.

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.

Climbed up a bit of the Cateran Trail for a bit of height in the view of Spittal of Glenshee, the drizzle was a minor annoyance!

Another of the river Pattack on a dim and dindgy evening in November - but hey it made for a good whizzy river once the rain stopped trying to soak...

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....

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Another from Glenlochsie, this time more in the centre of the Burn and took this in several parts and merged in LR as a panorama.

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.

Some LE shots from Saturdays trip through Perth and Kinross

The wider view of Balmoral Castle

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....

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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Prince Alberts Cairn, Balmoral

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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