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Book SynopsisWhen you think of Scotland do you picture rugged castles amid mountains, lochs and glens, or Edinburgh’s elegant streets? Perhaps tartan kilts, the Loch Ness Monster, or golf, which originated in Scotland in the Middle Ages, spring to mind. Scotland’s landscape and culture make it stand out as one of the most enchanting places on earth.
There is much to discover in this breathtakingly beautiful country. Scotland’s wilderness and charming cities, high mountains disappearing into the mist and tiny islands, and grandiose mansions and, even, palm trees, make it a country of immense variety.
Scotland is a fascinating exploration of the most magnificent country of the British Isles. From the Georgian houses of Edinburgh’s New Town to the Victorian grandeur of Glasgow, from the Highlands to the many lochs, from the remote islands in the Hebrides to the majesty of Glenfinnan Viaduct, this book is packed with more than 200 spectacular photographs.
Presented in a handy pocket-sized landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Scotland is a stunning collection of images celebrating this beautiful country.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Edinburgh Empress of the North
Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town
Hogmanay Fireworks
Military Tattoo
Dugald Stewart Monument
Nelson Monument
Waverley Station
East Princes Street Gardens
National Gallery of Scotland
Scottish Parliament Building
National Monument of Scotland
St Giles’ Cathedral
Scott Monument, Princes Street Gardens
City Chambers, Royal Mile
Old College, University of Edinburgh
The Royal Mile Tavern,
Statue of David Hume
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Quadrangle
Kilts
Tartans
Twill
Circus Lane
The Vennel
Tolbooth Tavern
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby
New Calton Burial Ground
Old Calton Burial Ground
Canongate Kirkyard
Canongate Kirk and Salisbury Crags
Arthur’s Seat
Newhaven Harbour
Leith
Forth Bridge
Queensferry Crossing
The Highlands: Mountains and Lochs
Praying Hands of Mary
Glenfinnan Viaduct, Inverness-shire
Neptune’s Staircase, Caledonian Canal
Caledonian Canal and Ben Nevis
Three Sisters of Glen Coe
Torren Lochan
Buachaille Etive Mòr
Loch Rannoch Folly
The Wee Hoose, Loch Shin
Loch Shiel
Loch Cluanie
Mallaig Harbour
Arisaig
Plockton
Dornie
Avoch
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe
Castle Stalker, Loch Laich
Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt
Eilean Donan Castle
Inveraray Castle, Argyll and Bute
Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire
An Teallach
Scots pine, Lairig Ghru Pass
Cairngorms National Park
Waterfall at Glen Feshie
Red deer stag, Loch Arkaig
Reindeer, Ben Macdui
Loch Arklet
Loch an Eilein
Loch Eilt
Stac Pollaidh
Loch Katrine
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Cromarty Lighthouse Loch Linnhe
Loch Leven
Loch Lochy
Loch Maree
Luss Pier, Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
The Islands: Ancient Worlds
Red deer stag, Blue Pool
Cabbage palms, Arran
Goat Fell, Arran
Brodick Bay, Arran
The Twelve Apostles, Catacol, Arran
Machrie Moor, Arran
Giant’s Grave, Arran
Lochranza Castle, Arran
Millport Bay, Great Cumbrae
Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay
Lagavulin Distillery, Islay
Oronsay Priory, Oronsay
Kiloran Beach, Colonsay
Seil, Slate Islands
Baile Mòr, Iona
Iona Abbey, Iona
Staffa
Tobermory, Mull
Duart Castle, Mull
Laig Bay, Eigg, Small Isles
Port Mòr, Muck, Small Isles
Sligachan Bridge, Skye
The Cleat, Skye
Old Man of Storr, Skye
Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock, Skye
Neist Point, Skye
Portree, Skye
Kisimul Castle, Barra
Eriskay
South Uist
Cleits, St Kilda
Summit view from Clisham, Harris
Callanish Stones, Lewis
Skara Brae, Mainland, Orkney
Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall,
Mainland, Orkney
Auskerry Lighthouse, Auskerry, Orkney
St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney
Bressay, Shetland
Hermaness National Nature Reserve,
Unst, Shetland
Atlantic puffins, Isle of May
National Nature Reserve
Harbour seal, South Uist
White-tailed eagle, Skye
Glasgow: Dear Green Place
River Clyde
Tradeston Bridge, River Clyde
Clyde Arc, River Clyde
SEC Armadillo and SSE Hydro
Glasgow Science Centre
The Glenlee and Riverside Museum
Finnieston Crane
McLennan Arch, Glasgow Green
South Portland Street Suspension Bridge
Statues, George Square
Glasgow City Chambers, George Square
Ashton Lane, West End
Barrowland Ballroom, East End
Princes Square, Buchanan Street
Central Station
Buchanan Street
Hutcheson Street and Hutchesons’ Hall
Interior, Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square
University of Glasgow
House for an Art Lover,
Bellahouston Park
The Willow Tea Rooms
Glasgow School of Art
Queen’s Cross Church
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Gallery of Modern Art
Pollok House
Knot Garden
People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Linn Park
Ha’penny Bridge
Glasgow Necropolis
Villages, Towns and Burghs: Industry and Innovation
Mercat Cross, Castlegate, Aberdeen
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothia
Fort George, Inverness-shire
River Ness, Inverness
Stirling Castle, Stirling
Balvenie Castle, Dufftown, Moray
Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown
Statue of William and Elizabeth Grant
The Law, Dundee
Statue of Desperate Dan and Dawg,
High St, Dundee
McManus Galleries, Dundee
Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee
North Carr lightship, Victoria Dock, Dundee
Harbour, Aberdeen
Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
New Bridge, Ayr, Ayrshire
St Matthew’s Church, Perth, Perth and
Kinross
Anchor Mill, Paisley, Renfrewshire
New Lanark, Lanarkshire
Old Course, St Andrews Links, Fife
Undergraduates, St Andrews, Fife
East Sands, St Andrews
Crail, Fife
Lobster creels, Crail
St Monans, Fife
St Abbs, Berwickshire
Chatelherault, Hamilton, South
Lanarkshire
Hamilton Mausoleum, Hamilton
Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk
The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk
Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty
Oil refinery, Grangemouth, Falkirk
Inveraray, Argyll and Bute
Duncansby Stacks, John O’Groats
