Edinburgh Castle in the sunshine Set atop a craggy extinct volcano in the hear of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh Castle is unquestionably Scotland’s most famous castle. This sprawling complex houses the Crown Jewels and Mons Meg. Famous Scots throughout history have made their mark on the castle...
DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh – Queensferry Crossing, near Edinburgh (3) ITINERARY Day 1: Glasgow Panoramic Tour & Welcome Drink Your tour begins at 2:30 PM at your hotel. Take a panoramic tour of Glasgow, seeing sights like George Square, Kelvingrove Park, the cathedral and the university,...
rainy May morning. We were on our way to King’s Cross Station, where we would board the BritRail train to Edinburgh, to begin living one of my fantasies--searching for castles in the Scottish Highlands and visiting famed Loch Ness. ...
Great 15th century parish church: St Mary’s is one of the ‘three sisters’ Scottish Collegiate churches, set in capitals and former capitals of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Linlithgow. St Marys Haddington Rosslyn Chapel Building Roslin, south of Edinburgh, Midlothian by Roslin Glen World-fam...
Edinburgh Castle is an historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the 2nd century AD. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the rei...
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The Scottish National Gallery The national art gallery of Scotland stands on The Mound, just off Princes Street, in the heart of historic Edinburgh. The Gallery can trace its origins to 1819, when the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Scotland was established. The Roy...
1568 - Mary Queen of Scots flees to England following the defeat of her army at the Battle of Langside near Glasgow.1578 - James VI takes over government from his regent James Douglas.1582 - Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter.1587 - Mary is beheaded by the order...
Fly from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen or Inverness Getting around: come by car or take the bus (good network) – rent a car or a bike Check out ferry times and prices on Directferries.com Things to do and see Monuments: St Magnus Cathedral, Palaces in Kirkwall, Skara Brae (stone villag...
1976:Nick Taylor, a freelance journalist from Edinburgh, and some friends who were shooting a music video on the banks of Loch Lomond when they saw a strange creature swimming not far offshore. Taylor described it as gliding slowly through the water, and at times picking up speed to swim ...