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People imagine we Scots are all red-haired and about five feet small. It's fantastic. I reckon there's no race more romantic than the Scots. Sean Connery.

Glamis Stone

Visit Glamis Stone, Angus, Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland. Photographs of Scotland by, Dave and Kathy Dove.

Canon PowerShot SD800

Canon PowerShot SD800. This is the Digital ELPH that's raising the bar. There's everything you'd expect from a camera of this caliber: A 7.1 megapixel CCD to render images in magnificent detail and a DIGIC III Image Processor for stellar quality and fast operation. Yet what sets the SD800 IS Digital ELPH apart is its Wide-angle 3.8x optical zoom with Image Stabilizer technology for rock steady zooms. The Canon SD800 IS Digital ELPH, it's the Digital ELPH that's a step ahead. Wide-angle 28-105mm (35mm equivalent) 3.8x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer Technology for steady, long zoom shooting DIGIC III Image Processor with Face Detection Technology for superior image quality, fast operation and low power consumption Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for easier on-camera viewing Up to ISO 1600 to reduce image blur and expand low-light shooting capability Improved Movie Mode with Fast Frame Rate at 60 fps QVGA (320 x 240) or 30 fps VGA (640 x 480) Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers Capacity per fully charged battery - Still Image - approximately. 270 shots (NB-5L/LCD on)* approx. 600 shots (NB-5L/LCD off) Dimensions (W x H x D) - 3.52 x 2.28 x 0.99 in. / 89.5 x 58.0 x 25.1mm; 5.29 ounces. Canon PowerShot SD800 IS 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Image-Stabilized Optical Zoom.

Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Photographs of Scotland by, Dave and Kathy Dove, Cincinnati area freelance photographers. Photography for Real Estate Virtual Tours, commercial products, sports, editorial, freelance, and stock photos in Greater Cincinnati.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo Dancers

The Edinburgh Tattoo Highland Spring Dancers performing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Scotland.

Tilquhillie Castle

Tilquhillie Castle, Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland, dates back to 1557.

Scottish Pier

Scottish Pier. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing. Blacksmithing is one of the traditional "lost arts" deserving re-discovery by anyone interested in do-it-yourself building and crafting. Creating one's own apparatus from metal enhances wood-working, stonework, building, and restoration work. Traditional builder and historic preservation consultant Charles McRaven shows how practical, simple, and rewarding the forging of hand tools can be. Having discovered blacksmithing himself when he moved "back to the land" in the 1970s, Charles McRaven tells readers all they need to know to set up their own smithies and begin blacksmithing. Over the years, McRaven claims he has made almost every mistake that can be made while perfecting his skills, and he shares this hard-won knowledge with readers in a readable and humorous style. The simple and clear instructions supplemented by the step-by- step photography, show how to build a forge, how to make and/or acquire tools, and how to use those tools to create utilitarian items of lasting beauty and durability. The Blacksmith's Craft: A Primer of Tools and Methods.

Spinning Wheel

Spinning Wheels and Accessories. Collectors, antiques dealers, and textile tool lovers will rejoice: Pennington and Taylor are back with another great book about spinning wheels, including over 350 color photos to illustrate their painstaking research. Their emphasis is the American spinning wheel from 1775-1900, with substantial sections on fancy European wheels and the accessories that textile tool collectors crave. Special sections are devoted to Shaker wheels, patent wheels, and famous makers. In addition, there is extensive coverage of chair wheels, Irish castle wheels, double flyer wheels, and an appendix with over 1000 makers and their marks. The pictured items are all from important private collections that have never been seen before. Spinning Wheels & Accessories.

Scottish Spinning Wheel

Scottish Spinning Wheel. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Loch

Scottish Loch. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish House

Scottish House. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Fishing

Scottish Fishing. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Cathedral

Scottish Cathedral. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Lighthouse

Scottish Lighthouse. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Mill

Scottish Mill. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Bridge

Scottish Bridge. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Tower

Scottish Tower. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Toll Bar

Scottish Toll Bar. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Fishing Fleet

Scottish Fishing Fleet. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Scottish Turnpike

Scottish Turnpike. Travel Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland.

Dundee Guide

Dundee Guide. rom this guide, the soul of Dundee becomes revealed. Architecture being social history in stone, the four hundred plus colour and black and white illustrations – drawings, engravings, photographs, paintings and sketches – show how Dundee's fortunes have ebbed and flowed. This guide outlines the history and character of Dundee through its architecture, and through anecdotes of the people and events that shaped its history: jute, jam and journalism, war, water and weaving. It is designed to be enjoyed: put in pockets and taken round the streets to gaze at this carving, that spire and the next motto. Dundee is very mixed: a small urban centre encompassed by lovely parks, glorious countryside, remote villages, and one of the most inspiring Technology Parks in Scotland. Does Dundee live up to its status as the fourth city in Scotland? Read this book and find out. Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

The Scots

The Scots. Following its invention in 1839, a craze for photography ripped through Scotland, and over the next 100 years Scottish photographers captured an impressive visual record of their land and its people, their mixed fortunes, hopes and aspirations. Their achievements document a century of profound contrasts, of division, upheaval and change that recast forever the character of Scotland. This volume presents the triumphs of a self-confident Scotland - the completion of the Forth Bridge and the stream of vessels that slid down the slipways of the Clyde to bind together a far-flung empire, but also its injustices, the story of the rural and urban poor, and the Clearances that drove people from the land to seek work in the cities or new hope in emigration to the New World. Gordon Highlanders drinking whisky from enamel buckets in the New Year celebrations of 1890; the caves of Staffa and their association with the mythical Celtic hero, Finigal; the grandeur of Edinburgh Catle; a portrait of John Logie Baird, Scottish scientist-hero and inventor of the television; the golfers of Scotscraig a mere decade after the invention of photography; or salmon fishing in the Ness Islands, this visual history brings the country to life not only for those of Scottish descent but for everyone who has enjoyed the rich character and landscape of this nation. The Scots: A Photohistory.

The Supernatural Highlands

The Supernatural Highlands. Francis Thompson clarifies areas of belief that once were treated as mere superstition and folklore in this study of the Highlands, its peoples and their understanding of forces outwith consensus science and the laws of nature. The Supernatural Highlands. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Highland Myths and Legends

Highland Myths and Legends. One of Scotland's best storytellers. The stories are myths and legends as well as cultural history. They include traditional methods of treating diseases, Druidical customs and rituals, stories of Selkies, shapeshifters, heros, vikings, faeries, giants and magic. Highland Myths and Legends (Luath Storyteller).

The Quest for the Nine Maidens

The Quest for the Nine Maidens. When King Arthur was conveyed to Avalon they were there. When Odin summoned warriors to Valhalla they were there. When Apollo was worshipped on Greek mountains they were there. When Brendan came to the Island of Women they were there. They tended the Welsh goddess Cerridwen's cauldron of inspiration, and armed the hero Peredur. They are found in Britain, Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Gaul, Greece, Africa and as far afield as South America and Oceania. They are the Nine Maidens - the priestesses of the Mother Goddess. From the Stone Age to the twentieth century, the Nine Maidens come in many forms, Muses, Maenads, Valkyries, seeresses and druidesses. In this book Stuart McHardy traces the Nine Maidens from both Christian and pagan sources, and begins to uncover one of the most ancient and widespread of human institutions. The Quest for the Nine Maidens (Quest for).

On The Trail of Robert Burns

On The Trail of Robert Burns. Is there anything new to say about Robert Burns?

John Cairney says it's time to trash Burns the Brand and come on the trail of the real Robert Burns. He is the best of travelling companions on this convivial, entertaining journey to the heart of the Burns story. Internationally known as 'the face of Robert Burns', John Cairney believes that the traditional Burns tourist trail urgently needs to find a new direction. In an acting career spanning forty years he has often lived and breathed Robert Burns on stage. On the Trail of Robert Burns shows just how well he has got under the skin of Burn's complex character. This fascinating journey around Scotland is a rediscovery of Scotlands national bard as a flesh and blood genius. On the Trail of Robert Burns outlines five tours, mainly in Scotland. Key sites include; Alloway, Burn's birthplace. Tam O' Shanter draws on the Alloway Kirk witch-stories first heard by Burns in his childhood. Mossgiel; Between 1784 and 1786 in a phenomenal burst of creativity Burns wrote some of his most memorable poems including Holy Willie's Prayer and To a Mouse. Kilmarnock. The famous Kilmarnock edition of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect published in 1786. Edinburgh. Fame and Clarinda, among others, embraced him. Dumfries. Burns died at age 37. The trail ends at the Burns mausoleum in St Michael's churchyard. On the Trail of Robert Burns (On the Trail of).

Travel Scotland Scottish Country Dancing

Travel Scotland. Scottish Country Dancing, is a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns according to a predetermined choreography. Scottish Country Dancing, Collins Pocket Reference, Paperback. A guide to 100 of the most popular traditional and modern reels as well as common ceilidh and party dances, with explanations of the basic steps and formations and illustrations showing progressions. Scottish Country Dancing (Collins Pocket Reference). Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Travel Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Travel Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. The turbulent history of this border region, with its varied landscape of coastal plain, moorland and forest, is reflected in strong-walled castles at lonely Auchencass, Caerlaverock and Sanquhar, and in its many tower houses. Equally majestic are the medieval abbeys of Dundrennan, Glenluce and Sweetheart, and the great Baroque ducal palace at Drumlanrig. Lighthouses, farm steadings and small burghs, with their churches and tolbooths, are among the more modest and peaceful charms of this unspoilt south-west corner of Scotland. Buildings of Scotland: Dumfries (Buildings of Scotland).

Amisfield Town, Annan, Annandale, Applegarth Town, Ardwell, Artfield, Auchencairn, Auchmantle, Auldgirth, Balmaclellan, Balminnoch, Bankhead, Bargrennan, Beattock, Beeswing, Bengairn, Bentpath, Blackwood, Bladnoch, Boreland, Borgue, Broomholm, Broughton Mains, Brydekirk, Cairnryan, Camrie, Canonbie, Cargenbridge, Carronbridge, Carrutherstown, Carsethorn, Carsluith, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Castle Kennedy, Castlewigg, Challoch, Challoch, Chapelcross, Chapelknowe, Clarencefield, Closeburn, Colfin, Collin, Colvend, Corsock, Craigdarroch, Craignarget, Crawick, Creebridge, Creetown, Crocketford, Crossmichael, Cummertrees, Dalbeattie, Dalswinton, Dalton, Davington, Dinwoodie Mains, Dornock, Drummore, Drumpark, Drumwhirn, Dumfries, Duncow, Dundrennan, Dunragit, Dunscore, Durisdeer, Eaglesfield, East Barcloy, Ecclefechan, Eldrig, Eliock, Enoch, Enterkinfoot, Eskdale, Eskdalemuir, Fairgirth, Garlieston, Gatehouse of Fleet, Gelston, Gillespie, Girthon, Glasserton, Glencaple, Glenluce, Glenwhilly, Gretna Grren, Haugh of Urr, High Glasnick, Hightae, Holm, Holywood, Inch, Innermessan, Isle of Whithorn, Johnstonebridge, Kelton, Kingholm Quay, Kippford, Kirkbean, Kirkchrist, Kirkcolm, Kirkconnel, Kirkconnell, Kirkcowan, Kirkcudbright, Kirkgunzeon, Kirkinner, Kirkmaiden, Kirkmichael, Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkton, Kirtlebridge, Langholm, Laurieston, Leadhills, Leswalt, Locharbriggs, Lochend, Lochfoot, Lochmaben, Lochwood, Lockerbie, Mainsriddle, Maxwelltown, Maxwelton, Mennock, Mid Kelton, Middlebie, Minnigaff, Mochrum, Moffat, Moniaive, Monreith, Mouswald, Nether Hutton, New Abbey, New Galloway, New Luce, Newton Stewart, Nithsdale, Old Bridge of Urr, Palnackie, Palnure, Parton, Penpont, Port William, Portpatrick, Portyerrock, Powfoot, Prestrie, Rigg, Ringford, Ruthwell, Sandhead, Sanquhar, Shawhead, Solway Moss, Sorbie, Springholm, St. John's Town of Dalry, Stoneykirk, Stranraer, Talnotry, Templand, Terreglestown, Thornhill, Tinwald, Tongland, Torthorwald, Trailflat, Twynholm, Tynron, Wanlockhead, Waterbeck, Whauphill, Whithorn, Wigtown. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Travel Perth and Kinross Scotland

Travel Perth and Kinross Scotland. Perth and Kinross, at the geographical heart of Scotland, contains a wide diversity of buildings including the remains of a Roman line of forts and watch towers, carved stones erected by the warrior aristocracy of the sixth to ninth centuries, the inventive medieval Dunkeld Cathedral, and the island fortress of Lochleven Castle. Blair Castle's mid-eighteenth-century stucco work is unequalled in Scotland. A multitude of smaller country houses embrace a variety of styles, while Georgian and Victorian churches, many with superb stained glass, abound. Towns and villages range from Dunkeld, the epitome of a small Scottish burgh, to the Royal burgh of Perth. Perth and Kinross: The Buildings of Scotland (Pevsner Architectural Guides).

Aberargie, Aberdalgie, Aberfeldy, Abernethy, Abernyte, Acharn, Almondbank, Alyth, Amulree, Ardler, Ardvorlich, Arngask, Atholl, Auchnafree, Auchterarder, Balbeggie, Ballinluig, Ballintuim, Balvaird Castle, Bankfoot, Ben Lawers, Birnam, Blackford, Blair Atholl, Blair Castle, Blairgowrie, Braco, Branklyn Garden, Bridge of Balgie, Bridge of Cally, Bridge of Earn, Bridge of Gaur, Bridge of Tilt, Buchanty, Camasericht, Camghouran, Caputh, Cargill, Carsebreck, Cashlie, Clunie, Collace, Comrie, Coupar Angus, Craig, Craig Rossie, Craighall, Crieff, Dalclathick, Dall, Deanshaugh, Delvine, Dowally, Dron, Drummond Castle, Dull, Dunalastair, Dunan, Dunira, Dunkeld, Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunning, Eastern Perthshire, Elcho Castle, Errol, Fearnan, Finnart, Forgandenny, Huntingtower Castle, Forter, Forteviot, Fortingall, Foss, Foulford, Gilmerton, Glencarse, Glendevon, Gleneagles, Glenfarg, Glenlyon, Glenshee, Grandtully, Greenloaning, Guildtown, Highland Perthshire, Inchture, Innerhadden, Innerwick, Inver, Inverharity, Keillour, Kenmore, Killichonan, Kilspindie, Kinclaven, Kinfauns, Kinloch, Kinloch Rannoch, Kinnaird, Kinross, Kinross House, Kirkmichael, Kirkton of Glenisla, Lawers, Little Forter, Loch Faskally, Loch Leven Castle, Loch Rannoch, Loch Tay, Loch Tummel, Logierait, Longforgan, Luncarty, Lundie, Madderty, Meigle, Meikle Forter, Meikleour, Methven, Middleton Fossoway, Milnathort, Monzie, Moulin, Muirton, Muthill, New Scone, Perth, Pitlochry, Rait, Rannoch, Rattray, Remony, Riechip, River Tay, Rosemount, Ruthven, Schiehallion, Scone Palace, Spittal of Glenshee, Southern Perthshire, St. Fillans, St. Madoes, St. Martins, Stanley, Stewartfield, Struan, Trinafour, Tulliemet, Tullybelton, Tummel Bridge, Weem, Woodside. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Travel Fife Scotland

Travel Fife Scotland. Fife's most famous buildings include Dunfermline Abbey, with its sturdy Norman nave; St Andrews cathedral, the focus of the old University town on the North Sea coast; the foursquare post-Reformation kirk at Burntisland; the palace of Falkland, where James V became Britain's first patron of Renaissance architecture on the grand scale; and the little royal burghs along the coastal fringe, each with its harbour and its strings of vernacular houses presided over by the kirk and tollbooth. Cupar, at the centre of Fife's long peninsula, is the seat of local government and one of the most charming and prosperous of Scottish towns. Less well known are Fife's tower houses like Scotstarvit, the old seaboard castles of St Andrews and Ravenscraig, the picturesque Balgonie Castle and the thoroughly domesticated Kellie Castle. Of Fife's churches one of the most beautiful is Dairsie; and three centuries of inventive design in burial monuments come to an unexpected climax in a work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the MacDuff cemetery, East Wemyss. Fife: The Buildings of Scotland.

Aberdour, Anstruther Easter, Auchterderran, Auchtermuchty, Auchtertool, Ballingry, Balmerino, Balmullo, Blairhall, Boarhills, Buckhaven, Burntisland, Cairneyhill, Cameron, Cameron Bridge, Cardenden, Carnbee, Ceres, Colinsburgh, Collessie, Cowdenbeath, Craigrothie, Crail, Crook of Devon, Crossford, Crossgates, Culross, Cupar, Dalgety Bay, Donibristle, Dunbog, Dunfermline, Dunino, Dysart, Earlsferry, East Wemyss, Elie, Falkland, Fordell, Freuchie, Glenrothes, Guardbridge, Halbeath, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kennoway, Kilconquhar, Kilmany, Kilrenny, Kincardine, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Kingsbarns, Kingseat, Kingskettle, Kirkcaldy, Ladybank, Largo Ward, Leslie, Leuchars, Leven, Limekilns, Lindores, Lochgelly, Logie, Low Torry, Lower Largo, Lundin Links, Luthrie, Markinch, Methil, Milton of Balgonie, Monimail, Moonzie, New Gilston, Newburgh, Newport-On-Tay, Oakley, Pathhead, Pitlessie, Pitreavie, Pitscottie, Pittenweem, Radernie, Rosyth, Rumblingbridge, Saline, Sinclairtown, Springfield, St. Andrews, St. Davids, St. Monans, Strathkinness, Strathmiglo, Tayport, Thornton, Torryburn, Townhill, Upper Largo, Valleyfield, West Wemyss, Wormit. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Fodor's Travel Scotland Guide

Fodor's Travel Scotland Guide. Savor a majestic view from a castle atop an ancient volcano, explore mysterious stone circles on a windswept northern isle, hear bagpipers or stand-up comics at Edinburgh's festivals, or follow the Castle Trail or visit a clifftop fortress above the sea. Fodor's Scotland, 20th edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. Fodor's Scotland, 20th Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides). Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland

The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland. In the dramatic landscapes of Scotland, beloved of Romantic poets and composers, lies a wealth of delightful villages, here revealed in Hugh Palmer's evocative photo- graphs and commentaries. The traditional architecture and stunning natural settings of the Highland villages have long proved an attraction to visitors. Some of the most picturesque are former fishing villages, like Auchmithie, from which the herring fleet has long since departed, leaving the splendid harbor to the contemplation of visitors and a couple of lobster boats.

Lowland villages often have an air of quiet, well-ordered prosperity. Rows of stone cottages and a fantastic profusion of hanging baskets make places like Luss on Loch Lomond a charming stop on the road north. Here, too, is the extraordinary Dean Village—a complete, self-contained community surrounded by the city of Edinburgh. And among the many ravishing port-villages on the Islands is the little gem of Tobermory on Mull, where the reflection of a main street of brightly painted houses shimmers in the waters of the harbor. Altogether, thirty-five villages are included. Special sections on the Scottish castle and the monuments of the country's Celtic past round out the account, making this beautiful book one of the most complete pictures of rural Scotland in recent years. A Travelers' Guide listing places to visit, to stay, and to eat helps the reader to enjoy even more a visit to the Scottish Highlands, Lowlands, and Islands. 250 color photographs. The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland. Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.

Eyewitness Travel Scotland

Eyewitness Travel Scotland. The DK Eyewitness Guide to Scotland is a superb one book resource for planning a vacation in Scotland. DK's combination of pictures, maps, facts, and commentary allow the visitor to find not only the major tourist attractions but also the places and events off the beaten path that are often even more worthwhile. The Eyewitness guide includes a nice history of Scotland as well as practical information on travel, custons, money, safety, and climate, as well as tips on food and uniquely Scottish souvenirs. The cut-away sketches and diagrams of castles and historical sites increase the visitor's appreciation of the place. The guide provides some useful tips on places to hike. This reviewer and his wife found this guide, supplemented by local roadmaps, entirely adequate to plan and enjoy two weeks in the Scottish Highlands. This guide is highly recommended to the traveler planning a vacation in Scotland. Scotland (revised) (Eyewitness Travel Guides). Best Scottish Hotels and Best Scottish Tours.