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I started walking at 8am, and it was not much above freezing! Glen Tilt is one of the Athol Glens, and provides a relatively low-level route through the…
I went for a walk on Bishop Hill and to my surprise found the heather in full bloom. It smelt divine! The hill in the distance is East…
It was time to go home. We stopped at the Falls of Bruar for a walk, and for lunch. I did the full circuit, Terri did the lower…
Dunnet Head is the northern-most point on the UK Mainland – John O’Groats isn’t that, nor is it the northern-most settlement! It’s also another place to see nesting…
This was becoming a very busy day! The Brough of Birsay can only be access at low (or low-ish) tide, and the warden at the Broch of Gurness…
We visited yet another wonderful site on the 8th! Broch of Gurness is Iron Age rather than Neolithic, and very well preserved. It has a stunning site, overlooking…
Birsay Moor is one of the higher points of Orkney, and is an RSPB Nature Reserve. We didn’t stop to look at birds, but it gives lovely views…
On a roll, we finished the day with a quick visit to the Stones of Stenness, which are only a few minutes drive from the Unstan Chambered Cairn….
Orkney is full of neolithic monuments, and the Ring of Brodgar is one of the best known and most stunning. Shutter speed: 1/1250s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 100 Focal length: 16mm Taken: 7 June,…
I made my annual visit to Cambo to view the snowdrops, and that involves parking at Kingsbarns on the Fife Coastal Path and walking along the foreshore. On…