SCOTLAND ~Edinburgh~

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock.

SCOTLAND ~Glenfinnan and the viaduct~

Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan on the west coast of Scotland. It was built between 1897 and 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.

SCOTLAND ~Tobermory-Isle of Mull

SCOTLAND ~Tobermory-Isle of Mull
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sarah. Tobermory is the main village on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings. The harbour is always busy with fishing boats, yachts and the ferry

SCOTLAND

SCOTLAND
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Highland cows basking in the sea off Duart Castle, from Torosay, Island of Mull. From Anna who lives in Dundee.

SCOTLAND

SCOTLAND
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Andy. A typical old scottish house sat in the shadow of Ben News, from Moy Bridge on the Caledonian Canal, Lochaber

scotland ~Eilean Donan Castle-Loch Duich~

Stamps from envelop with the 4 cards:

scotland ~Eilean Donan Castle-Loch Duich~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sarah. Eilean Donan Castle (13th C) is situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet and surrounded by some majestic scenery. Its now one of the most visited and important attactions in the Scottisch higlands.

scotland ~Ring of Brodgar-Unesco Site~

scotland ~Ring of Brodgar-Unesco Site~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sarah.This perfectly circular henge monument originally comprised 60 megaliths, of wich 27 remain standing today. 125 'Megalithic yards' (103.7m) in diameter, and surrounded by a 10m wide by 3m deep rockcut ditch, the Ring dates from the third millenium BC, and is now part of the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" World Heritage Site.

scotland ~St Kilda-Unesco Site-

scotland ~St Kilda-Unesco Site-
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Srah.Boreray and Stacs from Hirta the main island. It was nearly continously inhabited by humans for 2000 years. St Kilda contains magnificient sea cliffs,sea bird colonies (the most numourus birds are puffins) and remains of past human settlement. The island group of four small islands; Hirta, Dun Boreray and the sea stacs are on the list of Unesco World Heritage Site

scotland ~Isle of Harris~

scotland ~Isle of Harris~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sarah.The MacLeod's Standing Stone on Horgabost is an impressive tall stone over three meters high on the Island of Harris in the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides) The interpretation of the stone is a prehistoric astronomical mark or a simple indication for the place is a persomal choice...

SCOTLAND ~Elgin Cathedral-Moray~

SCOTLAND ~Elgin Cathedral-Moray~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Sarah. The Elgin Cathedral was first destroyed in 1390 by the "Wolf of Badenach", son of King Robert II, who was excommunicated because he left his wife, so he took his revenge by burning down the Cathedral. it was rebuilt and used for a while but abandoned about 1560 during the Reformation and felt into ruins over the centuries.