Herb Riddle's photos

A view of this beautiful Loch from its South East shore near Balquhidder in the Scottish Trossachs. The largest nearby peak is ‘Creag nan Speirag’ but Ben More, the highest mountain in this area stands somewhere in the distance too. This was our lunch picnic spot and so a bench yet to come from here too. See PiP Best full screen Enjoy the day.

After visiting the little church with the famous grave of Rob Roy, one can venture up hill to the Creagan Turic viewpoint with its majestic views over Loch Voil. Only a short distance on our way we hear the sound of a waterfall, again tied in with Rob Roy and his escape from troops to a nearby cave. This small bridge simply gives us a vantage point of the waterfalls. See PiPs. Have a good weekend.

Seen on the way to this fine high viewpoint some distance above us.

Situated just a hundred meters or so behind the Meggernie Castle gatehouse in the heart of Glen Lyon. See Pip. Enjoy full screen

The picture gives some idea as to what the castle looks like. The castle is In private hands and so no close visits for us here, even for a quick photo. The castle itself was constructed c1585 and is now owned by the Readman family. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meggernie_Castle

Broadford on the Isle of Skye has in fact two harbour walls to shelter its fishing boats. This is the furthest from the actual village. In the past Broadford pier was used to ship our Skye marble. Enjoy the day.

We see here a view up the glen showing the river Lyon and our road back to Killin winding up through the valley opposite. Up to this point our way was thickly wooded but now it thins out as we make our way down to the river below. See PiP Best full screen Enjoy the day.

We are next to the village of Kyle of Lochash in a local beauty spot called Plock of Kyle. It now covers the area of an old golf course, hence the reference on this seat. As we have just started to explore here, we have yet to see what it offers. “The Plock of Kyle (Am Ploc in Gaelic) is the beautiful promontory west of Kyle of Lochalsh. The road to the Skye Bridge crosses its southern shores, but away from the road the Plock is a wonderful place to explore, with wild flower meadows, native woodland, a series of hidden rocky coves and a fine viewpoint. It's rich in wildlife; this is an excellent place to look for otters. Whilst the directions may seem complex due to the many paths, the exact route taken matters little - the Plock is a great place to explore. It is owned by the Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust who have developed access for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/kintail/Plockofkyle.shtml HBM, enjoy the week.

Enjoy a few images of this old long-house just outside the village of Killin in the Scottish Trossachs. Moirlanich Longhouse is an outstanding example of a 19th-century cruck frame cottage and byre, set in beautiful Glen Lochay countryside near Killin, and retaining many original features. The cottage offers a tantalising glimpse into late 19th-century life in rural Scotland. The walls are made of two layers of lime-washed drystone rubble, and the longhouse was originally roofed with thatch, but this replaced in the 1940s with functional - if not terribly attractive - corrugated tin. In traditional Scottish longhouses the family and their livestock lived under one roof. One end of the longhouse was reserved for the livestock and the other end for the humans, with each chamber leading into the next. See PiPs Enjoy full screen

Seatbelt lights on, landing imminent! Summer has arrived and with it an army of busy bees. Enjoy this garden bee exploring our garden ‘Johnson Blue’ Geranium blooms. See adjacent photo (PiP) for full landing exploration. Best full screen (naturally) Enjoy the day.

A friendly bee takes to the pollen in this Geranium flower in our garden. This is only one of the 270 species that live in Britain. They are in the order Hymenoptera. See PiP (adjacent photo) for flying bee. Best full screen (naturally) Enjoy the day.

We had just arrived at the abbey car park and only yards away was confronted with this view. A very nice fence where some thought had been put into the shapes of the wood. Then I wondered which church this could be as I could not find it on my plan of the abbey. Minutes later I was to discover that what I saw here was just the top of the giant abbey bell tower as the whole structure was deep in the hidden valley beyond the trees. Have a good weekend.

A river idyll here on the Lochay at Killin in the Scottish Trossachs. Not the ideal weather for such a photo one would have thought but it works well for me as I find the trees and their reflections frame the centre of attraction just perfectly. Best full screen Enjoy the day.

Another shot of this railway station, this time with a part of the extensive harbour workings too. Have a great day.

I am on the stony shores of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye looking at this fine bridge where on the right hand side we see Kyleakin Lighthouse built in 1857 on the small Island of Eilean Bàn . The Island is used as a stepping stone for the bridge as it crosses the mouth of Loch Alsh to the Isle of Skye from the mainland. In fact what some people think is the start of the bridge on the mainland is actually the Carrich Viaduct link constructed at the same time as the bridge itself (just out of frame on the right). Best full screen. Follow PiP for bridge details. Enjoy the day.

Another bench from Glen Lyon, Scotland HBM, enjoy the week.

A look down onto this bridge from the Cnoc Trail on the Isle of Skye itself. The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a road bridge. Connecting the mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh to the village of Kyleakin on Skye. The bridge construction started in 1992 built by the Scottish company Miller, but designed by a German engineering company DYWIDAG Systems International in collaboration with civil engineering firm Arup. The main bridge is a concrete arch, supported by two piers. This connect Skye to the small island called Eilean Bàn, the rest of the bridge is level across to the mainland. The total distance across is 1.5 miles (2.4km). The main arch is about 35m high (30m clearance for boats on high tide). Apologies for slight camera shake at handheld 300 (450mm) and slow shutter speed. (You would think I would know better by now ! (˚◡˚) ) Enjoy full screen

Another look at this reservoir and its dam (Lawers Dam), from the far end of its 2km length. Best full screen. Enjoy the day.