Roger (Grisly)'s photos with the keyword: 2019

A section of Dunstaffnage Castle ruins, The castle is built on an outcrop rock using what appears to be an odd mix of stone, (Large View) I think the colours of the stone in the wall to left are beautiful!. The castle which was built before 1240 has a very defensive position having water on three sides, it covers from Firth of Lorn to the Pass of Brander also Ardmucknish Bay and the entrance to Loch Etive. HWW to all!

Evening sun and an incoming storm across the timber wharf at the Kyle of Lochalsh, with the Isle of Skye across Loch Alsh as a foreshortened backdrop, Both boats are waiting to load timber, CEG COSMOS (IMO: 8303173) is a General Cargo boat and is sailing under the flag of Latvia. Her length overall (LOA) is 63.21 meters and her width is 11.3 meters. Fences on the boats, HFF and a great weekend

A very hazy view of the Ascrib Islands, These are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, They sit between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas in Loch Snizort, . HBM

A distant Old Man of Storr and the eastern end of the Isle of Skye's Trotternish Ridge from captured from the western side, Standing at 55 metres high, the ‘old man’ component of the name derives from the fact that when seen from the front, the rocky pinnacle and The Storr behind it create the face of a haggard and craggy old man. Trotternish is the northernmost peninsula of the Island and the ridge extends for the majority of its length 30 kilometres (20 miles) It also contains other major features such as the and Kilt Rock! HFF and a nice weekend,,,,,, Large for details! More information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotternish

Pharos is a Buoy laying/Lighthouse Vessel owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board, (Large for detail) Captured at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HFF! NLV Pharos is based in Oban and works mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons, Named after the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity.

Boats await the return of the tide, which has left for a few hours, HFF and a nice weekend Porlock Weir on the Somerset Coast, (Where Exmoor meets the Sea) Large perhaps! Awful weather down here in the South West, with no chance of a New Year image for a while yet!

Main Street East (on the left) and Main Street West (on the right ) plus Front St , Inveraray. with the towns church in the distance, HWW! a large view perhaps Established in 1745 by the 3rd Duke of Argyll, head of the powerful Clan Campbell, the town is an absolute set piece of Scottish Georgian architecture.

Officially the windiest place in the the UK with North Atlantic gusts of 160 miles per hour recorded, this is also the most northerly point on the Isle of Lewis, For details of the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse (locally called The Butt) please see the pip, HWW! and a large view perhaps!

Visit the Islands of Canna, Rum, Eigg or Soay, See the Seals or visit Loch Coruisk get a coffee and visit the gift shop and much more all from one place, The landward of the pier at Elgol, which sits on the shore of Loch Scavaig, (a sea Loch) and is situated on the Strathaird peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK

Another image from the recent archives once again from a remote part of the wonderful Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, HFF and a terrific weekend to you all, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, large may be good!

Port of Ness village, Isle of Lewis, Outher Hebrides, Scotland, HWW! Nis, or Ness, is the most northerly parish in Lewis. It has the highest proportion of Gaelic speakers in Scotland, over 90%. It was settled by the Norse and its story since then has been closely tied to seafaring and to the sea. www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lewis/portnis/index.html Better large in my opinion!

Great Bernera, Outer Hebrides, Plase try a large view!

Inveraray Castle was built in the mid-18th century by the third Duke of Argyll, and has been the seat of the Clan Campbell ever since. HWW !

Close to the center of the city of Inverness this man fishes for Salmon in the fast flowing water, This is the final day of our virtual tour of the beautiful and rugged "North Coast 500" Road, My thanks to Herb for his company and for his excellent images. The "North Coast 500 Group continues, and we look forward to viewing any images you are able to post.

Chapel with a tragic history in the grounds of Dunstaffnage Castle, 1462 is the year and events unfolded on the 20th December as a bridal party walked through the woods from the castle, The 3rd Lord of Lorn Sir John Stewart a widower was to marry his mistress a MacLaren of Ardvich with whom he already had a son. However before reached the chapel a vengeful relative who had hidden in the bushes ambushed and stabbed him several times, He was carried into the chapel where he found enough breath to make his wedding vows before he died, This ensured his sons inheritance! HWW !!!!!!!!!!

A 2019 midsummer view across the harbour at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye, Kyleakin is the point on the island where ferries landed having arrived from the mainland across the strait of Kyle Akin from the northwest Scottish mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh, this was prior to the completion of the Skye Bridge in October 1995, Wish you all HBM and a nice week!

A dark and mysterious castle with a long history, This is Dunstaffnage Castle which was built before 1240 and has far reaching views across the Firth of Lorne, Once the stronghold of the MacDougall Clan it was captured by Robert the Bruce in 1308 and stayed in Royal hands until 1409. In 1746 Flora MacDonald was held here before her transfer to the Tower of London, for aiding the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, HWW! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Large maybe For Sight and Sound www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTZs7oMEIOY

A Loch side garden in the beautiful village of Plockton provides the foreground for this 2019 archive image of Loch Carron, It was one of the many Herring fishing ports in the area but is now a popular tourist village, In addition, television series and scenes from the Wicker man were filmed here HBM and a good week,,,,,,,,,,,,,image quality may stand enlargement!