Homecoming Scotland 2014, some of the beauty's of Perthshire with local information snippets

Homecoming Scotland 2014, some of the beauty's of Perthshire with local information snippets



Perthshire abounds with many memorable visual gems but I describe two which for the visitor will stay in their hearts after they visit.

Atholl, Perthshire is another of the ancient territorial districts covering some of the northern part of Perthshire. From rich farming lowlands in the south heading north to the Grampians it describes and shows the type and balance of land which was once overseen and ruled over by a strong clan chief.

Athol gives the title of Duke in the peerage of Scotland to the Murrays; and also it's name to Athol Brose, honey, whisky, water, etc...

Ben Lawers, Perthshire, a mountain in the Breadalbane range of the Grampians which rises above Loch Tay and is around 4,000 feet high. The Grampians with stunning scenic beauty and famous for the arctic-alpine flora, such as Snow Gentian, Mountain-Forget-Me-Not, Purple Mountain Saxifrage, etc...

 Ben Lawers once so revered that Victorian Scottish Naturalists raised their top hats in veneration at the first view of the summit.

Perthshire is yet another photographers dream vacation spot, so make sure your camera is fully charged for the feast that awaits you.

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Homecoming Scotland 2014 Arisaig, Inverness-shire local information snippets

Homecoming Scotland 2014 Arisaig, Inverness-shire local information snippets

Arisaig, Inverness

One of the most picturesque journeys in Scotland is the 40 mile trip from Fort William. You can view and photograph stunning lochs, waterfalls and rivers, ferns and birches, rugged heights and if you research and  divert onto the old type winding roads you will never forget that beautiful journey throughout.

Arisaig is a small "step back in Time ", Scottish village. Arisaig sits at the head of a sandy bay, which looks out across to Eigg and Rum and Muck. 3miles north of Arisaig are the natural and expansive white sands of Morar.

Loch Morar is the deepest Loch not only in Scotland but in Britain. Loch Morar has a depth of 180 fathoms. In 1948 one of the first hydro electric stations was cleverly constructed into the rocks where fast rapids are an invisible border between the Loch and the sea.

7 miles north of Arisaig sits Mallaig which has one of the most picturesque train journeys anywhere, six months advance booking from Fort William is a must do if you want to experience a train journey like no other, the scenery is stunning and includes the train crossing the actual viaduct included in the  Harry Potter films.

Visitors will love their visit to Arisaig and a camera is a must have!
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Homecoming Scotland 2014 Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire local information snippets

Homecoming Scotland 2014 Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire local information snippets

Skye famed for magnificent mountaineering offered by the Black Cuillin. Stunning mountain scenery.

An island of which cyclists and walkers will enjoy and see most, which has wild and wandering roads enjoyed also by the determined motorist.

Beautiful views of the Cuillin can be seen from Elgol, and the road from Staffin climbs half way up Quiraing at 1,799 feet.

Skye was the home of Flora Macdonald, and at Dunvegan Castle the legendary fairy flag of the Mcleods of Dunvegan still hangs.

Photographers will also enjoy the distinct possibility of snapping the beautiful Golden Eagle.

Portree is the islands market town.

Kyleakin sits on the east of Skye, the strait of that Norse KIng Haco, who was defeated at the Battle of Largs in 1263, the village of the name looks well across the half-mile of water which seperates it from the mainland at Kyle of Lochalsh. Todays modern bridge is a success for the island commuter.

A visit to the Scottish highlands is never complete until you visit the Isle of Skye.

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Homecoming Scotland 2014 Orkney islands local information snippets

Homecoming Scotland 2014 Orkney islands local information snippets

Orkney is the principal island in an archipelago of nearly 70. The main town on Orkney is Kirkwall.

Scapa Flow brought the island into modern times after two wars as this was a major point for an important naval base.

Orkney is an example of old and modern living with connections via air services.
Costa Head on the northern tip of Orkney was the site of one of the first type of experimental wind-powered electricity generators, wind velocities there sometimes reach 100 mph.

Orkney boasts the impressive 13th century cathedral of St Magnus, not forgetting the great mound of Maeshowe and the Standing Stones of Stenness. The greatest of Orkney antiquities, however, is Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement long buried under the dunes, but now excavated for all to see.

The island of Rousay is a noteable archaeological treasury, with an excavated broch and the two megolithic tombs of Taiversoe Tuack and Midhowe.

Hoy island has immense vertical cliffs rising over 1,100 feet from the sea, and a strange isolated rock 450 feet above the waves, known as The Old Man of Hoy. See also the Dwarfie Stone, a tomb cut out of the rock.

Orkney islands are well worth a visit into the past and present, remember to take your camera for amazing snapshots found only in Orkney.

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