Northern Scotland and the Orkneys (7/7)

 

Here are some of my photographs taken during a visit to the North of Scotland and the Orkneys at the end of August 2000.

 

  

 

 

Our journey continued down the west coast to Inverkerkaig where we walked along the river bank to this waterfall set amid the glorious heather of the Highlands. We also experienced something else for which the west of Scotland is famous - the midges. They are attracted to the carbon dioxide we breathe out and therefore gather around visitors in large numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our final stop on the west coast of Scotland was Ullapool which in the past was a major fishing port which sold herring to visiting factory ships from Russia and Eastern Europe. Nowadays it is the main ferry terminal for the Hebrides. This picture is one of our favourites with the relections in the river and was taken just outside the front door of the guest house where we stayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This tree was in the Lael Forest Park just outside Ullapool which we visited on our way south to Edinburgh. A wide variety of trees have been planted here including giant redwoods and some with very spongy bark. Mark is admiring the lichen on one of them.

 

 

 

 

 

As we crossed the Scottish border back into England on our return journey we stopped off at the Roman fort of Chesters on Hadrian's Wall. This fort guarded a strategic bridge across the South Tyne. You can see the river in the background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is Mark on the bank of the South Tyne before we set off on the final stretch of our journey home.

Thank you for looking at my pictures of North Scotland.

 

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