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Undiscovered Scotland
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Undiscovered Scotland is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory which aims to show you what the country is really like.
Website: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/
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The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. It was built using forced labour between 1569 and 1574 by the deeply unloved Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Orkney #Birsay #WestMainland
The ruins of the Earl's Palace seen over the village of Birsay, on Orkney's West Mainland. The image shows a road leading downhill between grassy verges and a wall on the right in the foreground to a village of mixed age. Beyond the village are the extensive honey-coloured ruins of buildings that rise to wall head and chimney height in places. The scene is in sunlight.
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The Corran ferry, which crosses Loch Linnhe south of Fort William and gives access to Morvern, Moidart and Ardnamurchan, waiting for customers at Nether Lochaber on the sort of wintry night that makes you long for summer. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Highland #Lochaber
The Corran ferry is shown in darkness with the deck floodlit and a lone member of crew waiting for vehicles to drive on. The slipway is in the foreground and the ramp heads to the right onto the ferry. Nothing is visible in the darkness beyond the ferry.
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The main stone circle at Temple Wood, one of many amazing prehistoric monuments in Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. The site was developed in a series of stages between 5,000 years ago and 3,300 years ago. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #StoneCircle #TempleWood #Kilmartin #Argyll
The main stone circle at Temple Wood. The image shows part of a circle of standing stones surrounding a rocky interior, with bare trees behind. The foreground and interior of the circle are covered in small boulders and a kist is visible in the centre of the circle. The scene is in sunlight.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Inverlochy Castle near Fort William. Built from around 1280 it was overtaken by history not once, but twice: first by a Cromwellian citadel built in 1654 and then by a Scots baronial style Inverlochy Castle built not far away in 1863. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Lochaber
Inverlochy Castle near Fort William showing the outside of the castle seen through trees. The grey stone ruins of the castle extend across the centre of the frame, on top of a grassy bank. Nearest us is a ruined circular corner tower, and the curtain walls extend back both sides of it to other ruined towers. The scene is in sunlight with the shadow of trees in the foreground.
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The village of Cullipool, the largest settlement on the island of Luing, one of the Slate Islands off the coast of Argyll south of Oban. It owes its existence to the quarrying of slate. The Isle of Mull can be seen in the distance. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Argyll
The village of Cullipool, the largest settlement on the island of Luing, one of the Slate Islands off the coast of Argyll south of Oban. The picture is a view from slightly above of a village of largely single-storey white cottages. To the left is part of a flooded slate quarry while in the background is the sea, with the Isle of Mull in the distance.
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The Aberdeenshire town of Inverurie, a place that lends its name to two battles, fought in 1308 and 1745, with another, the Battle of Harlaw, one of the most bloody to be fought on Scottish soil, taking place close by in 1411. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Aberdeenshire
The Aberdeenshire town of Inverurie. The image shows a war memorial topped by a statue of a kilted soldier in a park surrounded by tubs of large red flowers and set amongst trees. In the background are parked cars and the grey stone town hall, topped off by a white tower. The sky is blue.
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The amazing beach on the west side of the island of Berneray in the Western Isles. Berneray lies in the Sound of Harris and is attached to North Uist by a causeway that was opened in 1999. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Berneray #Beach #WesternIsles
The beach on the west side of the island of Berneray in the Western Isles. The image shows a long and broad white beach filling the bottom left and centre of the frame and looking left out to a turquoise sea. It is backed by dunes in the bottom right of the frame and curves round to the left in the distance. In the background is the misty outline of an island. The scene is in sunlight.
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Ancient meets modern. The Huly Hill Cairn and what is left of its stone circle are cut by the interchange at which the M8 and M9 motorways meet and are under the final approach to Edinburgh Airport. The cairn dates back to about 2500BC. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

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The Huly Hill Cairn and a standing stone. The image shows a large dark standing stone in the centre foreground. Its upper parts are covered in yellow lichen. Beyond it is a grassy area leading to a low circular stone wall surrounding a low grassy cairn. The scene is in sunlight.
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The superbly remote Loch Arkaig in Lochaber, said to be the hiding place of a hoard of gold coins landed by the French at Loch nan Uamh in late April 1746 in support of the (by then already failed) Jacobite rising. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #LochArkaig #Lochaber
Loch Arkaig in Lochaber. The image shows the near shoreline of the loch leading from the bottom right of the frame to the middle left. The loch merges with the grassy shoreline and there’s the base of a stone wall running parallel to it, passing a lone tree. The far shore of the loch, in the upper right of the frame is hilly and there are traces of snow on some of the hills.
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The wonderful library at Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire. One of our favourite rooms in any Scottish castle, it was formed in the 1840s within the upper part of the original tower house that was built here in about 1300. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #DrumCastle #Aberdeenshire
The library at Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire. The image shows the interior of a large room with a vaulted ceiling finished in white. Dark wood bookshelves cover the walls except for a fireplace with a large painting above it on the far wall and a window on the left. There’s a table in the centre of the room and other furniture around the sides.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The magnificent Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae in Orkney. Here you find a magical window through which it's possible to see the detail of the day-to-day lives of our ancestors who lived here 5,000 years ago. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #SkaraBrae #Neolithic #Orkney
The Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae in Orkney. The image shows mown grass covered stone walls arranged in interwoven circular shapes forming structures with interiors and exteriors. In the background on the left is the sea, with a bay curving round to the left and buildings visible on the far side. A man is leaning against a fence in the top right. The scene is in sunlight.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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310 years ago today. Ormacleit Castle on South Uist, occupied for just seven years after taking seven to build. It is said to have burned down on the day of the Battle of Sheriffmuir, 13 November 1715, at which its laird was killed. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #OnThisDay
Ormacleit Castle on South Uist. The image shows the ruins of a T-shaped grey stone castle largely covered in yellow lichen. It stands to the top of the walls and the gables and internal dividers are largely complete. There is rough grass in the foreground. The sky is blue.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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310 years ago today. History can be made in lonely places. The Battle of Sheriffmuir was fought on 13 November 1715. The battle was inconclusive, but it effectively marked the start of the end of the 1715 Jacobite rising. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #OnThisDay
The Battle of Sheriffmuir. The image shows a large square tapering cairn set behind black metal railings with a wall in the right foreground and trees in the background. There’s a road in the bottom left of the frame and the sky is blue.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Stonehaven's war memorial, sited in an imposing hilltop position overlooking the sea just to the south of the town. Its location ensures it is visible from most of Stonehaven and from much of the surrounding area. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Stonehaven #Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven's war memorial. The image shows an open octagonal stone structure with its top supported by round columns. It is set on a three-tiered rough stone base. There is a bench to the left of the memorial and the sea can be seen at a much lower level in the background. The scene is in strong sunlight.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Dunfermline Abbey Church in the heart of Dunfermline in Fife, burial place of King Robert the Bruce. It is also one of Scotland's most unusual places of worship, split into two very distinct churches that have been joined in the middle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Fife
Dunfermline Abbey Church. The image shows a view of the church from a perspective level with its upper parts and from a corner. The larger part of the church is slightly to the left of the centre of the frame and the rest of it tails off to the right and behind. The church is surrounded by a graveyard and by trees in green leaf. The scene is in sunlight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The imposing Dunrobin Castle near Golspie in Sutherland, set on a prominent bluff a little back from the shore and towering over its gardens. It is first mentioned in writing as a stronghold of the Earls of Sutherland in 1401. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Sutherland
Dunrobin Castle near Golspie in Sutherland. The image shows formal gardens in the foreground which lead back to a steep slope on top of which is a fairy tale style castle in light grey stone. It is up to four storeys in height and topped off with turrets and ornaments. There’s a tree in the left foreground, The light is subdued.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The imposing and poignant 5.2m high Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge. Sculpted by Scott Sutherland, it was unveiled in 1952 as a memorial to the commandos; whose wartime basic training centre had been at nearby Achnacarry Castle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #SpeanBridge
The Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge. The image is looking slightly up at the blue weathered metal statues of three commandos standing on top of a square plinth which is inscribed with UNITED WE CONQUER. At its base are wreaths of poppies. In the lower background is a car park and mountains can be seen in the distance. The scene is in sunlight.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Glasgow's amazing Necropolis, one of the city's more unexpected visitor attractions and since 1831 the final resting place of some 50,000 people in around 3,500 tombs. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Glasgow #Necropolis
Glasgow's amazing Necropolis. The image shows a view up a hill of mown grass with a path in the lower left of the frame. The hillside is covered by extremely large memorials in mid or dark grey. The scale is set by a person in the bottom centre of the frame. The sky is blue.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Skaill House is Orkney's finest mansion. With origins dating back to 1615, it continued to grow and evolve until the 1950s. A visit is usually combined with one to the neighbouring Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #SkaillHouse #Orkney
Skaill House in Orkney. The image shows a rather austere grey mansion stretching across the centre of the frame with the right-hand end nearer us than the left. There is grass in the foreground. The mansion is largely two-storey in height, with sections linked by walls. The scene is in sunlight.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A view towards the head of beautiful Glen Etive, which runs for 14 miles south-west from the upper end of Glen Coe to the head of Loch Etive. Once there you turn round and come back: but it's a wonderful drive to somewhere very special. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

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A view towards the head of beautiful Glen Etive. The image shows a glen in the lower right of the frame that leads towards twin conical mountains in the middle distance. Their top two-thirds are covered by snow. Much of the glen is planted with conifers. The scene is in sunlight.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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46 years ago today. On 9 November 1979 a forestry worker for the Livingston Development Corporation reported an encounter that has become known as the "Livingston Incident" or the "Robert Taylor Incident". UFO encounter, or not? More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Livingston #UFO
The site of the Livingston Incident. The image shows a heavily wooded area with trees in the background that are coming into leaf. In the lower centre of the frame is a large stone with a metal plaque attached to it. The ground in the foreground is bare.
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Glen Roy's "parallel roads", north of Roybridge in Lochaber. Long held in folklore to be hunting paths used by the Celtic warrior Fingal, they actually mark different shore lines of a vast ancient loch created by glacial ice. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #GlenRoy #Lochaber
Glen Roy's "parallel roads". The image shows a grassy area in the foreground with a stone plinth and information panel. Beyond, the land descends into a broad glen that leads away from us before curving to the right. The hilltops are covered in snow. Parallel lines can be seen stretching across the left-hand side of the glen. The scene is in sunlight.
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The High Street in Melrose, an ancient town in the Scottish Borders. There are traces of an Iron Age fort to the south of the town and a Roman fort to the east; and since 1136 it has been home to one of the great Border abbeys. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Melrose
The High Street in Melrose. The image shows along a street crossed by lines of bunting that descends a hill. The buildings on the left occupy most of the frame and comprise mainly white two or three-storey structures. The nearest is signed Burts Hotel. The buildings on the right are visible as the road curves left at the bottom of the hill and are mainly of stone. The scene is in sunlight.
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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The harbour at Newhaven. Once a separate village that formed around a fishing community in the 1480s, this is now an all-too easily overlooked western neighbour of Leith; and is well worth seeking out. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Newhaven #Edinburgh
The harbour at Newhaven. The image shows a harbour in the foreground with two small white motor boats moored in it. The harbour is defined by a stone pier that runs into the centre of the frame from the right, which has a narrow white lighthouse at its end. On the left of the frame is the tip of a second harbour wall, which leaves an entrance. In the distance is more land. The sky is almost blue.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Laphroaig Distillery, one of three world-famous distilleries that can be found on the road east from Port Ellen on the south side of the Isle of Islay. The distillery was established in 1815. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #LaphroaigDistillery #Scotch #Whisky #Islay
Laphroaig Distillery. The image shows a view along the front of a white warehouse which has, in the top right of the frame the letters LAPHRO and part of the A visible. The shore is to the left of it and a little around the shore is a range of white buildings of up to three storeys in height, topped off by a distillery pagoda. The sky is blue.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM