picture gallery

This page displays an assortment of photographs of Blaven, Torrin, Broadford, Isle of Skye and beyond. Click on a photograph to see an enlargement of the image.

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Blaven | Torrin | Broadford | Isle of Skye | Scotland

blaven
Blaven from Camas Malag. Click to enlarge
Blaven from Camas Malag. 02-Jan-2007
 Blaven from Loch Slapin. Click to enlarge
The "classic" view of Blaven from the east bank of Loch Slapin. 17-Dec-2006
 Blaven from Loch Slapin. Click to enlarge
The "classic" view of Blaven from the east bank of Loch Slapin. 17-Dec-2006
 Modelling. Click to enlarge
Preparing for a photoshoot by Loch Cill Chriosd with Blaven as a backdrop. This was a cold winter morning with everyone wrapped up and protected from the cold. Everyone that is except the model. 05-Jan-2006
 Blaven from the Sound of Sleat. Click to enlarge
Blaven from the Sound of Sleat. 10-May-2007
 
Blaven from the Sound of Sleat. Click to enlarge
Blaven from the Sound of Sleat with Ornsay lighthouse to the left. 10-May-2007
 Blaven reflecting in Loch Slapin. Click to enlarge
Blaven reflecting in Loch Slapin. 27-Dec-2005
 Blaven from Torrin. Click to enlarge
A snow-dusted Blaven from Torrin. 11-Jan-2008
 
torrin
Cottage. Click to enlarge
This beautiful cottage was restored during the 2000s. 02-Jan-2007
 Torrin. Click to enlarge
Torrin from the west bank of Loch Slapin. 02-Jan-2007
 The old church. Click to enlarge
This former church was converted in to a family home in the early 1990s. 02-Jan-2007
 Approaching Torrin. Click to enlarge
Approaching Torrin with a snow covered Blaven in the background. 02-Jan-2005
 Approaching Torrin. Click to enlarge
Approaching Torrin with Blaven in the background. 03-Jan-2003
 
Torrin. Click to enlarge
The old marble quarry (left) and Torrin from the west bank of Loch Slapin. 02-Jan-2007
 Torrin. Click to enlarge
Torrin and a snow covered Blaven. 25-Dec-2004
 
broadford
Broadford Pier. Click to enlarge
The ”Girl Beth“ catches the winter sun at Broadford Pier. 05-Jan-2006
 Sunrise over Broadford. Click to enlarge
Winter sunrise over Broadford Bay. 05-Jan-2006
 Cill Chriosd. Click to enlarge
The ruined church at Cill Chriosd on the road from Broadford to Torrin. 03-Jan-2003
 A busy Broadford Pier. Click to enlarge
Passengers await the arrival of the Paddle Steamer ”Waverley“ for a cruise to Loch Nevis. 10-May-2007
 The B8083. Click to enlarge
Strath Suardal and the B8083 road to Torrin, Blaven and Elgol. 19-Dec-2007
 
skye
Eilean Bàn lighthouse. Click to enlarge
The decommissioned lighthouse on Eilean Bàn. 09-May-2007
 M/S ”Explorer“ off Armadale. Click to enlarge
M/S ”Explorer“ catches the light under a threatening sky off Armadale. Six months later she struck a submerged iceberg off the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and sank, fortunately with no loss of life. 08-May-2007
 Elgol. Click to enlarge
Elgol beach with the Cuillin ridge in the background. 02-Jan-2007
 Elgol. Click to enlarge
Elgol beach with the Cuillin ridge in the background. 29-Dec-2006
 ”Hebridean Isles“. Click to enlarge
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry ”Hebridean Isles“ catches the evening light at Uig pier. 01-Jan-2006
 
Heavy horses. Click to enlarge
Heavy horses on the beach at Armadale. 28-Dec-2004
 ”Waverley“ at Portree. Click to enlarge
Paddle Steamer ”Waverley“ approaching the pier at Portree. 11-May-2007
 Skye Bridge. Click to enlarge
The Skye Bridge. 09-May-2007
 The Wedding Cake. Click to enlarge
The MV ”Coruisk“ leaves Armadale for the 30 minute crossing to Mallaig. 08-May-2007
 The Old Man of Storr. Click to enlarge
The majestic 48 metre (157 feet) high Old Man of Storr. 05-Jan-2007
 
Portree. Click to enlarge
Portree, the capital of Skye. 09-May-2007
 Kylerhea Glenelg Ferry. Click to enlarge
Kylerhea Glenelg ferry. 09-May-2007
 Isle of Eigg. Click to enlarge
The distinctive shape of An Sgurr on Eigg as seen from Elgol. 31-Dec-2007
 Isle Ornsay pier. Click to enlarge
Isle Ornsay pier. 11-Jan-2008
 
scotland
”Waverley“ off Kerrera. Click to enlarge
Paddle Steamer ”Waverley“ steaming south through the Sound of Kerrera 14-May-2007
 Iona Abbey. Click to enlarge
Iona Abbey is one of Scotland‘s most historic and venerated Christain sites and the burial place of early Scottish kings. 13-May-2007
 St Martin‘s cross. Click to enlarge
8th century St Martin‘s cross at Iona Abbey. 13-May-2007
 ”Waverley“ off Iona. Click to enlarge
Paddle Steamer ”Waverley“ anchored in the Sound of Iona. 13-May-2007
 Eilean Donan Castle. Click to enlarge
The rarely seen Loch Duich side of the (in)famous Eilean Donan Castle. 09-May-2007
 
Jackie Stewart. Click to enlarge
Triple Formula 1 world champion Jackie Stewart reunited with his 1971 Tyrrell 003 at Knockhill in Fife. 23-Jul-2006
 Hermitage Castle. Click to enlarge
Mary, Queen of Scots visited Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders in 1566. 25-May-2006
 International Polo. Click to enlarge
Scotland take on Wales at Scone for the TMI Festival Cup. Wales won. 20-Aug-2005
 Sgurr of Eigg. Click to enlarge
The 50 million year old Sgurr of Eigg. 08-May-2007
 FB ”Laig Bay“. Click to enlarge
Flit Boat ”Laig Bay“ transferred up to 28 passengers at a time plus cargo from the ”big ferry“ to the Isle of Eigg. She retired from the route in 2004 with the opening of a new slipway. 30-Dec-2002
 
Lismore Lighthouse. Click to enlarge
Lismore Lighthouse, 8km (5 miles) north-west of Oban. 04-May-2007
 Plockton. Click to enlarge
The picturesque village of Plockton with the village of Ardaneaskan at the end of the rainbow. 25-Dec-2002
 ”Hebridean Princess“. Click to enlarge
Former ferry ”Hebridean Princess“, now a luxurious cruise ship, off Mull with a shipload of well pampered passengers. 06-May-2007
 Ardnamurchan Point. Click to enlarge
Ardnamurchan Point, the westernmost part of mainland Great Britain. 08-May-2007
 Steam locomotive ”Morayshire“. Click to enlarge
Preserved LNER steam locomotive ”Morayshire“ pulls away from B‘oness Station on the Bo‘ness & Kinneil Railway. 01-Apr-2007
 
Orchardton Tower. Click to enlarge
Orchardton Tower near Dalbeattie dates from the late 1450s and is unique in that it is the only circular tower house in Scotland. 17-Apr-2006
 Her Majesty‘s Yacht ”Britannia“. Click to enlarge
Her Majesty‘s Yacht ”Britannia“ at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh. She served as the Royal Yacht for Queen Elizabeth II for 43 years before being decommissioned in December 1997. 16-Oct-2001
 Staffa and Fingal‘s cave. Click to enlarge
Staffa with Fingal‘s cave centre. 12-May-2007
 Oban. Click to enlarge
Oban, harbour, fishing boats and McCaig‘s Folly. 03-May-2007
 Balamory. Click to enlarge
Tobermory, Isle of Mull. 12-May-2007
 
Glamis Castle. Click to enlarge
Glamis Castle, Angus. 31-Aug-2007
 Queen Elizabeth 2. Click to enlarge
Clyde built Cunard liner ”Queen Elizabeth 2“ departs the River Clyde after celebrating her 40th birthday. 20-Sep-2007
 Red deer. Click to enlarge
Red deer at the the Scottish Deer Centre, Cupar 28-Oct-2007
 Camas Aird nam Fiasgan. Click to enlarge
Camas Aird nam Fiasgan, Morrar with the Isle of Rum in the distance. 24-May-2008
 MV ”Loch Striven“. Click to enlarge
The ”Loch Striven“ tied up at Kyle of Lochalsh pier. The ferry normally runs between Sconser on Skye and the Isle of Raasay. 06-Jan-2008
 

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