Prints and stock images of the Smuggler’s cave in Alva Glen. Technically, I guess it’s not really a cave at all but the gaping entrance to a rather narrow ravine through which gushes the Alva Burn.

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**UPDATE** Images of the damaged sculpture have been added – see below and my “Man in Motion” sculpture gallery. Now this is a shame. The sculpture, by Andy Scott, known as “Man in Motion” and situated on the Muirside Roundabout in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, was hit by a car last night (12/2/2011) with devastating effect. Brian [...]

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It was on this day . . . February 13th – It was on this day in 1692 that a Royalist force, commanded by Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, carried out the Massacre of Glencoe To see similar images, go to my Glen Coe gallery Thirty-eight men, women and children lost their lives in the [...]

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Stock images and Prints of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald’s memorial bust in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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It was on this day . . . January 31st – It was on this day in 1788 that Prince Charles Edward Stuart, aka “Bonnie Prince Charlie” and the “Young Pretender”, died. To see similar images, go to my Glenfinnan Monument gallery Glenfinnan is the place where Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his standard before [...]

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There are some 21 bridges spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, stretching from the Dalmarnock Bridge in the east to the Millennium Bridge in the west which spans the river between the SECC and the Glasgow Science Centre. Two of the most recent bridges are probably my favourites and both are superb photographic subjects, the [...]

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It was on this day . . . January 25th – It was on this day in 1759 that Scotland’s National Bard Robbie Burns was born. Burns wrote Tam O’Shanter, one of his most popular poems, in 1790. This fine statue of Tam O’Shanter can be found in the Burns Memorial Garden, Alloway, South Ayrshire, [...]

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So, having made the big announcement that I’m going to climb 300,000ft of ascent in 2011 (equals 5769ft/week), I had better keep a record of my progress (or lack of, maybe). **UPDATE** On March 7th, I’ve upped the challenge to 1,000ft per day – 365,000ft for the year. It makes the maths easier! Here goes [...]

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