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Scotland - The Road to the Isles

The Poltallock estate is about 5000 acres (2000ha) without a road, only animal tracks with the sea to the west. Duntrune castle is meant to be one of the longest continually inhabited in UK and has a few small holiday lets allowing one a chance to get a hundred feet above the Sound of Jura in 5 minutes from the supper table (as of 2012, now 1/2 hour). The estate passed from the Campbells to the Malcolms and a major house was built near Kilmartin, but apparently abandoned in the 1950s and now a shell. Robin M fell out with his brother (or maybe this was a generation back) and moved to Duntrune, while the other brother moved to Old Poltallock thus at S & N extremities

Carnassarie Castle follows; although not part of the Poltallock estate, it commands the north end of Kilmartin Glen

Postposting Dec 2014: I have chosen this gallery to re-open as I never posted half of what I shot on previous years May hols. A few extra pics 2019 on what will have to be my final visit
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Macaskin Islands and Loch Craignish
Macaskin Islands and Loch Craignish		 the old house
the old house		 Old Ardifuir with cattle
Old Ardifuir with cattle		 Ardifuir Broch
Ardifuir Broch
Deserted house group
Deserted house group		 Stag erring up
Stag erring up		 a prospect of islands
a prospect of islands		 is there a contestant for 'monarch of the glen'?
is there a contestant for 'monarch of the glen'?
across the Add Estuary to Crinan Harbour
across the Add Estuary to Crinan Harbour		 so whose backyard is this?
so whose backyard is this?		 farewell to the straits 2013
farewell to the straits 2013		 bluebells all the way?
bluebells all the way?
back with the lowing herd
back with the lowing herd		 homeward bound
homeward bound		 Squall over Loch Craignish
Squall over Loch Craignish		 Loch Michean
Loch Michean
Ardnoe point
Ardnoe point		 Straight of Corryvreckan
Straight of Corryvreckan		 Crinan harbour from Barr Mor
Crinan harbour from Barr Mor		 into the uplands
into the uplands
Poltalloch estate
Poltalloch estate		 ..and out the other way
..and out the other way		 hints of sun over Sound of Jura
hints of sun over Sound of Jura		 Duntrune castle and estuary of the river Add
Duntrune castle and estuary of the river Add
Ardifuir
Ardifuir		 Jura and Oyster catcher
Jura and Oyster catcher		 west from near Ardifuir
west from near Ardifuir		 Summer escapee
Summer escapee
Across the Sound of Jura
Across the Sound of Jura		 a prospect of Jura
a prospect of Jura		 sunset over Scarba...
sunset over Scarba...		 another sunset
another sunset
Brenphort
Brenphort		 house at Brenphort
house at Brenphort		 Craigan nam Buachaillean
Craigan nam Buachaillean		 they get everywhere
they get everywhere
Ardifuir, old and new
Ardifuir, old and new		 oh no, not more bluebells
oh no, not more bluebells		 from old Ardifuir
from old Ardifuir		 old Ardifuir
old Ardifuir
now why did I take this shot?
now why did I take this shot?		 between the islands
between the islands		 A dream of Jura
A dream of Jura		 still life
still life
seaweed 1
seaweed 1		 underseascape
underseascape		 underseascape 2
underseascape 2		 wandering lonely as a cloud
wandering lonely as a cloud
it must be greener the other side
it must be greener the other side		 sunset-moon rise
sunset-moon rise
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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)07-Dec-2014 09:36
Magnifique! V+
Paolo
lindakarer05-Dec-2014 10:42
beautiful gallery, nice
Pieter Bos17-Jun-2014 19:30
Great gallery, Chris! ~V
klaas_lukas15-Nov-2013 19:53
Nice collection, scotland is still on my list, don't know why it take so long for me to visit it is close !
Photo.Keely03-Jun-2013 22:11
Nice gallery! Well done! V.
Helen Betts02-Jun-2013 20:29
I looked all though this great gallery last night but wasn't able to comment at the time, but very nice work, Chris, and beautiful country.
samikosemi30-May-2013 09:31
Very interesting gallery !
Sami ! v
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