Black Rose...
Quick post, off to watch the footy...
Castle Fraser...
Quick post of a different view of a shot from a few days back...
Just back from a days training, I,m an Underfloor heating expert now...;-
Duffus Castle...
Duffus Castle is one of the finest examples of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The raised ground of the motte and bailey look somewhat out of place sitting like an island in a sea of very flat farmland, but at the time of its construction its position was far more strategic. The castle was located by the shore of Loch Spynie and was surrounded by water and marshy ground. Over the years the loch silted up and was eventually drained and reclaimed as farmland, creating the flat landscape that now surrounds the castle.
06-AUG-2007
Culter War Memorial...
This monument was erected in proud and grateful memory of the men from this district who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
02-APR-2008
Knock Castle...
Slow day, hungover... :-(
04-APR-2008
Cambus O' May Suspension Bridge...
Quick post, another shot from yesterday...
A good example of a Victorian suspension bridge, for foot traffic only, of a kind which is found on other parts of the River Dee. It was cast in Aberdeen.
02-APR-2008
Cambus O' May Station...
This is the old station at Cambus o' May, looks like a holiday home now...
This was the route the Royal train took from Aberdeen to Balmoral Castle..
02-APR-2008
Knock Castle...
Found this place today while out for a drive...
Standing on a hill adjacent to the South Deeside Road, just outside Ballater. It was originally built around the beginning of the 17th Century by the Gordon family. It has a fine view across to Ballater and the peaceful scene belies a turbulent past. This is a castle with a tragic and violent tale to tell.
One day the seven sons of Alexander Gordon were castng peats when they were set upon and slain by a party of Forbeses. When the father heard the news he was so upset that he fell on the stairs of the castle and was killed. The leader of the Forbes party was later executed. Ownership of Knock passed to the Gordons of Abergeldie. (The Forbes's and Gordons also clashed at nearby Corgarff Castle.)...
01-APR-2008
Castle Fraser...
My first attempt at a HDR image, quite happy with
the way it turned out...
30-MAR-2008
Pier...
Another shot from yesterday.. I liked the colours and tide marks on the rocks...
30-MAR-2008
Windows to the Sea...
First day of my hols, and it felt almost like summer... :-)