Category: castle pictures
Almond Castle video
Just over 300 metres north of Muiravonside Church are the remains of Almond Castle. The tower castle is in the middle of a derelict site which has been marked for development . The tractors have moved in but it is not clear what the plan is for the site . Property videos by Photogold .…
Linlithgow Palace entrance HDR image – features as Wentworth Prison in Outlander
Linlithgow palace HDR image
Almond Castle
Just over 300 metres north of Muiravonside Church are the remains of Almond Castle. This was once the principal seat of the Barony of Manuel and, anciently, the castle and its immediate lands were known as Haining. William de Crawfurde de Manuel is on record in 1417. It remained with the Crawford family until the…
The Kelpies are glorious armoured giant horses
The Kelpies have become the most famous equine sculptures in the world . But now they have been given another name to make them more attractive to Chinese tourists. VisitBritain, which markets the UK abroad, has dubbed them ‘Kai Po Ju Ma’ in promotional literature in China – which translates as “glorious armoured giant horses”.…
Eilean Donan Castle is set to star in a new movie by Oscar winner
Eilean Donan Castle is set to take a starring role in a new movie by Oscar winning set designer Roger Christian . In 1980 he produced a film Black Angel which told the tale of a knight who rescues a princess while returning home from the Crusades, and was made entirely in Scotland, at locations…
Five castles for sale
The economy in America and the UK is on the up , so we are told , and the property market has signs of improvement . We have found five castles for sale in the UK and America. Hampton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire, UK, £12m Near the village of Bodenham, about eight miles north of the…
Eilean Donan Castle pictures , January 2016
On Wednesday I drove up to Eilean Donan Castle to take some new pictures of the castle and try some new ideas . I got there about half past twelve , just in time to catch some shots of the castle before the sun disappeared behind the clouds . I also took a picture using…
Haunted Halloween castles
Scotland is full of ruined castles. Which castles are the spookiest of them all ?. Here’s a list of the spookiest , most haunted castles in Scotland , ideal for a visit at Halloween . Do you think you can survive a visit to one of these castles ? Check out our castle tours .…
Eilean Donan Castle 605 HDR print
Eilean Donan Castle 605 HDR print .Paper size 19 by 13 inches , image size 16 by 12 inches. Photograph by David Rankin. Printed on Velvet Fine art paper , 100% cotton rag.” description=”Eilean Donan Castle 605 HDR print .Paper size 19 by 13 inches , image size 16 by 12 inches. Photograph by David…
New Nikon D600 camera goes on sale, price £1950
The new Nikon D600 camera goes on sale this week at a price of £1950 in most retailers. The camera fits in between the D3200 and the D800 in the Nikon range, with a 24 megapixel sensor. The Nikon D600 DSLR is fairly similar to the D800 — including a weather- and dust-resistant magnesium alloy build,…