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Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts. Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer. The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten…

The Castle of Burrian is the most accessible place in Orkney to get a close-up view of puffins.

Castle Bloody is a prehistoric feature on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland. Hogan observes that while the feature is marked as a chambered mound on the UK Ordnance Survey map, the structure is more properly and specifically classified as a…

Carved stone head of male figure. The hair and diadem are evident. Some damage noticeable around the facial features but in very good condition otherwise. Late Antique.

Carved stone head of male figure. The hair and diadem are evident. Some damage noticeable around the facial features but in very good condition otherwise. Late Antique.

Caravat Barp is another example of a Long Cairn, 165 overall, with some evidence remaining of a wide horned entrance at the East end. Erskine Beveridge noted that it was greatly dilapidated at this end, since it had been used as a quarry by local…

Caravat Barp is another example of a Long Cairn, 165 overall, with some evidence remaining of a wide horned entrance at the East end. Erskine Beveridge noted that it was greatly dilapidated at this end, since it had been used as a quarry by local…

Camuscross is a small crofting township on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Camuscross is situated on Camus Croise bay, on the west shore of the Sound of Sleat, in the Highland Council area. It lies close to the village of Isleornsay and the island of…

Camuscross is a small crofting township on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Camuscross is situated on Camus Croise bay, on the west shore of the Sound of Sleat, in the Highland Council area. It lies close to the village of Isleornsay and the island of…

Camuscross is a small crofting township on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Camuscross is situated on Camus Croise bay, on the west shore of the Sound of Sleat, in the Highland Council area. It lies close to the village of Isleornsay and the island of…

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A former highland township. After the highland clearances 200 years ago just a few stones leave evidence of where life had been lived for thousands of years.

A former highland township. After the highland clearances 200 years ago just a few stones leave evidence of where life had been lived for thousands of years.

Site of Caen Highland Township, vacated as part of the 19th Century highland clearances

Site of Caen Highland Township, vacated as part of the 19th Century highland clearances

The 7th Seaforth Highlanders waiting to advance, June 1944.

In June 1944 the Normandy landings opened a new front in north-western France. After taking the beaches, Allied forces moved inland towards the city of Caen, facing fierce resistance from the Germans. The Seaforths were involved in costly actions…

Tradional Shetland farmsteads had outbuildings connected to the house, so people could go through to the byre to tend to the cattle, even in the strongest winter gale. For centuries light came from fish-oil lamps. Once imported glass became common…

Tradional Shetland farmsteads had outbuildings connected to the house, so people could go through to the byre to tend to the cattle, even in the strongest winter gale. For centuries light came from fish-oil lamps. Once imported glass became common…

Part of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath (Historical Society of North Uist) heritage collection. North Uist Historical Society Known as CEUT, this dynamic local history society was formed in October 1987 and has gradually built up a collection…

Part of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath (Historical Society of North Uist) heritage collection. North Uist Historical Society Known as CEUT, this dynamic local history society was formed in October 1987 and has gradually built up a collection of…

Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland (grid reference HY54062100). The site overlooks the North Sea on the northeast part of Shapinsay. Excavated in the mid 19th century,…

This is a reconstruction of the Burnt Mound which was re-excavated from the shore below Meur in the north of the island.

The Broch Tower itself - the interior of which was excavated in the 18805 is the centre piece of a very extensive Iron Age settlement which stood on the shore of Strom Ness. On the Broch's landward side are the buried remains of a village beyond…

The Broch Tower itself - the interior of which was excavated in the 18805 is the centre piece of a very extensive Iron Age settlement which stood on the shore of Strom Ness. On the Broch's landward side are the buried remains of a village beyond…

Kershaw & Son. Ltd. No. 3 Mark II British Army Military Officers Binoculars

This was taken in front of the Brickie Hut, a control room in World War II, for a dummy airfield on the Plain of Fidge. It over looks Cata Sand and onto to the sand dunes.

When off on a boat trip, people used this kind of box, known in Shetland as a bøst, to carry food or fishing flies. These boxes were made around Hordaland province, and imported in the 18th century as part of the islands’ trading links with coastal…

When off on a boat trip, people used this kind of box, known in Shetland as a bøst, to carry food or fishing flies. These boxes were made around Hordaland province, and imported in the 18th century as part of the islands’ trading links with coastal…

Den unika miljön, med hyttruin, herrgård, kyrka, kvarn och en av Sveriges största samlingar av sinnerstenshus, är idag ett populärt besöksmål med publika arrangemang, konstutställningar och ett aktivt lokalt föreningsliv. Men varför anlägger man en…

Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden.

Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden.

Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden.

The Black Rock Jetty was built to transport mail and passengers by boat to and from North Ronaldsay. With the onset of the plane it was no longer put to use and is now in a state of disrepair.

Through a Glass Darkly - Digitisation of the Bridges Collection (a collection of Cypriot antiquities held at the University of St Andrews). Funded by the Leventis Foundation. Project directors: Rebecca Sweetman (School of Classics) & Alison…

Through a Glass Darkly - Digitisation of the Bridges Collection (a collection of Cypriot antiquities held at the University of St Andrews). Funded by the Leventis Foundation. Project directors: Rebecca Sweetman (School of Classics) & Alison…

Black Bear Skull - The Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Black Bear Skull - The Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Sjöar, kanaler, häst- och rallbanor; tillsammans bildade de 1800-talets transportled från Bergslagen ner till Kristinehamn och vidare ut i världen. Idag är Bjurbäcks kanal och slussområde en älskad sommarpärla. Vad är det som lockar hit så många…

Biscuit Box with biscuits sealed inside. Part of the Highlander’s Museum collection (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection).

Biscuit Box with biscuits sealed inside. Part of the Highlander’s Museum collection (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection).

The Bell Pettigrew Museum is the University of St Andrews zoology museum. It is a rare survival of a Victorian teaching museum, and wonderfully atmospheric. The displays, which include examples of several extinct species, are arranged to allow the…

The Johannes was an emigrant ship sailing from Bremen to Baltimore in 1861. The ship ran aground in the bay between Newark and Tresness. Luckily all 137 passengers and crew came ashore safely. They were distributed among various farms where they…

The Johannes was an emigrant ship sailing from Bremen to Baltimore in 1861. The ship ran aground in the bay between Newark and Tresness. Luckily all 137 passengers and crew came ashore safely. They were distributed among various farms where they…

Bell from the Concordia wrecked on Riv 9th November 1809

Bell from the Concordia wrecked on Riv 9th November 1809

This film is a specially commissioned version of its one hour long original, offering a unique opportunity to experience Beckett in Folkestone. Through this film, you will walk in the footsteps of a mysterious performer personifying both a member of…

Barpa nam Feannag, ominously called Cairn of the Hooded Crows in English, is both less accessible and less well known than Barpa Langass. Erskine Beveridge described it as a long irregular mound of loose stones, lying approximately east and westâ. He…

Barpa nam Feannag, ominously called Cairn of the Hooded Crows in English, is both less accessible and less well known than Barpa Langass. Erskine Beveridge described it as a long irregular mound of loose stones, lying approximately east and westâ. He…