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Undiscovered Scotland
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Undiscovered Scotland is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory which aims to show you what the country is really like.
Website: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/
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August 11, 1968. Three year old me on the shoulders of my grandfather witnessing the final run of a mainline steam-hauled passenger service in UK. The “Fifteen Guinea Special," ran from Liverpool to Carlisle, and marked the end of an era.
February 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Princes Street, From the Scott Memorial, Edinburgh, 1997 by 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 ( English, b.1955).
Gouache and pastel | 26 x 21".
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 1, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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Designed for a competition run by a German design magazine (Zeitschrift für Innendekoration) in 1901, it wasn't constructed until the 1990s, almost 70 years after Mackintosh's death in 1928.

#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #bellahoustonpark
#charlesrenniemackintosh
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The crumbling and precarious clifftop ruins of Newark Castle, near St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife, also sometimes known as the Castle of St Monans. A castle was probably first built here in the mid-1200s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #StMonans #Fife #NewarkCastle
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The two central characters visit Cairn Head in Galloway where this temporary harbour is being tested.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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St Medan's Beach, the Machars of Galloway.
#blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway
February 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Homage to Shipbuilding in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. Installed in 2005, it was designed by Jimmy Cosgrove and constructed by Hector McGarva. It shows a shipyard worker on one side and his dog on the other.

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#glasgow #sculpture #bellahoustonpark #publicart #glasgowghistory
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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This morning's 'Snow Moon' poking through the clouds.
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Strathnaver in northern Sutherland: a place whose beauty on a day like the one shown here belies a dark history, a history of clearance that explains how quiet it can seem today. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Sutherland #Strathnaver #Loch #Bracken #Clearances
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Saw some giants
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Hiding in plain sight - a tiny stretch of the Antonine Wall ditch at Bantaskin in Falkirk. The stone base of the Roman wall was excavated here in 1976, but then destroyed to make way for a new road. #RomanSiteSaturday
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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North Edinburgh Art Trail

An arts trail in North Edinburgh, from Natalie Taylor's labyrinth at Pennywell Kirk to the mural on the Edinburgh Direct Aid Warehouse wall made by Draya Madú with Eva Paredes and volunteers. Map here. Labyrinth by Natalie Taylor A Cretan labyrinth in the grounds of…
North Edinburgh Art Trail
An arts trail in North Edinburgh, from Natalie Taylor's labyrinth at Pennywell Kirk to the mural on the Edinburgh Direct Aid Warehouse wall made by Draya Madú with Eva Paredes and volunteers. Map here. Labyrinth by Natalie Taylor A Cretan labyrinth in the grounds of Pennywell Kirk (Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church) constructed by artist Natalie Taylor in 2016. It takes approximately 15 minutes to walk slowly into the centre.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The 30ft high statue of Our Lady of the Isles, offering magnificent views over South Uist in the Western Isles. The statue was the work of the sculptor Hew Lorimer and erected in 1957. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #SouthUist #WesternIsles #Statue #HewLorimer #Geirinis
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. Loch Ewe in Wester Ross is visited as the investigation gathers pace.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/ets/index.html
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Originally known as Grecian Chambers, the CCA building was designed by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson between 1867 and 1868. Constructed as a three-story commercial property with ground-floor shops and upper-level offices.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Shieldaig Village... looking very empty.
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 AM
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It's sad to hear reports that this mural of St Enoch and a young St Mungo on a tenement on High Street in Glasgow has been removed during work currently being carried out on the building. The mural was painted in 2018 by the street artist Smug.

#glasgow #mural #streetart #glasgowstreetart
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The traditional burial place of monarchs, Relig Odhráin graveyard near the abbey on the magical island of Iona. It may have been in continual use as a burial place since St Columba's day, nearly 15 centuries ago. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Iona #ReligOdhrain
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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The view from Meall a' Ghlas Leothaid yesterday - with the Trotternish ridge of Skye and the Isle of Lewis clearly seen on the horizon. As part of ongoing updates, we've redone our Bad na Sgalag circular route to include the ascent to this fine viewpoint.

www.walkhighlands.co.uk/torridon/bad...
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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A traditional and a modern gushet building in Glasgow. On the left is the late 19th Century Crossmyloof Mansions at Shawlands Cross, while on the right is a block of flats built around 2000 at the junction of Argyle Street and Old Dumbarton Road.

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#glasgow #architecture
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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In 2019, this gold medieval ring was found on the top of a molehill within the grounds of Dundonald Castle in South Ayrshire 💍

Thought to have been an "elite object" around 500 years ago, it may have been brought to the surface by the mole’s digging activities: www.digitscotland.com/top-six-arch...
January 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The south front of the magnificent Arniston House, near the village of Temple in Midlothian. The house was designed by William Adam in 1726 and completed by his son John Adam in the 1750s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #ArnistonHouse #Temple #Midlothian
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in central Scotland, including at the prehistoric henge and cairn at Cairnpapple Hill, and in the far north-west.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook:
www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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Anchors at the old salmon bothy
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Heading towards the Bealach na Ba.
January 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM