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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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It's the season to appreciate the names of Scottish road gritters ❄️
#Scotland #Christmas
Map of Scotland showing location of road gritter. Most names are puns.Bear Chills, sled Zeppelin, credence clear road survival, thistle gritter through
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Vestness from the sea.

#Papay
#Orkney
December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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SEPA Flood Alert for Orkney theorkneynews.scot/2025/12/08/s...
SEPA Flood Alert for Orkney
A FLOOD ALERT has been issued for Orkney. This alert is for coastal flooding. On Tuesday into Wednesday, due to a combination of very strong winds, a storm surge and spring tides, th…
theorkneynews.scot
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The pretty village and golf resort of Gullane in East Lothian. Gullane's origins are ancient and a church was established here in the 800s. This was replaced in the 1100s by St Andrew's Kirk, whose ruins still stand. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Gullane #EastLothian
Gullane in East Lothian. The image shows two golfers on a golf course,at the bottom of the frame. Further back are two large houses, one in white and the other mock Tudor, both with mainly red tiled roofs. There are trees in the background and the sky is mainly blue. with large white houses in the background.
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, including the elusive Hermit’s Castle at Achmelvich.
Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more:
www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...
The image shows a view along a rocky promontory with grassy patches and sea on the right and in the background. In the centre of the frame is a light grey concrete structure made up of flat planes and odd angles with a chimney projecting from its centre and small square window holes in several of the surfaces. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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The New Trench theorkneynews.scot/2025/12/08/t...
The New Trench
By Bernie Bell. There has been exciting news from The  People of the Ness (and Time Team) – a new trench will be opened next July and the site will be open to visitors on weekdays between Tues…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Buchanan Street late on a wet December afternoon in Glasgow.

#glasgow #glasgowatnight #nightphotography #christmas #buchananstreet #christmaslights #lights #december #winter #xmas
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The A896 heading south early yesterday morning.
Sunrise over dark hills.
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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On this day in history. Mary Queen of Scots was born 483 years ago today on 8 December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace. Mary is the most intriguing, most studied, and most famous of all Scottish monarchs: probably because she seems the most human. More here: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland
The image shows the front of Linlithgow Palace seen through the arch of the entrance gateway. The arch cuts off the sides of the frame while the palace is a large ruin made of honey-coloured stone with a tower house at its left-hand end. There are cars parked this side of it and a set of stone stesp leads up to the right beyond the arch. The sky is blue.
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Winter in the Trossachs.

#Scotland
#Photography
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Sad news; one of the last survivors of old Pollokshaws...

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Historic Glasgow church building badly damaged by fire
The B-listed former Pollokshaws Parish Church building suffered serious damage in the blaze on Sunday morning.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#AdventAngels By #DouglasStrachan, in Bothwell Parish Church. #StainedGlassSunday
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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The spectacular Black Cuillin, seen under menacing clouds from the pier at Elgol on the Isle of Skye. Other places are closer to the main Cuillin ridge, but from Elgol you can look right into the heart of this amazing mountainscape. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Skye
The Black Cuillin, seen under menacing clouds from the pier at Elgol on the Isle of Skye. The image shows the mountains in the distance, with the pier in the foreground with three fishing boats. There are two fishermen standing and talking on the pier. The foreground is in sunlight.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. The settings used include Kirkwall harbour and the Kirkwall Hotel, both shown here.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more:
www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....
This modern image shows Kirkwall harbour and the Kirkwall Hotel. The buildings extend from the middle right of the frame, which is the end nearest the camera. The largest is the Kirkwall Hotel, which is four storeys in height. There’s a fishing boat in the foreground with a blue and black hull and white upper parts. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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#ArchiveAdventCalendar theme 7 is #Star. Dunblane celebrates its sporting star Sir Andy Murray with the gold postbox and the mural at Dunblane Sports Club

🚶Visit Dunblane Museum on Saturdays until 20 Dec
🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)
🆓 Free admission - donations invited
December 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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I love this sculpture on a wall at the junction of Byres Road and University Avenue in West End of Glasgow. Created in 1993 by Michelle de Bruin and Callum Sinclair, this is the first time I've seen it lit up in a very long time.

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#glasgow #sculpture #solareclipse #byresroad #hillhead
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Fluffy clouds over mountains.
December 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Craigievar Castle south of Alford in Aberdeenshire. One of Scotland's best preserved and most authentic tower houses, it was described as a "strange and curious old castle" by Queen Victoria after an unannounced visit in 1879. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Aberdeenshire
Craigievar Castle south of Alford in Aberdeenshire. The image shows the tall tower house clad in pink harling, viewed end-on with the narrower end facing the camera. The entrance is at the foot of a square tower set into the structure. There is a small circular stone turret with a conical roof off to the left. The scene is in sunlight.
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Frosted morning, Loch Arkaig #Scotland #Lochaber #Highlands damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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🪬🧿 Edinburgh North Bridge, circa 1904

#edinburgh #northbridge #vintage #sepia #scotland #architecture #history #photography #cityscape #trains #alttext
This vintage, sepia-toned photograph captures a panoramic view of North Bridge in Edinburgh, circa 1904. The bridge itself is a prominent feature, with its intricate lattice-work structure visible underneath the road surface. Trains are seen running on tracks beneath the bridge, adding a dynamic element to the scene. The city skyline is dense and varied, featuring a mix of architectural styles. There are numerous buildings with pointed roofs and spires, characteristic of the period. The structures range in height, creating an uneven yet visually interesting horizon. In the foreground, a park-like area is visible, complete with trees and a small glass-roofed building. The image provides a detailed glimpse into the urban landscape of Edinburgh at the turn of the century.
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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A winter palace and a winter king. The Knap of Howar and the Papay Great auk on a breezy Papay tour today.

#Papay
#greatauk
#orkney
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A touch of the tropics close to the far south-western tip of Scotland. Logan Botanic Garden lies in the Rhinns of Galloway some 14 miles south of Stranraer and is one of the gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway
Logan Botanic Garden in the Rhinns of Galloway. The image shows a garden, dominated by a cluster of tropical-looking trees with very rough trunks and green growth only at their tops. Another tree, in the left centre of the frame, has pink blossom. There’s a path in the lower left. The sky is blue.
December 6, 2025 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. RAF Wigtown has a central role in the book as the search for a spy builds towards its dramatic conclusion.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.arachnid.scot/book-fof/ind...
This modern image shows a view across a cultivated field with green plants appearing above ground. In the lower right of the frame is a windowless two-storey square flat-roofed concrete building with ivy growing up part of it and the floor of a balcony on its left. The sun is coming from the right, leaving the face nearest us in shadow. In the distance the land rises to high rounded hills. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Lochan Fada, Fisherfields Forest,Scotland.
#photography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#bnw
#scotland
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Sunrises may be very late on December mornings this far north, but they certainly have their moments.
Sunrise over still water.
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM