Scotland

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a 19th-century railway bridge. It was famous for its 21 arches. Today however, it is better known for its appearance in the Harry Potter films as the bridge crossed by the Hogwarts express. The rail line provides regular rail service between Fort William and Mallaig. Originally referred to as the Jacobite […]

It has been cloudy and raining for a week. Today was forecasted to be a nice day. So, I rented a car. I wanted to drive to Glenfinnan and Glenn Coe. My real purpose for visiting Glenfinnan will be disclosed in the next post. First, the history of the area… In 1745, Charles Edward Stuart

In 1891 a small directional lighthouse was approved for the busy Oban Bay. It acts as a minor light to guide ships coming from the Firth of Lorn. It was built by the Stevenson brothers. The Stevensons were an engineering family. Robert Stevenson built or rebuilt 15 lighthouses. He had three sons that survived to

The folks I had just met left Canna for the Outer Hebrides. I am departing Canna and heading for the Isle of Skye. Specifically, I’m heading for a town called Carbost on Loch Harport; home to the Tallisker Distillery. When I embarked on this journey I had three goals: to photograph Stalker Castle; to visit

This was my first time to Canna. The boat I was following disappeared into the mist. From my charts, I knew there was one Red channel marker. I coudn’t see it. Any outgoing boats will keep close to that. I needed to be on the other side of the channel. The green marker was on

My next destination is Tobermory. I’ve never been there, but have heard great things about it. I knew getting there from Loch Linnhe would be done in two hops. First, because of the distance. Secondly, there was a day of bad weather that (I was told) would make Tobermory uncomfortable on the boat. So, I

The Small Isles consists of a group of islands on the west coast of Scotland: Muck, Eigg, Rum, and Canna. They are a part of the Inner Hebrides. I am departing Tobermory and sailing to the Isle of Canna; about 30nm (nautical miles). That’s a 6-7 hour sail due to the light winds… on the

Ever since I had decided to fulfill this dream and actually sail to Scotland, my mental image of the successful completion has been seeing Castle Stalker from the water. I had hoped to photograph the castle from that vantage point; a perspective I have never seen. Having arrived at Linnhe Marina yesterday, my plan was

I departed Oban. I am intending to go north to Loch Linnhe. There is a castle there I wanted to photograph. I found a marina that was close. For this trip I’ll have to negotiate a very tight narrow section with strong tidal currents. Actually, there are two very tight narrow sections. Only the first

Kerrera has a storied history starting in the 16th century when, Duncan McDougall the 16th Chief of the McDougall clan built Glyen Castle. The castle was completed in 1582. Glyen Castle By the mid 17th century, the civil war was breaking out in England. The McDougall’s were on the wrong side of that war. It