Out Skerries Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBOut Skerries. Out Skerries is a group of three main (and many smaller) islands found in the North Sea some 24 miles north-east of Lerwick. Many visitors find Out Skerries to be among the most beguilingly attractive of the Shetland Islands: and we'd agree with them. This is a place with very little to do, but where it is simply nice to be.
Lochmaddy Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBLochmaddy is the village capital and main settlement on the island of North Uist. It is also the terminus for the ferry to Uig on Skye, which provides the shortest link to the Uists from mainland Scotland. Lochmaddy has a long history. The original name of the area was Cearsabhagh or Kersivay, probably given by Norse residents up to 1,000 years ...
Timeline: 1740 to 1800 - Undiscovered Scotland
WEBTimeline: 1740 to 1800. 29 October 1740: The birth in Edinburgh of James Boswell, the lawyer, diarist, traveller and author. 28 April 1742: The birth in Dalkeith of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, the lawyer and politician who became the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. February 1744: A French fleet intending to invade ...
Aberfoyle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBThree miles to the east of Aberfoyle is the beautiful Lake of Menteith, where the tranquil ruins of Inchmahome Priory stand on an island. A mile north of Aberfoyle is the The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre, operated by the Forestry Commission. Information about and images of Aberfoyle in the Trossachs on Undiscovered Scotland.
Coatbridge Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBCoatbridge Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Coatbridge. Coatbridge Main Street, Looking West. Today's Coatbridge lies north of the M8 motorway in North Lanarkshire, largely indistinguishable to a visitor from its uphill and easterly neighbour, Airdrie. By-passed by through roads, the town centre is easy to avoid: too easy, as what you ...
The Falkirk Wheel Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBBut it is the Falkirk Wheel itself that draws visitors to this spot. It is 35m or 115ft high, the height of eight double-decker buses. Each gondola contains 300 tonnes of water, meaning that the wheel moves 600 tonnes on each lift. But because the gondolas are always in balance (because boats displace their own weight of water) moving them ...
Rosyth Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBRosyth Castle. Rosyth Castle is an unexpected find. Located right next to one of the gateways into Rosyth Docks and surrounded by land used and reused for dock related developments over the years since the docks came into being from 1906, it is amazing to see such a complete example of a tower house and courtyard simply watching the world ...
Birnam Oak Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBBirnam Oak. The magnificent and ancient sessile oak known as the Birnam Oak stands close to the south bank of the River Tay, a short walk from the centre of the village of Birnam. Park in the centre of the village and follow brown tourist signs on foot that lead you along "Oak Road" and around a playing field en route to a path that runs ...
Saltcoats Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBSaltcoats was made a burgh, a status that allowed it to hold markets, in 1528. By the mid 1600s a visitor reported that Saltcoats was a fishing village with a fairly safe anchorage and an open beach. Besides fishing the main source of income seemed to be the export of cattle and fish to Ireland, and the import of corn and butter.
Abernethy Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
WEBAbernethy. Abernethy is a truly ancient village whose history can be traced back over more than two thousand years. It guards any landward approach to Fife from the north and lies just off the A913. Today it is a quiet and attractive village with interesting wynds and a fascinating story to tell.
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