Contributions of the group Scotland's Beauty

St Giles’ Cathedral (6 PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:19:48 +0000

Die einstige Kathedrale St Giles’ Cathedral, auch High Kirk of Edinburgh, ist die Hauptkirche der Church of Scotland und eine der bedeutendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt.
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung einer Kirche an dieser Stelle stammt aus dem Jahr 854. Das gegenwärtig existierende Gebäude wurde mutmaßlich seit dem Jahr 1120 erbaut - nach einem Brand im Jahr 1385 im Stil der Gotik wiederaufgebaut

Mehr bei: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles%E2%80%99_Cathedral

Edinburgh Castle (4 PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:19:43 +0000

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Das historisches Schloss Edinburgh Castle (schottisch gälisch: Caisteal Dhùn Èideann) steht auf dem Castle Rock in der Altstadt Edinburghs.

In der Princes Street..................Adam Smith.

Adam Smith (* 5. Juni 1723 in Kirkcaldy, † 17. Juli 1790 in Edinburgh), war ein schottischer Moralphilosoph und Aufklärer und gilt als Begründer der klassischen Nationalökonomie.

The Well Court ......

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:32:55 +0000

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...is part of Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Well Court Hall in Dean Village at the Water of Leith:

The Well Court, located in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Dean Village, was commissioned in the 1880s by Sir John Findlay, owner of the Scotsman newspaper. It was designed as social housing for local workers, and included a communal hall, a large courtyard and small but comfortable flats.
Well Court is a rare example of an arts and crafts building in Edinburgh and is recognised as one of the best examples of the work of Sydney Mitchell, an important Scottish architect of the time. The building improved the area and took account of earlier traditional buildings in the area.

ewh.org.uk/well-court

The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Historische Eisenbahnbrücke über den Firth of Forth (2 PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:30:32 +0000

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HFF to all friends and visitors

Die Forth Bridge ist eine zweigleisige Eisenbahnbrücke über den Firth of Forth, die im Gegensatz zu dem bis dahin verwendeten Schmiedeeisen vollständig aus Stahl hergestellt wurde. Sie hatte bei ihrer Eröffnung 1890 die größte Spannweite aller Brücken weltweit.
Im Juli 2015 wurde sie zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe erklärt.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge

Walking the dog

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:01:29 +0000

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I took my dog out for a walk, set my tripod up and took this with my phone. The phone took over 4 minutes to take this although the exif data says it took about 16 seconds.

Snow Line

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:06:01 +0000

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Ben Starav taken from Beinn Sgulaird

Edinburgh: feudale Wohnlage (PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:33:04 +0000

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HWW von einem historischen Bau im Dean Village, Edinburgh

ewh.org.uk/well-court

Der Well Court - Teil des UNESCO Weltkulturerbes - liegt im Tal des Flüßchens Water of Leith.
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Magdalen Green bandstand

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:06:22 +0000

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'Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay!
The longest of the present day
That has ever crossed o’er a tidal river stream,
Most gigantic to be seen,
Near by Dundee and the Magdalen Green.'

A verse of the poem,The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay, by William McGonagall , Scotland's worst poet maybe. The poem is etched along the espalnade between Dundee 'Discovery Point' and the rail bridge.

The Tay Bridge Centenary was in June 1987. I should perhaps first point out that this was the anniversary of the opening of the second Tay Bridge, which still survives today and not its predecessor, which dramatically collapsed some eight years earlier.

HFF vom Moray Place in Edinburgh

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:00:53 +0000

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Edinburgh Castle - HFF everybody

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:38:51 +0000

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HFF von der Forth-Bridge (PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:38:47 +0000

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Die Forth Bridge ist eine zweigleisige Eisenbahnbrücke über den Firth of Forth, die im Gegensatz zu dem bis dahin verwendeten Schmiedeeisen vollständig aus Stahl hergestellt wurde. Sie hatte bei ihrer Eröffnung 1890 die größte Spannweite aller Brücken weltweit.
Im Juli 2015 wurde sie zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe erklärt.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge

My childhood playground

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:07:28 +0000

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For me this beach was endless, the sun always shone, the sea was never too cold to bathe in and there were no caravans parked on the Kinkell Braes. We lived within easy walking distance of the East Sands, and there was rarely a day that I wasn't here, pottering about, collecting shells to paint, or peering into the rock-pools looking at the anemones, small crabs, molluscs and shrimps.

Was I wearing rose tinted glasses? Maybe, but I did have a wonderful childhood.

St.Andrews Castle

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:09:55 +0000

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In this photo one can see the tidal swimming pool, the West Sands and Tentsmuir Forest in the background.

HWW vom Firth of Forth

nobody@ipernity.com (volker_hmbg) — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:50:47 +0000

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Brücken Bank - HBM everyone (PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (HH-volker 2) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:58:43 +0000

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HBM from the Firth of Forth

Die Forth Bridge ist eine zweigleisige Eisenbahnbrücke über den Firth of Forth, die im Gegensatz zu dem bis dahin verwendeten Schmiedeeisen vollständig aus Stahl hergestellt wurde. Sie hatte bei ihrer Eröffnung 1890 die größte Spannweite aller Brücken weltweit.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge

Etwa 900 m weiter landeinwärts steht die Forth Road Bridge, eine 1964 eröffnete, vierspurige Hängebrücke. Sie ist seit Eröffnung einer neuen Straßenbrücke nur für Fußgänger und Biker nutzbar. Noch etwas weiter landeinwärts liegt die Brücke Queensferry Crossing, eine Schrägseilbrücke, auf der seit dem 30. August 2017 der M90 motorway über den Firth of Forth führt
(siehe PiP).

Going up

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:01:47 +0000

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Taken on one of my many walks on the Ochil Hills, near where I live.

Beinn Dearg

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:02:49 +0000

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Getting to this hill is a bit of a walk, but the view was worth it.

Rannoch Moor

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:24:32 +0000

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During our walk of the West Highland Way, we walked across Rannoch Moor on the old military road. I took this in between rain showers. One of those moments when the sun bursts out and lights up everything.

Shadows and reflections

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:59:32 +0000

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The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The viaduct is in good condition, having been renovated between 1992 and 1995. To the east of the viaduct is the Drygrange Old Bridge, dating from 1776, on which I was standing to take this photo. It is no longer used by traffic and has been superseded by a newer road bridge.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaderfoot_Viaduct

Tillicoultry Glen

nobody@ipernity.com (Chris Bowness) — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:04:41 +0000

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Taken as I headed up The Law in the Ochil Hills.