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<!-- 01 --> | FalkirkWheelSide 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg | The '''[[Falkirk Wheel]]''', named after the nearby town of [[Falkirk]], is a rotating [[boat lift]] connecting the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] with the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]]. The wheel raises boats by 24 metres. | credit1= Photo credit: [[User:SeanMack|Sean Mack]]
<!-- 02 --> | Reaper in sail.jpg | '''''[[Reaper (sailing vessel)|Reaper]]''''' is a restored historic [[Fifie]] [[herring]] [[drift net|drifter]] which is registered by the [[National Historic Ships Committee]] as part of the Core Collection of historic vessels in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], and currently operates as a [[museum ship]]. | credit2= Photo credit: [http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/boats-club.php Scottish Fisheries Museum Boats Club]
<!-- 03 --> | Wemyss Bay railway station.jpg | '''[[Wemyss Bay railway station]]''' is a [[train station|railway station]] on the [[Inverclyde Line]]. Located in the village of [[Wemyss Bay]], [[Inverclyde]]. The station incorporates the terminal for the [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] [[ferry]] connecting the mainland to [[Rothesay, Argyll and Bute|Rothesay]] on the [[Isle of Bute]]. | credit3= Photo credit: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/69519247@N00/24779439/ wilm]
<!-- 04 --> | The Skating Minister.jpg | '''''The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch''''', better known by its truncated title '''''[[The Skating Minister]]''''', is an [[oil painting]] by Sir [[Henry Raeburn]] in the [[National Gallery of Scotland]] in [[Edinburgh]]. | credit4= Photo Credit: [[Henry Raeburn|Sir Henry Raeburn]] (1790s painting)
<!-- 05 --> | Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011.jpg | '''[[Eilean Donan]]''' ({{lang-gd|Eilean Donnain}}) is a small [[tidal island]] where three sea lochs meet, [[Loch Duich]], [[Loch Long, Highlands|Loch Long]] and [[Loch Alsh]], in the western [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. | credit5= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Diliff Diliff]
<!-- 06 --> | Loch tay crannog 02.jpg | A '''[[crannóg]]''' (pronounced /krəˈno:g/ or /ˈkrɑno:g/ or /ˈkranag/) is an ancient [[artificial island]] or [[island|natural island]] found in Scotland and [[Ireland]], used for a settlement. The name may also refer to a wooden platform erected on shallow [[loch]] floors. | credit6= Photo Credit: [https://flickr.com/photos/12771303@N00 Dave Morris]
<!-- 07 --> | Quiraing, Isle of Skye.jpg | The '''[[Isle of Skye]]''', commonly known as '''Skye''', is the largest and most northerly island in the [[Inner Hebrides]]. In [[Scottish Gaelic]] it is commonly referred to as ''An t-Eilean Sgiathanach'' ("The Winged Isle"). | credit7= Photo Credit: [https://flickr.com/photos/martinlatter/9777533/ masher2]
<!-- 08 --> | Room de Luxe.jpg | The '''[[Willow Tearooms]]''' are [[Tea room|tearoom]]s at 217 [[Sauchiehall Street]], [[Glasgow]],, designed by internationally renowned [[architect]] [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], which opened for business in October 1903. | credit8= Photo Credit: [[User: Dave souza|Dave souza]]
<!-- 09 --> | DynamicEarth1.JPG | '''[[Our Dynamic Earth]]''' is a Scottish [[science centre]] and prominent conference venue and visitor attraction located in [[Holyrood, Edinburgh|Holyrood]], [[Edinburgh]], beside the [[Scottish Parliament Building]]. | credit9= Photo Credit: [[User:Globaltraveller|Globaltraveller]]
<!-- 10 --> | Glencoe (1).jpg | '''[[Glen Coe]]''' (({{lang-gd | Gleann Comhann}}) is a [[glen]] in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. It lies in the southern part of the [[Lochaber]] [[committee area]] of [[Highland Council]], and was formerly part of the [[Counties of Scotland|county]] of [[Argyll]]. | credit10= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Gil.cavalcanti Gil.cavalcanti]
<!-- 11 --> | Lewis chess queen .jpg | The '''[[Lewis chessmen]]''' (named after their find-site) belong to some of the few complete [[medieval]] [[chess set]]s that have survived until today. The chessmen are believed to have been made in [[Norway]], perhaps by craftsmen in [[Trondheim]] (where similar pieces have been found), sometime during the [[12th century]]. | credit11= Photo Credit: [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]]
<!-- 12 --> | Plockton, Wester Ross.jpg | '''[[Plockton]]''' ({{lang-gd | Am Ploc/Ploc Loch Aillse}}) is a picturesque settlement in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] on the shores of [[Loch Carron]]. It faces east, away from the prevailing winds, which together with the [[North Atlantic current|North Atlantic Drift]], gives it a mild climate, allowing palm trees (actually [[Cabbage tree (New Zealand)|cabbage tree]]s) to grow. | credit12= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/74632 Arthur Bruce]
<!-- 13 --> | Iona Abbey Celtic Cross.jpg | One of the oldest and most important religious centres in western [[Europe]], '''[[Iona Abbey]]''' is considered the point of origin for the spread of [[Christianity]] throughout Scotland. Iona Abbey is located on the [[Iona|Isle of Iona]], just off the [[Isle of Mull]] on the West Coast. | credit13= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/80221 Dennis Turner]
<!-- 14 --> | The Torridons from the Shieldaig Peninsula.jpg | The '''[[Torridon Hills]]''' surround [[Torridon]] village in the [[Northwest Highlands]]. The name is usually applied to the [[mountain]]s to the north of [[Glen]] Torridon. They are among the most dramatic and spectacular peaks in the [[British Isles]] and made of some of the oldest rocks in the world. | credit14= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/19706 Richard Baker]
<!-- 15 --> | Scalpay - Eilean Glas lighthouse.jpg | '''[[Eilean Glas|Eilean Glas Lighthouse]]''', built by engineer [[Thomas Smith (engineer)|Thomas Smith]], was one of the original four lights to be commissioned by the [[Northern Lighthouse Board|Commissioners of the Northern Lights]] and the first in the Hebrides (the others were [[Kinnaird Head]], [[Mull of Kintyre]] and [[North Ronaldsay]]). | credit15= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/19706 Richard Baker]
<!-- 16 --> | Tombolo St Ninians 5940.JPG | The [[tied island]] of [[St Ninian's Isle]] is joined to the [[Mainland, Shetland|Shetland Mainland]] by the largest [[tombolo]] in the UK. | credit16= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ThoWi~commonswiki ThoWi]
<!-- 17 --> | OM Storr 2004.jpg | '''The Old Man of Storr''' is a rock pinnacle, the remains of an ancient [[volcanic]] plug. It is part of [[The Storr]], a rocky hill overlooking the [[Sound of Raasay]] on the [[Trotternish]] [[peninsula]] of the [[Isle of Skye]]. | credit17= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Wojsyl Wojsy]
<!-- 18 --> | Scotland Fife Crail 20070725 0117.jpg | '''[[Crail]]''' is a former [[royal burgh]] in the [[East Neuk]] of [[Fife]]. Built around a harbour, it has a particular wealth of vernacular buildings from the 17th to early 19th centuries, many restored by the [[National Trust for Scotland]], and is a favourite subject for artists. | credit18= Photo Credit: [[:de:Benutzer:S.moeller|S.moeller]]
<!-- 19 --> | Greyfriars-bobby-edin.jpg | '''[[Greyfriars Bobby]]''' was a [[Skye Terrier]] who became known in 19th-century [[Edinburgh]], after reportedly spending fourteen years guarding his owner's grave, until his own death on 14 January 1872. A year after the dog died, the philanthropist [[Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts|Baroness Burdett Coutts]], had a statue and fountain erected to commemorate him. | credit19= Photo Credit: [[User:MykReeve|MykReeve]]
<!-- 20 --> | Maree Rhuairidh.jpg | '''[[Eilean Ruairidh Mòr]]''' is a forested island in [[Loch Maree]], [[Wester Ross]]. Its name was formerly anglicised as "Ellan-Rorymore". The islands in Loch Maree are among the least disturbed in Britain and are managed as a [[National Nature Reserve]]. | credit20= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/332167 Jerry Sharp]
<!-- 21 --> | Scottish Parliament, window detail.jpg | The '''[[Scottish Parliament Building]]''' ({{lang-gd|Pàrlamaid na h-Alba}}, {{lang-sco|Scots Pairlament Biggin}}) is the home of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Scottish Parliament|Parliament]] at [[Holyrood, Edinburgh|Holyrood]], within the [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in central [[Edinburgh]]. It was designed by [[Enric Miralles]], the Catalan architect,.and has won a number of awards, including an award at the VIII Biennial of Spanish Architecture, the [[Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland#RIAS Award for Architecture|RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture]], and the 2005 [[Stirling Prize]], the UK's most prestigious architecture award. | credit21= Photo Credit: [[User:Wangi|Wangi]]
<!-- 22 --> | Oban harbour 14839d.jpg | '''[[Oban]]''' ({{lang-gd | An t-Òban}}) (meaning "The Little Bay") is a [[resort]] [[town]] within the council area of [[Argyll and Bute]]. Oban Bay is a near perfect horseshoe bay, protected by the island of [[Kerrera]], and beyond Kerrera is [[Isle of Mull|Mull]]. To the north is the long low island of [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]], and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour. | credit22= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Josi Josi]
<!-- 23 --> | Soutra Aisle.jpg | '''[[Soutra Aisle]]''', just within the [[Scottish Borders]], not far from [[Fala, Midlothian|Fala]], is the remains of the ''House of the Holy Trinity'', a church that was part of a complex comprising a hospital and a friary. The hospital was founded in 1164 by [[Malcolm IV of Scotland|Malcolm "the Maiden"]] and is believed to have been the largest hospital in mediæval Scotland. | credit23= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wangi Wangi]
<!-- 24 --> | Schotland Queen's View 8-05-2010 10-39-44.JPG | '''[[Loch Tummel]]''' ({{lang-gd | Loch Teimhil}}) is a long, narrow [[loch]], 7 kilometres north west of [[Pitlochry]] in [[Perth and Kinross]]. A well known view over the loch and the surrounding countryside (with [[Schiehallion]] in the background) is the 'Queen's View' from the north shore, which [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] made famous in 1866. | credit24= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Paul_Hermans Paul Hermans]
<!-- 25 --> | Schottland-Edinburgh-Sir Walter Scott Monument.JPG | The '''[[Scott Monument]]''' is a [[Gothic revival architecture|Victorian Gothic]] monument to [[Scotland|Scottish]] author [[Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott]]. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in [[Edinburgh]]. | credit25= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Schatir Schatir]
<!-- 26 --> | Arbroath Harbour.jpg | '''[[Arbroath]]''' or '''Aberbrothock''' ({{lang-gd|Obair Bhrothaig}}) is a former [[royal burgh]] on the [[North Sea]] coast, around {{convert|16|mi|km|1}} ENE of [[Dundee, Scotland|Dundee]] and {{convert|45|mi|km|1}} SSW of [[Aberdeen, Scotland|Aberdeen]]. It is the largest town in the [[Subdivisions of Scotland|council area]] of [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]]. and has a population of 22,785. | credit26= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13810 Karen Vernon]
<!-- 27 --> | Distilleryreflection.jpg | '''[[Bruichladdich distillery]]''' is a [[distillery]] on the [[Rhinns of Islay|Rhinns]] of the isle of [[Islay]]. The distillery produces mainly [[single malt]] [[Scotch whisky]], but has also offered artisanal [[gin]]. | credit27= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Laddie09 Laddie09]
<!-- 28 --> | Royal Museum, Edinburgh, main hall.jpg | The '''[[National Museum of Scotland]]''' is one of Scotland's [[National Museums Scotland|national museums]], on [[Chambers Street (Edinburgh)|Chambers Street]], in [[Edinburgh]]. The original Royal Museum began in the 19th century and was added to in the 1990s when a new building known as The Museum of Scotland was added, both merging in 2007 into The National Museum of Scotland. | credit28= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Shimgray Shimgray]
<!-- 29 --> | Wallace Monument , Stirling, Scotland, in Autumn.jpg | The '''[[Wallace Monument]]''' is a sandstone tower, built in the [[Victorian Gothic]] style. It stands on the summit of [[Abbey Craig]], a volcanic [[crag and tail|crag]] above [[Cambuskenneth Abbey]], from which Wallace was said to have watched the gathering of the army of [[England|English]] king [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], just before the [[Battle of Stirling Bridge]]. | credit29= Photo Credit: [[User:Ray Mann|Ray Mann]]
<!-- 30 --> | Fair Isle - West cliffs.jpg | '''[[Fair Isle]]''' (from [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]] ''Frjóey'') ({{lang-gd | Eileann nan Geansaidh}}) is an island off Scotland, lying around halfway between [[Shetland]] and the [[Orkney Island]]s. The most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom, it is famous for its [[bird observatory]] and a [[Fair Isle (technique)|traditional style of knitting]]. | credit30= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/9395 Dave Wheeler]
<!-- 31 --> | CaltonHillDugaldMonument.jpg | '''[[Calton Hill]]''' is a hill in central [[Edinburgh]], just to the east of the [[New Town, Edinburgh|New Town]]. The hill is home to several iconic monuments and buildings: the [[National Monument of Scotland|National Monument]], [[Nelson Monument, Edinburgh|Nelson's Monument]], the [[Dugald Stewart Monument]], the [[Old Royal High School|Royal High School]], the [[Robert Burns]] Monument, the [[Political Martyrs' Monument]] and the [[City Observatory]]. | credit31= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Andrewyuill Andrewyuill]
<!-- 32 --> | Milk thistle flowerhead.jpg | '''[[Thistle]]''' is the common name of a group of [[flowering plant]]s characterised by [[leaf|leaves]] with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the family [[Asteraceae]]. In the [[language of flowers]], the thistle (like the [[Bur|burr]]) is an ancient [[Celts|Celtic]] symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth, for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. | credit32= Photo Credit: [[User:Fir0002|Fir0002]]
<!-- 33 --> | Wfm_glasgow_necropolis.jpg | The '''[[Glasgow Necropolis]]''' is a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[cemetery]] in [[Glasgow]]. It sits on a hill above, and to the east of, [[Glasgow Cathedral|St. Mungo's Cathedral]]. It was conceived as a [[Père Lachaise Cemetery|Père Lachaise]] for Glasgow, and subsequently established by the Merchants' House of Glasgow in 1831. Fifty thousand individuals have been buried in approximately 3500 [[tomb]]s. | credit33= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Finlay_McWalter Finlay McWalter]
<!-- 34 --> | Loch Etive.jpg | '''[[Loch Etive]]''' ({{lang-gd | Loch Eite}}) is a 30 km [[loch|sea loch]] in [[Argyll and Bute]]. The name Etive is believed to mean "little ugly one" from the [[Goddess|Gaelic Goddess]] associated with the loch. A road along [[Glen Etive]] makes the head of the loch accessible from [[Glen Coe]]. | credit34= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/9007 Jamie Campbell]
<!-- 35 --> | Dunfermline Abbey - entrance.jpg | '''[[Dunfermline Abbey]]''' is a large [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] abbey in [[Dunfermline]], [[Fife]]. It was administered by the [[Abbot of Dunfermline]]. The abbey was founded in 1128 by [[David I of Scotland|King DavidI]], but the monastic establishment was based on an earlier foundation dating back to the reign of King [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Máel Coluim mac Donnchada]] (i.e. "Malcolm III" or "Malcolm Canmore", r. 1058-93). | credit35= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/26 Andy Stephenson]
<!-- 36 --> | Iona Village from seawards.jpg | '''[[Iona]]''' ({{lang-gd|Ì Chaluim Chille}}) is a small island in the [[Inner Hebrides]] off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of [[Celtic Christianity]] for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination. | credit36= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/45678 Graham Proud
<!-- 37 --> | View of loch lomond.JPG | '''[[Loch Lomond]]''' ({{lang-gd | Loch Laomainn}}) is a freshwater [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[loch]], lying on the [[Highland Boundary Fault]]. It is the largest loch/lake in [[Great Britain]], by surface area, and contains many islands, including [[Inchmurrin]], the largest fresh water island in the [[British Isles]]. | credit37= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Abubakr.h Abubakr.h]
<!-- 38 --> | Robert Owen's House, New Lanark.jpg | '''[[New Lanark]]''' is a village on the [[River Clyde]], approximately 1.4 miles (2.2 kilometres) from [[Lanark]], in [[South Lanarkshire]]. It was founded in 1786 by [[David Dale]], who built [[cotton mills]] and housing for the mill workers. Under the ownership of a partnership that included Dale's son-in-law, [[Robert Owen]], a Welsh [[philanthropy|philanthropist]] and [[social reform]]er, New Lanark became a successful business and an epitome of [[utopia]]n [[socialism]]. | credit38= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/75502 Gordon Brown]
<!-- 39 --> | Loch Leven.jpg | '''[[Loch Leven (Highlands)|Loch Leven]]''' ({{lang-gd | Loch Lìobhann}}) is a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of Scotland. Loch Leven extends 8¾ miles (14 km), varying in width between 220 yards (200 m) and just over a mile (1.8 km). It opens onto Camus a'Chois at [[Ballachulish|North Ballachulish]], part of [[Loch Linnhe]] at its western end. | credit39= Photo Credit: [[User:Cactus.man|Cactus.man]]
<!-- 40 --> | Scotland from satellite.jpg | The '''[[geography of Scotland]]''' is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands.. Aside from the mainland, Scotland is surrounded by 790 [[List of islands of Scotland|islands]] encompassing the major [[archipelago]]es of the [[Shetland|Shetland Islands]], [[Orkney|Orkney Islands]] and the [[Outer Hebrides]]. | credit40= Photo Credit: [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6806 NASA]
<!-- 41 --> | Haddington.jpg | The [[Royal Burgh]] of '''[[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]]''' is a town in [[East Lothian]]. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian, which was known officially as Haddingtonshire before 1921. It lies approximately {{convert|20|mi|km|0}} east of [[Edinburgh]]. | credit41= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/17137 Richard Webb]
<!-- 42 --> | File:Dunnottar Castle, ruin.jpg | '''[[Dunnottar Castle]]''' ({{lang-gd | Dùn Fhoithear}}, meaning "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined [[medieval]] [[fortress]] located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles (3 km) south of [[Stonehaven]]. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages. | credit42= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Andrewmckie Andrewmckie]
<!-- 43 --> | Suilven looking east.jpg | '''[[Suilven]]''' ({{lang-gd|Sula Bheinn}}) is one of the most distinctive [[mountain]]s in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of [[Sutherland]], it rises almost vertically from a [[wilderness]] landscape of [[moorland]], [[bog]]s and [[loch]]ans known as [[Inverpolly National Nature Reserve]]. The [[mountain]] forms a steep-sided ridge some 2 km in length. The highest point, known as ''Caisteal Liath'' (meaning "the Grey Castle"), lies at the northwest end of this ridge. | credit43= Photo Credit: [[User:Grinner|Grinner]]
<!-- 44 --> | Aberdour Castle -tower ruins.jpg | '''[[Aberdour Castle]]''' is located in the village of [[Aberdour|Easter Aberdour]], [[Fife]]. Parts of the [[castle]] date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with [[Castle Sween]] in [[Argyll]], which was built at around the same time. | credit44= Photo Credit: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/35914191@N00/2258507496 Andy Hawkins]
<!-- 45 --> | Inveraray Bridge - Loch Fyne.jpg | '''[[Loch Fyne]]''' ({{lang-gd|Loch Fìne}}, meaning "Loch of the Vine or Wine", is a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of [[Argyll and Bute]]. Although there is no evidence for grapes growing there, it was more metaphorical, such as meaning that the River, ''Abhainn Fìne'', was a well-respected river. | credit45= Photo Credit:
<!-- 46 --> | Scottsview3.1.jpg | '''[[Scott's View]]''' refers to a viewpoint in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Scottish Borders|Borders]], overlooking the valley of the [[River Tweed]], which is reputed to be one of the favourite views of Sir [[Walter Scott]]. The viewpoint is around 3 miles east of [[Melrose, Scotland|Melrose]]. | credit46= Photo Credit: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/semi-detached/2289783068/ Semi-detached]
<!-- 47 --> | Glenfinnan monument and Loch Shiel.jpg | '''[[Loch Shiel]]''' ({{lang-gd | Loch Seile}}) is a 19.3 km<sup>2</sup> freshwater [[loch]], 120 m deep, situated 20 km west of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]] in [[Lochaber]], [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]. It is enclosed by mountains in the north east and surrounded by [[bog]] and [[rough pasture]] in the south west, from which end the 4 km [[River Shiel]] drains to the sea in [[Loch Moidart]] near [[Castle Tioram]]. | credit47= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gil.cavalcanti Gil Cavanti]
<!-- 48 --> | Kyle of Durness.jpg | '''[[Durness]]''' ({{lang-gd | Diùirnis}}) is a huge but remote parish in the northwestern [[Scottish Highlands|Highland]]s, encompassing all the land between the Moine to the East (separating it from Tongue parish) and the Gualin to the West (separating it from Eddrachilis). | credit48= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/33495 Neil Booth]
<!-- 49 --> | CrinanLockHouse3.jpg | The '''[[Crinan canal]]''' is a [[canal]] in the west of Scotland, taking its name from the village of [[Crinan (village)|Crinan]] at its westerly end. It provides a navigable route between the [[River Clyde|Clyde]] and the [[Inner Hebrides]], without the need for a long diversion around the [[Kintyre]] peninsula, and in particular the exposed [[Mull of Kintyre]]. | credit49= Photo Credit: [[User:Velella|Velella]]
<!-- 50 --> | StMargareth edinburgh castle.jpg | '''[[St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh|St Margaret's Chapel]]''', at [[Edinburgh Castle]], is the oldest surviving building in [[Edinburgh]]. An example of [[Romanesque architecture]], it is a Category A [[listed building]]. Legend had it that [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|St. Margaret]] worshipped in this small [[chapel]], but recent research indicates that it was built at the beginning of the 12th century by her fourth son who became [[David I of Scotland|King David I]] in 1124. | credit50= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kjetilbjornsrud Kjetilbjornsrud]
<!-- 51 --> | River Tweed from Mertoun House.jpg | The '''[[River Tweed]]''', or '''Tweed Water''', ({{lang-gd|Abhainn Thuaidh}}) is {{convert|97|mi|km}} long and flows primarily through the [[Scottish Borders|Borders]]. It rises on [[Tweedsmuir]] at Tweed's Well near where the [[River Clyde|Clyde]], draining northwest, and the [[River Annan|Annan]] draining south also rise. | credit51= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/47379 Jean Walley]
<!-- 52 --> | Castle Stalker - geograph.org.uk - 966531.jpg | '''[[Castle Stalker]]''' ({{lang-gd|Caisteal an Stalcaire}}) is a four-storey [[tower house]] or [[keep]] picturesquely set on a [[tidal island|tidal islet]] on Loch Laich, an inlet off [[Loch Linnhe]]. It is located about {{convert|1.5|mi}} north east of [[Port Appin]], [[Argyll]]. | credit52= Photo Credit:
<!-- 53 --> | National Gallery of Scotland restitch1 2005-08-07.jpg | The '''[[Scottish National Gallery]]''', in [[Edinburgh]], is the national [[art gallery]] of Scotland. An elaborate [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical]] edifice, it stands on [[The Mound]], between the two sections of Edinburgh's [[Princes Street Gardens]]. The building, which was designed by [[William Henry Playfair]], first opened to the public in 1859. | credit53= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Klaus_with_K Klaus with K]
<!-- 54 --> | Glenfinnan Viaduct.jpg | '''[[Glenfinnan Viaduct]]''' is a railway [[viaduct]] on the [[West Highland Line]] in [[Glenfinnan]], [[Lochaber]], [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]. It was built between 1897 and 1901. Located at the top of [[Loch Shiel]] in the West [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]], the viaduct overlooks the [[Glenfinnan#Glenfinnan Monument|Glenfinnan Monument]] and the waters of Loch Shiel. | credit54= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nicolas17 Nicolas17]
<!-- 55 --> | Forth bridge evening long exposure.jpg | The '''[[Forth Bridge]]''' is a [[cantilever bridge|cantilever]] [[railway]] [[bridge]] over the [[Firth of Forth]]. It was opened on 4 March 1890, and spans a total length of {{convert|2528.7|m}}. It is often called the '''Forth Rail Bridge''' or '''Forth Railway Bridge''' to distinguish it from the '''[[Forth Road Bridge]]'''. | credit55= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:George_Gastin George Gastin]
<!-- 56 --> | Hopetoun house sunny day.jpg | '''[[Hopetoun House]]''' is the traditional residence of the [[Earl of Hopetoun]] (later the [[Marquess of Linlithgow]]). It was built 1699-1701, designed by [[Sir William Bruce, 1st Baronet, of Balcaskie | William Bruce]]. It was then hugely extended from 1721 by [[William Adam (architect)|William Adam]] until his death in 1748 being one of his most notable projects. The parklands in which it lies were laid out in 1725, also by William Adam. | credit56= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:George_Gastin George Gastin]
<!-- 57 --> | Blair Castle - Scotland.JPG | '''[[Blair Castle]]''' stands in its grounds near the [[village]] of [[Blair Atholl]] in [[Perthshire]]. The Castle is said to have been started in 1269 by [[John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch]], a northern neighbour of the [[Earl of Atholl]], who started building on the Earl's land while he was away on [[crusade]]. | credit57= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Hasso Hasso Weber]
<!-- 58 --> | Edinburgh Calton Hill.jpg | '''[[Calton Hill]]''' (archaically spelt '''Caltoun Hill''',) is a hill in central [[Edinburgh]], just to the east of the [[New Town, Edinburgh|New Town]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Scottish Government]], which is based at [[St Andrew's House]], on the steep southern slope of the hill; with the [[Scottish Parliament Building]] lying near the foot of the hill. | credit58= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Saffron_Blaze Saffron Blaze]
<!-- 59 --> | Bealach na Ba Pano.jpg | '''[[Bealach na Bà]]''' is a historic pass through the mountains of the [[Applecross peninsula]], in [[Wester Ross]] in the Scottish Highlands—and the name of a famous twisting, single-track mountain road through the pass and mountains. The road is one of few in the Scottish Highlands that is engineered similarly to roads through the [[great mountain passes in the Alps]], with very tight hairpin bends that switch back and forth up the hillside. | credit59= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ritchyblack Stefan Krause]<br/><br/>
<!-- 60 --> | Distillery-gates.jpg | The '''[[Bruichladdich distillery]]''' is a [[Scotch whisky]] [[distillery]] on the [[Rhinns of Islay|Rhinns]] of the isle of [[Islay]]. It is one of eight distilleries on the island, and until the recent opening of [[Kilchoman Distillery|Kilchoman]] farm distillery, the only [[Independent business|independent]] one. | credit60= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bdcl1881 Bdcl1881]
<!-- 61 --> |Vy i skottland.JPG | '''[[Loch Linnhe]]''' is a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of [[Corran, Lochaber|Corran]] is known in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] as ''An Linne Dhubh'' (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as ''An Linne Sheileach'' (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic word ''linne'', meaning "pool". | credit61= Photo Credit: [[User:Moralist|Moralist]]
<!-- 62 --> | Edinburgh Castle Overview.jpg | '''[[Edinburgh Castle]]''' is a [[fortress]] which dominates the skyline of the city of [[Edinburgh]], from its position atop the volcanic '''Castle Rock'''. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of [[David I of Scotland|King David]] in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the [[Union of the Crowns]] in 1603. | credit62= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Saffron_Blaze Saffron_Blaze]
<!-- 63 --> | Cramond Harbour.jpg | '''[[Cramond]]''' ({{lang-gd|Cathair Amain}}) is a seaside village now part of suburban [[Edinburgh]], located in the north-west corner of the city at the mouth of the [[River Almond, Lothian|River Almond]] where it enters the [[Firth of Forth]]. The Cramond area has a long history, with evidence of [[Mesolithic]], [[Bronze Age]] and [[Roman Empire|Roman]] activity. | credit63= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Struan Steven Harrison]
<!-- 64 --> | Scotland´s heraldic lion above the entrance of the the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh (cropped).jpeg | Limestone carving of Scotland's [[Royal Arms of Scotland|heraldic lion]] above the entrance to the '''[[Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh|Queen's Gallery]]''', Edinburgh. | credit64= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stefan2901 Stefan2901]
<!-- 65 --> | Loch Torridon, Scotland.jpg | '''[[Loch Torridon]]''' ({{lang-gd|Loch Thoirbheartan}}) is a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of the [[Northwest Highlands]]. The loch was created by [[glacial]] processes and is in total around 15 miles (25 km) long. It has two sections: Upper Loch Torridon to landward, east of ''Rubha na h-Airde Ghlaise'', at which point it joins Loch Sheildaig; and the main western section of Loch Torridon proper. | credit65= Photo Credit: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ritchyblack Stefan Krause]
<!-- 66 --> | Fratercula arctica and Uria aalge -Scotland-8.jpg | Puffins and guillemots on [[Lunga, Treshnish Isles|Lunga]] in the [[Treshnish Isles]], with [[Bac Mòr]] (known as Dutchman's Cap for its distinctive shape) in the background. | credit66= Photo Credit: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29340537@N06 Simaron]
<!-- 67 --> | The Black Cuillin.jpg | The '''[[Cuillin]]''' ({{lang-gd | An Cuilthionn}} (or ''An Cuiltheann'')) are properly and locally known as '''The Cuillins''' in the plural, and are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of [[Skye]]. The true Cuillin is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Hills (''na Beanntan Dearga'') across Glen Sligachan. | credit67= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Andrewmckie Andrewmckie]
<!-- 68 --> | RRS Discovery-Dundee.jpg | The '''[[RRS Discovery|RRS ''Discovery'']]''' was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for [[Antarctic]] research, she was launched as a [[Royal Research Ship]] (RRS) in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying [[Robert Falcon Scott]] and [[Ernest Shackleton]] on their first, successful journey to the Antarctic, known as the [[Discovery Expedition]]. She is now the centrepiece of a visitor attraction in her home, [[Dundee]]. | credit68= Photo Credit: [[User:Mactographer|Mactographer]]
<!-- 69 --> | Skara Brae - geograph.org.uk - 1274913.jpg | '''[[Skara Brae]]''' is a stone-built [[Neolithic]] settlement, located on the [[Bay of Skaill]] on the west coast of [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]], the largest island in the [[Orkney]] archipelago. It consists of eight clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly [[3100 BCE|3180 BCE]]–[[2500 BCE]]. Europe's most complete Neolithic village, Skara Brae gained [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] status as one of four sites making up "The [[Heart of Neolithic Orkney]]". | credit69= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1274913 craig w macgregor]
<!-- 70 --> | Holyrood Abbey - Edinburgh.jpg | '''[[Holyrood Abbey]]''' is a ruined [[abbey]] of the [[Canons regular]] in [[Edinburgh]]. The abbey was founded in 1128 by [[David I of Scotland|King David I]]. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the [[Scottish Reformation]] the [[Palace of Holyroodhouse]] was expanded further. The abbey church was used as a parish church until the 17th century, and has been ruined since the 18th century. | credit70= Photo Credit: [https://www.flickr.com/people/laszlo-photo/ laszlo-photo]
<!-- 71 --> | Tobermory Scotland (24445055379).jpg | '''[[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermoray]]''' ({{lang-gd|Tobar Mhoire}}) is the capital of, and the only [[burgh]] on, the [[Isle of Mull]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]]. It is located in the northeastern part of the island, near the northern entrance of the Sound of Mull. The town was founded as a [[fishing port]] in 1788, its layout based on the designs of [[Dumfriesshire]] engineer [[Thomas Telford]]. | credit71= Photo Credit: [https://www.flickr.com/people/127168866@N07 Lukas von Daeniken]
<!-- 72 --> | Deep Freeze in Braemar - geograph.org.uk - 1653487.jpg | '''[[Braemar]]''' is a village in [[Aberdeenshire]], around {{convert|58|mi|km}} west of [[Aberdeen]] in the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. Sitting at an altitude of {{convert|339|m}}, Braemar is the third coldest low lying place in the UK, after the villages of [[Dalwhinnie]] and [[Leadhills]]. It has twice entered the [[UK Weather Records]] with the lowest ever [[United Kingdom|UK]] temperature of -27.2<sup>o</sup>[[Celsius|C]], on 11 February 1895, and 10 January 1982. | credit72= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/16321 Paul Chapman]
<!-- 73 --> | Mousa Broch 20080821 02.jpg | A '''[[broch]]''' is an [[British Iron Age|Iron Age]] [[drystone]] hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex [[atlantic roundhouse]]" devised by Scottish [[archaeologist]]s in the 1980s. Their origin is a matter of some controversy. | credit73= Photo Credit: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Otter Otter]
<!-- 74 --> | Jarlshof(NigelDuncan)Feb2007.jpg | '''[[Jarlshof]]''' is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in [[Shetland]]. It lies near the southern tip of the [[Shetland Mainland]] and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". | credit74= Photo Credit: [https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10646 Nigel Duncan]
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