In Sept. 1998 we toured England and Scotland, being of Sottish Heritage, the trip was a way of connecting with ancestors
Clan Agnew Tartan
Clan MacDonnell Tartan
Now to the Clan Agnew Castle, Lochnaw Castle, on the small loch or lake east of the town of Stranraer.
The castle was the former home of the Chieftains of Clan Agnew, the Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway.
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| Left side view | The view as you come up the driveway | Right side view |
The Clan Crest atop the castle
The Court Yard
The walled Garden
Corner of the walled Garden
rear view of the Castle
The Castle as viewed from the Boat House
And finally... Lochnaw itself... very peaceful
The Callanish Standing Stone, Isle of Lewis
Callanish Standing Stones, 500 years older than Stonehenge
Blair Castle, Perthshire, home of Clan Murray
Edinburgh's St. Gilles Cathedral
The monument to Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh
Holyroodhouse Palace, Edinburgh
A knight protecting the Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Shore line north of Stranraire
Quiraing, a landslip in an area known as Trotternish, on the Isle of Skye
Glencoe
The Glenturret Distillery
The Sweet Heart Abbey... A story of undying love
In 1268, Lord John Balliol died. His widow, Lady Dervorguilla of Galloway had his embalmed heart placed in an ivory casket
When she died in 1289, Dervoguilla was laid to rest in front of the Church's alter clutching her husbands heart at her bosom.
The Famous Loch Lomond
A piper at Loch Lomond
Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle
The old man of Storr
Hiking on the West Highland Way
The Lindisfarn Priory on Holly Island
One must cross the seabed during low tides, and be careful to check the tide charts to know when you can leave
Lindisfarne Castle on Holly Island
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