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Scotland -- view from an Argyllshire village church, towards Nether Largie. Location: SCO, Argyll & Bute , Argyll, Kilmartin village. [ref. to #175.029] |
The English countryside -- rape seed (canola) field blanketed with spring blooms. Location: ENG, Lincolnshire , The Wolds, Tennyson Country (Somersby Area), Harrington. [ref. to #256.415] |
Great Britain and IrelandThe intimate landscapes of the British Isles show the hands of a hundred generations, one on top of the other like so many tree rings. This is not so much a specialty for me as an obsession, and I have written eighty photo-text packages on these areas for the American magazine, British Heritage, among others. In the process I've created a 7,800 image collection that covers most parts of England, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland — with a heavy emphasis on the countryside. |
Harlech Castle, in Wale's Snowdonia Region; iew from a castle tower over the Town of Harlech. Location: WAL, Gwynedd County, Snowdonia National Park, South Coast (Tremadog Bay), Harlech Castle. [ref. to #184.044] |
Connemara, in the Republic of Ireland; this medieval chapel sits in the middle of a river at Cong Abbey, Cong.Location: IRE, Co. Mayo , Galway Area. [ref. to #165.057] |
The Lake District -- an elderly American couple visits the Ullswater Docks at Howtown. Location: ENG, Cumbria , The Lakes District National Park, Ullswater, Howtown. REL. [ref. to #133.056] |
The Scottish Highlands district of Wester Ross; view across Loch Ewe towards village, with the village reflected in water and a beached fishing boat in frgd. Location: SCO, Ross & Cromarty District, Wester Ross, Poolewe. [ref. to #243.588] |
Dover Castle's Secret Wartime Tunnels include this World War II anti-aircraft operations room, located in The Casements, built as Napoleonic barracks. Location: ENG, Kent , The White Cliffs of Dover, Dover (City), Dover Castle (EH). [ref. to #239.291] |
At the Bowmore whisky distillery in the Hebridean Island of Islay, raw spirits flow from the stills into the spirit safe. Location: SCO, Argyll & Bute , Inner Hebrides, Islay, Bowmore. [ref. to #246.500] |
Salisbury Cathedral, Choir and Sanctuary, prepared for a wedding. Location: ENG, Wiltshire , Central Chalklands, Salisbury. [ref. to #137.010] |
The Scottish Highlands -- Glen Lyon. This stone foot bridge by a waterfall is known locally as the "Roman Bridge"; it is on the estate of the notorious Capt. Robert Campbell, the Butcher of Glencoe, and probably built by him. Location: SCO, Perth & Kinross District, Grampian Mountains, Glen Lyon. [ref. to #243.471] |
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