The village of Blackness stands on Blackness Bay, on the south side of the Firth of Forth west of Queensferry. Once an important medieval harbour, it is now popular with visitors and best known for its castle at the east end of the bay. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The ruins of Strome Castle, built in the 1400s to stand guard over the mouth of Loch Carron. Until 1970, when a new road was completed along the far, south-east, shore of the loch, it overlooked the terminus of the ferry to Stromeferry. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Strome

The intriguing 4.9m or 16ft high Ae Totem Pole, which was erected in 2007 in the briefly named and consonant-free village of Ae in Dumfries & Galloway. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #AeTotemPole #TotemPole #Ae #DumfriesAndGalloway

293 years ago today. Construction of the Tay Bridge, or General Wade's Bridge, over the River Tay at Aberfeldy in Perthshire began on 23 April 1733. It was formally opened in August 1735 and continues to carry traffic today. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Perthshire

The fascinating People's Story Museum in the Canongate Tolbooth on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, looking at the lives of the ordinary residents of Edinburgh from the late 1700s until the present day. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #PeoplesStoryMuseum #Canongate #Edinburgh

One of Scotland's most painted (and photographed) views, the lovely village of Plockton in Lochalsh, near the seaward end of Loch Carron and five miles north-east of Kyle of Lochalsh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Plockton #Lochalsh #LochCarron #KyleOfLochalsh

The pretty village of Moniaive in Dumfries & Galloway, where Anna or “Annie” Laurie, subject of a love poem and a classic folk song, was born in about 1680. The real story that inspired the poem did not end as the poet had hoped. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Moniaive

188 years ago today. John Muir, who convinced US President Theodore Roosevelt that Yosemite should be protected as a national park, was born in Dunbar in East Lothian on 21 April 1838. Today his birthplace is a museum about him. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #EastLothian

A glimpse of a world now gone. Inside the evocative Laidhay Croft Museum which stood beside the main A9 road a mile north-east of Dunbeath in Caithness. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Caithness #LaidhayCroftMuseum #Museum #Dunbeath

April Showers 🌈

Some more dark light. Bit arty, but hey.

Sunset in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow. #glasgow #sunset #kelvingrovepark #glasgowtoday #glasgowuniversity

The little known and highly unusual Saltcoats Castle, hidden away half a mile to the south of Gullane in East Lothian. It probably dates back to the years after 1590, despite a date mark that appears to be two centuries older. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #EastLothian

Love this rather weird-looking fish from beside the door of the old dispensary building of the Western Infirmary. Designed by J.J. Burnet, the dispensary was built around 1913. #glasgow #sculpture #fish #architecture #architecturephotography

It's Saturday, so we're back with those old Anderston postcards. Now, best behaviour the lot of you, that big polis has just clocked us!…

Lovely views of Cullen this Sunday afternoon from Castle Hill and the old railway line. Check out our website for walking routes in and around Cullen.

The limekiln at Boddin Point in Angus, a little north of Lunan Bay. Dating back to the 1700s, it is ever more undercut by the sea and seems inevitably destined for collapse. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #BoddinPoint #Limekiln #Angus #LunanBay

How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The central characters stay at Dunrobin Castle as the story develops. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/ets/index.html

Myrton Castle in the Machars of Galloway. Former home of the McCullochs and the Maxwells, built in the late 15th/early 16th C on the site of a wooden tower and motte. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland

In 1547 during the Wars of the 'Rough Wooing' the English invasion forces built a V shaped cannon platform at Eyemouth which was later extended. They also built a Fort at Haddington in 1548. Tantallon Castle also added a Ravelin for cannon defense it may have been inspired by these Forts.

Hopefully, you'll pick up the atmosphere of this place from its photo.

636 years ago today. King Robert II died at Dundonald Castle in Ayrshire on 19 April 1390. He began the House of Stewart/Stuart, which ruled Scotland for over two centuries before unifying the crowns of Scotland and England. More about Robert II here: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Ayrshire

#WorldHeritageDay I have had the joy and privilege of working and excavating at the Heart of #Neolithic #Orkney #WHS since 2016. That's it... just me bragging, really 😉 📸 mine #Archaeology #Heritage

The Isle of Arran from Seamill Beach on the Clyde Coast. One of the wonderful things about living in Glasgow is how close we are to some rather stunning countryside. Cont./ #glasgow #seamillbeach #arran #scotland #beach

Just checking out the cherries on The Meadows #Edinburgh Don’t think they’re quite at their peak but nearly 🙂🩷 So very pretty…

"Over the sea to Skye": the Glenelg Ferry on the Isle of Skye side of the Kyle Rhea. This channel offers the shortest route between the Isle of Skye and the mainland and was the earliest regular crossing point to and from the island. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Glenelg

When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, with the Kylesku Bridge playing a part. Available as a Kindle, Kobo, Apple or audiobook. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-thr/ind...

Warriston’s Close Steps, Edinburgh.

It's been sunny and cloudy and wet here this week. Next week looks back to normal for April (dry and sunny).

Spring cherry blossoms against red sandstone tenements in the Broomhill area of Glasgow. #glasgow #broomhill #tenement #spring #cherryblossom

Anstruther on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in the wonderful East Neuk of Fife. A busy and attractive harbour and the main commercial centre in the East Neuk: as well as being home to outstanding fish & chips. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Anstruther #Fife

A painting of the battle of Culloden, possibly commissioned by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, c.1748. The image has been enhanced to cut through a thick layer of varnish. Painting attributed to the Duke's military draughtsman, Thomas Sandby. 📸 © Royal Collection Trust

The new bridge at the Spittal of Glenmuick car park has been opened today by Balmoral Estate. This means that access is back to normal for Lochnagar and neighbouring Munros, the circular walk around Loch Muick etc. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/b... [Photo does not show current conditions]

A rather beautiful painted glass screen in the lowest pane of a tenement window on West Princes Street in Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #window #stainedglass #tenement #architecture

Bowmore Distillery, in the heart of the village of Bowmore beside Loch Indaal on the Isle of Islay. It has its own maltings, so the pagodas are not just for show. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #BowmoreDistillery #IsleOfIslay #Islay #Bowmore #Scotch #Whisky

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle - seen here from the west - and more widely across Scotland during World War Two. Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/has/index.html

Reconstructions of Edinburgh, Stirling, Roxburgh and South Berwick Castles four of the five Scottish Castles signed over to English garrisons in the Treaty of Falaise in 1174 by captive King William the Lion of Scots (1165-1214). (Fifth Castle was Jedburgh)

Here's a still from the drone flight on Tuesday. Shieldaig Village with Ben Shieldaig behind.

More of the mosaic decorated bollards in the Woodlands area of Glasgow. I love the colour they bring to the streets. #glasgow #streetart #mosaics #woodlands #bollards

The amazingly well-preserved crofting township of Duirinish, on the road to Plockton a few miles north-east of Kyle of Lochalsh. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Duirinish #Lochalsh #KyleOfLochalsh #Plockton

Mountain light, Glen Nevis #Scotland #GlenNevis #FortWilliam www.damianshields.com

Torphichen preceptory - under the St. John Scotland #moody #urbanphotography #photography #landscape #scotland

Are you interested in the Iron Age and Roman archaeology of South West Scotland? Join us at our SWSARF workshops this June! We'll be at Ayr Town Hall (20th June) and Dumfries Museum (27th June) discussing the latest draft chapters of the South West framework. Register for free: bit.ly/3Qr32QG

Menstrie Castle in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, restored from a derelict ruin in the late 1950s as part of the housing development that now surrounds it. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #MenstrieCastle #Castle #Menstrie #Clackmannanshire

There are some very lovely places to live in the NW Highlands. This is one of them! (It's Loch Long, and it's tidal, so technically this is the North Atlantic).

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced thriller set in northern Scotland. Oldshoremore in north-west Sutherland has an important role as the story develops. Available as a Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/ind...

What a difference a week makes .... snow on the melt on #BynackMore in the #Cairngorms

Below Beinn Alligin.

The Jordanhill Cross, one of the @govanstones.bsky.social in Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow. It's the lower section of a celtic-style cross and is decorated with a figure on horseback and geometric knotwork designs. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowhistory #govan #govanstones #scottishhistory

280 years ago today. The last pitched battle fought on the British mainland saw Jacobite forces under Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) suffer a crushing defeat at the Battle of Culloden, east of Inverness, on 16 April 1746. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland