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Aurora over Scotland (35 files)

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights displays photographed taken over Aberdeeshire in Scotland since 1989 covering some 350 events with arc, rays, coronas with a wide rnage of shapes and colours

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213959jhp
Scottish Stone Circle Aurora Borealis Corona red green rays Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.27.22hrsUT for 20secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera, upright

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213956jhp
Scotland Aurora Borealis corona building red green rays dome stone Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.25.12hrsUT for 15secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera, upright

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213955jhp
Scottish Aurora Borealis corona building red green rays Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.24.10hrsUT for 15secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera, upright

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213954jhp
Scottish Aurora Borealis sweeping red green rays Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.23.29hrsUT for 14secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213952jhp
Scotland Stone Circle Aurora Borealis sweeping red rays Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.21.36hrsUT for 19secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera, upright

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213951jhp
Scottish Stone Circle Aurora Borealis sweeping arms Stars rays Tomnaverie flanker Bronze Age site near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland to the west of Aberdeen. Unusually this evening of ongoing activity started around 16.00 hours as a major storm on 20th November 2003. This digital photo of a new surge in the display and strong development of a coronal zenith to the south was taken at 23.20.58hrsUT for 13secs and these cf139 digital photos were taken at 800ISO, I think I felt the power of the display justified a stop down from my usual 1600ISO setting hoping perhaps for better noise control. In hindsight this was to be one of the last major storms I witnessed on Deeside to date, 2018 culminating for me at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland until after midnight, busy evening and in a sense the most spiritual experience I had photographing Aurora displays. I imagine those in the Bronze Age, without light pollution issues, would have often seen them as well. I had to leave Crooktree at 18.30 to teach at Aboyne where my photography students got dragged out to witness the continuing display and then went from there to Tomnaverie. The evenings’ displays were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film photos started at around 17.40hrsUT. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 15.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, 2003, November, winter, east, west, south, north, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, flankers, Bronze, Age, zenith, crown, centre, dome, Arc, Rays, wings, sweeping, arms, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, stars, constellations, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, cycle, maximum, minimum, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, Van, Ellen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, moon, columns, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, cold, frosty, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time, seconds, time, exposure, tripod, cable, release, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 15mm Fisheye, early, afternoon, digital, camera, upright

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9565jhp
Aurora Northern Lights Plough nitrogen faint rays fading display Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 01.13.32hrsUT for 20secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a waning arc as the display fades and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9563jhp
Aurora Northern Lights Big Dipper purple nitrogen faint rays Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 01.09.46hrsUT for 17secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a waning arc as the display fades and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9561jhp
Aurora Borealis Scottish Plough August nitrogen ray eastwards Deeside Torphins lights Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.42.46hrsUT for 19secs showing faint purple nitrogen ray activity over Torphins lights with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9557jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland August purple nitrogen faint rays fragmented arc northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.37hrsUT for 19secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9553jhp
Aurora Northern Lights Scottish summer purple nitrogen faint rays northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.30.03hrsUT for 16secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9552jhp
Aurora Borealis Scottish Ursa Major August purple nitrogen faint rays northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.29.04hrsUT for 20secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9550jhp
Aurora Borealis Scottish Northern Lights summer purple nitrogen rays northwwards Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 27.43hrsUT for 17secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9549jhp
Aurora Borealis Scottish Big Dipper August purple nitrogen rays northwwards Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.26.59hrsUT for 17secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9547jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland East summer Torphins moon purple nitrogen ray Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.24.41hrsUT for 17secs showing single nitrogen ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc loking eastwards over the lights of Torphins with a full moon to the right of the frame. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9546jhp
Aurora Borealis Scottish Plough summer yellow green arc North faint rays Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.19.41hrsUT for 17secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Scottish Summer Aurora aucf9545jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland Plough summer August 2003 green arc faint rays Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 22nd August, 2003 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.19.04hrsUT for 20secs showing faint multiple ray activity with the yellow green oxygen gas in a breaking arc and the constellation Ursa Major, The Plough or Big Dipper. I took 20 frames between 00.19hrs and 01.13.32hrsUT, using my Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 16mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and for this display, sandwiched between 27th July and 28th October, I took no slide film. At 1600 ISO the noise factor was not a problem and the general look of the images were better than the corresponding slide film with 400asa stock pushed two stops to give an equivalent sensitivity level of 1600asa. These photos show that Aurora displays can be viewed during summer months in North East Scotland and even with full moonlight.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, summer, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, 2003, August, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, moon, moonlight, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera

Deeside Aurora au9595ajhp
Aurora Borealis pulsating green patches north pulsing October 1995 Scottish Aberdeenshire Deeside taken on the evening of the 18th October, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 22.15hrsUT with strong pulsating patches of light. The activity continued until the early hours of the morning of the 19th and was the last Aurora display recorded by me until April 1996 when I was photographing Comet Hyakutake. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, 1995, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, green, bluish, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long, upright

Deeside Aurora au9591jhp
Aurora Borealis bands streaming pulsing October 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the evening of the 18th October, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 22.00hrsUT with strong pulsating bands of light coming from the west over Kincardine O’Neil direction. The activity continued until the early hours of the morning of the 19th and was the last Aurora display recorded by me until April 1996 when I was photographing Comet Hyakutake. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, 1995, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, green, bluish, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au95919jhp
Aurora display lights green rays north autumn Plough 1995 Scotland Aberdeenshire Deeside taken on the morning of the 19th October, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north with the Plough Constellation in its classis autumnal position. This photo was taken at 00.30hrsUT with several weak rays. The activity continued until the early hours of the morning of the 19th, finishing around 01.00hrs UT and was the last Aurora display recorded by me until April 1996 when I was photographing Comet Hyakutake. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, 1995, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, green, bluish, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au9589jhp
Aurora Borealis purple rays tree nitrogen autumn west 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.40hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au9588jhp
Aurora Borealis purple rays tree nitrogen September 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.30hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au95813jhp
Aurora display arc green windy Plough 1995 Deeside September Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to North. This photo was taken at 22.20hrsUT with a generalised green arc which was waxing and waning after the active phase was over until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa, Major, Big Dipper, 1995, September, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au95810jhp
Northern Lights purple rays nitrogen autumn west 1995 Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.43hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Big Dipper, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au95435jhp
Aurora Borealis rays curtains Cassiopeia green Scottish spring March 1995 Aberdeenshire Deeside taken on the morning of the 12th March, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 01.30hrsUT having shown hints of an arc throughout the evening with activity starting at 00.55 with a ray which continued with rays until around 00.15hrsUT on the morning of the 13th March. There were very faint rays the following night around mid-night. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, winter, spring, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Cassiopeia, 1995, March, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-409, exposed, time, long

Deeside Aurora au95423jhp
Aurora Borealis British arc green strong March 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 12th March, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to north. This photo was taken at 00.40hrsUT having shown hints of an arc throughout the evening with activity starting at 00.55 with a ray which continued with rays until around 00.15hrsUT on the morning of the 13th March. There were very faint rays the following night around mid-night. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, winter, spring, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Cassiopeia, 1995, March, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-409, exposed, time, long

Aurora Deeside bnm1954jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland bright strong green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.51.42UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona.
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, bright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph

Aurora Deeside bnm1951jhp
Northern Lights Scotland bright red green rays Aberdeenshire March Deeside taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.50.59UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona.
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph

Aurora Torphins bnm1959jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland Torphins later stage green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.54.00, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona.
This photo was one of several taken with the display active again around 9.30pm during a second phase of activity from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right towards the end of the overall display around 10pm.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph

Aurora Torphins bnm1957jhp
Northern Lights Scotland photo spring green rays Torphins village Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.53.03UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona.
This photo was one of several taken with the display active again around 9.30pm during a second phase of activity from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right towards the end of the overall display around 10pm.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph

Aurora Deeside jkl8295jhp
Aurora Borealis Scotland winter pine trees silhouette green rays red Deeside taken on the 27th February, 2014 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen is the first display I have seen this year and the best for several years since the end of the previous Solar Cycle in 2006 although initial forecasts did not suggest a display of this strength was likely over the UK from a glancing CME. It was in fact observed and photographed as far south as Essex in England.

This photo and those up to the cottage roof view where taken between 20.15 and 20.35 and give an idea of how active and varied a display can be in such a short time. It was also the most active phase of the evenings display including a fairly rare occurrence of a folded arc, more common in the most northern regions. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 and ISO settings of 6400 allowing for much shorter exposure times e.g. circa 10 sec average times with hopefully more accurate recordings of these moving events. The first activity photographed of this display was about 19.50, looking west of North to the west of Torphins.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Crooktree, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, panorama, folded, curtains, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, Plough, Ursa, Major, Big, Dipper, Cassiopeia, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, nitrogen, purple, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, morning, February, 2014, pine, trees, silhouette, telephone, pole, cottage, roof, chimney.

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213953JHP
Aurora Borealis Rays Corona Drape Flanker Stone Circle Royal Deeside Scotland of the Bronze Age Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, winter, November, Tarland, zenith, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone Circle, flankers, Bronze Age, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, upright, photos, photographs, digital, sunspots, solar, cycle, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, radiation, red, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, stars, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time

Aurora over Stone Circle SO0213950JHP
Scottish Aurora Stock Library Photos Displays Royal Deeside Stone Circle with early rays from a developing Corona drape over one of flankers of the Bronze Age Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, winter, November, Tarland, zenith, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone Circle, flankers, Bronze Age, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, digital, sunspots, solar, cycle, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, radiation, red, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, stars, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time

Aurora Corona Stone Circle SO0213958JHP
Aurora Borealis Corona Canopy Red Green Rays Flanker Tarland Deeside draping over one of flankers of the Bronze Age Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, winter, November, Tarland, zenith, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone Circle, flankers, Bronze Age, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, digital, sunspots, solar, cycle, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, radiation, red, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, stars, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time

Aurora Corona Stone Circle SO0213957JHP
Aurora Borealis Corona Canopy Stock Library Photo Royal Deeside Scotland draping over one of flankers of the Bronze Age Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire Scotland
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aurora, Borealis, Corona, winter, November, Tarland, zenith, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone Circle, flankers, Bronze Age, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, digital, sunspots, solar, cycle, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, oxygen, gas, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, radiation, red, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, peaceful, quiet, religious, magical, mystical, spiritual, stars, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, night, sky, nights, night-time

Egypt > Abu Simbel (2 files)

Photographs of the Great Temple of Ramses 11 at Abu Simbel and those of his wife's temple of Nefertari with some interior images as well.

Abu Simbel Graffiti EG051395JHP
Abu Simbel Great Temple Graffiti Name Black dated carved legs huge rock carved statues of Ramses 11 and his wife and daughters at what was once a River Nile site but now reconstructed in a mammoth UNESCO rescue project in the 1960â€™s and housed in an artificial hill high enough to save it from the total flooding with the creation of Lake Nasser.
Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, graffiti, names, date, Black, legs, huge, Great Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, cliff

Abu Simbel at Night EG051495JHP
Egyptian Temple Ramasses Abu Simbel seated statues night light show lit up for the walk back to the entrance after the nightly light and sound show and viewed from the right hand side.
Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Aswan, Lake, Nasser, River, Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Abu, Simbel, rock, carved, huge, magnificent, Great, Temple, landscape, light, sound, show, night, dark, stars, floodlights, floodlit, spectacular, moving, music, imagery, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, temples, daughters, Queen, Nefertari, Re-Harakhte, religion, Gods, Ptah, Amun-Re, deified, power, empire, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, Burckhardt, Belzoni, sky, archaeology, Egyptology, graffiti, names, dam, flooding, UNESCO, rescue, artificial, mountain, holiday, travel, tourism, Kuoni, Sea, cruise, cruiseboat, desecration, damage

Egypt > Abydos & Dendara (2 files)

Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.

Dendara Main Entrance eg075495jhp
Dendara Temple entrance gate Domitian Trajan Pro-pylon Hathor Egyptian photograph, located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. The photo is of the main entrance North Propylon gate into the modern site with a small shrine with beautifully carved floral Corinthian capitals.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, Corinthian, capitals, north, pro-pylon, Domitian, Trajan, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, Bes, statue, God, columns, proplyon, gateway, gate, mudbrick, enclosure, wall

Abydos Osireion Overview 5395EG07JHP
Abydos Temple Osireion Granite Blocks Water flooded vista high photo at the rear of the largest royal monument built in white limestone, situated at the most important and one of the oldest necropolis of ancient Egypt is the home of Osiris and the Temple of Seti/Sety 1 with additions by Ramses 11. The photograph illustrates the Osireion, a cenotaph to Sety, completed by Merenptah but also a symbolic tomb for the God Osiris. This is now open to the air and is partly submerged but still its awesome size can still be appreciated with its megalithic granite blocks similar in appearance to the Valley Temple at Giza.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Osireion, overview, highview, granite, sandstone, blocks, huge, Cenotaph, Tomb, Osiris, megalithic, Seti, Sethos, Sety, Ramses, Merneptah, Merenptah, court, flooded, water, table, island, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, prehistory, prehistoric, dynastic, temples, God, necropolis, cult, Khentiamentiu, mortuary, sunlight

Egypt > Aswan in general (3 files)

Images in this gallery relate to Aswan in southern Egypt covering the city, the River Nile and related sites except for more important places such as Philae, The Nubian Museum and Seheil Island Rock carvings.

Aswan River Nile EG052695jhp
Egypt Egyptian Aswan river Nile cliffs old fort mudbrick building rocky Mamadukes part of a trip to visit to the cataract islands such as Seheil and on the return a chance to see the upper reaches of the Nile and its cataracts between Aswan City proper and the British Dam. What is also important is the close awareness of the inhospitable nature of the cataracts, now benign because of the impact of the two dams across the river, but imagining these huge rocks in a Nile inundation and one could understand the barrier that it created for those travellers trying to head further south by boat.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Aswan, city, River, Nile, East, Bank, Nubia, Nubian, sand, rocks, cliffs, strategic, high, old, fort, fortress, Mamadukes, mudbrick, water, riverside, riverbank, 2005 upright, travel, tourists, tourism, cruise, islands, Seheil, Sehel, wildlife, birds, desert, inundation, flooding, vegetation, trees, scrub, bushes, houses, modern

Aswan Botanical Gardens EG052795jhp
Egypt Aswan Plantation Island Botanical Gardens orange petals colour flowers often visited on trips in feluccas to the Nubian Villages or Cataracts and the west bank with Aga Khan Mausoleum or camel rides into the desert to visit St Simeon monastery. The Botanical Gardens are a pleasant relaxing visit with walks though tree covered paths, splashes of colourful flowers, wild birds and the occasional cat by places to sit and the usual rest house at the main disembarking area when the visit is completed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, City, River, Nile, waterfront, riverside, Plantation, Kitcheners, Island, Botanical, gardens, park, trees, palm, bark, leaves, branches, flowers, petals, upright, orange, colour, colours, colors, shapes, shade, walks, rest, area, seats, creepers, jungle

Aswan Souk Advertising EG053095JHP
Aswan Souk Bazaar street house gable bill board avertising palm trees near the promenade is full of colourful street stalls and shops selling clothing, perfume bottles, spices; toys; leather goods, jewellery as well as all the necessities of common day life for local Egyptians from food, fruit, meat, eggs to all the household wares that any large supermarket would stock. It is probably the most vibrant of all the Egyptian centres street shopping centres as it caters not for the tourist and is always busy as it runs adjacent to the main River Nile waterfront for a mile or so.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, souk, bazaar, street, house, mural, advertising, billboard, trading, upright, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, busy

Egypt > Aswan Nubian Museum (7 files)

Aswan Nubian Schist Statue EG052956JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum schist statue of Amenirdis, Divine Wife of Amun and sister of Pharaoh Piankhi from the Kushite rulers in Dynasty 25 another fine exhibit inside this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, statue, schist, Amenirdis, Amenardis, Amenras, royal, sister, divine, wife, Amun, priestess, inside, interior, ancient, upright

Aswan Nubian Museum Pot EG052959JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Kerma Pottery with black and red distinctive colours from the nature of its firing an interesting example on display inside this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, Kerma, pottery, black, red, colouration, firing, inside, interior, ancient, landscape

Aswan Nubian Museum Jewellery EG052957JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum display of early jewellery, a colourful display showing the craftsmanship of early Egyptians inside this modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, jewellery, beads, necklace, ungunent, oil, pot, inside, interior, ancient, landscape

Aswan Nubian Museum Ramses Statue EG052952JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Statue of Ramses 11 from Garf Hussein temple colonnade built in the 19th Dynasty by Setau Viceroy of Kush in sandstone. En Exhibit inside a modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, statue, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, sandstone, Setau, Viceroy, Kush, Osiride, flail, hook, arms, crossed, inside, interior, ancient, landscape

Aswan Nubian Museum Ramses 11 EG052954JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Statue of Ramses 11 from Garf Hussein temple colonnade built in the 19th Dynasty by Setau Viceroy of Kush in sandstone. En Exhibit inside a modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, statue, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, great, Osiride, sandstone, Setau, Viceroy, Kush, inside, interior, ancient, upright

Aswan Museum Osiride Ramses EG052950JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Statue of Ramses 11 from Garf Hussein temple colonnade built in the 19th Dynasty by Setau Viceroy of Kush in sandstone. En Exhibit inside a modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, statue, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Osiride, sandstone, Setau, Viceroy, Kush, standing, inside, interior, ancient, upright

Nubian Museum Mausoleum EG052995JHP
Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Mausoleum of 77 Walls plus exhibiting a Nubian House, Islamic tombs and mosques in gardens with prehistoric stone carvings, Egyptian and Roman artefacts set amongst attractive walks past flowering shrubs, water channels, palm trees and waterfalls. Foundations were laid in 1986 and opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Museum, Nubia, ancient, gardens, exhibits, outside, architecture, Mausoleum, 77 Walls, Maqqam, misalla, prayers, mud, flora, flowers, shrubs, palm, trees, walks, upright

Egypt > Cairo City (2 files)

Photos relating to the City itself and River Nile activities. The Museum and Giza Pyramids are in separate galleries.

River Nile Cairo EG951106jhp
Egypt Cairo River Nile Hilton Hotel view evening sunset colours clouds taken from the 22nd floor of the hotel during a visit in 1995.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, Cairo, holiday, evening, sunset, water, cruiseboat, sailing, night, riverside, city, buildings, lights, landscape, tourism, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, hotel, floor, high, viewpoint, Hilton, Ramses, 22nd, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi

Cairo Cruiseboat Dancer 6995EG07JHP
Cairo Egypt Nile cruiseboat dancing show colourful ethnic entertaining additional tour on offer during a visit to city is an evening dinner with traditional music and dancing as entertainment on a River Nile cruiseboat cruising past the city lights and major riverside commercial buildings and offices.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, Cairo, holiday, cruiseboat, upright, entertainment, package, tourists, tourism, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, dancing, dinner, food, eating, clapping, music, musicians, spinning, dancer, man, Dervish, dress, blurred

Egypt > Edfu Temple (1 file)

Photos in this gallery are of Edfu Temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and usually the first first visit after leaving Luxor ona Nile Cruise.

Edfu Temple Chapel EG052195JHP
Edfu Ancient Egyptian Temple Interior Open-air Offering Court Kiosk Style one part of this large and almost intact monument is located by the River Nile and is one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC, this particular part being started 116-71BC along with the present pylon.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temple, preserved, Horus, columns, decorated, hieroglyphs, reliefs, shrine, chapel, court, offering, kiosk, capitals, floral, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, landscape

Egypt > Fayoum & Desert (1 file)

Pictures in this gallery cover the Fayoum area, Lake Qarun, Karanis, Qasr al-Saghah and Soknopaiou Nesos

Qasr al-Saghah Temple 6595EG07JHP
Qasr al-Saghah Temple Egyptian Desert Sand Erosion Blocks Construction Limestone is a small late 12th century Egyptian worker's temple, unfinished and uninscribed near the Gebel el-Qatrani workerâ€™s town servicing the basalt mines to the west of Lake Qarun and accessible only by 4x4 on specialist tours of Egypt. It is constructed of dark brown calciferous sandstone with seven cult shrines facing a common offering table room with the probable front of the temple never finished.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptology, al-Siba, Qasr el-Sagha, al-Saghah, Es-Saghah, Temple, seven, cult, shrines, crypt, offering, table, room, Sobek, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, desert, safari, calciferous, sandstone, sand, blistering, heat, sun, blue, sky, eroded, stones, foreground, hills, stratified, erosion

Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx (18 files)

Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.

The Sphinx EG951094jhp
Giza Egyptian Sphinx Great Pyramid face carved limestone blue sky clouds this giant carved limestone lion statue with human head is somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau and here viewed from the most accessible point on causeway from Khafre Pyramid to his Valley Temple.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, pyramid, Khufu, Cheops, Great, Khafre, Chephren, soft, erosion, limestone, Valley, Temple, causeway, landscape, lion, paws, haunch, face, eyes, nose, broken, mouth, damaged, nemes, headdress, enclosure, excavation, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, paint, colour, painted, red, forehead, ears, cement, concrete, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ERTSi, 70mm, lens

Giza Pyramids EG951251jhp
Giza Pyramids Southern aspect sand desert three Cairo Egypt blue sky sunny in the distance and tkane from the main coach stop and photo call from the hundred’s of thousands of tourists who came every year to see these wonders of the ancient world. Left to right there is the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Turah limestone capped Khafre Pyramid and to the right the smaller of the three, that of Menkaure.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, nobles, officials, burial, tombs, Khufu, Cheops, Khafre, Chephren, Menkaure, Mycerinus, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, capped, desert, sand, 1995, scanned, scan, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi

Giza Tomb Sign EG050955jhp
Neferbauptah Tomb Giza notice sign board information entrance Egyptian cemetery, who was Iymery’s son and a government official who held the title Steward of the Great estate like his father, and one of many private mastabas from the middle to late Dynasty V that make up the Western Cemetery near the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza with an interior painted wall relief in the tomb. Interior photography is difficult as flash and tripods are not usually allowed and interior lighting can be poor and gives inaccurate colour balances. This photo was taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, West, Western, Cemetery, digital, interior, landscape, noble, official, tomb, mastaba, mortuary, chapel, Great, Steward, Estate, Neferbauptah, son, Iymery, notice, board, information, burial, chamber, funeral, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, burial

Tomb Carving Neferbauptah EG050959jhp
Neferbauptah Tomb Giza carving donkey loads carrying ancient Egyptian interior, who was Iymery’s son and a government official who held the title Steward of the Great estate like his father, and one of many private mastabas from the middle to late Dynasty V that make up the Western Cemetery near the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza with an interior painted wall relief in the tomb. Interior photography is difficult as flash and tripods are not usually allowed and interior lighting can be poor and gives inaccurate colour balances. This photo was taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, West, Western, Cemetery, digital, interior, landscape, noble, official, tomb, mastaba, mortuary, chapel, Great, Steward, Estate, Neferbauptah, son, Iymery, interior, carved: relief, agricultural, scene, donkey, carrying, loads, back, sailing, rowing, burial, chamber, funeral, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, burial

Tomb Carving Neferbauptah EG050957jhp
Neferbauptah Tomb Giza Wall offering gifts list carved stone Scene carving Egypt, who was Iymery’s son and a government official who held the title Steward of the Great estate like his father, and one of many private mastabas from the middle to late Dynasty V that make up the Western Cemetery near the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza with an interior painted wall relief in the tomb. Interior photography is difficult as flash and tripods are not usually allowed and interior lighting can be poor and gives inaccurate colour balances. This photo was taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, West, Western, Cemetery, digital, interior, landscape, noble, official, tomb, mastaba, mortuary, chapel, Great, Steward, Estate, Neferbauptah, son, Iymery, interior, painted, reliefs, agricultural, scene, cattle, bovine, fish, boats, sailing, rowing, burial, chamber, funeral, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, burial

Painted Carving Iymery EG050952jhp
Iymery Steward Scribe offering scenes fruit food boxes carved colours Cairo Egypt Giza Western cemetery mastaba carvings painted wall reliefs left in this colourful mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery between the Great Pyramid and that of Khafre and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. These photographs are a mixture of natural light time-exposures and some using the rare opportunity to light with flash, given the go-ahead by the custodian. They were taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, upright, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, royalty, nobles, officials, steward, scribe, archives, Iymery, paintings, painted, paint, colours, red, white, green, fruit, offerings, animals, herd, cattle, goats, antelope, boats, marches, hunting, carvings, painted, reliefs, daily, life, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, warren, ruin, erosion, desolate, eerie, death, erosion, soft, limestone

Painted Carving Iymery EG050951jhp
Iymery ancient egyptian tomb painting procession food fruit carrying cemetery mastaba carvings painted wall reliefs left in this colourful mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery between the Great Pyramid and that of Khafre and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. These photographs are a mixture of natural light time-exposures and some using the rare opportunity to light with flash, given the go-ahead by the custodian. They were taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, upright, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, royalty, nobles, officials, steward, scribe, archives, Iymery, paintings, painted, paint, colours, red, white, green, fruit, offerings, procession, carrying, head, animals, herd, cattle, goats, antelope, boats, marches, hunting, carvings, painted, reliefs, daily, life, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, warren, ruin, erosion, desolate, eerie, death, erosion, soft, limestone

Painted Carving Iymery EG050950jhp
Iymery mortuary chapel wall relief cattle herding egrets Cairo Egypt Western cemetery mastaba carvings painted wall reliefs left in this colourful mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery between the Great Pyramid and that of Khafre and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. These photographs are a mixture of natural light time-exposures and some using the rare opportunity to light with flash, given the go-ahead by the custodian. They were taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, landscape, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, royalty, nobles, officials, steward, scribe, archives, Iymery, paintings, painted, paint, colours, red, white, green, fruit, offerings, animals, herd, cattle, goats, egrets, antelope, boats, marches, hunting, carvings, painted, reliefs, daily, life, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, warren, ruin, erosion, desolate, eerie, death, erosion, soft, limestone

Carved Statue Iymery EG050953jhp
Iymery Steward serdab figure man carved statue stone alcove Giza Egypt Western cemetery mastaba carvings painted wall reliefs left in this colourful mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery between the Great Pyramid and that of Khafre and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. These photographs are a mixture of natural light time-exposures and some using the rare opportunity to light with flash, given the go-ahead by the custodian. They were taken in JPEG’s whereas today I would always use RAW files and having the advantage of a tripod I would always use natural or even mixed light where possible thus avoiding flash hot spots; flash incidentally does not cause damage to the paintings despite many such claims and restrictions.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, upright, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, royalty, nobles, officials, steward, scribe, archives, Iymery, serdab, statue, stone, carving, figure, man, paintings, painted, paint, colours, red, white, green, fruit, offerings, animals, herd, cattle, goats, antelope, boats, marshes, hunting, carvings, painted, reliefs, daily, life, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, warren, ruin, erosion, desolate, eerie, death, erosion, soft, limestone

Khufu Sarcophagus EG951057JHP
Kings Chamber Great Pyramid Interior Pharaoh Sarcophagus Granite Stone Flash Photo, the possible final resting place of the Pharaoh Khufu who had the largest pyramid built around 2500BC. The lidless sarcophagus in this photo is made in red Aswan granite as are the blocks making the tomblike chamber. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, red, granite, lidless, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, upright, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Sarcophagus EG9510213JHP
Kings Chamber Sarcophagus Figure Scale Inside Great Pyramid Photo Flash, the possible final resting place of the Pharaoh Khufu who had the largest pyramid built around 2500BC. The lidless sarcophagus in this photo is made in red Aswan granite as are the blocks making the tomblike chamber. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera; no model release is required for this photo.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, red, lidless, granite, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, landscape, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Queens Chamber EG951054JHP
Queen Chamber Great Pyramid Khufu Giza Ventilation Shafts Ba Passage was constructed of limestone and there is no evidence that any burial took place in it. This photo shows one of the so-called ventilation shafts which in recent years have been the centre of exploration using small robotic cameras finding the shaft ended with a small gate. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera.

No model release is required for the use of this photo.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, Queens, chamber, corbelling, limestone, ventilation, shafts, robot, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, upright, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Queens Chamber EG951029JHP
Queens Chamber Middle Corballed Roof Stone Granite Blocks inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza was constructed of limestone and there is no evidence that any burial took place in it. This photo shows corbelled wall and it also is known for the so-called ventilation shafts which in recent years have been the centre of exploration using small robotic cameras finding the shaft ended with a small gate. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, Queens, chamber, corbelling, limestone, ventilation, shafts, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, upright, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Queens Chamber EG9510212JHP
Queens Chamber Inside Roof Ceiling Granite Blocks Great Pyramid Khufu Giza was constructed of limestone and there is no evidence that any burial took place in it. This photo shows the limestone roof blocks and corbelled side and it is also known for the so-called ventilation shafts which in recent years have been the centre of exploration using small robotic cameras finding the shaft ended with a small gate. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, Queens, chamber, corbelling, limestone, roof, blocks, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, landscape, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Portcullis EG9510510JHP
Egypt Giza Great Pyramid Interior Gallery Portcullis Granite Grooving at top ofthe Horizontal passageway or antechamber inside the Great Pyramid denying access to the Kings Chamber, the possible final resting place of the Pharaoh Khufu who had the largest pyramid built around 2500BC. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, grand, gallery, interior, royal, tomb, burial, chamber, horizontal, antechamber, portcullis, granite, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, landscape, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Khufu Kings Chamber EG951058JHP
Khufu Kings Chamber Great Pyramid Gaiza Egypt Interior Construction Granite Blocks, the possible final resting place of the Pharaoh who had the largest pyramid built around 2500BC, the Great Pyramid at Giza. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera. The huge granite blocks that make up this tomb are reckoned to weigh around 200 tons each and each fit snuggly enough that not even a knife can be inserted between them.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, interior, royal, tomb, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, granite, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, landscape, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Grand Gallery Giza EG9510518JHP
Grand Gallery Passageway Great Pyramid Egypt Gizah Interior Steps People created out of corbelled granite blocks acts as a stress reliever from the huge weight pressure of the building above and an awesome access to the Kings Chamber, the possible final resting place of the Pharaoh Khufu who had the largest pyramid built around 2500BC. Photographed in 1995 when restrictions were less strict but oh for a digital camera.
Keywords: Egyptian, Giza, Great Pyramid, Cheops, Khufu, pharaoh, grand, gallery, interior, royal, tomb, granite, 1995, Fuji 645, Bronica, upright, ancient, Egyptology, archaeology, transparency, scanned, flash

Neferbauptah Giza Tomb Carving EG050958JHP
Neferbauptah Giza Egyptian Tomb Inside Wall Stone Carving Mastaba Seated Staff in the Western Cemetery adjacent to the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza near Cairo. Difficult to photograph as flash and tripods not alloed and interior lighting very poor.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, West, Western, Cemetery, digital, interior, upright, nobles, officials, tombs, mastabas, Neferbauptah, interiors, offering, seated, figure, carved, wall, relief, burial, chamber, funeral, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, burial

Egypt > Karnak Temple (13 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.

Luxor Karnak Temple EG949519jhp
Hypostyle Hall Reliefs Karnak Egypt Temple Columns windows carving hieroglyphics taken in late afternoon light unfortunately during a sand storm so the general light was very poor. This early part of a visit to Karnak is on a huge sprawling a site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This is the most famous and awesome part of The Great Temple of Amun, the hypostyle hall with it huge columns, the central ones reaching 23m high. Originally erected by Seti 1 and was completed by his son Ramses 11 and although today despite lacking in overall perfection is still overwhelming in its scale. This photo is taken from inside the great columned hall and where diminutive figures appear one can gauge the huge scale and fantastic workmanship of the skilled builders who worked with basic tools and no modern mechanical equipment.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, sandstone, blocks, approach, hypostyle, hall, columns, processional, way, clerestory, papyrus, bud, capitals, windows, hieroglyphs, deep, cut, windows, painted, roof, sanctuary, gateway, outer, wall, south, entrance, Seti 1, Sethos, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Amun-Re, obelisks, evening, late, afternoon, sandstorm, sunshine, golden, poor, light, 1994, slide, film, Fuji, RDP, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan

Karnak Headless Statue EG074953jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian Festival Hall Thutmosis Tuthmose statue Akhmenu near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph is near the four papyrus bud columns on the outside Festival Hall of Thutmose 111 towards the north eastern corner. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos; this area is described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Digital Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books although it does mean festival Hall per se. This area covers, the Hall of Ancestors containing an extensive king’s list, the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a shrine for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111 and other parts such as The Temple of the Hearing Ear, a sort of public area where offerings and prayers could be made to Amun; the inner sanctum being inaccessible to all but the priests and pharaoh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, Akhmenu, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, papyrus, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, hall, ancestors, kings, list, hearing, ear

Karnak Standing Statues EG074952jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian Figures Standing Amun Amaunet Sixth Pylon Court near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photo is situated near the sixth pylon on the outer wall of the inner sanctum at the entrance door into the court and towards the Sanctuary of Philip Arrhidaeus. The two standing red snadstone figures are the God Amun and his consort based at Karnak called Amunet or Amaunet. These statues were destroyed in antiquity for certainly that of Amauet was thought lost for ever but pieces have been retrieved in both cases and the statues partially restored. Behind the fgures on the wall relief is text describing the military campaign of Tuthmosis 111 during the years 39-42 of his reign
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Thutmosis, Thutmose, barque, sanctuary, carving, black, granite, Amun, consort, Amaunet, Amunet, Goddess, wife, inner, sanctum, sixth, pylon, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, carvings, military, campaigns, partial, restoration, destroyed, lost

Karnak Papyrus Columns EG074959jhp
Karnak Luxor Egypt Festival Hall Thutmose papyrus bud columns cartouches near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph of these four papyrus bud columns is on the outside Festival Hall of Thutmose 111 towards the north eastern corner. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos; this area is described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Digital Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books although it does mean festival Hall per se. This area covers, the Hall of Ancestors containing an extensive king’s list, the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a shrine for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111 and other parts such as The Temple of the Hearing Ear, a sort of public area where offerings and prayers could be made to Amun; the inner sanctum being inaccessible to all but the priests and pharaoh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, Akhmenu, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, papyrus, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, hall, ancestors, kings, list, hearing, ear

Karnak Papyrus Columns EG074957jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian festival hall Thutmose Akhmenu Colonnade papyrus columns near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph of these four papyrus bud columns is on the outside Festival Hall of Thutmose 111 towards the north eastern corner. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos; this area is described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Digital Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books although it does mean festival Hall per se. This area covers, the Hall of Ancestors containing an extensive king’s list, the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a shrine for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111 and other parts such as The Temple of the Hearing Ear, a sort of public area where offerings and prayers could be made to Amun; the inner sanctum being inaccessible to all but the priests and pharaoh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, Akhmenu, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, papyrus, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, hall, ancestors, kings, list, hearing, ear

Karnak Papyrus Columns EG074956jhp
Karnak Temple Egypt Festival Hall Thutmosis Colonnade papyrus bud columns near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph of these four papyrus bud columns is on the outside Festival Hall of Thutmose 111 towards the north eastern corner. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos; this area is described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Digital Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books although it does mean festival Hall per se. This area covers, the Hall of Ancestors containing an extensive king’s list, the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a shrine for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111 and other parts such as The Temple of the Hearing Ear, a sort of public area where offerings and prayers could be made to Amun; the inner sanctum being inaccessible to all but the priests and pharaoh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, Akhmenu, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, papyrus, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, hall, ancestors, kings, list, hearing, ear

Karnak Papyrus Column EG074958jhp
Karnak Egypt Festival Hall Thutmosis cartouches Colonnade papyrus bud column near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph of these four papyrus bud columns is on the outside Festival Hall of Thutmose 111 towards the north eastern corner. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos; this area is described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Digital Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books although it does mean festival Hall per se. This area covers, the Hall of Ancestors containing an extensive king’s list, the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a shrine for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111 and other parts such as The Temple of the Hearing Ear, a sort of public area where offerings and prayers could be made to Amun; the inner sanctum being inaccessible to all but the priests and pharaoh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, cartouche, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, Akhmenu, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, papyrus, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, hall, ancestors, kings, list, hearing, ear

Karnak Painted Lintel EG074955jhp
Karnak Egypt Festival Hall Thutmose painted lintel door hieroglyphs stars ceiling near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph is of detail of the still visible coloured decoration of the Festival Hall of Thutmose 111. The hall was constructed next to one of the oldest areas of Karnak Temple. This is a complex mix of columned hall, chapels, magazines which are not represented in these photos and included an area described as Akhmenu by the ULCA Karnak Archive but not mentioned a such in any other guide books. This area covers the famous botanical garden suite with plants found on his military campaigns into Palestine, a suite for the underworld God Sokar and beyond the remains of a stand of beautiful papyrus columns described as the Colonnade of Tuthmosis 111.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, 111, festival, hall, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, tent, pole, columns, military, tent, campaigns, Men-Khepheru-Re, Blessed, Most, Splendid, Monuments, antechamber, magazines, painted, lintels, carvings, hieroglyphs, roof, supports, suites, Sokar, botanical, gardens, corridor, feathers, ceiling, stars, ankh, twisted, flax, bulrush, sedge, cobra, basket, vulture

Karnak Carved Wall EG074950jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian Sanctuary Wall Tuthmose Maat Palace Carving obelisk near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photo is situated near the sixth pylon on the outer wall of the inner sanctum around various chapels and shrines attributed to Amenhotep, Hatshepsut and Thutmose 111 leading to the central court area but this outer wall has important offering scnes and texts relating to Tuthmose's military campaigns into Syria and Palestine. Captured on this wall is Tuthmose offering gists to Amun such as two obelisks which had their pyramidions coverd in electrum but were eventually removed. This wall is described as the Palace of Ma'at on the UCLA Karnak website but not mentioned as such in either the Blue Book, Murnane or the touregypt sites. Just visible is the top of the obleisk of Hatshepsut.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, Hatshepsut, palace, Amun, Maat, Ma'at, boundary, outer, carving, wall, granite, doorway, texts, military, campaigns, Kadesh, Palestine, Megiddo, Obelisks, electrum, pyramidions, removed, offering, gifts, precious, gold, barque, sanctuary, carving, black, granite, Amun, Pharaoh, plumed, obelisk, headdress, crown, white, upper, hedjet, inner, sanctum, sixth, pylon, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, carvings, blocks, cartouche, chapels, shrines, corridor

Karnak Central Court EG074954jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian Obelisk Sanctuary central court festival hall Thutmose near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photograph is looking back into the main area of the temple from the central court area, now a large open space in front of unusual Festival Hall of Thutmose 111. The figure is standing looking into the inner sanctum, the Granite Sanctuary of Philip Arrhidaeus who ruled briefly after the death of Alexander the Great. The obelisk on the right is that of Hatshepsut while the smaller one on the left is that of Thutmosis 1. Beyond the woman the view goes beyond the Processsional Way of the Hypostyle Hall, through the western Pylon, over the River Nile to the distant west bank Theban hills. In the foreground are the truncated columns and altar stone of an area which was one of the oldest areas of Karnak.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose, festival, hall, barque, sanctuary, Granite, Philip, Arrhidaeus, inner, sanctum, sixth, pylon, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, column, bases, obelisks, Hatshepsut, hypostyle, hall, Theban, hills

Karnak Carved Wall EG074995jhp
Court Pylons Wall Reliefs Karnak Temple doorway eighth pylon Roy-Rome priests on the walls in the Court between the seventh and eighth pylons around the doorway into the staircase on the east wing of the Eighth Pylon. On the door lintel are mirror versions of the same person, Roy-Rome, a long serving High Priest to Amun with arms raised in praise but to where a cartouche, now hacked out, would have been. The figures on the right are two priests in linen robes, one of Roy-Rome, the other his son Beknekhonsu offering praise is an extensive area of text which refers to Seti 11. For a detailed description of the Karnak site I recommend the Touregypt.net site and this link will take you onto the site: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/karnak6.htm
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, sandstone, seventh, eighth, pylon, court, doorway, lintel, staircase, blue, door, closed, blocked, hieroglyphs, deep, cut, outer, wall, reliefs, carving, Ramses, 11, Ramasses, Ramesses, Seti, Seti 11, Sethos, tableaux, Amun, Roy-Rome, Roy, Rome, priest, high, son, Becknekhonsu, offering, praising, adoring, text, description, cartouche, erased, damaged, removed

Karnak Amun & Pharaoh EG074951jhp
Karnak Temple Egyptian Figures Granite Carving Central Court Sanctuary near the most sacred part of this huge sprawling site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and Karnak is the largest religious complex on the Nile. This photo is situated near the sixth pylon on the outer wall of the inner sanctum around various chapels and shrines attributed to Amenhotep, Hatshepsut and Thutmose leading to the central court area, now a large open space facing the Festival Hall of Thutmose 111.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Thutmosis, Thutmose, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep, festival, hall, barque, sanctuary, carving, black, granite, Amun, Pharaoh, plumed, headdress, crown, white, upper, hedjet, inner, sanctum, sixth, pylon, colours, painted, colors, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, carvings, blocks, cartouche, chapels, shrines, corridor

Karnak Thutmosis Court EG074895jhp
Hieroglyphs bas reliefs Thutmosis 1V cartouche vulture neret Mut Festival Court Open Air Museum Karnak Temple in Luxor here in the process of lovingly being restored and a substantial addition to the many beautiful and charming small chapels that can be found in this hidden peaceful corner of the huge Karnak site. Thutmosis 1V is the Pharaoh associated with the famous Dream Stele which lies between the paws of The Sphinx at Giza.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Luxor, River, Nile, East, Bank, Karnak, Temple, Open, Air, Museum, landscape, Thutmosis, Thutmose: Pharaoh, cartouches, names, vulture, neret, Mut, Festival, Court, Heb-Sed, renewal, restored, restoration, construction, carving, carved, bas, reliefs, wall, painted, colours, colors, red, horns, bull, meat, food, offering, history, archaeology, Egyptology, Amun-Re, Osiride, Amun-Min, Amun, ithyphallic, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, decorated, surfaces, prayer, religion, vestibule, sanctuaries, shrines, chapels

Egypt > Kom Ombo Temple (1 file)

Pictures in this gallery are of Kom Ombo Temple located by The River Nile North Of Aswan

Kom Ombo Temple EG052495JHP
Kom Ombo Temple Hall Walls Carvings Gods Horus Sobek Photo on the River Nile just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style.
Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, hypostyle hall, walls, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouches, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodile, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine

Egypt > Lake Nasser (2 files)

This gallery will contain photos of the sites visited on cruises of Lake Nasser from Kasr Imbrim in the south, Amada, Derr Tomb, Pennuit, El Seboua, Dakka, Maharraka, Qertassi and Kalabsha near Aswan.

Sphinx Closeup Sebua EG051695JHP
Ancient Egyptian Temple Sebua Sabu Sphinx Closeup Photograph Face Ramasses is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat.
Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, closeup, face, crown, beard, avenue, sphinx, lionesses’, temple, court, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, upright, cruise, visit, shores, desert, rock-cut, saved

Amadah Temple Coloured Wall EG051595JHP
Amada Temple Egypt Interior Coloured Wall Reliefs Ceiling Floor Corridor on the shores of Lake Nasser weighing 900tons was rescued from the flooding of the River Nile to create Lake Nasser by French engineers who towed it in one piece 2.5km from Kurusku. The sandstone temple to Amun-Re and Re-Harakhte was built by Thutmosis 111, Amenhotep 11 and Tuthmosis 1V. One of several small antiquities visited during a Lake Nasser cruise it has some coloured wall reliefs still intact and is then fallowed after a short walk to the Rock Cut Temple of al-Derr.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Lake, Nasser, Nubia, Amadah, Amada, Kurusku, temple, upright, interior, sanctuary, wall, relief, painted, colours, colors, relocated, French, rescued, antiquity, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, history, pharaoh, Thutmose, Thutmosis, Amenhotep

Egypt > Luxor City & Misc West Bank (1 file)

Images in this gallery cover modern Luxor, general agriculture and photos not specific to other groups such as the recent excavations of the Sphinx Avenue, the alabaster factory and workers and the residential houses bordering the various roads to the main sites. It also includes the balloon flights and views from the balloon.

Luxor Alabaster Workers EG02095jhp
Egypt Egyptian Luxor West Bank tourists alabaster factory workers tools traditional skills perhaps showing the many visitors to this part of ancient Egypt some of the techniques used by ancient Egyptians working alabaster crystal stone. These stops such as papyrus, perfumes, carpet making all give the visitor a chance to purchase souvenirs while no doubt imparting some idea of how the ancients did make the artefacts found in tombs.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, West, Bank, Gurna, Qurna, Qurnah, Qurnat, Mura’I, Shaykh, Abd al-Qurnah; Sheikh Abd, el-Qurna, alabaster, working, workers, techniques, skills, stone, factory, tourism, tourists, tools, galabea, turban, dress, ethnic, landscape

Egypt > Luxor Merneptah Temple (1 file)

Photos of the recently opened Temple of Merneptah site on West Bank at Luxor with coloured reliefs, open air museum exhibits and interior carvings and paintings.

Pharaoh Merneptah EG051895JHP
Temple Merneptah Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Interior Photograph Museum Wall Painting who reigned around 1212-1202BC, is on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor and was recently opened not long before these photos were taken in 2005. It is a mixture of open air and covered museum exhibits with some remains of the temple area with column bases. Some of the coloured wall reliefs are exquisite and because of the natural light available were easily photographed despite being inside. There is also a replica of the famous Israeli Stele, the original being in the Cairo Museum. This is a visit that would have to made outwith the usual West Bank package tour although easily arranged and is easily found next to the Ramasseum.
Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, West Bank, River Nile, temple, Merneptah, Merenptah, pharaoh, 1212BC, upright, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, restoration, wall, reliefs, painted, crown, red, lower, deshret, beard, ankh, offering, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, hieroglyphs, cartouche

Egypt > Luxor Museum (8 files)

Luxor Kamose Stele EG962095JHP
Egypt Museum Luxor Inside Exhibit Stele Stela Kamose Photo was taken inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. This particular exhibit extols the victory of King Kamose over the Hyksos at Avaris found in Amun Temple at Karnak dating from 1555BC and is in the museum proper and was taken in 1996 when you could pay to take photographs but not use a tripod, now not allowed at all, and I used Kodak 5042 Tungsten Slide film which still meant hand holding was at the extremes of useful photography in low light conditions.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Interior, upright, stele, stela, limestone, King, Kamose, Amun, Temple, Karnak, Hyksos, Apophis, Avaris, Delta, battle, victory, record, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibit

Luxor Statue Dress EG051950JHP
Egypt Museum Luxor Library Photos Cache Amenophis Quartzite Skirt Carving was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statue, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibit, Amenhotep, Amenophis, quartzite, red, dress, lower, skirt, uraeus, solar, disc, cobras, carved, figure

Luxor Seated Mut EG051956JHP
Egypt Egyptian Museum Luxor Cache Cachette Goddess Mut Statue Alabaster was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statue, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Amenhotep, Amenophis, Mut, alabaster, carved, figure, Goddess

Luxor Museum Statues EG051952JHP
Egypt Egyptian Museum Luxor Cache Cachette Interior Photo Mut Statues were photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statues, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Amenhotep, Amenophis, Mut, alabaster, carved, figure, Goddess

Luxor Museum Cache EG051957JHP
Egypt Egyptian Museum Luxor Cache Cachette Interior Photograph Exhibits were photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statues, landscape, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Amenhotep, Amenophis, Atum, Mut, quartzite, alabaster, carved, figures, Gods, Goddess

Luxor Cache Statues EG051958JHP
Egypt Egyptian Museum Photo Luxor Cache Cachette Interior Atum God was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statues, upright, general, view, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Atum, Mut, basalt, carved, figures, Gods, Goddess

Luxor Cache Atum EG051959JHP
Egypt Egyptian Museum Luxor Cache Cachette God Atum Basalt Photo was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Exterior, Statues, landscape, room, visitors, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Amenhotep, Amenophis, Atum, Mut, quartzite, alabaster, carved, figures, Gods, Goddess

Egypt > Luxor Ramasseum (2 files)

Photographs in this gallery relate to the mortuary Temple of Ramasses 11 on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor the so called Ramasseum

Ramasseum Temple EG075295jhp
Ramasseum First Pylon evening light Mortuary Temple Court tree Egypt Luxor Thebes, situated at this West Bank location of the Nile at Luxor is Ramses 11 mortuary temple glowing in the late afternoon sunlight and in these photos the remains of the Hypostyle Hall on the south east side feature with the rear of the second pylon and the toppled statue of Ramasses 11 visible in the background when looking southwards to the First Pylon. Looking up into the ceiling of the Hypostyle Hall, its lintels and the papyriform painted open bell shaped capitals still showing original colour.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Ramasseum, Temple, West Bank, River Nile, Thebes, landscape, first, pylon, court, colours, colors, hieroglyphs, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, battle, north, face, scenes, Shelley, Ozymandias, evening, sunlight, glowing, golden, warm, orange, sunlight

Ramasseum Pylon EG075195jhp
Ramasseum Ramesses Pylon First Palace view Egyptian Temple Mortuary Luxor Thebes, situated at this West Bank location of the Nile at Luxor is Ramses 11 mortuary temple glowing in the late afternoon sunlight and in these photos the remains of the enormous First Pylon, now badly ruined and with the gate blocked up to maintain some structural stability. These are taken from inside the first court looking at its north face with some standard Ramasses propaganda carvings of Battle of Kadesh scenes and to the SE side of the court are the remains of the colonnaded Palace where the Pharaoh would have stayed for the important Festivals and ceremonies he was bound to attend.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Ramasseum, Temple, mortuary, West Bank, River Nile, Thebes, upright, first, pylon, inner, face, court, gate, blocked, unsafe, structure, stability, column, base, Palace, colonnade, columns, broken, remains, hieroglyphs, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Battle, Kadesh, scenes, bodies, chariot, horses, cartouches, cities, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, granite, Osiride, statue, broken, torso, seated, fallen, Shelley, Ozymandias, afternoon, sunlight, glowing, golden, warm, orange, sunlight, grass, sand

Egypt > Luxor Seti 1 Temple (1 file)

Images in this gallery are of exteriors and interiors of the Temple of Seti 1, also called Qurna and Goorneh to the north of the West Bank sites.

Seti 1 Temple EG053395JHP
Temple Sety Roof View Rooms Theban Hills Houses Tarif Village Qurna Egypt on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in an area called al-Tarif turning off eastwards instead of taking the Valley of the Kings road. Attributed to Seti it had involvement by Ramasses 1 and 11 and with recent restoration is a delightful extra addition should you have free time while in Luxor and described in the early days as Goorneh Temple.
Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, River Nile, West Bank, Tarif, village, Temple, Sethos, Seti, Sety, Ramses, mortuary, Dra Abu el-Naga, Qurna, Goorneh, upright, roof, view, hills, necropolis, sandstone, wall, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, decorated

Egypt > Luxor Temple (1 file)

Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes

Luxor Temple Kadesh Relief EG074795jhp
Luxor Temple Egyptian outer wall Kadesh battle scene chariot horses carving relief located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. Howver the Court of Amenhotep is considered to one of the marvels of the Temple because of its scale, preservation and style and played a major part in the annual Opet Festival or Feast visited by Amun-Re of Karnak. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Roman, Legions, castrum, complex, outer, north, Kadesh, battle, scene, chariot, horses, bodies, news, report, propaganda, wall, reliefs, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, riverbank

Egypt > Minya, Amarna & Ashmunayn (7 files)

Photographs in this gallery cover the main sites of Amarna, its North Palace, Aten and Small Temple, Bani Hasan Rock cut chapels, Tuna el-Gebel with the Catacombs with baboon and ibis mummies, Stela of Akhenaten on the north boundary, Petosiris Tomb-Chapel, Chapels of Ptoemais and Isadora, Roman Water Wheel Well and Temple of Thoth and el Ashmunein with an Open Air Museum with huge granite statues of Baboons and nearby a Temple to Thoth with a later Christian Basilica all located along the River Nile between Cairo and Luxor accessed from the nearby university city of Minya

Nile Sunrise Minya EG076095jhp
Sunrise Sun hills akhet horizon River Nile Minya Egypt sky trees silhouettes taken from the hotel overlooking the River Nile as the base for visiting the sites of Bani Hasan and Amarna. This sunrise apart from its fantastic colours was also fascinating for the huge flocks of small birds that fly from their roosting trees as the first hint of dawn. The earlier photographs have series of dots which are the flocks of birds flying northwards, from right to left, but as the sun came up most of the flocks had passed and fewer birds interfered with getting photographs of the beautiful sunrise. We stayed in the Mercure Hotel Nefertiti, an aging hotel which had seen better days, from which these dawn photos are taken and it overlooked the newer chalet type complex called Hotel Aten. The dawn was around 6.00am on our second day and the earlier than required get up was certainly worth it for this sunrise.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, Minya, city, dawn, sunrise, clouds, pink, red, yellow, landscape, sun, risen, Ra, Aten, akhet, horizon, rising, palm, trees, silhouette, silhouetted, eastern, desert, east, hills, outlines, water, reflections, islands, riverbank, hotel, balcony, Nefertiti, Mercure, Aten, view, excursion, tour, package, holiday, travel, digital, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, cirrus, streaks, horsetails, puffs, puffy, flak

Amarna Small Temple Wall 5953EG07JHP
Egypt Amarna Small Aten Temple Ancient Site Column Reconstruction Mudbrick Walls at one of several temples in the huge sprawling complex that was once the short-lived capital built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten along with mudbrick remains of the temple walls and pylons of which little is left after systematic dismantling after the kings death.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, al-Amarnah, Amarna, city, Akhetaten, Akhenaten, Aten, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, small, column, reconstructed, temple, sand, desert, mudbrick, wall

Amarna Small Temple Columns 5957EG07JHP
Amarna Small Aten Temple Ancient Egyptian Lotus Columns Blue Sky Clouds re-erected at the one of several temples in the huge sprawling complex that was once the short-lived capital built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten along with mudbrick remains of the temple walls and pylons of which little is left after systematic dismantling after the kings death.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, al-Amarnah, Amarna, city, Akhetaten, Akhenaten, Aten, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, small, column, reconstructed, temple, sand, desert

Amarna North Palace Step 5895EG07JHP
Amarna North Palace Egyptian Akhenaten Passges Rooms Walls Layout Restoration by River Nile near Egypt Minya city is built round a sacred pool now identified by a few palm trees in its centre. Its use along with the Hall of Foreign Tribute were perhaps part of the living areas for the royal family of Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti although little remains now except the foundations and bases of columns.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, al-Amarnah, Amarna, city, Akhetaten, Pharaoh, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Aten, North, Palace, sacred lake, palm trees, columns, walls, rooms, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, mudbrick, sand, desert, covered

Amarna Mud brick Wall 5956EG07JHP
Mudbrick Wall Amarna Small Aten Ancient Egyptian Temple Columns Rebuilt with recently re-erected surviving sections of the distinctive columns at one of several temples in the huge sprawling complex that was once the short-lived capital built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten along with mudbrick remains of the temple walls and pylons of which little is left after systematic dismantling after the kings death.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, al-Amarnah, Amarna, city, Akhetaten, Akhenaten, Aten, upright, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, small, column, reconstructed, temple, sand, desert, mudbrick, wall

Amarna Aten Temple Columns 5959EG07JHP
Ancient Egyptian Amarna Small Aten Temple Columns Lotus Reconstruction Excavation several temples in this huge sprawling complex that was once the short-lived capital built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten along with mudbrick remains of the temple walls and pylons of which little is left after systematic dismantling after the kings death.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, al-Amarnah, Amarna, city, Akhetaten, Akhenaten, Aten, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, small, columns, reconstructed, temple, sand, desert

El Ashmunein Basilica 6195EG07JHP
al Ashmunayn Minya Columns Egyptian Roman Christian Basilica Lying built with material from an earlier Ptolemaic temple. Most notable are the remaining granite columns still standing and are the best preserved in Egypt of this style of monument. This is situated outside the enclosure walls of the Temple of Thoth part of the ancient capital of Unu, Khmunu or the Greek Hermopolis Magna now known as el Ashmunein.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Ashmunein, al-Ashmunayn, Khmunu, Hare nome, Egyptology, history, archaeology, excavations, landscape, columns, capital, floral, grass, overgrown, Kom al-Khanisah, Mound of the Church, Christian, basilica, 5th Century, cathedral, Virgin, dedication, arch, nave, arcade, red granite, trefoil, apse, altar, table, crypt, architraves, Hermopolite, Ptolemy 111, Euergetes 1, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, landscape, blue, sky, dramatic, light, sunny

Egypt > North of Cairo (3 files)

This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt

Alexandria Burial Vault eg961395jhp
Egypt Alexandria city catacombs tomb carving Kom el-Shoukafa catacombs Mediterranean is no longer reminiscent of the ancient city from Pharaonic times and little of that ancient time remains. A few isolated sites can be visited and this is called Kom es-Shogafa, also spelt es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah a necropolis of catacombs and ongoing archaeology. The garden area of this site has many exhibits including sarcophagi, carved capitals as well as a reconstructed Tombs, best known is Tigrane [Tigran] rescued from construction work in Tigrane Pasha Street in 1952. The style of decoration in this tomb is particularly important as it shows the blending of the major influences in the City’s history-Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The City has a distinctly European rather than Egyptian feel to it; it is sometimes offered as a day trip on a Cairo package but is seldom part of the main Nile packages. I hired my own taxi and the driver was sufficiently knowledgeable to take me to the main ‘ancient’ sites I could manage in a few hours.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, northern, Delta, ancient, Alexandria, city, coast, Mediterranean, sea, Egyptology, Kom, es-Shogafa, es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah, el-Shoukafa, catacombs, rotunda, main, entrance, underground, submerged, flooded, columns, buttress, Tigran, Tigrane, rescue, tomb, paintings, reliefs, Osiris, mummified, mummy, niche, carved, Horus, funerary, Anubis, Thoth, bed, palm, fronds, Goddess, Isis, Nephthys, white, stucco, Apis, bull, winged, offering, King, shelves, storage, walls, scallop, shell, reconstruction, building, garden, open, air, museum, exhibits, artefacts, carvings, granite, Coptic, Cross, early, Christian, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, sunshine, blue, sky, colours, colourful, landscape, September, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, Nikkor, 28mm f2.8, upright

Egyptian Delta Taxi EG057095JHP
Modern Egypt Delta North Town Street Traffic Lorry Taxi People in the area near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built for its Bubastis Temple Site which still remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages these sorts of town images are part of a private trip into the northern areas of Egypt part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well.
Keywords: Egypt Egyptian northern eastern Delta Zigazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis landscape people traffic lorry taxi busy street modern town threewheeler three wheels

Tanis Ramses Righted EG077195JHP
Tanis Amun Temple Ramasses Obelisk Cartouche painted carvings righted photo Ancient Egyptian City Delta Northern Egypt once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period.The photo shows the painted carvings the right way up taken from a broken obelisk lying on its side. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, Avaris, Quantir, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, Ramasses, Ramses, obelisk, painted, granite, carvings, hieroglyphs, cartouche, righted, turned

Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (26 files)

Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara

Senwosret Pyramid Lisht eg01295jhp
Egypt el-Lisht Pyramid Senusret painted releif workers farmers animals limestone Middle Kingdom site which also has the slightly better preserved tomb of Amenemhet 1 nearby. Access to Senusret’s pyramid is through a local village and agricultural land at the edge of the desert escarpment as is common with most of the pyramid sites south of Giza. I remember passing a very well kept football pitch. A local custodian took me around and also allowed me to take flash photographs of some coloured reliefs on limestone blocks under a roofed area. The pyramid has almost totally collapsed into a huge sandy mound but there were still one section of limestone casing intact and not plundered and around the site were hints at its previous enclosure wall structure with large sections of eroded limestone sticking out of the sand like a whales skeleton. The burial chamber thought to have been robbed shortly after his death is under the ground water table and is inaccessible. The site dates back to the Middle Kingdom-Senusret’a reign was 1971-1926BC and he was the son of Amenemhet 1 building his pyramid near his fathers. There is evidence of nine subsidiary pyramids for royal ladies and mastaba tombs around the site including those of Vizier Mentuhotep, Senwosret-ankh.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, el-Lisht, Lisht, el-Fayoum, Fayyum, Pyramid, Pyramids, Middle, Kingdom, Senusert 1, Senwosret 1, Sesostris 1, son, Amenemhet 1, collapsed, archaeology, construction, museum, covered, ancient, history, pharaoh, Middle, Kingdom, c1950BC, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife, wall, necropolis, women, tombs, subsidiary, Amenemhat, Ammenemes, granite, mortuary, temple, enclosure, walls, mastaba, mastabas, Mentuhopet, Vizier, Senwosret-ankh, ceiling, stars, texts, coloured, reliefs, painted, hieroglyphs, farming, scenes, limestone, blocks, casing, desert, escarpment, barren, sandy, mound, eroded, robbed, entrance, ground, level, ground, water, blocked, October, 2001, 35mm, Nikon, FM2, Fuji, RVP, Velvia, slide, film, scanned, format, landscape farm, workers, animals, deer, cattle

Black Pyramid Dashur eg0095jhp
Egypt Pyramids Amenemhet 111 Dahshur Black mudbrick desert rubble Red view ruined structural problems was started early in the 46 year reign of the King but is thought to have had structural defects because of its location close to Lake Dashur as well as too many internal rooms and passageways which could not support its weight. The Pharaoh, Middle Kingdom c1800BC was not buried in the pyramid [in Hawara] but two of his wives were and their remains were found by Dieter Arnold in 1976-83. The beautiful pyramidion in black gray granite, possibly never set in place, is in the Cairo Museum. The pyramid is one of several still standing at the Dashur necropolis although over shadowed by the more famous and probably oldest Bent, the slightly later Red or North pyramid visible in distance as well as others more ruined which were built towards the end of the pyramid era.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Fayoum, Saqqara, Dashur, Egyptology, Black, pyramid, beautiful, archaeology, ancient, history, pharaoh, queens, royal, tombs, death, burial, together, causeway, valley, temple, afterlife, necropolis, Amenemhat 111, Amenemhet 111, sarcophagus, escarpment, granite, pyramidion, Museum, Cairo, mudbrick, core, limestone, casing, robbed, mortuary, temple, ruins, stones, blocks, tomb, desert, sand, June, 2000, 35mm, Nikon, FM2, Fuji, RVP, Velvia, slide, film, scanned, landscape, format

Abu Sir Drainage eg9511922jhp
Egypt Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Sahure water drains drainage channel rockcut near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 35mm, Nikon, FM, slide, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951229jhp
Egypt Abu Sir mastaba tomb Ptahshepses carved reliefs figure roof supports near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951228jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir mastaba tomb Ptahshepses carved reliefs bas hieroglyphs near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951227jhp
Egyptian fine granite stonework drainage sliice Abu Sir pyramid Sahure near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951226jhp
Egypt Abu Sir pyramid Sahure view tomb Ptahshepses mastaba chapel excavated Czech Charles University near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951225jhp
Egypt Abu Sir ruined pyramid Nieserre tomb Ptahshepses mastaba columns chapel excavated Czech Charles University near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951224jhp
Egypt Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Nieserre tomb Ptahshepses mastaba columns near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951223jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir pyramid Sahure red granite carving hierogylphics cartouche King near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951222jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Sahure red granite carving hierogylphs cartouche near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, cartouche, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512215jhp
Egyptian Abu Sir ancient pyramids Neferefre Niuserre temple basalt floor slabs near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512213jhp
Egypt Abu Sir necropolis pyramids Neferirkare Nyuserre basalt floor slabs near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512211jhp
Egypt Abu Sir stone bowl blood bulls desert plateau Step pyramid horizon near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, Step, ancient, desert, plateau, sand, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512210jhp
Egypt Abu Sir mastaba tomb Ptahshepses King neuserre relative carved reliefs figure roof supports near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951218jhp
Egyptian Abu Sir mortuary temple basalt floor columns pyramid Sahure near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg951215jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Sahure palm columns granite basalt near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512115jhp
Egypt Abu Sir Sahure carved block per nu shrine hieroglyphs snake ankh art near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, art, artwork, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, per nu, shrine, snake, serpent, ankh, sign, Life, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512114jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir drainage channels granite stone covers lids Sahure near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512112jhp
Egypt ancient Abu Sir pyramid Sahure temple floor drainage channels stone near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512111jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir mortuary temple celing slab stars carvings Sahure ancient near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, stars, artwork, art, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512110jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir mortuary temple carved block cartouche King Sahure near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, art, artwork, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512015jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir pyramid Sahure temple floor basalt cartouche carved blocks near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, cartouche, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512014jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir pyramid Sahure mortuary temple carved blocks granite near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512012jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Sahure temple palm columns granite near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, upright

Abu Sir Pyramids eg9512010jhp
Egypt Egyptian Abu Sir necropolis pyramid Sahure columns mortuary temple near Saqqara lying on the desert plateau south from Giza is a complex of what were originally 14 pyramids of which only four are now discernible. The most complete is Old Kingdom Dynasty V King Sahure c 2480BC conforming to Fourth Dynasty plans and I was able to access the site in 1995 and took this amongst other photos. However after that the site was closed during visits up to 2005 while undergoing considerable excavation I understood so much more might now be visible assuming access of allowed. Near Memphis and the Saqqara entrances it was approached through the village of Abu Sir. Generally poorly constructed as in the twilight of the ‘Pyramid Age’ and when the centralised power of the crown declined, the remains although in a poor state of repair there were some fascinating remains such as a beautiful carved red granite column with sharp carved bas reliefs, channels for a drainage system, examples of highly skilled carving of granite blocks and shaped bowls thought to be for collecting blood from sacrificed bulls.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, necropolis, landscape, history, antiquity, pyramid, pyramids, subsidiary, Kings, Pharaohs, Sahure, Neferirkare, Kakai, Nyuserre, Neuserre, Niuserre, Neferefre, Khentkawes, Ptahshepses, official, chapel, mastaba, Egyptology, archaeology, architecture, construction, workmanship, skilled, carvings, reliefs, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, ancient, history, royal, tomb, sun, temple, goddess, low, bas, relief, 5th Dynasty, Borchardt, tombs, valley, temple, causeway, ramps, mortuary, basalt, red, granite, palm, columns, drainage, channels, temples, Heliopolitan, sun, god, Re, King, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4

Egypt > Philae Temple Aswan (3 files)

Photographs in this gallery are of Philae Temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis, a relocated site on an island in the flooded River Nile at Aswan including the Light and Sound Show night photos

Aswan Philae Light Show EG02952jhp
Philae Temple Light Show Pylons Aswan Egypt Trajan Kiosk night in which, during the first section, spectators walk through the temple with areas highlighted at each stop but the time to take photographs is limited. The second part of the evening as illustrated in this photo is seated and photography is very easy, a tripod is permitted and necessary for time exposures to be made as flash on cameras is almost pointless and more of a nuisance for other viewers. This Sound & Light Show is perhaps the most spiritual of those shown at other centres especially with the trip at night by boat to the island and the peacefulness that naturally surrounds this location.
Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River, Nile, Nubia, Agilkia, Philae, Temple, landscape, first, second, pylon, pylons, Trajan, Roman, Kiosk, stele, Ptolemaic, Island, Sound, Light, Son, Lumiere, surreal, experience, spectacular, fantasy, dramatic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, history, antiquity, ancient, Egyptian, walk, through, sitting, dark, night, stars, holiday, travel, tourists, tourism, boat, water, Egyptology, entrance, courtyard, colonnades, 2002, Fuji, S2, DSLR

Aswan Philae Light Show EG02950jhp
Philae Temple Light Sound Show Aswan Egypt colours two pylons in which, during the first section, spectators walk through the temple with areas highlighted at each stop but the time to take photographs is limited. The second part of the evening as illustrated in this photo is seated and photography is very easy, a tripod is permitted and necessary for time exposures to be made as flash on cameras is almost pointless and more of a nuisance for other viewers. This Sound & Light Show is perhaps the most spiritual of those shown at other centres especially with the trip at night by boat to the island and the peacefulness that naturally surrounds this location.
Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River, Nile, Nubia, Agilkia, Philae, Temple, landscape, first, second, pylon, pylons, Trajan, Kiosk, stele, Ptolemaic, Island, Sound, Light, Son, Lumiere, surreal, experience, spectacular, fantasy, dramatic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, history, antiquity, ancient, Egyptian, walk, through, sitting, dark, night, stars, holiday, travel, tourists, tourism, boat, water, Egyptology, entrance, courtyard, colonnades, 2002, Fuji, S2, DSLR

Philae Light Show EG052895JHP
Philae Temple Pylons Blue Light Sound Show Egypt River Nile Island Aswan in which, during the first section, spectators walk through the temple with areas highlighted at each stop but the time to take photographs is limited. The second part of the evening is seated and photography is very easy, a tripod is permitted and necessary for time exposures to be made as flash on cameras is almost pointless and more of a nuisance for other viewers. This Sound & Light Show is perhaps the most spiritual of those shown at other centres especially with the trip at night by boat to the island and the peacefulness that naturally surrounds this location.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, River Nile, Agilkia Island, island, Philae, temple, pylons, light, sound, show, landscape, colonnade, court, entrance, Son, Lumiere, spectacular, fantasy, dramatic, night, dark, stars, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, spiritual, surreal

Egypt > River Nile Cruise & Sites (3 files)

Photographs in this gallery show daily life along the River Nile mainly from the cruises I have undertaken over the past 10 years or so. Sites that border the Nile are included although the major temples visted have their own dedicated sites such as Edfu and Kom Ombo. One of the enjoyments of the Nile cruise is the tranquility of watching 'life go by' usually characterised by the friendliness of those you pass whether boatmen or farm workers as well as seeing wild birds close at hand. The other aspect is the service on the cruiseboats from friendly crews and the chance to relax after hectic and often crowded temple visits.

River Nile Cruiseboats EG052095jhp
Egypt Egyptian River Nile Esna lock cruiseboats congested cramped many photo taken on the cruise from Luxor to Aswan and at the Esna Lock there was major congestion owing to only one lock in operation which meant many boats were berthed six deep side by side while they waited, although an additional lock was being constructed. The cruiseboat offers a peaceful way albeit a busy one to see modern day Egyptian life that occurs along the banks of this historic major African river, while visiting ancient temples as well and which still plays an important part in the wealth of Egypt and in the lives of ordinary Egyptians today just as it has over the past 5000 years or so. This photo was taken in 2005 and will not represent the current situation with a huge drop in tourist numbers because of the Arab Spring and its aftermath. The traders made the most of the delays and stopped cruiseboats to throw their wares up to passengers, mainly galabeas, cotton goods and carpets with much interest and humour at the normal shouted haggling process. For those after serious galabeas then a better bet for quality and value for money was to wait for Edfu and even the souks of Aswan, although the process of dealing with traders helped pass the time waiting, could be several hours, to get through the lock to continue the journey south.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptians, Modern, contemporary, West, East, Bank, River, Nile, Esna, lock, landscape, riverbank, daily, life, cruiseboats, congestion, bottleneck, delays, anchored, waiting, tourists, passengers, busy, convoy, water, cruise, cruising, design, style, windows, reflections, white, railings, lifebelts, patio, decks, colours, colors, colorful

River Nile Convoy EG051995JHP
Egypt Egyptian River Nile Cruiseboats Convoy Busy Congestion Water Photo the journey from Luxor to Aswan by cruiseboat offers a peaceful way albeit a busy one these days to see modern day Egyptian life that occurs along the banks of this historic major African river and which still plays an important part in the wealth of Egypt and in the lives of ordinary Egyptians today just as it has over the past 5000 years or so.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Modern, West, East, Bank, River, Nile, riverbank, daily, life, cruiseboats, congestion, busy, convoy, water, cruise, cruising, landscape

River Nile Fishing EG052395JHP
Egypt Egyptians River Nile Library Photos Fishing Boat Water Riverbank the journey from Luxor to Aswan by cruiseboat offers a peaceful way to see modern day Egyptian life that occurs along the banks of this historic major African river and which still plays an important part in the wealth of Egypt and in the lives of ordinary Egyptians today just as it has over the past 5000 years or so.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Modern, West, Bank, River, Nile, riverbank, fields, palms, trees, desert, daily, life, fisherman, boats, nets, marshland, flooded, grass, irrigation, water, cruise, cruising, upright, tranquil, peaceful, reflections

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (18 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951159jhp
Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft tomb Padiaset colourful painted hieroglyphics texts stars pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter, upright

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951158jhp
Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft burial tomb Psamtek wall curved hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Amhose 11, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951157jhp
Egypt Saqqarah Persian Psamtik shaft tomb sarcophagus anthropoid carved stone base one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, Ahmose, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, anthropoid, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951156jhp
Egypt Saqqara Persian period shaft tomb Paydees arched ceiling hieroglyphics stars coloured texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951155jhp
Egypt Saqqara Pediese painted ceiling stars hieroglyphs texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951154jhp
Egypt Saqqarah Persian shaft tomb Psamtik hieroglyphics texts carvings Book Dead funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951153jhp
Egyptian Saqqara Psamtek tomb wall carvings hieroglyphs texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951152jhp
Egypt Saqqara Persian period shaft en wall tomb Psametik hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951151jhp
Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft tomb Psamtik hieroglyphics buriel texts Book Dead one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter

Saqqara Persian Shaft eg9511510jhp
Egyptian Saqqara Persian period shaft tomb Pediese end wall passageway hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter, upright

Saqqara EG9511413jhp
Ancient Egypt limestone Enclosure Step Pyramid ureaus cobra Zoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, scan, scanned, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi

Step Pyramid Saqqara EG951143jhp
Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Oldest Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from outside the main entrance to the enclosure and the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, scanned, scan

Step Pyramid Saqqara EG9511412jhp
Ancient Egypt ureaus frieze Enclosure Step Pyramid Saqqara morning sunny dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, scanned, scan

Saqqara North House EG051095jhp
Saqqarah Egypt North House Stone Papyrus column style Jubilee Court part of the Step Pyramid complex and the oldest stone monument world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds are these two distinct mysterious buildings one with lily designs and the other with papyrus stile columns. In the South are the remains of 1st Kingdom graffiti, apologies for the legs, which is important in attributing the Step Pyramid to King Djoser by name.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, North, South, House, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, court, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, papyrus, designs

Saqqara Fluted Columns 6952EG07JHP
Main Entrance Limestone Enclosure Wall Step Pyramid King Zoser Saqqarah dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone

Saqqara Fluted Columns 6950EG07JHP
Main Saqqara Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone

Saqqara Entrance Colonnade 6955EG07JHP
Ancient Egyptian Saqqara Main Passageway Fluted Engaged Limestone Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone

Saqqara & Unas Pyramid 6895EG07JHP
Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Unas Unis Saqqara Causeway Gates Rubble Destroyed, south of Cairo is viewed through the gates of its causeway to the Pharaoh's Valley temple which is located near to the main entrance to the site. Now very ruined the pyramid is adjacent to the Step Pyramid enclosure wall and near a complex of fascinating mastaba tombs.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, texts, pyramid, gate, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, mastabas, tombs

Egypt > Seheil Island Rock Carvings (2 files)

Sehel Island, Seheil Island on the River Nile amongst the cataracts near Aswan has a real Nubian village walked through to reach the large quantity of rock carvings on the boulder strewn island many of which are included in these photographs

Seheil Rock Carvings EG052646JHP
Seheil Island Rock Carving 95 Pharaoh Black Granite Boulder Photo at this site near Aswan amongst the River Nile cataracts. The main reason for this private excursion by motorboat was to visit the rock carvings which cover this boulder strewn part of the Nile recording many events throughout the ancient history of the Egyptian Empire spanning some 3000 years although most were made in the 18-18 Dynasties. Most were the work of officials, often before they went to Nubia or reporting their efforts on return. The most notable carving is the Ptolemaic Famine Stele which refers to a famine during the reign of Doser, famous for the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, some 2000 years before.
Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River Nile, Nubia, Nubian, Seheil Island, Sehel, rock, carvings, numbered, 29, 95, 96, landscape, boulders, figures, history, archaeology, Egyptology, antiquity, Egyptian, ancient, officials, reports, projects

Nubian Boat Rudder EG052595JHP
Sehel Island Nubian Village Painted Boat Wooden Rudder Street photo with its genuine sense of colour and distinctive desert shapes for buildings that remain cool in the heat of southern Egypt on this island near Aswan amongst the River Nile cataracts. The main reason for this private excursion by motorboat was to visit the rock carvings which cover this boulder strewn part of the Nile recording many events throughout the ancient history of the Egyptian Empire spanning some 3000 years.
Keywords: Egypt, Aswan, River Nile, Seheil, Sehel, Island, Nubia, Nubian, village, rudder, boat, decorated, landscape, Egyptian, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, painted, shade, cool, shapes, architecture, designs

Scotland (1 file)

Photographs mainly of North East Scotland covering in depth Aberdeenshire and Morayshire with topics such as historic properties, castles, towns, villages, rivers and glens, landscapes, mountains, flora and fauna, forestry, farming and coastal scenery and the City of Aberdeen.

Dunnottar Castle Scotland VS2950JHP
Dunnottar Castle autumnal scene on the North East Coast of Scotland looking to the North Sea over barley bails located to the south of Stonehaven in Kincardineshire.
As a private property these photographs should only be used for tourist/scenic/editorial purposes. If required for commercial promotion then permission should be obtained from the owners by contacting The Factor, Dunecht Estates Office, Dunecht, Skene, AB32 7AX. Telephone: 01330 860223.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, east, sea, Stonehaven, Dunnottar, Castle, landscape, harvest, stubble, field, farmland, spectacular, coast, coastal, cliffs, rocks, headland, bay, Haven, Benholm, Lodging, keep, tower, curtain, portcullis, vaulted, pends, arched, window, stonework, weathered, erosion, tourism, visitors, conglomerate, pudding, stone, Dun, Fother, 14th, century, Marischal, storehouse, smithy, bakery, brewery, stables, guardhouse, quadrangle, well, mansion, chambers, chapel, Whigs, Vault, prison, dungeon, siege, Honours, jewels, Covenanters, exhibition, Kincardineshire, north, Dunnottar Castle, upright, haven bay, castle, fortressâ€™ â€˜benholm lodgingâ€™, dun, fother, marischal, whig, s vaultâ€™, honours, covenanters

Scotland > Aberdeen City (18 files)

This gallery includes all photographs connected with Aberdeen city from buildings, churches, streets, public parks, gardens, the University, Harbour and the beach. Places covered included Union Terrace Gardens, Cowdray Hall, Rosemount, HM Theatre, William Wallace Statue, Union Street, Castlegate, Citadel, Town House, Provost Skene House, Marsicahl College, Woolmanhill, Denburn Carpark, Johnston Gardens, Victoria Park, Duthie Park, Hazlehead Park, Piper Alpha Memorial, Seaton Park, Kings College, Elphinstone, Old Aberdeen, Fittie, Bridge of Don, AECC, Garthdee, Torry, Nigg, Pocra Quay

Aberdeen Seaton Autumn 1919512jhp
Aberdeen City Seaton Park autumn colours Wallace Tower path bench is a wide expanse of parkland lying between the University and River Don to the north of the City in the North East of Scotland. The offers walks and many areas to exercise and enjoy flower displays as well with easy access across the famous Brig O’Balgownie to Donside and the banks of the River Don as it flows eventually into the North Sea. Also in the park is the Wallace Tower, a partial replica of Benholm’s House or Lodging once situated in the Netherkirkgate but demolished in 1964. The present structure incorporates some of the original stonework from this unique z-plan towerhouse and one of the four remaining 16th Century buildings in the City.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, East, River, Don, Estuary, Bridge, Brig, Balgownie, old, university, bounds, St. Machar, Cathedral, Kirk, spires, cemetery, gates, entrance, Seaton, Park, Wallace, Tower, Benholm, Lodgings, replaced, relocated, Cruickshank, botanical, gardens, tourism, tourists, visitors, public, parks, trees, green, grass, walks, seats, yellow, golden, brown, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, landscape, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, winter, November, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8

Aberdeen Seaton Autumn 1919511jhp
Aberdeen City Seaton Public Park autumn colours Wallace Tower Walks is a wide expanse of parkland lying between the University and River Don to the north of the City in the North East of Scotland. The offers walks and many areas to exercise and enjoy flower displays as well with easy access across the famous Brig O’Balgownie to Donside and the banks of the River Don as it flows eventually into the North Sea. Also in the park is the Wallace Tower, a partial replica of Benholm’s House or Lodging once situated in the Netherkirkgate but demolished in 1964. The present structure incorporates some of the original stonework from this unique z-plan towerhouse and one of the four remaining 16th Century buildings in the City.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, East, River, Don, Estuary, Bridge, Brig, Balgownie, old, university, bounds, St. Machar, Cathedral, Kirk, spires, cemetery, gates, entrance, Seaton, Park, Wallace, Tower, Benholm, Lodgings, replaced, relocated, Cruickshank, botanical, gardens, tourism, tourists, visitors, public, parks, trees, green, grass, walks, seats, yellow, golden, brown, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, landscape, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, winter, November, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8

Aberdeen Hazlehead Azaleas qax1895jhp
Hazlehead Park azaleas rhododendrons pink yellow large display spring Scottish Aberdeen City photographed in the western corner of this large public area on the western edge of the City of Aberdeen, near a sculpture park and symbolic granite stone circle and it is one of the most colourful annual events which can some years be an overwhelming mass of vibrant colour as these photographs show. The park is the location of the Piper Alpha Memorial set in an extensive rose garden, part of which is dedicated to Her Majesty, The Queen Mother.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, visitors, parks, Hazlehead, azaleas, rhododendrons, Britain in Bloom, Piper, Alpha, Memorial, oil, industry, deaths, flowers, seat, rest, roses, pink, red, yellow, green, spring, vibrant, riot, mass, overwhelming, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, trees, green, shrubs, grass, walks, paved, path, borders, sculptures, stones, standing, circle, May, 2018, digital, photograph, DSLR, Nikon, D700

Aberdeen Duthie Park wyy8595jhp
Aberdeen Duthie Park David winter garden sculptures bandstand summer Scottish city is the largest of the central municipal parks in Aberdeen bordering the River Dee towards the southern aspect of the city. The park has had a major facelift bringing it back to the original Victorian layout.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, summer, landscape, sea, coast, granite, silver, Rivers, Dee, parks, public, municipal, park, boating, pond, restoration, fountain, refelctions, Duthie, restaurant, Winter Gardens, sculptures, obelisk, bandstand, Britain in Bloom, flowers, crocuses, trees, mauve, white, green, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, blue, sky, clouds, gulls, 2011, August, camera, Nikon, D700

Aberdeen Hazlehead Park xvv2958jhp
Hazlehead Park Piper Alpha Statue oil disaster Aberdeen displays rose garden photographed in this large public area on the western edge of the City of Aberdeen, near a sculpture park and symbolic granite stone circle and it is one of the most colourful annual events which can some years be an overwhelming mass of vibrant colour as these photographs show. The park is the location of the Piper Alpha Memorial set in an extensive rose garden, part of which is dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen Mother.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, visitors, parks, Hazlehead, Britain in Bloom, Piper, Alpha, Memorial, Statue, flowers, seat, rest, roses, pink, red, yellow, green, summer, vibrant, riot, mass, overwhelming, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, trees, green, shrubs, grass, walks, borders

Aberdeen Hazlehead Azaleas wtn3956jhp
Hazlehead Park azaleas yellow foreground walks grass paths Aberdeen flower displays photographed in the western corner of this large public area on the western edge of the City of Aberdeen, near a sculpture park and symbolic granite stone circle and it is one of the most colourful annual events which can some years be an overwhelming mass of vibrant colour as these photographs show. The park is the location of the Piper Alpha Memorial set in an extensive rose garden, part of which is dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen Mother.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, visitors, parks, Hazlehead, azaleas, rhododendrons, Britain in Bloom, flowers, seat, rest, roses, pink, red, yellow, green, summer, vibrant, riot, mass, overwhelming, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, trees, green, shrubs, grass, walks, borders, sculptures, stones, standing, circle

Flowers Aberdeen Duthie Pk qwe7956jhp
Duthie Park Aberdeen City Scotland municipal flower border sweetpeas summer photo an area to the south of the main city centre bordering on the River Dee and has a notable bandstand, large red granite obelisk and the famous Winter Gardens giving visitors a taste of tropical plants under its Kew like large glass houses. Currently undergoing a major makeover of parts of the gardens and the ornamental ponds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeen, City, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, Duthie, park, parks, municipal, public, flowers, purple, yellow, sweetpeas, gardens, bequeathed, colours, colors, summer

Flowers Aberdeen Duthie Pk qwe7954jhp
Duthie Park Aberdeen City Scottish summer flowers sweetpeas yellow pink photograph in an area to the south of the main city centre bordering on the River Dee and has a notable bandstand, large red granite obelisk and the famous Winter Gardens giving visitors a taste of tropical plants under its Kew like large glass houses. Currently undergoing a major makeover of parts of the gardens and the ornamental ponds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeen, City, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, Duthie, park, parks, municipal, public, flowers, pink, yellow, sweetpeas, parterre, hedge, gardens, bequeathed, colours, colors, summer

Hazlehead Piper Memorial xvv2954jhp
Hazlehead Park Aberdeen Scotland Memorial Rose flowers summer Piper Alpha is the largest municipal park area to the west of the City offering extensive walks, childrenâ€™s play areas, crazy golf, restaurant; toilets; sports facilities; large rose gardens, including the Piper Alpha Memorial, floral displays, sculptures, modern stone circle and a nearby golf course all within easy reach of the City and residential areas.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, City, North East, landscape, park, Hazlehead, Piper Alpha Memorial, roses, pink, red, yellow, green, summer, vibrant, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Gordon Kartoum Schoolhill xv0195jhp
General Gordon Statue Khartoum fame entrance Robert Gordons School University at Schoolhill in the centre of Aberdeen City in the North East of Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, Aberdeen, City, Schoolhill, Robert, Gordon, statue, Kartoum, Khartoum, General, school, university, entrance, landscape, granite, grey, silver, architecture, style, classic, spring, summer, trees, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Aberdeen Footdee House VS1595JHP
Aberdeen Footdee Scottish Heritage Site Old Fishing Village Wooden Hut near the mouth of the River Dee where it enters the North Sea at Aberdeen near a busy modern harbour and now preserved to retain its traditional styles.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, landscape, esplanade, Footdee, Fittie, village, heritage, fishing, history, gardens, flowers, features, pump, clouds, summer, coast, River Dee, harbour, entrance, colourful, flora, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Aberdeen University VS1495JHP
King's College Aberdeen Scottish University Refurbished Stonework Photo Lawns Street with its famous crown spire on the Chapel founded by Bishop Elphinstone in the 1500's and the import of Renaissance style. The University complex is located in Old Aberdeen, an early burgh, now part of the northern area of the modern City lying south of the River Don.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, university, Kings, College, crown, tower, spire, Renaissance, sandstone, Elphinstone, Wilson, bronze, Chapel, memorial, old, town, green, grass, summer, colorful, colourful, colours, colors, upright

Aberdeen St Machars Cathedral Kirk VS1395JHP
St Machar's Cathedral Kirk Aberdeen City Granite Twin Spires Arch Framing from the main entrance, started around 1170, on a site going back to AD580 and part of Old Aberdeen and its University campus.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, upright, old, university, bounds, St. Macharâ€™s Cathedral Kirk, spires, twin, cemetery, gates, entrance, Seaton, park, public, parks, trees, colourful, granite, silver

Aberdeen Beach TO3457955JHP
Aberdeen Beach Sand Scottish North Low Angle Photograph Sea Groyne in the North East of Scotland from one a several groynes built to reduce the erosion of the large sandy beaches
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, East, Footdee, Fittie, village, heritage, fishing, history, landscape, sea, beach, esplanade, promenade, lifebelt, centre, wooden, erosion, conservation, groyne, sand, cirrus, clouds, summer, coast, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Aberdeen Beach TO3457954JHP
Aberdeen Scotland Beach Sand Esplanade Couple Walking Romantic Photo by the North Sea in the North East of Scotland fwith the large sweeping promenade a feature of the bygone days of Victorian times with it more modern entertainment centre and nightlife
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, East, Footdee, Fittie, village, heritage, fishing, history, upright, sea, beach, walking, amble, lovers, dog, esplanade, promenade, lifebelt, centre, groyne, sand, cirrus, clouds, summer, coast, wooden, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Aberdeen Beach TO3457953JHP
Aberdeen Scotland Promenade Beach Couple Walking Dog Sand Summer North Sea with the large sweeping promenade a feature of the bygone days of Victorian times with it more modern entertainment centre and nightlife
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North, East, Footdee, Fittie, village, heritage, fishing, history, landscape, sea, beach, walking, amble, lovers, dog, esplanade, promenade, lifebelt, centre, groyne, sand, cirrus, clouds, summer, coast, wooden, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Aberdeen Skyline SO5956JHP
Aberdeen Union Street Highview Centre City Westwards Citadel Tower viewpoint with the prominent grey granite tower of the Town House and the ornate spire of theTolbooth.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, Grampian, skyline, upright, sea, coast, oil, industry, granite, silver, Town House, Tolbooth, architecture, style, classic, Bon Accord, Citadel, Athenaeum, Castlegate, Union Street, Broad Street, St Nicholas Kirk, shopping, centre, Trinity, Mannie Well

Aberdeen Fish Market SO8950JHP
Aberdeen Harbour Dawn Unloading Fishing Trawler Boat Dockside Silhouette Fishermen, a diminishing sight in Aberdeen City harbour areas these days is fish being landed in any quantity and a far cry from the heyday of the fishing industry when the harbour would be jam packed with trawlers.
Keywords: Aberdeen, City, Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, North East, sea, landscape, maritime, sunrise, summer, dawn, River Dee, harbour, fishing boat, fishing, fish-market, fish, trawler, fishermen, boxes, unloading, silhouette, figures, dwindling, conservation, quotas, colourful, colorful, colourful, colours, colors

Scotland > Aberdeenshire (6 files)

This gallery includes rural, scenic and landscape subjects of the Shire, including Kincardineshire, Mearns, Garioch, Buchan Strathbogie and Mar.

Bennachie Alford Road up602952jhp
Alford Donside Bennachie valley panorama fields barley Scottish summer Aberdeenshire rural photo taken on the small back road from Kirkton of Tough/Torries to Alford. This view is looking eastwards over the valley to the distinctive outline of Bennachie near Balfluig Castle and the barley fields which sweep down towards the main A944.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, River, Don, Donside, Alford, Howe, Bennachie, hill, outline, landscape, summer, trees, eastwards, fields, barley, valley, forest, Balfuig, castle, Farmton, Endovie, August, 2007, Fuji, S5Pro, digital, camera

Bennachie Alford Road up602950jhp
Howe Alford Donside Bennachie vale farmland fields barley Aberdeenshire Scottish photo taken on the small back road from Kirkton of Tough/Torries to Alford. This view is looking eastwards over the valley to the distinctive outline of Bennachie near Balfluig Castle and the barley fields which sweep down towards the main A944.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, River, Don, Donside, Alford, Howe, Bennachie, hill, outline, landscape, summer, trees, eastwards, fields, barley, valley, forest, Balfuig, castle, Farmton, Endovie, August, 2007, Fuji, S5Pro, digital, camera

Kildrummy Gardens up481695jhp
Kildrummy Castle Gardens border Cypress azalea orange summer colours Scotland Aberdeenshire this attractive park lies’ beneath the ruin of this 13th century castle in western Aberdeenshire. Located in an ancient quarry from which the stone blocks of the construction of Kildrummy Castle, the huge artificial gully known as the Black Den was initially developed as a feature by the Gordon’s where there was a fishing pond, with various trees and shrubs. Later after the building of a bridge to give access to the New Castle built around the 1900’s by Colonel James Ogston, known in Aberdeen as ‘Soapy Ogston’ of the Aberdeen Soap Manufacturing company and with its close connections to two large hotels of to-day in the area-Norwood and Ardoe House, the gardens were further developed with a Japanese Water Garden and the addition of many new shrubs, trees and flowers. Under James Pearson Smith the modern gardens came under a Charitable Trust in 1968, giving public access in exchange for public donations and entry fee to help pay for the continuing running of the gardens. Overlooking the gardens are the ruins of the Castle and the New Castle, now the Kildrummy Castle Hotel. A small carpark is at the entrance to the road that crosses the bridge and access to the Hotel.

The Castle is a Historic Scotland property with its roots set during the peak of medieval European castle construction during the early 13th century. Started by Alexander 11 and possibly later extended after a visit by Edward 1 of England in 1296. It survived many sieges, being burnt and later restored, before being largely dismantled after the Jacobite rising of 1715 when used as the headquarters for the Earl of Mar. It is a magnificent ruin and the scale of the thick walls is particularly impressive despite not being as well preserved as many similar English ruins.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Gordon, Strathdon, Kildrummy, Castle, Historic, Gardens, Ogston, Pearson, estate, landscape, Donside, Black, Den, medieval, history, sieges, dismantled, 1715, 13th Century, fortress, Snow, tower, great, hall, ruin, preserved, garden, bridge, Brig, O’Balgownie, avenue, hotel, museum, pool, water, trees, Japanese, maple, purple, yellow, white, rhododendrons, shrubs, flowers, flora, autumn, colours, colors, colourful, summer, June, sunshine, sunny, 2007, Fuji, S5, digital, camera, DSLR

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Bennachie Hill summit Mither Tap spring stones Pictish fort Scotland Aberdeenshire Scotland in the North East looking at this distinct outline created by the vitrified remains of a Pictish fort on its main summit with a strategic overview of most of the eastern Aberdeenshire from the North to the South. Here taken from the Chapel of Garioch road to Monymusk near the main visitors centre
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garioch, Bennachie, hill, summit, top, Mither, Tap, vitrified, fort, Pictish, ruins, remains, stones, walls, forest, landscape, spring, road, bare, trees, sunlight, blue, sky

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Lochnagar Deeside Panorama Hillhead Pittenderrich mountain Scotland hill cirrus clouds Aberdeenshire Taken near to the site of a possible stone circle or ring cairn above the farm of Hillhead accessed by Alamein Farm off the Tarland road west from the Queen's View at the Slack. Away in the distance with the same alignment is the hill with the Bronze Age Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle built on it. The excavation site behind this viewpoint is also known as Blackhills although it is located nearer to the farm of Hillhead. Bennachie summit can also be seen from the site and given its height it was a very carefully chosen location.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Blackhills, Hillhead, Alamein, ring, cairn, Tarland, Slack, Tillylodge, Queen's, View, viewpoint, autumn, panorama, Royal, Deeside, Field, Club, marker, lay-by, Lochnagar, mountain, Monro, Morven, Tomnaverie, Stone, Circle, landscape, cirrus, clouds, hills, farming, sheep, agriculture, forest, dyke, stone, wall, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, sun, sunshine

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Bennachie Hill back Auchleven roadside lunaria annua penny flowers sparkle winter Garioch Aberdeenshire Scotland in the North East looking at the back of this well known hill with its this distinct outline but here looking at its craigs on the back side taken from the Oyne to Auchleven road on a crisp frosty winter's morning.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garioch, Bennachie, hill, back, Gadie, Burn, Auchleven, Oyne, road, landscape, winter, hills, farming, fields, fence, bare, trees, forest, sunlight, blue, sky, frosty, flowers, roadside, sparkle, lunaria, annua, honesty, penny, money, silver, dollar

Scotland > Aberdeenshire Coast (1 file)

Pictures in this library relate to the sea and the coasts around Aberdeenshire from St Cyrus to the Moray Firth along to Cullen and include fishing villages of Gourdon, Johnshaven, the town of Stonehaven, beach at Balmedie, Cruden Bay, Forvie, Bodham Point near Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Rosehearty, Pennan, Macduff, Banff, Whitehills, Portsoy, Sandend, Portknockie, Bow Fiddle Rock.

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Todhead sea waves crashing rocks cliffs dramatic Mearns Aberdeenshire Scottish located south of Catterline is the former Todhead Lighthouse on the North east coast of Aberdeenshire south of Stonehaven standing pudding stone cliffs. The cliffs stick out on a small headland but with sheer drops into the North Sea but offering spectacular views of the sea pounding on the rocks below and views northwards along the coast from Braidon Bay and to the distant Forley Craig beyond Catterline, famous for its seafood restaurant. The lighthouse was built in 1897 by D.A. Stevenson and is still a stylish if sad reminder of the heyday of Victorian Maritime heritage. Its short ‘dumpy’ tower hides a shaft dug into the cliffs underneath which allowed the original clockwork mechanism to operate as described in Jane Geddes’s Deeside and Mearns Architectural Guide.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Kincardine, Catterline, Braidon, Bay, Millhill, Forley, Craig, Kinneff, Kirk, Crown, Jewels, regalia, hidden, Todhead, lighthouse, buildings, architecture, cliffs, stones, pudding, geology, sea, waves, crashing, pounding, breaking, white, foam, landscape, south, southwards, winter, Mearns, Howe, Coast, coastline, Grampians, 1897, Stevenson D.A., builder, architect, shaft, harled, corbelled, gallery, lantern, dome, disused, redundant, staff, house, accommodation, stylish, painted, brickwork, blue, sky, sunshine, maritime

Scotland > Ancient Stones (2 files)

The gallery has photos of ancient Scottish sites such as recumbent stone circles, stone circles, long cairns, Pictish carvings and early fortifications including Tap ONoth, Bennachie, Kinord, and most of the following:
Aikey Brae RSC; Balquhain Stone Circle; Brandsbutt Stone; Broomend of Crichie Henge and Pictish Symbol Stone; Castle Fraser Stone Circle; Consumption Dykes, Kingswells; Corsedarder Memorial; Cothiemuir Wood RSC; Craigearn Standing Stone; Craw Stane, Rhynie; Cullerlie Stone Circle; Culsh earthhouse or souterrain; Easter Aquthorthies RSC; Eslie the Greater RSC; Eslie the Lessler RSC; Garrol Wood RSC; Glassel Stone Circle; Kinord Cross; Kirkton of Bourtie RSC; Loanhead of Daviot RSC; Long Cairn, Corsedarder; Maidenstone Symbol Stone; Mid Mar Stone Circle; Nine Staines RSC; Picardy Pictish Symbol Stone; Strichen RSC; Sueno Stone, Forres; Sunhoney RSC; Tomnaverie RSC;

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Nine Staines Stone Circle Scotland TO4139195JHP
Nine Staines Garrol Wood Recumbent Stone Circle Aberdeenshire Forest Trees with its unique Bronze Age Grampian signature of an altar stone with two upstanding flankers is near the Mulloch Commercial Forest south of Banchory at Eslie and easiest reached using the Blairydryne turn off from the Stonehaven Road to Strachan. Excavated in 1904 when cremated bone evidence was found.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal, Deeside, Mulloch, Garrol, Wood, forest, Nine, Stanes, Eslie, Esslie, Greater, Lessler, Banchory, Scolty, Hill, Camie, Feughside, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, ellipse, elliptical, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, burial, cremation, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, summer, coloured, colored, peaceful

Scotland > Banff & Buchan (2 files)

Photographs of the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland that do not fit into other specialist categories or particularly illustrate the nature of the area.

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Macduff town centre skyline autumn Aberdeenshire anchor sun viewpoint brae is a seaport adjacent to Banff and divided by the River Deveron and remains a busy fishing harbour supporting its own trawler fleet with fishmarket and its excellent facilities expanding for the watersport and pleasure sailing industry. It is viewed here from Station Brae with a possible 18th Century sailing ship anchor and a cross erected in 1783 to mark the creation of Macduff as a Burgh here looking towards the town centre and harbour of MacDuff.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Macduff, sea, Moray, Firth, town, centre, houses, buildings, fishing, port, trawlers, boats, buildings, landscape, harbour, Doune, church, anchor, viewpoint, town, cross, station, brae, grass, autumn, sunshine, blue, sky

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Banff Royal Burgh bay Moray Firth sea waves rcoks Scotland photograph looking from near the Banff Marina across the bay to the distant outline of Macduff which is reached crossing the River Deveron over a beautiful seven arched bridge. Banff is a town with a history dating back to the 12th century and was granted a charter by Robert the Bruce in the 14th Century. Once a thriving herring fishing port it is now a quiet town catering more to tourism with an excellent golf course at Duff House and has several sandy beaches. It is reckoned to be one of the driest and sunniest locations is Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Banff, Macduff, sea, bay, waves, rocks, gulls, Moray, Firth, town, seascape, seaweed, beach, landscape, harbour, marina, spring

Scotland > Clouds, Sunsets, Dawns and Weather (46 files)

The gallery has images of weather related subjects from clouds to dawns and sunrises, NLC or noctilucent clouds nights, moon to sun rings, rainbows, double rainbows, meteors, shooting stars, Perseids. The range of clouds includes cirrus, storm clouds, white puffy fair weather clouds, monster cloud formations, haar, sun beams, lenticular, mama, a wide range of different meteorological structures and types.

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Clouds cumulus chaotic sky evening light Scotland North Summer Deeside Grampian Aberdeenshire sky taken from Crooktree between Kincardine O’Neil and Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena. This was taken at 20.17hrs BST on 15th July 2023 from the North side of Ord Fundlie Hill using a Nikon D700 FX body with 16-20mm wide angle zoom at 28mm focal length, aperture of f11, 200ISO and shutter speed of 1/160 sec.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord Fundlie, hill, Kincardine O’Neil, Stranduff, Crooktree, Torphins, Learney, summer, landscape, grey, shapes, patterns, whirls, dramatic, spectacular, panorama, weather, phenomena, cirrostratus, cumulus, small, stratocumulus, altocumulus, delicate, landscape, clouds, cloudy, dull, stormy, chaotic, bank, grey, tree, tops, leaves, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, morning, afternoon, sky, blue, sunlit, scudding, edged, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2023, July, DSLR, Nikon, D700, FX, AF-S ED 16-35mm zoom lens, 28mm focal length, wide, digital, photo, photograph

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Clouds cumulus blue sky evening light Scottish Summer Deeside Grampian Aberdeenshire sky taken from Crooktree between Kincardine O’Neil and Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena. This was taken at 19.17hrs BST on 15th July 2023 from the North side of Ord Fundlie Hill using a Nikon D700 FX body with 16-20mm wide angle zoom at 35mm focal length, aperture of f11, 200ISO and shutter speed of 1/640 sec.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord Fundlie, hill, Kincardine O’Neil, Stranduff, Crooktree, Torphins, Learney, summer, landscape, grey, shapes, patterns, whirls, dramatic, spectacular, panorama, weather, phenomena, cirrostratus, cumulus, small, stratocumulus, altocumulus, delicate, landscape, clouds, cloudy, dull, stormy, chaotic, bank, grey, tree, tops, leaves, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, morning, afternoon, sky, blue, sunlit, scudding, edged, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2023, July, DSLR, Nikon, D700, FX, AF-S ED 16-35mm zoom lens, 35mm focal length, wide, digital, photo, photograph

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Clouds cumulus blue sky evening boulder lichen Scotland hill Fare Summer Deeside Aberdeenshire sky taken from Crooktree between Kincardine O’Neil and Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena. This was taken at 19.05hrs BST on 15th July 2023 from the North side of Ord Fundlie Hill using a Nikon D700 FX body with 16-20mm wide angle zoom at 20mm focal length, aperture of f11, 200ISO and shutter speed of 1/400 sec.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord Fundlie, hill, Kincardine O’Neil, Stranduff, Crooktree, Torphins, Learney, summer, landscape, grey, shapes, patterns, whirls, dramatic, spectacular, panorama, weather, phenomena, cirrostratus, cumulus, small, stratocumulus, altocumulus, delicate, landscape, clouds, cloudy, dull, stormy, chaotic, bank, grey, tree, tops, leaves, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, morning, afternoon, sky, blue, sunlit, scudding, edged, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2023, July, DSLR, Nikon, D700, FX, AF-S ED 16-35mm zoom lens, 20mm focal length, wide, digital, photo, photograph, boulder, lichens

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Cirrus cumulus layers clouds Scotland Deeside Aberdeenshire feathery white ribs blue sky taken from Crooktree between Kincardine O’Neil and Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena with this high level cirrus. This was taken at 13.34hrs UT on 7 August 2022 from the North side of Ord Fundlie Hill, looking eastwards.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord Fundlie, Kincardine O’Neil, Stranduff, Crooktree, Torphins, summer, landscape, clouds, shapes, patterns, whirls, weather, phenomena, cirrus, cirrostratus, cumulus, altocumulus, filaments, hooks, feathery, fronds, delicate, landscape, clouds, tree, tops, leaves, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, pink, evening, sky, sunset, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2022, July, DSLR, Nikon, D700, FX, 16-35mm zoom lens, 16mm focal length, wide, digital, photo, photograph

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Cirrus clouds Scottish Deeside evening delicate patterns sunset pink pastel colours Aberdeenshire taken from Crooktree between Kincardine O’Neil and Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena with this high level cirrus. This was taken at 21.17hrs UT on 27th June 2022 from the North side of Ord Fundlie Hill.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord Fundlie, Kincardine O’Neil, Crooktree, Torphins, summer, landscape, clouds, shapes, patterns, whirls, weather, phenomena, cirrus, cirrostratus, cumulus, altocumulus, filaments, hooks, feathery, fronds, delicate, landscape, clouds, tree, tops, leaves, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, pink, evening, sky, sunset, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2022, June DSLR, Nikon, D700, FX, 16-35 f4 lens, 16mm focal length, wide, digital, photo, photograph

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Deeside Scotland summer sunset clouds colours details shapes portrait format Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 21.08hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, lens, 28-300, 62mm focal length, upright

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Deeside Scotland summer sunset clouds colours details shapes Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 21.06hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, lens, 28-300, 32mm focal length

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Deeside Scotland summer sunset telephoto large cloud colours details shapes Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 21.05hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, lens, 28-300, 70mm focal length

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Deeside Scotland summer sunset telephoto orange clouds colours details shapes Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 21.00hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, lens, 28-300, 78mm focal length

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Deeside Scotland summer sunset dramatic orange clouds colours shapes hilline Stranduff forest Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 20.59hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, lens, 28-300, 45mm focal length

Deeside-Sunset-qax9500jhp
Deeside Scotland summer sunset clouds colours shapes hilline Stranduff forest Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most colourful period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds but every evening the shapes and nature of the clouds and light is different. This one was taken on the 16th June, 2021 around 20.58hrs UT.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, summer, setting, sun, landscape, shaped, clouds, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, grey, orange, pink, yellow, weather, meteorological, forest, hilline, trees, fields, silhouette, Nikon, 2021, June, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo, upright

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Noctilucent clouds NLC summer rooftop aerial chimney pot June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.52 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.52hrs, 20th.

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Noctilucent clouds NLC summer close detail clouds June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.51 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.51hrs, 20th.

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Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Torphins East clouds June Aberdeenshire Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.49 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 28mm, f8, ISO 1600 for .6 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 28mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.49hrs, 20th.

Deeside-NLC-qax9550jhp
Noctilucent clouds NLC summer rooftop clouds June Aberdeenshire Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the of the 20th June. Taken at 23.45 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 28mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 2.5secs. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, western, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, rooftop, chimney, TV aerial, trees, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 28mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.40hrs, 20th.

Deeside-NLC-qax9544jhp
Noctilucent clouds NLC summer North clouds June Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the of the 20th June. Taken at 23.40 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for .8 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, western, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.40hrs, 20th.

Deeside Sunset fgh5958jhp
Scottish autumn sunset yellow clouds shapes painted surreal Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most dramatic and vibrant period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. By the December the sun setting has moved much more to the west and in my case is well behind the line of Ord Fundlie forest on the left.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Kincardine O’Neil, west, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, autumn, setting, sun, rays, beams, landscape, wind, blown, shaped, clouds, ribbons, flecked, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, orange, yellow, mauve, weather, meteorological, forest, trees, silhouette, hilline, October, 2013, Nikon, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo

Deeside Sunset fgh5954jhp
Scottish autumn sunset colourful fantastic clouds dramatic forest Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most dramatic and vibrant period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. By the December the sun setting has moved much more to the west and in my case is well behind the line of Ord Fundlie forest on the left.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Kincardine O’Neil, west, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, autumn, setting, sun, rays, beams, landscape, wind, blown, shaped, clouds, ribbons, flecked, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, orange, yellow, mauve, weather, meteorological, forest, trees, silhouette, hilline, October, 2013, Nikon, digital, camera, D700, DSLR, photograph, photo

NLC Torphins bnm7959jhp
Noctilucent clouds NLC west large band silvery surreal light Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.06 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 7.2 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.

NLC Torphins bnm7950jhp
Noctilucent clouds NLC after midnight UT summer night Scottish Deeside sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.04 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 4.8 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.

Deeside Dawn bnm6095jhp
Scotland sunrise winter dawn red colours layers shapes wind shaped clouds Beltie Hill Deeside looking from Ord Fundlie to Beltie, Hill Fare, Craigmyle and Glassel near Torphins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Often the shapes and range and vibrancy of the colours defies descriptions and can only be seen to be believed; my experience is that the colourful phase only lasts for at most 20 minutes so it is often being in the right place at the right time and best photographed using a tripod as the light levels mean longer exposures especially at best quality ISO settings. This year there has been several colourful displays in December, the particular photo was taken on the morning of the 30th at around 08.37.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, Hill, Fare, Craigmyle, Glassel, Torphins, sunrise, dawn, sun, winter, landscape, sheep, clouds, dramatic, countryside, rural, nature, surreal, spectacular, beautiful, artistic, impressionist, airbrushed, jet, trails, crisscross, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, red, fiery, pastel, weather, meteorological, Nikon, 2016, digital, camera, D700, December

Cirrus Patterns bnm5495jhp
Cirrus clouds autumn shapes patterns white wavelike blue sky Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland photo taken near Torphins in North East Scotland showing the scale, shapes and beauty of these ever changing weather phenomena.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, autumn, landscape, clouds, shapes, patterns, whirls, weather, phenomena, cirrus, cirrostratus, filaments, hooks, feathery, fronds, delicate, countryside, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, blue, sky, white, beautiful, scale, size, height, 2016, September, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, photo, photograph

Deeside Evening Clouds vbn0395jhp
Scottish summer evening clouds sun golden grey shapes colors Aberdeenshire Kincardine O’Neil is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The most dramatic and vibrant period only lasts a few minutes so it is very much being in the right place at the best time but it helps having a forest or nice river scene on the doorstep but with a major mountain range to the west of Deeside, often the sun setting behind them or a large bank of rain cloud kills off the best of any last minute colour. The biggest problem with summer sunsets are they can take longer from the start of colourful clouds through to the more subtle final reds and in that time you are an open meal ticket for the notorious Scottish midges.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Stranduff, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, setting, sun, rays, beams, upright, landscape, fiery, red, clouds, ribbons, flecked, shapes, patterns, dramatic, surreal, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, waves, bands, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, bronze, orange, yellow, brown, weather, meteorological, trees, silhouette, hilline, summer, 2015, August

Misty Deeside Morning vbn0095jhp
Scotland morning sunshine mist bales harvest summer golden Deeside photo looking from Ord Fundlie to Beltie, Hill Fare, Craigmyle and Glassel near Torphins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Often the shapes and range and vibrancy of the colours defies descriptions and can only be seen to be believed; my experience is that this phase only lasts for at most 20 minutes so it is often being in the right place at the right time and best photographed using a tripod as the light levels mean longer exposures especially at best quality ISO settings.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, Hill, Fare, Craigmyle, Glassel, Torphins, sunrise, dawn, sun, summer, landscape, clouds, dramatic, countryside, rural, nature, surreal, spectacular, beautiful, artistic, impressionist, airbrushed, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sunshine, golden, bronze, orange, yellow, pastel, weather, meteorological, August, 2015, mist, misty, dew, glinting

Glassel Dawn xcv6495jhp
Scottish winter dawn yellow golden streaks stone sky hill silhouette Deeside looking from Ord Fundlie to Beltie, Hill Fare, Craigmyle and Glassel near Torphins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Often the shapes and range and vibrancy of the colours defies descriptions and can only be seen to be believed; my experience is that this phase only lasts for at most 20 minutes so it is often being in the right place at the right time and best photographed using a tripod as the light levels mean longer exposures especially at best quality ISO settings.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, Hill, Fare, Craigmyle, Glassel, Torphins, sunrise, dawn, sun, winter, landscape, upright, stone, 2015, January, DSLR, Nikon, D700, camera, digital, clouds, dramatic, countryside, rural, nature, surreal, spectacular, beautiful, artistic, impressionist, airbrushed, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, red, fiery, pastel, weather, meteorological

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7066jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent March 2014 morning Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.26hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7122jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse finish end Sun Moon Crescent Chunk Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon away almost to complete the eclipse and was taken at 10.33hrs but cloud and rain blocked out the final clearing of the eclipse. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7112jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent Cutout endgame Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving away to the left and was one of the last photos taken and was taken at 10.15hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7101jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon horned Crescent march 2015 spring Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and starting to move off the sun after its peak coverage and was taken at 09.42hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7093jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse totality Deeside Jim Henderson photograph March spring 2015 on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon reaching 95% totality and was taken at 09.40hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7090jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon peak maximum March Crescent Scottish Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon reaching its peak effect of this solar eclipse and was taken at 09.39hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7083jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon thin totality maximum Crescent Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving to ist almost maximum totality and was taken at 09.37hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7080jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent spring peak effect Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving to its peak effect and was taken at 09.35hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7072jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon March 2015 event Crescent Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right, nearing totality and was taken at 09.29hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7070jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent Scottish photograph Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.29hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7069jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Spring Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent Cutout Grampian Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.27hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7065jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Crescent Cutout Scotland Deeside spring on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.26hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7061jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent Scottish clouds sky Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.23hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7055jhp
Partial Solar Eclipse Sun Moon Silhouette Crescent Cutout Contrast Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon moving from the right and was taken at 09.18hrs. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto

NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9596jhp
Noctilucent waves herringbone clouds NLC Summer Scottish night sky Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 4secs taken at 23.22.42UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST).
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night

NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9589jhp
Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scotland Deeside Torphins sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.9secs taken at 00.23.21UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST).
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night

Clouds near Montgarrie asd6995jhp
Storm Cloud fibrous anvil dramatic shape rape seed field sky Strathdon Scottish spring weather and although not perhaps calendar material are none the less great photography subjects. Their shapes, size and often awesome sense of power make them a subject I enjoy photographing and are a truer reflection perhaps of the great mix of weather and light we have in the North East of Scotland. This formation is taken over Aberdeenshire near Montgarrie just north of Alford. The road in the foreground runs northwards from Montgarrie to Whitehaugh Forest and this photo was taken near the entrance to Whiteside Farm and Black Bridge this photo was taken just as you are about to enter Montgarrie.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Montgarrie, Donside, Alford, Whitehouse, Black, bridge, Whitehaugh, upright, spring, clouds, cumulonimbus, anvil, stratocumulus, fibrous, striated, cauliflower, pannus, dark, mamma, downdraughts, dramatic, unusual, shapes, weather, meteorological, phenomena, cumulus, countryside, farmland, rape, seed, fields, trees, burn, ditch, yellow, flowers, roadside, pass, layby, track, farm, rural, nature, rain, showers, storms, storm, white, grey, brown, shapes, scale, size, height, dramatic, moody

Summer Evening Clouds qwe7959jhp
Scottish summer evening storm clouds towering dramatic Deeside Aberdeenshire photo taken towards Torphins and the Learney Hill looking northwards about 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North east Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Torphins, Learney, hill, summer, evening, landscape, storm, stormy, dark dramatci, clouds, shapes, weather, phenomena, cumulus, vertical, cumulonimbus, countryside, nature, brown, blue, sky, white, beautiful, shapes, scale, size, height

Summer Evening Clouds qwe7958jhp
Stormy evening dark clouds towering Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland summer photograph taken towards Torphins and the Learney Hill looking northwards about 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North east Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Torphins, Learney, hill, summer, evening, landscape, storm, stormy, dark dramatci, clouds, shapes, weather, phenomena, cumulus, vertical, cumulonimbus, countryside, nature, brown, blue, sky, white, beautiful, shapes, scale, size, height

Evening Clouds Panorama xvv2295jhp
Summer Evening Clouds Pastel Hill-line Panorama Torphins Scotland Deeside Aberdeenshire taken west of Aberdeen near Torphins in North East Scotland looking northwards in the direction of Stranduff and Lumphanan.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Craigmyle, hill, Fare, Torphins, evening, sunset, landscape, summer, panorama, forest, silhouette, pastel, colours, cumulus, clouds, dramatic, shapes, countryside, rural, nature

Dawn Mist Deeside vq6795jhp
Royal Deeside Dawn Vista Colourful Hill Trees Silhouette Fare Glassel Torphins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Often the shapes and range and vibrancy of the colours defies descriptions and can only be seen to be believed; my experience is that this phase only lasts for at most 20 minutes so it is often being in the right place at the right time.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, sunrise, dawn, mist, autumn, landscape, clouds, dramatic, countryside, rural, nature, surreal, spectacular, beautiful, artistic, impressionist, airbrushed, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sunshine, golden, bronze, orange, yellow, weather, meteorological

Scotland > Deeside Towns and Villages (3 files)

Photos of the main towns and villages along the River Dee from Banchory westwards to Braemar with villages bordering the north and south sides of the river such as Torphins and Tarland to Strachan on the south.

Ballater Station Fire xcv7895jhp
Ballater Old Station main entrance Fire destruction Royal Deeside Scottish Aberdeenshire town some 40 miles west of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. The station was opened in 1866 and closed 100 years later in 1966 following the Beeching Cuts. The Station was as far as the Deeside Railway extended from Aberdeen and allowed Queen Victoria easier access to Balmoral Castle than previously travelling overland from Edzell. It was later used by HM Queen Elizabeth on her annual holidays at the Castle until the Station was closed when the railway line was disbanded in 1966.

Unfortunately during the week of 10th May 2015 a fire has all but destroyed the wooden building as can be seen in this photograph, including the Waiting Room Museum, the restaurant area, some small businesses although a replica railway carriage as used by Queen Victoria was saved. The future of the station is uncertain but as a central part of the tourist experience in the town it will be a major loss. Ballater lies to the north of the River Dee it is a popular tourist centre for visitors travelling the length of this beautiful valley going southwards to Perth, visiting Balmoral Castle or Crathie Kirk or as a stopover before venturing northwards over the Lecht to Inverness.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ballater, town, River, Dee, old, station, wooden, fire, destroyed, destruction, sad, loss, replica, carriage, Victoria, Victorian, tourist, attraction, museum, exhibits, restaurant, information, landscape, summer, square, carpark, flower, beds, centre, May, 2015, Nikon, D700, digital, camera, photo, photographs, investigation, cause, sunny, blue, sky, spring, sunshine, burnt, wood, metal, firemen, demolition, Beeching, cuts, closed

Braemar Clunie Burn xvv1095jhp
Braemar village evening beech trees Scotland summer Clunie Burn downstream bridge view centre lying south of the River Dee and popular base for hill walking in Cairngorms as well as skiing at nearby Glenshee on the road to Perth. It is has a Castle now under Community ownership which was historically important as a garrison fort after the Rebellion as well as hotels, shops and tourist attractions the main one being the Annual Highland Gathering attended by HM The Queen in September.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, village, Clunie, burn, old, mill, round, window, weather, hut, shops, Mar, Road, landscape, bridge, Fife, Arms, Hotel, wishing, well, main, street, rocks, water, peat, brown, summer, sunshine, blue, skies, 2010, DSLR, digital, camera, D700, Nikon, June, evening, beech, trees

Aboyne Autumn Colour rty2195jhp
Aboyne Victory Hall Scottish autumn trees colours Royal Deeside Aberdeenshire viewed from main North Deeside Road of this mid Deeside town lying between Aberdeen and Braemar on the River Dee on Royal Deeside. Popular tourist stopover with shops, restaurants, hotels and two golf courses is busy throughout the summer months with long established Highland Games and a recent and very successful Arts Festival based around a thriving Community Centre and Theatre.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Aboyne, River Dee, Royal Deeside, autumn, landscape, Victory, Hall, main, road, lime, trees, colours, leaves, turning, golden, peaceful, high, street, shops

Scotland > Flora and Fauna (2 files)

Gallery of Scottish photographs of plants, flowers, such as bluebells, harebells, Dames Rocket, broom, gorse, fox gloves, poppies; trees such as gean, silver birch, pines, Scots Pines, larch, and a few wild animals such as birds, hare, pheasants, roe deer, red squirrels, insects, butterflies such as peacocls, red admirals, tortoiseshell, although I am not a wildlife photographer as such.

Butterfly Feeding bnm8956jhp
Butterfly peacock aristocrat feeding suctorial proboscis buddleia sunny Deeside Scotland summer photograph as it feeds on buddleia flower pod. Numbers are better this year, 2017, although still down on 20 years ago when 100plus was not unusual. So far this year I have counted over 50 at one time, mainly Peacocks and Red Admirals with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells and one Dark Green Fritillary but some good sunny spells seems to have got them active. One surprise was to find a Golden Ringed Dragonfly hanging from a buddleia early in the morning, no movement of any kind while I photographed it but it had gone 10 mins later when I came out again.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Britain, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, countryside, rural, wildlife, landscape, summer, sunny, butterfly, butterflies, aristocrats, Inachis io, defence, pattern, wings, red, black, white, patches, peacock, feeding, suctorial, proboscis, faceon, stalks, eyes, spectacles, scary, caterpillars, nettles, buddleia, bright, colours, colourful, purple, mauve, August, 2017, Nikon, DSLR, D700, camera, 28-105mm macro lens, AF Nikkor

Spoil Heap Flowers xvv1995jhp
Wild flowers summer mayweed poppies farmland Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland spoil heap by road on Royal Deeside between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, summer, farmland, spoil, heap, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, mayweed, yellow, white, poppies, red, purple, sky, sunshine, colourful, colorful

Scotland > Forestry & Farming (15 files)

This gallery will have photography relating to the working areas of Aberdeenshire covering farming and forestry. Includes areas of forestry where there is public access for walks such as The Deeside Way and also photographs of forest harvesting, tree cutting, and stacked logs ready for transport to the local sawmills.

Donside Barley zxc3195jhp
Bennachie Mither Tap summer Backhill barley Aberdeenshire Scottish Donside in the North East with a view from road looking northwards to Bennachie from the Backhill junction on the Dunecht to Craigearn road before you reach the Castle Fraser entrance. This view looks over the River Don near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire North east Scotland. The distinct shape of the hilltop is the Mither Tap on which are the remains of a vitrified stone Pictish fort and for large part of North east is a useful location marker as to the position of Inverurie, the largest rural town on the banks of the river.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Backhill, Bennachie, hill, top, summit, Mither, Tap, vitrified, Pictish, fort, Craigearn, Castle, Fraser, Monymusk, Kemnay, hill, landscape, farming, fields, crops, green, golden, barley, ripe, ripening, fence, road, trees, track, entrance, bare, patch, earth, clouds, summer, blue, sky, sunny, sunshine

Deeside Woods fgh0995jhp
Scotland Aberdeenshire Deeside Sluie Bog Scots Pines ferns backlit summer sunshine alongside the Old Deeside Road between Inchmarlo and Kincardine O’Neil adjacent to Sluie Bog with its mature stand of Scots Pines and Craiglash Quarry on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. As you drive through the short stand of huge trees with their canopy covering the road it is one of the few places in Aberdeenshire that feels remotely like a tropical landscape with backlit high trees and fern covered ground-sadly not immune from flytipping. Beneath the trees to the south lies the Bog Loch hidden amongst the undergrowth and reeds.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Old, Deeside, Banchory, Inchmarlo, Kincardine, road, Sluie, Bog, Loch, Scots, pines, trees, huge, ferns, backlit, sunlight, Craiglash, quarry, wild, flowers, green, grass, landscape, countryside, rural, farming, agriculture, Nature, leaves, fronds, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sun, sunshine, dappled, flora, summer, roadside, woods, forest

Mearns Farmland fgh3895jhp
Auchenblae Mearns Aberdeenshire Scotland summer fields crops harvest combining oats above the road that links Auchenblae in the Mearns with the main B974 Cairn O’Mount road opposite the Clatterin Brig restaurant. In the opposite direction this road skirts to the south of the Drumtochty and Fetteresso Forests reaching Stonehaven via Kirktown of Fetteresso. The Cairn road passes St Palladius Church and Drumtochty Castle in Glen Drumtochty which has interesting Forest Enterprise walks through mixed mature woodland and after leaving the forest the road enters Strathfinella passing this delightful loch near Glensaugh, used for fishing and often visited by ducks and swans.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Mearns, Howe, Newlands, Herscha, hill, Auchenblae, village, houses, Fourdon, south, farmland, fields, bales, wheat, oats, barley, combining, harvest, wind, turbine, Loch, Saugh, Strath, Strathfinella, Hills, Drumtochty, Glen, summer, landscape, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Glensaugh, Clatterin, Brig, forest

Deeside Forest qwe4095jhp
Scottish clear felled forest spring Shooting Greens Aberdeenshire Potarch walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Feughside, Slewdrum, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, spring, gorse, bracken, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, panorama

selecting pine vs0695jhp
Modern tree felling cutting lifting trunk trees mechanical arms grip piles working on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, Oâ€™Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, selection, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature

Sunlit Round Bale TO4199594JHP
Agricultural Farming Harvest Aberdeenshire Torphins Closeup Photo Barley Bale Autumn in the glow of autumnal evening light illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, upright, autumn, evening, sun, glow, straw, round, closeup, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bale, harvest, rural

Sunlit Round Bale TO4199593JHP
Agricultural Scottish Farming Harvest Aberdeenshire Closeup Photograph Golden Barley Bale in the glow of autumnal evening light illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, autumn, evening, sun, glow, straw, round, closeup, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bale, harvest, rural

Sunlit Round Bale TO4199591JHP
Aberdeenshire Barley Bale Harvest Stubble Field Autumn Ash Tree Scotland near Torphins with closeup of the bale in the glow of autumnal evening light illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, autumn, evening, sun, glow, straw, round, closeup, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bale, harvest, rural

Sunlit Round Bale TO4199590JHP
Agricultural Evening Golden Glow Barley Bale Field Autumn Harvest Aberdeenshire near Torphins with closeup of barley bale in the glow of autumnal evening light illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, upright, autumn, evening, sun, glow, straw, round, closeup, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bale, harvest, rural

Round Bales Clouds TO4189548JHP
Agricultural Scene Clouds Summer Aberdeenshire Barley Bales Harvest Sunshine Field near Torphins on Royal Deeside illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, summer, upright, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside, clouds, low, sideon

Harvest Evening TO4199582JHP
Agricultural Farming Autumn Harvest Bales Evening Sunlight Aberdeenshire Stubble Photograph over barley bales in field near Torphins illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, autumn, evening, upright, farming, farmland, field, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside

Harvest Evening TO4199581JHP
Agricultural Scenery Aberdeenshire Scotland Farming Evening Autumn Sunshine Trees over barley bales in field near Torphins illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, evening, autumn, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside, forest

Harvest Evening Bales TO4199587JHP
Scottish Agricultural Scene Evening Light Barley Bales Low Angle Closeup Photo in field near Torphins illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, autumn, evening, sunshine, upright, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside

Harvest Evening Bales TO4199585JHP
Farming Scene Autumn Field Bales Forest Countryside Aberdeenshire Harvest Photo with evening light over barley bales in field near Torphins illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming with a commercial forest on the hill of Ord Fundlie.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, Ord Fundlie, landscape, evening, autumn, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside, forest

Harvest Evening Bales TO4199584JHP
Agricultural Scenery Deeside Scotland Autumn Evening Sunshine Barley Bales Field near Torphins illustrating the range of farming practices from low lying modern large scale operations to the more traditional hill farming.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, evening, Torphins, autumn, upright, farming, farmland, fields, agriculture, barley, bales, harvest, rural, countryside, forest

Scotland > Historic Properties (17 files)

This gallery has photographs of Scottish Castles and Fortresses, Stately Homes and Gardens, old churches or kirks and includes most of the following:
Auchindoir Church; Auchindoun Castle; Balmoral Castle; Balvenie Castle; Bass of Inverurie; Bellabeg Motte; Braemar Castle; Brodie Castle; Castle Fraser; Corgarff Castle; Corrichie Monument; Corse O’Neil Castle; Craigellachie Bridge; Crathes Castle; Crathie Kirk; Dalgetie Castle; Deer Abbey; Drum Castle; Duff House; Duffus Castle; Dunnideer; Dunnottar Castle; Elgin Cathedral; Esslemont Castle; Fasque House; Fetternear House; Findlater; Fordyce; Fyvie Castle; Gairnshiel Bridge; Glenbuchat Castle; Haddo House; Hallforest Castle; Huntly Castle; Inchdrewer Castle; Invercauld Bridge O’Dee; Kildrummy Castle; Kincardine O’Neil Kirk; Kindrochit Castle; Kinloss Abbey; Kinneff Church; Knock Castle; Leith Hall; Mar Lodge; Marnoch Kirkyard; Mid Mar Kirk; Monymusk Kirk; Peel of Lumphanan; Pitmedden Gardens; Pluscarden Priory or Abbey; Ruthven Barracks; Slains Castle; Tolquhon Castle; Tullich Kirk; Fort George;

Crathes Castle Gardens fgh0195jhp
Crathes Castle Four Squares Glasshouses entrance geranium iris path Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland of which one of the centre pieces is the walled garden of this historic property with this path through flowers in the Four Squares to the entrance of the Glasshouses one of many secluded peaceful parts and on this July day blessed with bright sunshine and blue skies. The building dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnett’s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant. The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North, East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal, Deeside, River, Dee, Crathes, Castle, NTS, June, Border, Camel, Four, Squares, Glasshouse, White, Blue, Fountain, lavender, Burnett, Upper Pool, Rose, garden, croquet, lawn, gardens, bird, bath, east, steps, herbaceous, front, landscape, National, Trust, Banchory, historic, history, heritage, preserved, countryside, rural, nature, lupins, irises, roses, geranium, colours, white, purple, ibericum, geraniaceae, perennial, pink, yellow, azaleas, red, green, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, yew, hedges, topiary, trees, woods, entrance, lake, loch, woodlands, walks, public, visitors, tourist, attraction, exhibition, restaurant, 2013, summer, July, cirrus, clouds, spectacular, dramatic, Nikon, camera, D700, 16-35mm lens, DSLR, digital, upright

Balvenie Castle bnm9695jhp
Balvenie Castle fortress walls gate entrance Dufftown Moray construction autumn Historic Scotland property which requires payment on entry. Started in the Late 13th century during the reign of King James with later additions during the mid 1500’s, it held a commanding position at the meeting of several Glens and a strategic position that kept it in use until abandonment in 1720. A quadrangular curtain wall of great proportion still remains as does some of a deep vertically side surrounding ditch which were all part of its substantial defences. One of the several attractions of this Highland town founded in 1817, centre of the whisky distillery country with seven distilleries surrounding it of which Glenfiddich is the best known, which is busy with visitors from around the world following the Malt Whisky Trail.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray, District, Morayshire, Highlands, Dufftown, town, Balvenie, Castle, fort, fortress, battlements, ruin, River, Fiddich, Mortlach, Parish, Church, landscape, built, 1200s, King James, defeated, Black Douglas, 1455, Stewart’s, Earl Atholl, Mary Queen Scots, guest, 1562, abandoned, 1720, Historic, history, violent, warring, clan, feuds, granite, stones, rocky, grass, rugged, roofless, whisky trail, distilleries, 2017, autumn, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, photograph, colour, green, blue, sky, sunny

Crathes Garden Seat bnm3895jhp
Crathes Castle Gardens Aviary Terrace seat varigated leaves summer steps croquet lawn Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland leading to the June Border, one of the main attractions of this historic property which dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnett’s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant.

The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive. Entry into the walled garden is at the west side and the main path into the gardens is through the white borders and onto the path down the June Borders to the bottom of the walled garden where there is a Doocot an attractive feature and useful high point for looking up the June Border, the summer jewel resplendent with many colourful plants, with the Castle as its impressive backdrop. Turning left at the main entrance leads to the Aviary Borders and Terrace, past the Camel Garden and climbing the steps enters the upper level with the Croquet Lawn and Lady Burnett Pool Garden.

Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North, East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal, Deeside, Crathes, Castle, Banchory, fort, NTS, National, Trust, landscape, Burnett, Aviary, Terrace, glasshouses, White, borders, path, grass, June, Border, Doocot, main, entrance, ticket, office, trees, shrubs, flowering, walled, gardens, herbaceous, border, fountain, cherub, summer, flowers, flora, display, pink, mauve, purple, orange, historic, history, heritage, colours, colors, masses, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, 2016, camera, Nikon, D700, digital, DSLR

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Crathes Castle Gardens Banchory Royal Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland camel garden bird bath clouds summer view of this historic property and the building dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnett’s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant.
The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North, East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal, Deeside, Crathes, Castle, Banchory, fort, NTS, National, Trust, landscape, Burnett, June, Borders, garden, gardens, summer, flowers, flora, display, pink, blossom, shrubs, trees, white, croquet, lawn, steps, Camel, bird, bath, historic, history, heritage, colours, colors, masses, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, topiary, 2007, Fuji, S5Pro, digital, DSLR

Inchdrewer Castle vbn0495jhp
Inchdrewer Castle tower house ruin Scotland Banffshire Jim Henderson Photo built in the mid-1500’s around 1542 as a traditional L-shaped tower house was destroyed by fire in 1713 on the death of George Ogilvy 3rd Lord of Banff, but rebuilt and a new round tower was added. Tenanted in the early 19th Century but derelict from 1836 and although partially restored to make weather tight has not been occupied since. A Listed in 1972.

Ownership was initially by Currour’s, sold to Ogilvies of Dunlugas in 1557, later in 1803 Abercromby of Birkenbog inherited it, later sold to Count Mirrees and on his death sold to Olga Roh in 2013, former Russian model who has plans to renovate it as family home. Has been involved in Historic conflicts namely Royalists v Covenanters in 1640 and Jacobite Rebellion in 1746.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Banff, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire, Whitehills, Tipperty, Inchdrewer, Castle, 16th Century, A Listed, fort, fortress, Inch, Druar, Inchdruar, Inchdruer, Inchdrewir, Inchdrewr, landscape, roadside, farmland, farm, cereal, crop, harvest, ripe, golden, inland, coast, sea, horizon, telephoto, summer, traditional, tower-house, ashlar, L-plan, battlements, turrets, corbelled, mid 1500s, burnt, restored, abandoned, 1713, Historic, history, August, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photo, photos, photograph, clouds, blue, sky

Huntly Castle jkl7895jhp
Huntly Castle winter trees avenue road Aberdeenshire Scottish ruined fort palace, the present manifestation being basically a Palace, is situated on a strategic hillock over looking the River Deveron near its joining the Bogie at the town of Huntly where traces of a motte and bailey stood dating back to the 12th century. The present ruin dates from the 15th century and is adorned with 17th century oriels and armorials. It was the family seat of the Gordon Earl’s of Huntly for much of its chequered history and major player in the history of Scotland from the days of Robert the Bruce to the troubles times of the Covenanter’s.
As this is a Historic Scotland property the photograph should be used for editorial, scenic or tourist related use. The castle carpark is a few yards from the entrance and ticket office and is accessed passing through the centre of Huntly and past the Gordon School. It is open for most of the summer and requires an entrance fee to be paid.
Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, North, East, Aberdeenshire, Huntly, Castle, Scottish, Historic, landscape, avenue, tree-lined, road, winter, preserved, restoration, protected, history, historical, Dukes, Gordon, Earls, Marquises, agricultural, engineering, River, Deveron, Bogie, Norman, peel, earth, motte, fort, palace, 12th, century, AD, Duncan, Fife, William, Lion, Cock of the North, quarry, Historical, trees, bare, colours, colors, blue, sky, sunshine

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Corgarff Castle Lecht layby viewpoint fort garrison Aberdeenshire Scotland autumn hills just off the A939 Ballater/Tomintoul road with a commanding position over this strategically important route to the north. The core tower was built in 1537 and the most striking star-shaped curtain wall dates from 1748 when occupied by the Hanoverian troops tracking down Jacobite rebels. Its final historical importance was during the anti-whisky smuggling duties around the late 1820. Now restored and with interesting exhibits from those last days of occupation. This view is from the layby above Cockbridge before the start of the main climb over the Lecht. The summit of Lochnagar is just visible through the cleft in the hills directly above the Castle.

As this is a Historic Scotland property the photograph should be used for editorial, scenic or tourist related use. The castle carpark is at the bottom of steepish hill with a walk of several hundred yards from the entrance and ticket office situated in the castle itself. It is open for most of the summer and requires an entrance fee to be paid.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Highlands, Strathdon, Corgarff, Castle, Cockbridge, Lecht, landscape, Lachnagar, summit, gorge, military, fort, barracks, strategic, smuggling, whisky, illicit, tower, star-shaped, curtain, defensive, wall, musket, loops, heather, moorland, desolate, barren, grass, rugged, windswept, hills, roadside

Drum Castle Tower View qwe4595jhp
Drum Castle Deeside Aberdeenshire Scottish medieval tower eastwards summer haar was formerly a royal residence with the Great Tower dating from the reign of King William the Lion, late 13th century. Granted to the Irvine family by Robert the Bruce has been under their care from 1323 to 1976, including Forest of Drum, a royal hunting park and the Old Wood with ancient oaks, geans and Caledonian Pines. Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 10 miles west of Aberdeen on the North Deeside Road and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, North, East, Drumoak, Peterculter, Drum, Castle, NTS, National, Trust, history, medieval, tower, roof, view, eastwards, haar, cloud, high, Laigh, hall, Jacobean, mansion, Victorian, lairds, Irvine, family heritage, preserved, woods, lawn, gardens, summer, landscape, upright

Castle Fraser qwe3395jhp
Castle Fraser spring Scotland blue sky front flag flying Aberdeenshire a National Trust Scotland property dating from between 1575 and 1636 is the “most elaborate z-plan castle” in existence in Scotland today and was the work of two master masons or builders called Bell and Leiper.
The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive. This building is situated about 16 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round. Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cultins Road, EDINBURGH, EH11 4DF.
Keywords: Castle Fraser, Scotland, Scottish, Craigearn, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, landscape, spring, front, facade, stonework, construction, carvings, grounds, walk, historical, historic, history, heritage, blue, sky, turrets, tower, flag, flying

Castle Fraser TO2783895JHP
Castle Fraser Tower Z Plan Round Tower Front Shadows Grass Low Angle View dates from between 1575 and 1636 is the most elaborate z-plan castle in existence in Scotland today and was the work of two master masons or builders called Bell and Leiper.
The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive.
This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 16 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round. Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Wemyss House, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET.
Keywords: Scotland, North East, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Craigearn, Donside, Mar, Castle Fraser, upright, summer, colours, colors, historical, historic, history, heritage, preserved, colourful, colorful, sky, clouds

Elgin Cathedral TO3357395JHP
Elgin Cathedral East Wall Windows Arched Carved Stonework Presbytery Interior Photo founded in 1224 although a substantial ruin now cared for by Historic Scotland remains one of the most beautiful medieval buildings in Scotland. The transepts with their buttressed west towers and parts of the tall choir and nave date from the fire of 1270 but subsequent destruction especially by the Wolf of Badenoch in 1390 and later further destruction and neglect after the Reformation means we will never see this building in its true majesty.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, North East, Moray, Elgin, Cathedral, Morayshire, Grampian, Highland, upright, choir, presbytery, chapel, Medieval, Reformation, arches, Gothic windows, ornamental, nave, clerestory, vaulted, ceiling, chapter, aisle, transept, lancet, windows, Historic Scotland, heritage, history

Dunnottar Castle S0795JHP
Dunnottar Castle Wide Cliffs Vista Sea Spring Sunny Clouds Aberdeenshire Scotland fortress ruin standing proud on a spectacular headland jutting out into the North Sea south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. This fortress occupies a site going back into Pictish or earlier times and has had an association with most aspects of Scottish history through its most turbulent times, most notable was the siege during Cromwellâ€™s attempts to conquer Scotland and again in 1685 during the imprisonment of the Covenanters in the infamous Whigs Vault; viewed here from the cliffs with Castle Haven Bay to the left and Old Hall Bay to the right and a excellent appreciation of the strategic strength of the headland.
As a private property these photographs should only be used for tourist/scenic/editorial purposes. If required for commercial promotion then permission should be obtained from the owners by contacting The Factor, Dunecht Estates Office, Dunecht, Skene, AB32 7AX. Telephone: 01330 860223.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, north, east, sea, Stonehaven, Dunnottar Castle, Haven, Old Hall, Bay, rocks, sea, waves, landscape, spectacular, coast, coastal, cliffs, fortress

Craigievar Castle UP210095JHP
Craigievar Castle Spring Panorama Photograph Sunshine Shadows Aberdeenshire Scotland site province Mar & National Trust for Scotland property is situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it is open again as of 2010. Grounds are normally open all year round. Taken before the recent refurbishment and reharling.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Wemyss House, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar Castle, fort, shadows, NTS, National Trust, landscape, Bennachie, mountain, historic, history, Forbes, Sempill, tower, turrets, flag, flying, monkey puzzle, tree, trees, beech, countryside, farming, trees

Crathes Castle Camel Garden UP532095JHP
Crathes Castle Camel Garden Lawn Grass Flowering Blossom birdbath flowering shrubs located Royal Deeside Kincardineshire Scotland west of Aberdeen here viewed from the Camel Garden with its famous bird bath. This building dates from the 16th century although the land belonged to the Burnettâ€™s of Leys as a gift from Robert the Bruce in 1323. In the great hall is the Horn of Leys, supposedly a symbol of this grant.
The tower house is one of the finest examples of the period and some of the original wall paintings still survive.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Wemyss House, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET. This is a National Trust for Scotland property situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and is open to the public all the year round.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, North East, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal Deeside, Crathes Castle, Banchory, Crathes, NTS, landscape, camel, garden, gardens, herbaceous, borders, shrubs, flowering, blossom, pink, National, Trust, historic, history, heritage, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored

Kildrummy Castle Scotland VS2495JHP
Kildrummy Castle East Wall Interior Chapel Windows Autumn Great Hall View ruin in western Aberdeenshire near Alford bathed in evening light looking at the chapel and towards the bakehouse and south east tower from the great hall is a Historic Scotland property with its roots set during the peak of medieval European castle construction during the early 13th century. Started by Alexander 11 and possibly later extended after a visit by Edward 1 of England in 1296. It survived many sieges, being burnt and later restored, before being largely dismantled after the Jacobite rising of 1715 when used as the headquarters for the Earl of Mar. It is a magnificent ruin and the scale of the thick walls is particularly impressive despite not being as well preserved as many similar English ruins.
As this is a Historic Scotland property the photograph should be used for editorial, scenic or tourist related use. The castle carpark and entrance is a few hundred yards to the west of the Hotel entrance. It is open for most of the summer and requires and entrance fee to be paid.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Gordon, Strathdon, Kildrummy, Kirkton, Castle, Historic, landscape, Donside, River Don, Den, medieval, history, sieges, dismantled, 1715, hotel, 13th Century, Alexander 11, Edward 1, 1296, St Gilbert, Bishop, Caithness, fortress, drawbridge, postern, gate, portcullis, towers, shield-shaped, chapel, cookhouse, bakery, bakehouse, Elphinstone, Snow, tower, great, hall, ruin, preserved

Slains Castle Scotland UP704395JHP
Slains Castle Aberdeenshire Scotland Summer Cirrus Clouds Weird Streaking Shapes is a ruined mansion rather than true castle erected in 1597 by the Earl of Erroll now lies as a ruin on the cliffs just north of Cruden Bay although recent planning permission has been passed for it to be developed as apartments. It is famous as possible inspiration for the Dracula story written by Bram Stoker during one of his holidays to Cruden Bay.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Cruden Bay, Peterhead, Slains Castle, ruined, mansion, house, 1597, Erroll, Stoker, Dracula, north, east, sea, landscape, cirrus, clouds, mansion, ruined, spectacular, coast, coastal, cliffs, rocks, headland, arched, window, stonework, weathered, erosion

Braemar Castle Scotland VS0959JHP
Braemar Castle Stock Library Photo Scottish Historical Military Fortress Deeside now in community ownership, at the western end of Roayl Deeside in Aberdeenshire. Built in 1628 by John Earl of Mar it was basically a pitched roof over the main tower and some turrets. Later in the 18th century the battlements and unusual star-shaped defensive curtain wall were added. It was forfeited to the crown after the 1715 rebellion and were later sold to the Farquharsonâ€™s of Invercauld and rented back to the Crown as a Hanoverian garrison post until 1831. It has a barrel vaulted ceilings, an iron yett, an open wrought iron metal grid, covering an underground dungeon with its bottle neck entrance. Since then it has been a private property until recently by Invercauld Estate and is now run as a tourist attraction by a local community trust after refurbishment with exhibitions reflecting its, and the local area history.
As a private property in the control of a local charity then these photographs should only be used for tourist/scenic/editorial purposes. The Castle will be Open again from 3rd May 2008; interior at weekends from 11-4 or by prior appointment.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, River, Dee, Braemar, community owned, Castle, landscape, military, soldiers, star-shaped, curtain, defensive, wall, musket, loops, forty five rebellion, General Wade, Creag Choinnich, Invercauld, historic, history, heritage, larch, colours, colors, golden, blue, sky, sunny, preserved, pine, trees, nature, colourful, colorful visitors, exhibition

Scotland > Morayshire (1 file)

The photographs in this gallery are located in Morayshire and include ancient sites, historic buildings and properties, churches, cathedrals, towns, the countryside and the coast.

Burghead Old Trawler UP290395JHP
Burghead Trawler Beached Repair Exhibit Moray Coast History Scotland but showing the signs of a hard life at sea with rust and corrosion but a photographerâ€™s dream with all the colours, patterns and textures of weathered paint and the shape of the ship form so accessible. Burghead is a fishing port on the Morayshire coast near Elgin and with a historical importance as a former Pictish stronghold, one of largest forts in Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray Firth, Morayshire, landscape, heritage, trail, Burghead, harbour, coast, trawler, old, fishing, boat, stern, rudder, chain, beached, repairs, rust, corrosion, wooden, patterns, shapes, texture, colours, colors, weathered, curling

Scotland > Morayshire Coast (5 files)

Photographs covering the Morayshire coast from Cullen to Nairn, including the Bow Fiddle Rock, Portkockie, Buckie, Lossiemouth, Burghead and Findhorn.

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Woman’s Land Army WLA Memorial Clochan village figures waving Buckie Moray Fochabers Crown Estate winter snow is situated just to the east of the village of Clochan, near Buckie, off the B9016 road from near Keith to Buckie on the North east Coast of Morayshire. The Memorial was the first and is still the only one dedicated to the Women’s Land Army which was formed in 1917 and continued on with even greater importance during WW2. This interesting and eye catching sculpture is the work of the Artist Peter Naylor and unveiled in 2012 by HRH Prince of Wales. This was the first snowfall on November 2017 and possibly showing some signs of weathering with its russet rust colour. From the site on the Fochabers Crown Estate it is possible to see the sea and across the Moray Firth to the distance mountains and hills of Easter Ross, Cromarty and the Black Isle.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray, Firth, sea, Morayshire, Buckie, Fochabers, Crown, Estate, hilltop, Clochan, Drybridge, village, B9016, road, Memorial, Land, Army, Women, Women’s, sculptor, first, only, Britain, artist, Peter, Naylor, metal, steel, figures, waving, gate, perched, weathered, rusty, brown, character, landscape, winter, snow, white, sunny, cold, wet, water, logged, information, board, November, 2017, DSLR, Nikon, D700, camera, digital

Covesea View to Moray Firth qwe7295jhp
Covesea seascape cliffs tower Moray Firth sea rocks Morayshire Cromarty Lossiemouth Hopeman trail clifftop walk Scotland offer some beautiful views over the Moray Firth to the Black Isle and Cromarty but is a demanding exercise only possible at low tide if you choose the lower route. A marked clifftop trail makes the journey between Covesea and Hopetown easier with some spectacular views and plenty of marine birdlife. Along this stretch of the coast is a cave called the Sculptors Cave with Pictish carvings showing the ancient attraction of this coastline reinforced with the importance of nearby Burghead, the site of a major Pictish fort and harbour.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray, Firth, Grampian, Highlands, Morayshire, landscape, upright, heritage, trail, coast, Lossiemouth, Covesea, view, Cromarty, Black, Isle, cliffs, coves, beach, rocks, rock, tower, formations, shingle, stones, rockpools, cliff, northwards, sea, blue, sky, summer

Covesea Rock Formations qwe7195jhp
Covesea seashore cliffs coves Moray Firth sea rocks walk summer Scotland photo offer some beautiful views over the Moray Firth to the Black Isle and Cromarty but is a demanding exercise only possible at low tide if you choose the lower route. A marked clifftop trail makes the journey between Covesea and Hopetown easier with some spectacular views and plenty of marine birdlife. Along this stretch of the coast is a cave called the Sculptors Cave with Pictish carvings showing the ancient attraction of this coastline reinforced with the importance of nearby Burghead, the site of a major Pictish fort and harbour.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray, Firth, Grampian, Highlands, Morayshire, landscape, heritage, trail, Hopeman, Burghead, coast, Lossiemouth, Cromarty, Black, Isle, cliffs, coves, beach, sand, stones, pebbles, rocks, formations, shingle, stones, rockpool, cliffs, northwards, promontory, sea, blue, sky, summer

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Bow Fiddle Rock Formation Moray Firth Portknockie Winter Sea Waves Island off the North East Scotland coast near Cullen and adjacent to this 17th Century fishing village now a conservation area which has a bright fresh feel with strikingly painted houses.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray Firth, Morayshire, Grampian, Portknockie, Bow Fiddle Rock, winter, landscape, coast, sea, water, cliff, rocks, sky, clouds, unusual, shape, hole, offshore

Bow Fiddle Rock Floral VR0495JHP
Bow Fiddle Rock Moray Firth Summer Flowers Heather Clifftop Scottish Flora off the North East Scotland coast near Cullen and adjacent to the 17th Century fishing village of Portknockie and now a conservation area which has a bright fresh feel with strikingly painted houses.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Moray Firth, Morayshire, Grampian, Portknockie, Bow Fiddle Rock, summer, landscape, flora, flowers, buttercups, harebells, heather, clover, grass, coast, sea, water, cliff, rocks, sky, clouds, unusual, shape, hole, offshore

Scotland > More Arty (1 file)

Photographs which are less scenic or landscape often close up studies with light, shapes and forms of more interest including old weathered fencing covered with moss and lichens

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Old Dyke Stone Wall Bramble Briar Moss Overgrown Neglected Photo Scotland typical of some redundant parts round fields on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, countryside, farming, rural, stonewall, dyke, briar, bramble, thorns, lichens, moss, fungus, weathered, worn, old, patterns, rusty, stones, granite, landscape

Scotland > Other Scotland (24 files)

Photographs taken in the mid 90's mainly for the AA Publishing & Ordnance Survey Highland and Islands Guide book using transparency film covering the Highlands of Scotland from Inverness, northwards through Easter Ross to Wick and Thurso, along the Northern Coast, down the West Coast, including the Islands of Skye and Mull. Other material included was gathered for other AA Publishing Guides including Shetland, Pitlochry and Tayside. New photographs are now included from 2012 book commission travels in Angus, Perth, Kinross, Trossachs and Tayside.

Pass of Leny fm Bochastle qwe9952jhp
Scottish Trossachs Bochastle forest walk Pass Leny Beinn Each heather view taken in late summer beneath Ben Ledi View from a Forestry Commission track and possibly opened up recently as evidence of clear felling and young plantation. Signed as Bochastle just outside Kilmahog on the A821 road to Aberfolye and gives a view to Loch Lubnaig above the Pass of Leny. Is it approximately a 30 minute walk from the carpark to this point.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Bochastle, Loch, Lubnaig, forest, walk, summer, heather, flowering, purple, upright, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Pass, Leny, Lade, Inn, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road

Dunkeld Cathedral qwe9597jhp
Dunkeld Cathedral west tower Strathtay Historic Scotland summer sunshine photo of this beautiful building was started in the mid-13th Century, later suffered extreme damage and later restored in the 18th Century. It is situated on the banks of the River Tay which separates Dunkeld Town per se and Birnam on the far bank. Dunkeld was badly damaged during the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 was later rebuilt in the 18th Century in a much ‘planned’ style. The location has a chequered and sometime violent history certainly recorded back to Pictish times around 820AD and long association with Christianity since its fledging beginnings in Scotland. Any location by a river lying in the lee of surrounding hills probably attracted habitation even in prehistoric times. It is very busy attractive town for visitors, extremely so during summer weekends, and lies conveniently close to the A9 route between Perth and northwards via Pitlochry into the Highlands.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Perthshire, Strathtay, Dunkeld, River, Tay, Cathedral, medieval, summer, upright, tower, west, Chapel, St Columba, Ninian, museum, riverbank, trees, sunshine, shadows, window

Dunkeld Cathedral qwe9596jhp
Dunkeld Cathedral West Tower Historic Scotland blue sky sunny summer this beautiful building was started in the mid-13th Century, later suffered extreme damage and later restored in the 18th Century. It is situated on the banks of the River Tay which separates Dunkeld Town per se and Birnam on the far bank. Dunkeld was badly damaged during the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 was later rebuilt in the 18th Century in a much ‘planned’ style. The location has a chequered and sometime violent history certainly recorded back to Pictish times around 820AD and long association with Christianity since its fledging beginnings in Scotland. Any location by a river lying in the lee of surrounding hills probably attracted habitation even in prehistoric times. It is very busy attractive town for visitors, extremely so during summer weekends, and lies conveniently close to the A9 route between Perth and northwards via Pitlochry into the Highlands.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Perthshire, Strathtay, Dunkeld, River, Tay, Cathedral, medieval, summer, landscape, tower, west, Chapel, St Columba, Ninian, museum, riverbank, trees, sunshine, shadows, blue, sky, sunny, east, window

Dunkeld Cathedral qwe9594jhp
Dunkeld Cathedral Riverbank Tay view southern aspect Strathtay Scottish summer this beautiful building was started in the mid-13th Century, later suffered extreme damage and later restored in the 18th Century. It is situated on the banks of the River Tay which separates Dunkeld Town per se and Birnam on the far bank. Dunkeld was badly damaged during the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 was later rebuilt in the 18th Century in a much ‘planned’ style. The location has a chequered and sometime violent history certainly recorded back to Pictish times around 820AD and long association with Christianity since its fledging beginnings in Scotland. Any location by a river lying in the lee of surrounding hills probably attracted habitation even in prehistoric times. It is very busy attractive town for visitors, extremely so during summer weekends, and lies conveniently close to the A9 route between Perth and northwards via Pitlochry into the Highlands.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Perthshire, Strathtay, Dunkeld, River, Tay, Cathedral, medieval, summer, landscape, southern, aspect, tower, west, Chapel, St Columba, Ninian, museum, riverbank, trees, sunshine, shadows, east, window

Dunkeld Cathedral qwe9591jhp
Dunkeld Cathedral south face west tower Scotland Strathtay Perthshire summer this beautiful building was started in the mid-13th Century, later suffered extreme damage and later restored in the 18th Century. It is situated on the banks of the River Tay which separates Dunkeld Town per se and Birnam on the far bank. Dunkeld was badly damaged during the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 was later rebuilt in the 18th Century in a much ‘planned’ style. The location has a chequered and sometime violent history certainly recorded back to Pictish times around 820AD and long association with Christianity since its fledging beginnings in Scotland. Any location by a river lying in the lee of surrounding hills probably attracted habitation even in prehistoric times. It is very busy attractive town for visitors, extremely so during summer weekends, and lies conveniently close to the A9 route between Perth and northwards via Pitlochry into the Highlands.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Perthshire, Strathtay, Dunkeld, River, Tay, Cathedral, medieval, summer, landscape, south, face, tower, west, Chapel, St Columba, Ninian, museum, riverbank, trees, sunshine, shadows, east, window, blue, sky, white, clouds

Town centre qwe9564jhp
Kirriemuir Scotland Angus town centre toll booth red sandstone pedestrian way a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, landscape, pedestrian, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Kirriemuir Barrie Memorial qwe9562jhp
Kirriemuir Scotland Angus town centre Barrie memorial peter pan statue a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, landscape, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Kirriemuir Barrie Memorial qwe9560jhp
Kirriemuir Scottish town centre Barrie memorial peter pan statue street a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, upright, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Bellies Brae View qwe9584jhp
Kirriemuir Scotland Angus town park bellies brae Gairie burn buildings a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, upright, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Bellies Brae View qwe9579jhp
Kirriemuir Scottish Angus town view park bellies brae Gairie burn a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, landscape, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Bellies Brae View qwe9574jhp
Kirriemuir Scotland town centre view bellies brae Gairie burn park a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir of “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, landscape, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Bellies Brae View qwe9570jhp
Kirriemuir Scotland Angus town bellies brae Gairie burn park trees mills a small town with a famous connection to the author J.M.Barrie who wrote a play called Peter Pan. Kirriemuir or “Thrums” was the birthplace of the author and the town of his first novel Auld Licht Idylls. The town, six miles from Forfar, was a busy market and weaving town in the 19th Century, with Jute mills and although these industries have now gone, some of the industrial remains in the buildings adjacent to the Gairie Burn by Bellies Brae.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Angus, county, Kirriemuir, Thrums, town, centre, landscape, summer, Barrie, Peter, Pan, statue, memorial, centre, toll, booth, red, sandstone, park, Bellies, brae, Gairie, burn, trees, grass, hill, street, sunny, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mills, industrial

Forter Castle Glenisla qwe9557jhp
Glenisla Kirriemuir road Castle Forter Meikle Isla River glen hills Scotland viewed from the B951 Kirriemuir road passing Folda which leaves the main A93 at Cray on the Spittal of Glenshee Road between Blairgowrie and Braemar. The castle once a ruin has been tastefully restored and is now available for hire with a lovely setting at the start of Glenisla which sets off in the background.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, River, Isla, Angus, Glenisla, Kirriemuir, road, Castle, Meikle, Forter, landscape, hills, grass, farmland, sunny, sunshine, autumn, morning

Forter Castle Glenisla qwe9555jhp
Glenisla Glenshee Castle Forter morning autumn farmland sheep Scotland viewed from the B951 Kirriemuir road passing Folda which leaves the main A93 at Cray on the Spittal of Glenshee Road between Blairgowrie and Braemar. The castle once a ruin has been tastefully restored and is now available for hire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Glenisla, Kirriemuir, road, Castle, Meikle, Forter, upright, hills, grass, farmland, sunny, sunshine, autumn, morning

Forter Castle Glenisla qwe9553jhp
Glenisla Folda Castle Forter morning autumn farmland sheep Scottish glen viewed from the B951 Kirriemuir road passing Folda which leaves the main A93 at Cray on the Spittal of Glenshee Road between Blairgowrie and Braemar. The castle once a ruin has been tastefully restored and is now available for hire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Glenisla, Kirriemuir, glen, Folda, road, Castle, Meikle, Forter, landscape, hills, grass, farmland, sunny, sunshine, autumn, morning

Glenshee Road qwe9549jhp
Glenshee Spittal Blairgowrie morning Scotland glen farming sheep white houses typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar with sheep and hill farming and a collection of ski related businesses, pottery and B&B’s.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Blairgowrie, Kirkmichael, Pitlochry, road, mountains, landscape, upright, glen, changing, hills, moorland, grass, hilly, farmland, sheep, farming, sunny, sunshine, autumn, morning

Glenshee Road qwe9547jhp
Glenshee road white lines winding Cairnwell morning mountains Scotland photo typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar. In this picture we are looking northwards to the Cairnwell Ski Centre with its ski lifts on the top of the left hand peak.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Cairnwell, road, mountains, landscape, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches, autumn, clouds

Glenshee Road qwe9542jhp
Glenshee Cairnwell northwards morning clouds mountains Scotland grass moorland typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Cairnwell, road, mountains, landscape, northwards, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches

Glenshee Road qwe9540jhp
Glenshee road winding Cairnwell morning clouds mountains Scottish autumnal moorland typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Cairnwell, road, mountains, landscape, upright, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches, autumn

Glenshee Road qwe9537jhp
Glenshee road winding Cairnwell morning clouds mountains Scotland moorland typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar. In this picture we are looking northwards to the Cairnwell Ski Centre with its ski lifts on the top of the left hand peak.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Cairnwell, road, mountains, landscape, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches, autumn, ski, lifts, masts

Glenshee Road qwe9536jhp
Glenshee road winding Spittal south morning clouds mountains Scottish moorland typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, southwards, road, mountains, landscape, upright, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches, autumn

Glenshee Road qwe9534jhp
Glenshee road winding Spittal Cairnwell morning clouds mountains Scotland moorland typical of the open empty roads around the more barren parts of the mountainous areas of the Scottish Highlands here on the road between the Spittal of Glenshee and the Cairnwell Skiing centre between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Tayside, Glenshee, Spittal, Cairnwell, road, mountains, landscape, southwards, light, changing, hills, moorland, grass, white, lines, curving, hilly, winding, empty, moors, barren, shadows, sunny, sunshine, patches

Seafield Arch Carrbridge18952JHP
Seafield Arch Carrbridge River Dulnain preserved footbridge Duthil kirkyard Scotland Highlands built nearly 300 years ago, a historic feature in this popular village on the A9 south of Inverness enroute to Aviemore in the Highlands of Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, highlands, Aviemore, Carrbridge, arch, Seafield, preserved, river, Dulnain, kirkyard, Duthil, ruin, humpback, landscape, transparency, scanned

Lochailort Church 121195JHP
Lochailort Church Fort William Mallaig railway line West coast Highland Scotland is famous for being used in the film Local hero supposedly next to the village of Pennan which is on the Moray Coast in Aberdeenshire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Highland, highlands, west, coast, Mallaig, Lochailort, church, railway, landscape, white, film, location, Local Hero

Scotland > Rivers, Glens & Lochs (29 files)

The gallery has photographs of Scottish lochs, glens and pictures associated directly with particular rivers in Scotland such as the River Dee, Don, Feugh, Urie, Deveron, Tanar, Dye, and Glen of Dee, Glen Muick and Glenbuchat.