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Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (4 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
Abu Ghurab Sun Temple EG02AA26jhp Egypt Abu Ghurob Niuserre large block limestone obelisk base ruined desert isolated location south of Giza, about 25km from Cairo and situated on the desert escarpment after travelling through rural roads and walking in agricultural land and then the sand. Originally thought to be a pyramid, called Riga but now known to be the Sun-Temple of Nyusere c2453-2422 built on an east-west access and although a very elaborate miniature pyramid complex is now very ruined and is thought to be the only one of six standing that were built in the area. Large alabaster bowls of considerable beauty remain from the slaughterhouse where animals would have been sacrificed for the Heb Sed and in similar stone, a huge four-sided Hetep Altar stone remains intact in front of the base of where a large Solar Obelisk would have stood. 2km away is the site of Abusir whose remaining pyramids can be seen across the desert to the south. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Abu Ghurab, Abu Ghurob, pyramid, Sun-Temple, Nyuserre, Niuserre, Riga, Solar, Obelisk, Benben, alabaster, altar, Hetep, four-sided, ruined, collapsed, God, Re, Heliopolis, River, Nile, Abu Sir, landscape, mud, wasps, nests, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, soft, erosion, limestone, deity, large, block, horizon, causeway, buried, pharaoh, royal, tombs, blocks, purification, ceremonial, sacrifice, slaughterhouse, bulls, blood, bowls, channels, drainage, afterlife, travelling, celestial, religion, beliefs, death, burial, gigantic, history, desert, hazy, light, 2002, Fuji, S2, DSLR, digital
Abu Ghurab Sun Temple EG02AA25jhp Egypt Abu Ghurab Sun Temple limestone blocks fallen mud wasps nests ruin in desert isolated location south of Giza, about 25km from Cairo and situated on the desert escarpment after travelling through rural roads and walking in agricultural land and then the sand. Originally thought to be a pyramid, called Riga but now known to be the Sun-Temple of Nyusere c2453-2422 built on an east-west access and although a very elaborate miniature pyramid complex is now very ruined and is thought to be the only one of six standing that were built in the area. Large alabaster bowls of considerable beauty remain from the slaughterhouse where animals would have been sacrificed for the Heb Sed and in similar stone, a huge four-sided Hetep Altar stone remains intact in front of the base of where a large Solar Obelisk would have stood. 2km away is the site of Abusir whose remaining pyramids can be seen across the desert to the south. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, Giza, Abu Ghurab, Abu Ghurob, pyramid, Sun-Temple, Nyuserre, Niuserre, Riga, Solar, Obelisk, Benben, alabaster, altar, Hetep, four-sided, ruined, collapsed, God, Re, Heliopolis, River, Nile, Abu Sir, landscape, mud, wasps, nests, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, soft, erosion, limestone, deity, large, block, horizon, causeway, buried, pharaoh, royal, tombs, blocks, purification, ceremonial, sacrifice, slaughterhouse, bulls, blood, bowls, channels, drainage, afterlife, travelling, celestial, religion, beliefs, death, burial, gigantic, history, desert, hazy, light, 2002, Fuji, S2, DSLR, digital
Hawara Pyramid Falcons 6406EG07JHP Ancient Egyptian Hawara Pyramid Mudbrick North Face Mortuary Chapel Remains located near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. Note also the falcons flying at the top of the pyramid where they are possibly nesting as climbing up the structure is forbidden. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, landscape, north, face, mortuary, chapel, birds, falcons, flying, Horus, bricks, mudbricks, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife
Hawara Pyramid Falcons 6404EG07JHP Hawara Pyramid Fayyum Egypt Mudbrick North Aspect Erosion Weathered Falcons Nesting looking at the area the mortuary chapel was located, near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. Note also the falcons flying at the top of the pyramid where they are possibly nesting as climbing up the structure is forbidden. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, upright, north, face, mortuary, chapel, birds, falcons, flying, Horus, bricks, mudbricks, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife

Egypt > River Nile Cruise & Sites (1 file)

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.
Egret Roost Aswan EG052559JHP Egypt Egyptian River Nile Aswan Ergets Aigrette Roost Trees Birds 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, Aswan, West, Bank, River, Nile, riverbank, trees, wildlife, egret, egrets, aigrette, roost, birds, nesting, daily, life, cruise, cruising, landscape

Scotland > Aberdeenshire (7 files)

This gallery includes rural, scenic and landscape subjects of the Shire, including Kincardineshire, Mearns, Garioch, Buchan Strathbogie and Mar.
Cairn Snow Fence bnm3011jhp Cairn Wooden Fence road Scotland spring eroded shiny moorland Aberdeenshire taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Snow Fence bnm3010jhp Spring Cairn O'Mount Wooden Fence Scotland eroded pitted satin moorland Clachnaben eroded taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Snow Fence bnm3009jhp Spring Cairn O'Mount Wooden Fence Scotland eroded Clachnaben hills moorland Clachnaben eroded taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Snow Fence bnm3007jhp Cairn O'Mount Wooden Fence Scottish eroded Clachnaben hill shiny moorland May taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, upright, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Snow Fence bnm3006jhp Cairn Wooden Fence post Scottish spring eroded Clachnaben hill shiny moorland taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Boulders bnm3004jhp Cairn O'Mount Scottish Aberdeenshire moorland granite boulders lichen heather taken in a gully near the roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, upright, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph
Cairn Boulders bnm3003jhp Spring Cairn O'Mount Scotland Aberdeenshire moorland granite boulders heather taken in a gully near the roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking northwards to Clachnaben with its distinctive tor and towards Royal Deeside past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, spring, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, May, 2016, Nikon, camera, DSLR, D700, digital, photograph

Scotland > Historic Properties (2 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;
Findlater Doocot vbn1273jhp Findlater Barnyards Dovecot doocot Aberdeenshire Scottish autumn turnips coast clouds restored sits above the cliffs above Findlater Castle and is located between Portsoy, Sandend and Cullen. A carparking area is signed from the main coastal road just after leaving the junction for Sandend, west of Portsoy. The dovecot is easily accessible from the carpark at Barnyards Farm going off the path to the cliff top and access to Findlater Castle. The Dovecot is possibly 16th Century, about the time that Findlater Castle ceased to be used and would have been a food source. It is a circular stone built beehive shaped building with three tiers each defined by the rat or string course that gave a horizontal impediment to stop rats crawling up the outside to get access to the 700 nesting boxes inside. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Firth, Portsoy, Sandend, Banff, Cullen, Findlater, Barnyards, Castle, cliffs, Dovecot, doocot, 16th, Century, farm, field, crops, pigeons, food, north, east, landscape, blue, sky, clouds, coast, coastal, windows, walls, stonework, beehive, shape, rat, course, string, deter, climbing, access, 2015, October, autumn, Nikon, D700, digital, DSLR, sun, sunny, sunshine, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, blue, sky
Findlater Doocot vbn1249jhp Findlater Barnyards Dovecot Aberdeenshire Scotland autumn crops farmland doocot restored sits above the cliffs above Findlater Castle and is located between Portsoy, Sandend and Cullen. A carparking area is signed from the main coastal road just after leaving the junction for Sandend, west of Portsoy. The dovecot is easily accessible from the carpark at Barnyards Farm going off the path to the cliff top and access to Findlater Castle. The Dovecot is possibly 16th Century, about the time that Findlater Castle ceased to be used and would have been a food source. It is a circular stone built beehive shaped building with three tiers each defined by the rat or string course that gave a horizontal impediment to stop rats crawling up the outside to get access to the 700 nesting boxes inside. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Firth, Portsoy, Sandend, Banff, Cullen, Findlater, Barnyards, Castle, cliffs, Dovecot, doocot, 16th, Century, farm, field, crops, pigeons, food, north, east, landscape, blue, sky, clouds, coast, coastal, windows, walls, stonework, beehive, shape, rat, course, string, deter, climbing, access, 2015, October, autumn, Nikon, D700, digital, DSLR, sun, sunny, sunshine, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, blue, sky

Scotland > Rivers, Glens & Lochs (3 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.
Lochnagar fm Cairn qax3492jhp Cairn O'Mount Scotland Aberdeenshire moorland Lochnagar mountain view winter taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and just below the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking westwards to the distant Lochnagar, Britain’s fourth highest mountain with its distinctive outline past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, Lochnagar, mountain, frost, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, winter, spring, March, 2019, Nikon, D700, camera, digital, DSLR, photograph, photo, telephoto, zoom
Cairn O Mount View qax3491jhp Cairn O'Mount Wooden Fence frosty Scotland Aberdeenshire moorland Lochnagar winter taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and just below the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking westwards to the distant Lochnagar, Britain’s fourth highest mountain with its distinctive outline past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, Lochnagar, mountain, frost, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, winter, spring, March, 2019, Nikon, D700, camera, digital, DSLR, photograph, photo, upright
Cairn O Mount View qax3489jhp Cairn O'Mount Wooden Fence Scottish Aberdeenshire moorland Lochnagar winter taken by roadside between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland and just below the summit of the hill called Cairn O'Mount looking westwards to the distant Lochnagar, Britain’s fourth highest mountain with its distinctive outline past roadside snow fences showing a beautiful quality with an almost satin finish caused by years of sunshine, wind, rain, ice and snow erosion and maybe helped by passing wasps getting wood pulp for their nests. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, northwards, Kincardineshire, Clachnaben, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O'Mount, Lochnagar, mountain, frost, snow, fences, eroded, weathered, hills, landscape, moorland, grass, walking, granite, boulders, lichen, heather, winter, spring, March, 2019, Nikon, D700, camera, digital, DSLR, photograph, photo

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