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(DIR) Post #Ahd23hqsu4GC5IJc6C by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2024-05-06T15:01:04Z
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The Sunhoney recumbent stone circle, standing in a copse of trees near Echt in Aberdeenshire and apparently largely undisturbed since it was placed here over 4,000 years ago. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/echt/sunhoneycircle/index.html #Scotland #SunhoneyStoneCircle #RecumbentCircle #StoneCircle #Echt #Aberdeenshire #Sunhoney #UndiscoveredScotland
(DIR) Post #Ahy6yGV5kQdztiVNrc by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2024-05-06T06:31:01Z
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The superbly located Castle Campbell, built on a spur between the chasm of the Burn of Care on one side and that of the Burn of Sorrow on the other, and overlooked by the Ochil Hills near Dollar in Clackmannanshire. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dollar/castlecampbell/index.html#Scotland #CastleCampbell #Castle #Dollar #Clackmannanshire #UndiscoveredScotland
(DIR) Post #AiJvhdRcMh2s7Frm9g by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2024-05-27T15:01:00Z
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The harbour in the attractive seaside resort of Millport, the only significant settlement on the island of Great Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde just off the Ayrshire coast. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/cumbrae/millport/index.html #Scotland #Millport #GreatCumbrae #Ayrshire #Harbour #UndiscoveredScotland
(DIR) Post #AjsdJfevgS4Bm5U4mm by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2024-07-12T15:01:01Z
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Scotland has several "Newark Castles". This one can be found overlooking the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, immediately to the east of one of the river's few remaining active shipyards. Parts of it date back to around 1480. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/portglasgow/newarkcastle/index.html #Scotland #NewarkCastle #Castle #Newark #PortGlasgow #RiverClyde #UndiscoveredScotland
(DIR) Post #AkslG8qj3egRDAanho by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2024-08-12T06:16:00Z
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The superb Castle of Mey in Caithness, the most northerly castle in mainland Scotland. Built from 1566 by the Earl of Caithness, it is better known for its more recent royal connections. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mey/castleofmey/index.html #Scotland #CastleOfMey #Castle #Caithness #UndiscoveredScotland
(DIR) Post #AuCGAIe5XgiC3uHFHE by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-05-17T16:01:04Z
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Partly hidden by neighbouring buildings, the superb Oban Distillery stands right in the heart of the town of Oban in Argyll. It was founded on this site by a family of local merchants, the Stevensons, in 1794. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/oban/obandistillery/index.html#Scotland #Oban #Argyll #scotch #whisky
(DIR) Post #Auym71PER5yDvvjMDw by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-06-09T16:01:04Z
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The Islay to Jura ferry approaching Port Askaig on Islay, with the distinctive Paps of Jura in the background. The five-minute ferry trip takes you to the wildest and emptiest of all Scotland's inhabited islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/jura/ferry/index.html#Scotland #Jura #IsleOfJura #Islay
(DIR) Post #AvXzgYL47HdZKyCOAK by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-06-27T06:01:04Z
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The tiny, remarkably beautiful, Cathedral of the Isles in Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde. Built from 1849 to 1851, the height of the spire is over three times the length of the nave. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/cumbrae/cathedral/index.html#Scotland #Millport #GreatCumbrae
(DIR) Post #Avyx58iSx1XkHQRy5o by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-07-10T06:01:03Z
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A beautiful place with beautiful views over the Sound of Sleat towards the mainland: Aird of Sleat can be found near the southern tip of the Isle of Skye. Mallaig and the mountains of Knoydart can be seen in the background. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/skye/airdofsleat/index.html#Scotland #Skye #Sleat
(DIR) Post #AwKnU5rUFccsXV9cxM by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-07-20T06:48:58Z
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#Mastodon users beware: someone's using the platform as a phishing pond this morning...
(DIR) Post #AwLuQKDBqjXOixPqHg by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-07-20T16:01:07Z
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Magnificent Raasay House on the island of Raasay, close to the Isle of Skye: restored, damaged by fire, then restored again, and now a hotel and focal point for the island community. Its origins date back to a house built here in the early 1500s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/raasay/raasayhouse/index.html#Scotland
(DIR) Post #AwPqrnUzRjpKBtQS7U by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-07-23T06:01:03Z
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Kyle of Lochalsh glimpsed from the east, with the Skye Bridge and the Isle of Skye in the background. The bridge opened in 1995 and replaced ferries that used to cross between Kyle on the mainland and Kyleakin on Skye. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kyleoflochalsh/kyleoflochalsh/index.html#Scotland #KyleOfLochalsh
(DIR) Post #AwgQo8cdrmqLQPjjk0 by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-07-31T06:01:02Z
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The beautiful, and surprisingly extensive, remains of Arbroath Abbey in the heart of Arbroath in Angus. The abbey was founded in 1178 by King William I for a group of Tironensian monks previously resident at Kelso Abbey. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arbroath/arbroathabbey/index.html#Scotland #Arbroath #Angus
(DIR) Post #Axt0BC1xEeh0kVL8Bk by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-06-22T16:01:05Z
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The Old Church at Nigg in Easter Ross and the magnificent cross slab that is on display within it. Measuring 2.1m in height by 1.05m wide, this is one of the very finest of the Pictish carved stones to have been found in Scotland. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/balintore/niggstone/index.html#Scotland
(DIR) Post #AyFtxu7l7QzeFH32gq by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-09-16T06:01:03Z
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The amazing - and amazingly small - harbour at Seacliff in East Lothian. This was created in 1890 using a steam engine and compressed air to carve the harbour out of solid rock. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/northberwick/seacliff/index.html#Scotland #Seacliff #East Lothian
(DIR) Post #AzKBMZssEKEO7ndblI by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-10-18T06:01:02Z
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The Round Church, in a magnificent location at the head of the village of Bowmore's Main Street on the Isle of Islay. It was built in the 1760s with, it is said, no corners for the devil to hide in. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/islay/roundchurch/index.html#Scotland #RoundChurch #Bowmore #Islay #IsleOfIslay
(DIR) Post #AzNKcPmL3FoGTj5ThQ by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-10-19T16:01:03Z
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The sign over the gate at Highland Park Distillery near Kirkwall in Orkney, founded in 1798. And a pagoda that works: this is one of those all-too-rare distilleries with its own traditional floor maltings and kilns. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkwall/highlandpark/index.html#Scotland #Scotch #Whisky #Orkney
(DIR) Post #B0WyTYUDyiY53wzNfU by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-11-23T07:02:02Z
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The magnificent Aberlemno Kirkyard Pictish cross slab in Angus. It is one of the finest of all the Pictish stones to have survived and the rear of the slab come complete with battle scene depiction, a Bayeux Tapestry in stone. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/forfar/aberlemnokirk/index.html#Scotland #Angus #Aberlemno
(DIR) Post #B1AJlDa7PBdvjWKAxE by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-12-12T07:01:02Z
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The Forth Bridge, also known as the Forth Rail Bridge, seen from the harbour at Queensferry or South Queensferry. This was the first of three major bridges built across this part of the Firth of Forth in three different centuries. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/southqueensferry/index.html#Scotland #Queensferry
(DIR) Post #B1GVRs4RWTIFuloE6q by UndisScot@mastodon.scot
2025-12-15T07:01:02Z
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Engineering at its most magnificent. The unique and uniquely beautiful Falkirk Wheel rotary boat lift opened in 2002. It fulfils a role originally accomplished by a flight of 11 locks when the Union Canal opened in 1822. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkirk/falkirkwheel/index.html#Scotland #Falkirk