Patrick and Karen came for a visit in May 2006.
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![]() Patrick checks his camera |
![]() Karen eats crumpets |
![]() and Anne pets Molly |
![]() Pictish carvings at the Miegle Museum |
![]() Anne serves to measure the stones |
![]() We visit a waterfall |
![]() Aberlemno Church Stone Cross |
![]() Battle scene on the other side of the stone cross |
![]() Another stone cross by the Aberlemno road |
![]() Aberlemno stone with carvings of snakes |
![]() Another Pictish stone at Aberlemno |
![]() Anne, Patrick, and Karen by the stones in Aberlemno |
![]() Hills by Aberlemno with gathering storm clouds |
![]() Baa Lambs at Aberlemno |
![]() Brechin Cathedral |
![]() We cross the fence |
![]() To Caterthun Hill Fort |
![]() Stonechat |
![]() Loch Earn |
![]() Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe |
![]() Duart Castle gaurds the harbour to Isle of Mull |
![]() Isle of Staffa approcahing on the boat |
![]() Fingal's Cave in the Isle of Staffa |
![]() Most of Staffa it's not very big |
![]() Puffin Cliff on Staffa |
![]() Puffin who nests on the cliff at Staffa |
![]() Cross on Iona |
![]() Iona Nunnery |
![]() Iona Abbey the first Christian monastary in Scotland |
![]() Iona Cemetary next to the abbey, burial place of ancient Scottish kings |
![]() Church Interior Inside Iona abbey |
![]() Sanctuary of the Iona church |
![]() Lost Souls carved in the stone of the Iona chruch |
![]() Burial Slabs marking graves of knights buried at Iona |
![]() Stone Cross in the museum at Iona |
![]() Karen next to Burial Slabs |
![]() Seagull Stalking these people eating lunch |
![]() Kilmartin Standing Stones |
![]() Patrick and the Standing Stone |
![]() Sheep Worshiping the Standing Stones |
![]() Kilmartin Stone Circle |
![]() Dunadd Hill Fort Home of the early Dalriadia kings of the Scots |
![]() Gate to Dunadd |
![]() Dunadd Inaguration Stone where the kings were crowned |
![]() Patrick and Karen on Dunadd |
![]() Carnassarie Castle |
![]() View from Carnassarie Castle |
![]() Argyll Lamb outside of the castle |
![]() Inveraray Castle which was closed by the time we got there, darn. |
![]() Rest and be Thankful the aptly named pass over the southern highlands |
![]() Loch Lomand a small part of it at least |
![]() Island in Loch Lomand this is the largest (surface area) loch |
![]() Doune Castle |
![]() An important fortress built in the 1300s...and... |
![]() the set for Monty Python's Holy Grail movie (picture Lancelot running up the stairs) |
![]() The Kitchens and two fair maidens |
![]() The Lord's Hall |
![]() Gargoyles |
![]() Anne on the tower |
![]() Karen taunting us |
![]() They even provide coconut shells so you can re-enact horse riding sounds from the movie |
![]() Anne plays riding into the castle with coconuts |
![]() When we get home there is a rainbow over the harbour |