Scotland travel ideas

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Belfast
Dublin TO Holyhead, Liverpool, Douglas
>> Larne (north of Belfast) TO Fleetwood, Cairnryan/Stanraer, Troon (Cornwall)

East through Yorkshire Dales [34], then north -

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Up the west coast:
Glasgow:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society - 870 Garscube Rd - T, Th, F p.m. - 041-946-6600
- Hunterian Museum
- Glasgow School of Art - 167 Renfew St.
- Hill House - Helensburgh (23 miles northwest)
Tenement flat from turn of the century: Poliok House - restored Edwardian (especially kitchen)
Shops: Argyle, Buchanan, and Sauchiehall Streets
- Glaswegian at the Barras (east end) - Sat & Sun: flea market
Glasgow trying to be the Barcelona of the north
Latitude of Smolensk
Paddle wheelers cruises out of Glasgow & Ayr (the Waverley)
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North of Glasgow: "where the highlands meet the lowlands, heartland of Scotland"
http://www.visitscottishheartlands.com/highlights/index.htm
(near Glasgow: Islay, Jura islands)

Robert Burns territory - Loch Lomond (20 miles north-west of Glasgow)
http://www.walkwild.org/

Crarae Woodland Garden - views of Argyll's Loch Fyne - on coast, 10 miles south of Inveraray on A83

Highlands: Gruinard Bay (Ross & Cromarty area) !
Eilean Donan castle, 700-year-old stronghold of the Mackenzies - in Loch Ailsh
River Glenbeg
Blaven (mountain) & Loch Slapin, isle of Skye
(Gail recs.) Kyle of Lochalsh - across from the isle of Skye [54] [northwest]
Tolsta Head, isle of Lewis (West Indies beach)

Plockton: Loch Ailort - fish farming / weaving [southern edge of Ardnish Peninsula] [top of 48]
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Train through Highlands (west: Kyle of Lochalsh -to - east: Inverness)
The Highlands: biting midges!
READ: Let's Go - Highlands
paisley shawls
Cutting with knives - beware!
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Southeast:
(Edinburgh)
Rosslyn Chapel - By Road from the Edinburgh bypass: take "Straiton Junction" A701 to Penicuik/Peebles. Follow A701 to sign for Roslin (3 miles) once in Roslin Village the Chapel is signed.

Black Brae (near Edinburgh) (Joseph Rapphael)

Falls of Killin, on River Dochart! (wow) [49] - Southern Highlands
+ Ben Lawers, northwest side of Loch Tay - wildflowers [west of Perth]
Edinburgh: White Horse Close
Holy Island = Lindisfarne - east coast, south of Edinburgh(Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Yarrow Vale, Selkirk [46]
Castle Douglas, Kirkcud-brightshire: Threave House - gardens! Let's Go, page 383

Lodcreich Hotel & Restaurant: Balquhidder, Perthshire - off A84 between Strathyre & Lochearnhead
Arbroath: smoked salmon [51, near Perth]

Inverness: (Local Hero) Pennan, Arisaig, Morar

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NORTH TO:
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Northwest: islands (north to south)
Skye & Raasay
Inner Hebrides
Mull - Coll & Tyree
Iona

Mull of Kintyre [south of Campbelltown]
+ Iona Island - west
+ Mull
+ Inner Hebrides + Skye

The Kyle of Tongue - "a deep glacial bay of spectacular beauty" - Scottish Highlands "past Edinburgh" (ha) - (Lennon page 352) - on the very northernmost coast

on the way to Findhorn (from the west):
Inverewe garden, shore of Loch Ewe - 56 acres, 9,000 plant varieties so lots of walking - Poolewe, Ross-Shire - 6 miles northeast of Gairloch on the A832, and about an hour's drive from Ullapool. Open daily all year.

North: Findhorn - 27 Findhorn Bay, Moray, telephone 311 - Forres
Northeast and Far North: Fair Isle, Shetland Isle
Far northeast: Orkney Islands: Skara Brae & Maes Howe

SOUTH TO:
Pitmedden, elegant formal garden open May thru September (Ellon, 14 miles north of Aberdeen on A920)
Crathes Castle, Banchory, Kincardineshire (15 miles southeast of Aberdeen) garden. Open daily all year.
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Newcastle TO Amsterdam
Hull TO Rotterdam

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Fruit and Flower Wines i.e. Foresters Seat Winery, Forfar / Highland Wineries, 7 miles outside Inverness.
Stone's Ginger Wine !!!
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http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/scot

http://www.britainexpress.com/countryside/countryside-index.htm

http://www.gcircle.co.uk/geomancy/belinus/belinus.html - The Belinus line


http://ansgeulaiche.co.uk/ - Traditional Storytelling
http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/links.htm

http://www.tirnanog.co.uk/tirnanog_links.html
http://www.tribeofdoris.co.uk/ <<<<<<<< (August)
http://www.bodyandsoulevents.com/
http://www.theancientpathoffire.com/ - sweat lodges

http://www.bedandbreakfast-directory.co.uk

http://www.rinbad.demon.co.uk/trnferry.htm - Train/ferry routes of the world

http://scotlandinter.net/festivals.htm
http://www.musicinscotland.com/gigguide.htm
http://www.asgf.org/
http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/

http://www.visitscottishheartlands.com/highlights/index.htm - DO MORE
http://www.scotcolour.com/southernpm/southern.htm - DO MORE
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
Fairy Glen Steading - http://www.littleholidayhouses.com/cottage/85.asp
Fairy Glen of Rosemarkie - Google Search
The Fairy Glen - http://ardachy.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page3.html
http://www.black-isle.info/areainfo.html
Scottish Highlands and Islands Film Commission | Highland Scotland Locations - http://www.scotfilm.org/

http://www.scenicscotland.net/
http://www.scottishholidayhomes.co.uk/gallery.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/islandblogging/ - "Highlands most beautiful"

!Well Within's Earth Mysteries & Sacred Site Tours to Scotland! - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/scot
Sacred Connections- Holy Land of Scotland and the Gospel of the Grail - http://www.sacredconnections.co.uk/

FESTIVALS:
Edinburgh Festivals - http://www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk/
Association of Scottish Games and Festivals - http://www.asgf.org/
Scotland Festivals - http://scotlandinter.net/festivals.htm
Music Events in Scotland - http://www.musicinscotland.com/gigguide.htm

Scot AnSgeulaiche - Traditional Scottish Celtic Storyteller offering workshops, tours, weddings, festivals -
http://ansgeulaiche.co.uk/

FINDHORN:
http://www.findhorn.org/home_new.php
http://www.findhorn.org/events/journeys/sacred_ireland.php
http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/links/index.php
http://www.newboldhouse.org/
http://www.alastairmcintosh.com/links.htm
Google Search- Djinni Van Slyke
north Scotland farms - Google

http://www.hiptravelguide.com/

PICTURES:
Colin's Home Page - http://www.mcmaster.org/index.shtml
ROSS AND CROMARTY - Eilean Donan Castle , Scotland Photographs, Photography pictures by stock photographer Doug Houghton - http://www.doughoughton.com/webpage/page/page102.html
Blaven from Loch Slapin, Isle of Skye Watercolour - Original Scottish Landscapes - http://www.scottish-landscape-paintings.co.uk/paintings/blaven_from_loch_slapin_isle_of_skye.html
Scotland's Colours, Scottish scenery - Unique Scottish photography - http://www.scotcolour.com/
http://www.scotcolour.com/southernpm/southern.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com/pictures/set17.htm
Highlights of Scotland- A practical car touring guide. Self-drive itineraries around the scenic and historic heartlands of Scotland, where the Highlands meet the Lowlands - http://www.visitscottishheartlands.com/highlights/index.htm
Archaeology & Walking - West Coast Archaeological Services - http://www.wcas-skye.co.uk/index/Archaeology
Wim van Velzen photography- webarticles, Scotland in winter -
http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/webarticle17a.htm
http://www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/webarticle17b.htm
Wim van Velzen photography- landscape, Scotland, Ardnamurchan and Moidart 18
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Scotland: Falkirk

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Scotland is a land of heart-stopping beauty. We sail to the Blessed Isles (the Hebrides and the Orkneys) where lie some of the most evocative ancient sacred sites in Europe.
Magical Isle of Iona - a gorgeous jewel set in an aquamarine sea. Windswept islands of Orkney, Lewis and Skye. Arcane Templar art and architecture of Roslin Chapel.
Fairy Glen of Rosemarkie (near Inverness).
on the peaceful Black Isle, just 30 minutes' drive from the vibrant city of Inverness.
The Moray Firth can be glimpsed in the distance and the sandy beach at Rosemarkie is just 5 minutes' drive - or a pleasant walk down through the 'Fairy Glen' - so named after all the local legends of the sighting of fairies at the waterfalls in the glen.
SACRED SCOTLAND TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
The sacred Isle of Iona • Island of Mull • Isle of Skye • the Isles of Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides • Callanish stone circle, Lewis • Loch Lomond • Temple Wood stone circles • Kilmartin landscape temple, Argyll • Inverary Castle • the Orkney Islands • Ring of Brodgar stone circle • Maes Howe mound • Skara Brae ancient village • the Fairy Glen at Rosemarkie • Fairy Knowe at Aberfoyle • Rob Roy country • Edinburgh Castle • St Margaret's Chapel • Roslin Chapel •

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AA Touring Guide to Ireland $24.95
Published by the Auto Assoc, Fanum House, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2EA 1976
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