Archive for October, 2009
Cliffs at St Andrews
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A view towards the Pier from the Cliffs at St Andrews
Guardbridge Papermill
Posted by: | CommentsA view of the mill.
St Andrews Archway
Posted by: | CommentsAn archway in the Cathederal at St Andrews.
Floating down the Tay
Posted by: | CommentsThought this young gull had a great reflection in the River Tay. Looked like it was enjoying floating about!
Tay Sunset
Posted by: | CommentsAn October sunset on the RiverTay
The Tay, a famous salmon river, rises in the Highlands and flows down into the centre of Scotland through Perth and Dundee. It is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh longest in the UK. The Tay drains much of the lower region of the Highlands, its source being high on the slopes of Beinn Laoigh. The source is only c. 20 miles (c. 32 km) from the west coast town of Oban, in Argyll and Bute. The Tay flows through Perth and Kinross to the Firth of Tay and the North Sea, some 100 miles (160 km) to the east. The river has a variety of names in its upper catchment: for the first few miles the river is known as the River Connonish; then it is called the River Fillan; and then the name changes again to the River Dochart until it flows into Loch Tay at Killin. The River Tay emerges from Loch Tay at Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, and flows from there to Perth which, in historical times, was the lowest bridging point of the river. Below Perth the river becomes tidal and enters the Firth of Tay. The largest city on the river, Dundee, lies on the north bank of the Firth.
Karate Training
Posted by: | CommentsAn example of some Karate Fighting.
St Andrews Harbour
Posted by: | CommentsA view from the lock gates at St Andrews Harbour.
The Outer Harbour at St Andrews
St Andrews (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn) is a town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle. St Andrews has a population of 16,596 making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife.
There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and a bishopric since at least the 11th century. The settlement grew to the west of St Andrews cathedral with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness burn to the south. The burgh soon became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation. The famous cathedral, the largest in Scotland, now lies in ruins.
Today, St Andrews is known worldwide as the “home of golf”. This is in part because the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, exercises legislative authority over the game worldwide (except in the United States and Mexico), and also because the famous links (acquired by the town in 1894) is the most frequent venue for The Open Championship, the oldest of golf’s four major championships. Visitors travel to St Andrews in great numbers for several courses ranked amongst the finest in the world, as well as for the sandy beaches.
The town is also home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of the UK’s most prestigious. The University is an integral part of the burgh, and during term time students make up approximately one third of the town’s population.
The Martyrs Memorial, erected to the honour of Patrick Hamilton, George Wishart, and other martyrs of the Reformation epoch, stands at the west end of the Scores on a cliff overlooking the sea.
Phoebe & Chris
Posted by: | CommentsHad a fun photoshoot down on Kirkcaldy Beach for Phoebe and Chris’d engagement photo’s
A little bit of rock climbing never hurt anyone!
Wish my arms were longer
Judo
Posted by: | CommentsNight at the Glenrothes Martial Arts Centre.
Here a Black Belt is having the upper hand.
Black Belt on top!
Stunning Colours
Posted by: | CommentsStunning colours at sunset tonight, the river was like a mill pond.
Wonderful colours glistening on the river Tay
