2016 British Isles/Celtic Highlights

Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
P001 June 13 after hotel early check-in, our Celtic adventure began with this first photo taken in Glasgow (Scotland) at 10:15 in front of a cafe (Costa) and a...
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P002 ... we're so happy as we're outside a bank (Bank of Scotland at Argyle/Buchanan), and we're all ready to explore this place - Glasgow, a port city on the River...
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P003-006 Glasgow Cathedral, built on the site where St Kentigern (Mungo) is thought to have been buried in 612; Kentigern is believed to have been the first bishop of...
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P004-009 ... also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, the medieval cathedral today being an active Christian congregation of the...
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P005-003 ... the awe-inspiring building dedicated to St Kentigern, also known as St Mungo, dating mostly from the 1200s and drew countless pilgrims to his shrine; today,...
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P006-004 Tolbooth Steeple at Glasgow Cross - the clocktower built in 1625-26 at what was the crossing point for the main streets of Glasgow at that time...
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P007-005 ... Broomielaw-Tradeston Bridge or 'Squiggly Bridge', a bridge opened in 2009 providing a vital pedestrian and cycle link between Tradeston on the south bank...
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P008-010 River Clyde, a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second-longest in Scotland; flowing...
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P009-007 South Rotunda (background left) - Clyde Arc, also known as Finnieston Bridge or 'squinty' bridge crossing over River Clyde linking the Mavisbank Gardens-Pacific...
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P010-008 Finnieston Crane (a landmark in Glasgow), in between Clyde Auditorium (familiarly known as the Armadillo, a concert venue) and the SSE Hydro (a multi-purpose...
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P011 June 14 day 2 tour itinerary - from Glasgow, a city drive taking in the fine 12th century cathedral, imposing university buildings, and elegant Georgian...
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P012-018 Loch Lomond, a freshwater loch (Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake and a sea inlet) lying on the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary...
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P013 Loch Lomond, a first hint of the Highlands and an area designated a National Park for its epic splendor, well-known as the subject of the 1841 song ‘The bonnie...
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P014-019 Inveruglas, a hamlet on the west shore of Loch Lomond fairly near the north end of the loch situated on the A82 trunk road connecting Glasgow to Inverness...
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P015-012 ... Sloy Power Station, UK's largest conventional hydroelectric power station located on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond at Inveruglas, original power station...
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P016-015 Scottish Highlands is often used by people when they refer to Scotland; in earlier times the Highland region was dominated by the Gaels and their Gaelic...
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P017-014 ... the Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor, a long and straight glen in Scotland running for 62 miles from Inverness on the edge of Moray Firth to...
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P018-020 Rannoch Moor, approx 35 miles north of Inveruglas, a 50 sq. miles inverted triangle of boggy moorland with a roughly level plateau that sits at an altitude of...
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P019-029 Fort William alongside Loch Linnhe shoreline, an important highland town in Scotland some 108 miles northwest of Glasgow and some 65 miles southwest of...
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P020-016 ... a major tourist stop, Fort William, the second largest settlement in the Highlands of Scotland and the largest town (only the city of Inverness is larger)...
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