#Aviemore

[aestum]

(by Jack Skinner)

[kylebonallo]

Loch Morlich by Kyle Bonallo (ig: @kylebonallo)

[scotianostra]

Some nice light over the Cairngorms as I was waiting for the train.

[mightywellfan]

Loch an Eilein Castle

Loch an Eilein is a small irregular shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Aviemore, Scotland in Cairngorms National Park. Loch an Eilein comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means 'Loch of the island'. The loch is considered to be beautiful and walks around it are popular. In the late 18th and early 19th century, the loch was used mainly for two things. On the banks of the loch there is a limestone kiln where the limestone was collected from a rockface looking over the loch. Also loggers used the connecting river to float logs down to the wood-treating factories downstream. Rob Roy and other cattle rustlers used the loch, and one side of the loch is called 'Robbers Way'. On an island in the middle of the Loch are the ruins of a small 14th century castle. It was originally constructed as a place of refuge from thieves and threatening activities.The castle is said to have once been the property of Alexander Stewart the Wolf of Badenoch.

The castle was the site of conflict. The Jacobites, retreating from Cromdale in 1690, besieged the castle. Dame Grizel Mor Grant, widow of the fifth laird Grant, held the castle against the Jacobites.The castle fell out of use in the late 18th century.

The castle may have originally been connected to the shore by a causeway. The causeway became submerged when the water level in the loch was raised by estate work and the building of a dam in the 18th century.

[oddert]

Found a tren

[ruanaich]

Sorry Glencoe

It’s not cheating if we’re on a break. Sorry Glencoe, but with now snow in the west I had to up-sticks and head east to make the most of the snowfall back in March. I left Glasgow super early and arrived in the car park at Cairngorm Mountain by 8am.

It’s not cheating if we’re on a break. But with now snow in the west I had to up-sticks and head east to make the most of some recent snowfall.I left Glasgow super early and arrived in the car park at Cairngorm Mountain by 8am.I had come here with the intention of touring up Meall a’ Buachaille behind Glenmore, but on arrival I saw that the snowline was not as low as I’d hoped. Looking back at…

[fragmentedhome]

aviemore

[portfolik]

Aviemore

[rmphotography]

Happy Campers | Loch Morlich, Scotland

[angelshot123]

The green Lochan Aviemore Scotland

[kylebonallo]

Green Lochan, by Kyle Bonallo (ig: @kylebonallo)

[scotianostra]

Aviemore.

[mightywellfan]

Boat of Garten Station

Strathspey Steam Railway

The station was opened by the Highland Railway in 1863. The station buildings (rebuilt in 1904), together with the two signal boxes (one at each end of the station) are Category B listed

The Strathspey Steam Railway is a heritage line running steam-hauled trains between Aviemore and Broomhill on part of the line that linked Aviemore with Forres. It should not be confused with the original Strathspey Railway which linked Dufftown and Aviemore from 1863 until 1968. 

[unseelie-ghuleh]

Loch Morlich, Aviemore

[sarahcharity]

#northernlights #auroraborealis #aviemore #nofilter #cantbelieveourluck #mothernature #aurora #naturephotography #cairngorms #rightplacerighttime #magical #merrydancers (at Aviemore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpJOZwHtDAd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shoulderplant]

My photos from our trip to Aviemore, Scottish Highlands 2 years ago.