Mustard Seed Restaurant

Mustard Seed Restaurant, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Mustard Street Restaurant in Bank Street, Inverness. On right is part of St Columba High. Street up side of restaurant is Fraser Street. On far side of the Mustard Seed is Moray House. In left background can just be seen spire of Free North Church.

Taken on March 1, 2010

Tarbat Ness Lighthouse

Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, originally uploaded by Tain4u.

This is Tarbat Ness Lighthouse which is near Portmahomack and not too far away from Tain.

• Light Established: 1830
• Engineer: Robert Stevenson
• Position: Latitude 57° 51.9’N; Longitude 03° 46.5’W
• Character: Flashing (4) White every 30 secs
• Elevation: 53 metres
• Nominal Range: 24 miles
• Structure: White tower 41 metres high with two red bands. There are 203 steps to the top of tower

Taken on May 20, 2009.

Old High Church

Old High Church of St Stephen, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Old High (St Stephen's) Church in Inverness overlooking Bank Street and river Ness

Taken on March 1, 2010

Tain Rose Garden

Tain Rose Garden, originally uploaded by Tain4u.

Tain Rose Garden after it had a makeover from the Beechgrove garden team. There are not many roses in it now, it used to have 900 rose bushes, one for every year Tain was a Royal Burgh but it is still nice all the same

Taken on August 24, 2009

Invergordon Mural

Invergordon Mural, originally uploaded by Tain4u.

The Mural on Albyn Housing Society building in Invergordon, one of many murals in the town.

Taken on August 28, 2006

Avoch across the water

Avoch across the water, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

This is the fishing village of Avoch (pronounced "och") lying on the Black Isle across the Moray Firth from Balloch.

The snow-covered mountains of Ross-shire are in the distance. If one peers closely, wind turbines can be seen on top of one of the hills.

Taken on March 2, 2010

Academy Street

Academy Street, Inverness , originally uploaded by The Poss.

Building at the corner of Rose Street and Academy Street which used to be the office HQ of the Rose Street Foundry.

Taken on February 22, 2010

Inverness Station 1979

Agfachrome archive CT18-2, originally uploaded by Born in York.

Inverness station running-in board photographed on 29th May 1979.

Microcord twin lens reflex camera with Agfachrome CT18 120 roll film

Inside the abandoned Wester Cudrish farm

Machinery once powered by horse still visible.

Taken 27th March 2010 © Copyright Steven Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Forest near Wester Cudrish

View across to the hills to the west of the Great Glen.

Taken 27th March 2010 © Copyright Steven Brown and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Beauly Station 1961

View SE, towards Inverness; Inverness - Dingwall - Wick/Thurso ('Far North') line. In spite of appearances, the station closed 13/6/60 (goods 25/1/65). However, the line is still very much alive.

Taken 1st October 1961 © Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Entrance to School Wood picnic area

School Wood on the outskirts of Farr village is owned and managed by Strathnairn community and is a wonderful facility with woodland walks, a picnic area and a log cabin that appears to be used for various community projects.

Taken 23rd March 2010 © Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Inverarnie Store

A local shop serving a large community in Strathnairn.

Taken 23rd March 2010 © Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The start of Inverarnie Esker Trail

In Littlemill forest. Along with Forestry Commision officials, the pupils of Farr Primary School officially opened the trail in 2004.

Taken 23rd March 2010 © Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

New plantation at Gask

There is a wonderful programme of native tree planting in many parts of Strathnairn, a great thing to see.

Taken 23rd March 2010 © Copyright Dave Fergusson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

End of the road!

This is where General Wade's old military road changes from single track to footpath at Castleton Village.

Taken 13th March 2010 © Copyright Alasdair MacNeill and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Dingwall Junction

Shortly after leaving Dingwall station heading north the line divides at this bridge (just beyond the 20 sign) over the River Peffery to head either west for Kyle of Lochalsh or continue north to Thurso and Wick. Here the footpath from the town centre (bottom left) joins the "Round Dingwall Walk", which crosses the railway line at the pedestrian crossing shown in the image.

Taken 18th March 2010 © Copyright Les Shaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The Dingwall Canal enters the Cromarty Firth

The tide was out when this was taken. For the final half mile before it enters the sea, the canal is separated from the Cromarty Firth to the north by a narrow strip of land a few yards wide ending in the point shown near the middle of the image. Part of the Cromarty Bridge carrying the A9 is visible on the horizon to the left of the picture.

Taken 21st March 2010 © Copyright Les Shaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Weak bridge over the railway, Muir of Ord

The two main roads A832 and A862 merge for a short distance to cross the railway over this weak bridge. Traffic lights control the road traffic crossing the bridge. Pedestrians use a separate footbridge (on the left of this scene) that also provides stairs to both railway station platforms.

Taken 2nd March 2010 © Copyright Les Shaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Cemetery by Wardlaw Mausoleum, Kirkhill

The cemetery is outside the churchyard to the west. In the dark band of trees across the middle of the image you can see glimpses of the River Beauly very near to its mouth. Beyond the river is the hamlet of Barnyards, between Beauly and Muir of Ord.

Taken 2nd March 2010 © Copyright Les Shaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Munlochy Branch Line

Munlochy Branch Line, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Line of old railway between Munlochy and Fortrose. A832 on left. Looking roughly east.

Taken on March 8, 2010.

Eathie Hill Mast

TV Mast Eathie Hill, originally uploaded by The Poss.

TV mast on Eathie Hill.

Taken on March 9, 2010

Whin Park Benches

Whin Park benches, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Riverside benches on Whin Island. Perhaps meant to be part of the nearby children's adventure playground.

Taken on March 16, 2010

Allanfearn

Allanfearn , originally uploaded by chris_thomson_1274.

Taken on March 7, 2010.

Wide angle view looking across towards the Kessock Bridge and Black Isle from Allanfearn.

Highland Leyland Leopard L843S

Highland Leyland Leopard L843S at Inverness Bus Station 1991, originally uploaded by RMC1490.

Highland Leyland Leopard L843S seen here at Inverness Bus Station during 1991 still carrying the SBG style Highland Scottish fleetname.

Silos

Silos, originally uploaded by The Poss.

Silos just north of Longman Road. The building in left background is the Technical College aka UHI (University of Highlands and Islands)

Taken on February 22, 2010

Clachnaharry 1994

Clachnaharry - 24-09-1994, originally uploaded by agcthoms.

37427 'Highland Enterprise' takes the 10.25 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh train past Clachnaharry. The rear vehicle is a class 101 driving trailer converted to an observation car. Sadly this only lasted a couple of years, when the service was provided by class 156 sprinters. On this scenic route in the busy tourist season, surely a backward step.

Taken 24th September 1994.

Balloch Primary School

The school occupies this large modern building which opened in 1991 and was extended in 1996. The school is non denominational school catering for boys and girls from their pre-school years to Primary 7. There are about 300 children on roll. There are also some restored older buildings on the site - there are records of a school being here since before 1870.

Taken 9th March 2010 © Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Culloden Academy

A non-denominational secondary school in Keppoch Road, Culloden. The building was completed in 1982. The school has an enrollment of just over 1,000 pupils. The current rector of Culloden Academy is Stephen T. Dowds. School website.

Taken 9th March 2010 © Copyright Richard Dorrell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Red Timber Extraction Tractor

Timber Extraction Tractor, originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

Forestry Enterprise have just started extracting the timber in Culloden Forest.

Taken on January 31, 2010.

The CDPB Theme today is "Red". Click here to view thumbnails for all participants