Moon over Free North

Moon over Free North, originally uploaded by Simon Varwell.

From the Old High kirkyard on 16th December 2010.

The River Ness

The Ness, originally uploaded by Donald Beaton.

The sun setting over a calm river Ness. Taken from the end of Ness Islands on November 19, 2010.

Optimistic

Optimistic, originally uploaded by Simon Varwell.

Not many revellers were out on the 16th December 2010.

View towards Inverness from the Tore to Killen road

Cold Arctic air led to excellent visibility with mountains thought to be the Cairngorms being visible from the road.

Taken 6th December 2010 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Winter day

Inverness winter day, originally uploaded by brockvicky.

Inverness viewed from the castle - very little traffic around improving the photo of the bridge!

This photo was taken on November 28, 2010.

Tomatin Viaduct, 13th April 2010.

Tomatin Viaduct, 13th April 2010., originally uploaded by Kingfisher 24.

Double heading with K4 2-6-0 61994 The Great Marquess, 70013 Oliver Cromwell heads the Inverness to Perth leg of The Great Britain Three on the climb to Slochd summit.

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Winter Sunset on the River Ness

In mid-afternoon on the coldest Christmas Day for many years, the setting sun silhouettes a Scots Pine on the far bank of the River Ness.

Taken 25th December 2009 © Copyright Anne Burgess and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Cattle under cover at Muirton Farm

With all the fields snow covered, these cattle looked quite contented peering out of a farm building and surveying the walkers and cars passing along the Tore to Killen road.

Taken 6th December 2010 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Robin in the snow

robin in the snow, originally uploaded by brockvicky.

A Christmas card shot from a most obliging robin, posing on the Ness Isles.

This photo was taken on November 28, 2010

May peace prevail on earth

may peace prevail on earth, originally uploaded by vip223.

Inverness cathedral peace pole - in English, Japanese and two flavours of Gaelic.

Taken on August 6, 2010.

Woodland, Cawdor

Mature trees on the west side of the Cawdor Burn. The lack of undergrowth is a tell-tale sign of beech trees.

Taken 17th June 2010 © Copyright Callum Black and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Shoreline of Cromarty Firth by the Dingwall canal

The final yards of the bank that separates the Dingwall canal from the Cromarty Firth are visited by walkers and their dogs and provide a view at low tide over sand and mud towards the Cromarty Bridge.

Taken 18th November 2010 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Inverness Road

Inverness road, originally uploaded by lxblok.

The river Ness is rising,
because of so much rain,
i hope the bank will stand,
to keep flooding out of the land,
just one more dry day;
to keep disaster away

Taken 30th September 2010

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Avoch Harbour on a calm November day

There was little activity at the harbour at lunchtime on a fine weekday in November. No signs of dolphin either; they would have been seen extremely clearly in the calm water if they had been in the vicinity.

Taken 23rd November 2010 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Barn with corrugated metal roof near Dallauruach

This barn lies to the south of a minor road close to the small settlement at Abriachan. Rough grazing land lies to the south beyond which autumnal larches and other conifers cloak the lower slopes of Meall a' Bhathaich.

Taken 30th October 2009 © Copyright Trevor Littlewood and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Drynie Burn entering Munlochy Bay

An unmapped footbridge gives the walker easy passage over Drynie Burn allowing an uninterrupted walk along the southern shore of Munlochy Bay. Across the bay, the buildings at Bay Farm and the surrounding fields are well seen from this viewpoint.

Taken 2nd November 2008 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Northern Meeting Park

The pavilion at the home of the Northern Counties Cricket Club.

Taken 7th November 2010 © Copyright John Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Eden Court - The Bishop's Palace

This building is the original Eden Court, dating from 1878 when it was built for Bishop Robert Eden. In the 1970s it was renamed as the Bishop's Palace and incorporated into the new Eden Court theatre complex.

Taken 7th November 2010 © Copyright John Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

High Tide on River Ness

High Tide on River Ness at Inverness Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

Looking upstream from Friars Shott. As the tide is in as far as it can be, the water level is pretty high on the grass banks of the River. That bush is well usually above the water level but now its lower branches are being watered directly. This is the effect of the previous day's rain in the Great Glen area having finally reached the sea, only to find the sea is at high tide, so the water level at this point backs up. The ducks and seagulls seemed quite happy!

This photo was taken on November 9, 2010.

Infirmary Bridge

This suspension footbridge over the River Ness was opened in 1879. It was made by W.Smith and Son at Ness Iron Works of Rose Street, Inverness.

Taken 7th November 2010 © Copyright John Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Crystal Water

Crystal Water, originally uploaded by Donald Beaton.

This photo was taken on October 16, 2010 in Boat of Garten.

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Red rain clouds.

red rain clouds., originally uploaded by gordie broon..

Looking down Loch Ness while rain clouds are working their way up the loch.

This photo was taken near Dore on August 19, 2010.

The Signal

The Signal, originally uploaded by IonaSpence.

Pic of Inverness punk band, The Signal.

This photo was taken on November 4, 2010.

Autumn colours on trees at Milton of Leys

Autumn colours on trees at Milton of Leys above Inverness Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

This line of deciduous trees runs north-south (up the line of the hill from Inshes to Milton of Leys and is exposed to the northeasterly (off the Moray Firth) and southwesterly (funnelled up the Great Glen) winds. Clearly the trees, probably about the highest deciduous ones hereabouts are preparing to shed unnecessary baggage as they prepare for the onslaught of winter.

This photo was taken on November 11, 2010.

Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Remembrance Parade 2010

Northern Constabulary Pipe Band at Dingwall Remembrance Parade 2010 Dingwall Ross-shire Scotland, originally uploaded by conner395.

Passing the South Africa memorial.

This year the Band was invited to escort the Royal British Legion Remembrance Sunday Parade in Dingwall, county town of Ross-shire and home to the 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs). The 78th duly merged with the 72nd (The Duke of Albany's) to become the Seaforth Highlanders.

The Seaforths combined with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1961. More recently, the Queens Own Highlanders and Gordon Highlanders were combined to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). In May 2006 all the Scottish Infantry Regiments merged to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The Highlanders became the 4th Battalion of the new Regiment.

Dingwall has THREE War Memorials, the earliest being the stone Celtic cross to commemorate the 180 men who fell in the Highland Brigade, Seaforth 2nd Battalion during in the South Africa Campaign (Boer War)(1899-1902) where they fought at Modder River and Magersfontein.

The second Memorial (the National) is located outside the National Hotel, and is topped by the life-size figure of a First World War Tommy (Jock) wearing a tin helmet and kilt and carrying a rifle with bayonet fixed. That memorial initially was erected to commemorate the men of the Parish of Dingwall who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 and was subsequently updated to incorporate those Dingwall men who fell in 1939-1945.

The third monument, outside Dingwall Railway Station, was originally erected at the scene of the Battle of Cambrai in Northern France (1917) where the Seaforth Territorials distinguished themselves by their valour. The monument (a wooden cross) complete with tablets added by the locals of Cambrai was subsequently moved to Dingwall.

The procession on Remembrance Day starts from the British Legion premises in High Street, down the length of High Street, to the National Hotel where the Service is held in front of the Great War Memorial. Then the parade continues on past the South Africa Memorial and thence the Railway Station, passing the Cambrai cross before looping back to return up the High Street and back to the British Legion premises.

This photo was taken on November 14, 2010

Labour Party election leaflet, 1997

Labour Party election leaflet, 1997, originally uploaded by Scottish Political Archive.

Election leaflet for David Stewart. David was the Labour parliamentary candidate for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber in the 1997 General Election.

David served as MP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber between 1997 and 2005. He is currently an MSP for the Highlands and Islands. For further biographical information see the Scottish Parliament website.

The Scottish Political Archive is housed at the University of Stirling. The archive is home to the oral interviews, personal papers and associated material from prominent Scottish politicians. For further information about the work of the archive visit their website.

Railway bridge over River Ness

The original railway bridge of 1862 collapsed during flooding in February 1989. This cut off the railway lines in the northern part of Scotland from Inverness. The present replacement bridge is made of steel and was prefabricated. It had to be put up urgently to restore rail services.

Taken 3rd October 2010 © Copyright P L Chadwick and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Avoch from the harbour wall

Lunchtime on a weekday. Except for cars passing through on the main road, little disturbed the serenity of a fine November windless day.

Taken 23rd November 2010 © Copyright Dr Julian Paren and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Emergency Helicopter (Scottish Ambulance Service)

Emergency Helicopter (Scottish Ambulance Service), originally uploaded by Duncan Brown (Cradlehall).

The air ambulance chopper flying low above Inverness on its way to landing at Raigmore Hospital.

Taken 16th November 2010.

Into the Canopy

Into the Canopy, originally uploaded by Donald Beaton.

Looking into the canopy of the trees on Ness Islands.

This photo was taken on November 3, 2010.

Victorian Market

Tucked in between Church St., Queensgate, Academy St. and Union St., this market was built originally in 1870. It was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1890.

Taken 25th September 2007 © Copyright Dave Ferguson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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