Looking Westward over the Summer Isles, Scotland Hard to believe that pirates used to base themselves on these peaceful islands (1)
More female climbers The Edinburgh Ladies mountaineering club, I think they were called. As I said elsewhere, I used them as inspiration for my book Dark Mountain. http://mybook.to/DarkMountain (1)
Women climbing Here are some Scottish women climbing a hill. As you can see from their clothes, the picture was taken a wee while ago, so they'll have reached the top by now. I used this image as inspiration in my book Dark Mountain. (1)
John Knox's Hoose, EmbraThis is where John Knox used to live, in Edinburgh, apparently. He would no doubt watch out the window at all the sinners reeling from the pubs and plan his next sermon. For those who dinnae ken, Knox was one of the men who pushed the reformed... See More » (1)
Dogs and haggis It is actually illegal to allow dogs to worry haggis, especially during the season between October and September. This breed of long haired haggis are unique to Bheinn-Y-Gezzabreak, 17 Scots miles SSW of Gotchabam in Moray (1)
