Scots Collection (#58)

Cobbie Rows Castle, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Cobbie Rows Castle, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Dating from Norse occupation, remains of the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland

Perforated standing stone, North Ronaldsay. Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Perforated standing stone, North Ronaldsay. Orkney, 20th century. A single megalith known locally as the Stan Stane, simply meaning standing stone in North Ronaldsay

Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. A Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland

Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. The Standing Stones of Stenness are a neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland

West Doorway of Kolbein Hrugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
West Doorway of Kolbein Hrugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, 20th century. Partly restored 12th century Romanesque chapel demonstrating Norsemen, best known for their Viking raids

Relief figure of St Magnus from Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney. (20th century). Artist: CM Dixon
Relief figure of St. Magnus from Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney. (20th century). Earl of Orkney from 1106 to 1115, Magnus the Martyr had a reputation for piety and gentleness

St. Magnus Church, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
St. Magnus Church, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, 20th century. A 12th century Irish style round tower, rare in Scotland, and unique in Orkney

Village of Uig, and Jetty for ferry to outer Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Village of Uig, and Jetty for ferry to outer Hebrides, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish

Uig village & bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Uig village & bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Built on a rock in an idyllic loch side setting, Dunvegan is the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland

Fog Crystals, or Hoar Frost rock formations, Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Fog Crystals, or Hoar Frost rock formations, Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Winter at 3000 feet above sea level, when surface hoar covers sloping snowbanks

Sgurr Alasdair, in the Cuillins from Skon Dearg, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sgurr Alasdair, in the Cuillins from Skon Dearg, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Sgurr Alasdair is the highest peak on Skye - and, the highest UK island summit

Loch Brittle in winter, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Loch Brittle in winter, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Loch Brittle is a sea loch on the southwest coast of Skye in Scotland. A sandy beach separates Glen Brittle from Loch Brittle

Screes in Coire Lagan, Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Screes in Coire Lagan, Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Screes are a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of mountain cliffs, accumulated through periodic rockfall

Black Cuillin Hills, from Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Black Cuillin Hills, from Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. An uninhabited peninsula to the south of the Cuillin hills

Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. A corrie, is the Scottish term for the French word Cirque used to describe a valley, land formed by glacial erosion

The Black Cuillin Hills from Carbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillin Hills from Carbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Carbost is a village on the shores of Loch Harport in the Highlands of Scotland

Church of St. Magnus, 12th century, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Church of St. Magnus, 12th century, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A 12th century Irish style round tower, rare in Scotland, and unique in Orkney. Built in 1117, where St

Burial cairn at Maes Howe, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Burial cairn at Maes Howe, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland

Kolbein Krugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Kolbein Krugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Navt. Looking west. Partly restored 12th century Romanesque chapel demonstrating Norsemen

The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

Basalt rocks in Quirang, Isle fo Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Basalt rocks in Quirang, Isle fo Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Quirang is a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, Trotternish ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Carter Bar on A68, the border with Scotland, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Carter Bar on A68, the border with Scotland, c1960. Carter Bar is a point on the England-Scotland border, on the A68, a popular scenic route between Newcastle and Edinburgh

Dunvegan Castle from the Seaward side, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dunvegan Castle from the Seaward side, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Seat of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle castle was constructed within a curtain wall by Malcolm MacLeod in about 1350

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands

Farm near St. Magnus Church, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Farm near St. Magnus Church, Isle of Egilsay, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. The island is largely farmland on th Northern Isles archipelago

Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided valley between Quoys

The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

Cuillins from Elgol at Sunset, Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Cuillins from Elgol at Sunset, Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Elgol is a village on the shores of Loch Scavaig on the Strathaird peninsula in the Isle of Skye

Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Edinbane lies at the foot of the Waternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

Quirang Rocks, view from The Table, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Quirang Rocks, view from The Table, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Basalt rocks surrounding Quirang, a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach

The Table, Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Table, Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Mass of basalt rocks on Quirang, a moving landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Outdoor Game of Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens in City Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Artist: CM Dixon
Aberdeen, Scotland. Outdoor Game of Draughts in Union Terrace Gardens in City Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 20th century, c1960s

Snow surface on Rannoch Moor in February. c1000 ft. above sea, Argyll, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Snow surface on Rannoch Moor in February. c1000 ft. above sea, Argyll, Scotland, 20th century. Boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Scotland, notable for its wildlife

Culbin Sands, and Moray Firth, Moray, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Culbin Sands, and Moray Firth, Moray, Scotland, 20th century. The sands specially planted with grasses and trees to stop erosion & fix the sand

Pine Trees at Loch Ashie, 6 miles south of Inverness, Inverness-shire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Pine Trees at Loch Ashie, 6 miles south of Inverness, Inverness-shire, 20th century. A spectral army is said to appear on the shores of the loch at dawn on May the first

The Monymusk Reliquary, 8th century
The Monymusk Reliquary is a blend of Pictish and Irish style, probably made by monks. It is said to have been the brechbrennoch of St Columba

Grianan of Aileach Hillfort, 6th-7th century
Grianan of Aileach Hillfort in County Donegal in Ireland, 6th-7th century

Canal near the promontory fort at Ruadha A Dunain near Glenbrittle. It was built so that boats could travel from the sea to the small inland loch

Celtic bronze armlet from Scotland
A bronze armlet, one of a pair found in Dummond Castle in Scotland, and currently in the British Museums collection

Front panel of a Pictish sarcophagus from St Andrews in Scotland. Now the collection of St Andrews Cathedral Museum

Celtic bronze collar (torc), Dumfriesshire, Scotland, c1st century

Pictish horseman on slab, Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Bull motif on Pictish incised stone, Burghead, Moray, Scotland, c6th - 7th century

Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. Artist: John Dawson Watson
Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. This 18th century memoir novel was inspired by the story of the Scottish seaman Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721). Robinson Crusoe ill with ague

Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa, c1890
Robert Louis Stevenson, in Samoa, c1890. Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish author and poet. In search of health, in 1889 he settled with his family at Vailima in Samoa

The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. Artist: John Kay
The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. William Brodie (d1788), a respectable Edinburgh cabinet maker and deacon councillor of the city

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

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