Central Belt Archives - Pictures of Scotland

June 20, 2019

The Kelpies

The Kelpies The Kelpies – you can’t miss these 30 metre high, metal horse head sculptures if you drive along the M9 motorway near Grangemouth. What is a Kelpie? A Kelpie, or Water Horse is […]

Fishing the River Clyde

Fishing the River Clyde Anglers fishing the river Clyde as the sun goes down, and a mist rolls in

The Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel is a Scottish Engineering marvel. Where the Forth and Clyde Canal meets the Union Canal, there is a giant boat lift to transfer boats from one canal to the […]

Edinburgh is an attractive city at the best of times, but Edinburgh in the snow is just that bit more picturesque. Edinburgh’s main shopping street, Princes street has to have one of the best aspects […]

Red Throated Diver

Scottish Birds

Red Throated Diver A Red Throated Diver, Loch Fada, South Uist

Tobermory from the Oban to Loch Boisdale ferry

Inner Hebrides

Tobermory from the Oban to Loch Boisdale ferry A distant shot of Tobermory taken as we sailed past on the Oban to Lochboisdale ferry. See also this post on Tobermory: HERE

The Duke of Wellington statue, Glasgow

Glasgow

Duke of Wellington The Duke of Wellington statue on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow can usually be seen with his traffic cone hat. The practice is discouraged by the local council, but it has become […]

Portobello Beach (in the snow)

Edinburgh

Portobello Beach (in the snow) Edinburgh’s beach is situated in Portobello. It can be a chilly place to sunbathe in the summer….. …..but in the winter it can be downright freezing!