Scottish Highlands in January

These brilliant shots were taken by a guest at our cottage in January. John Taggart and his wife had a mixed week weather wise, but that does not stop one of the leading photographers in Northern Ireland at all. Me, I would not have taken the camera out of its case, given the weather they had. But these shots are lovely, aren't they?
(I wonder if his wife is like mine? "Oh, do we have to stop again. you won't be long will you?)
His professional website is at John Taggart, Antrim

John

Some of the most beautiful photographs of the Glen and Moor I've ever seen

It is so difficult to pick an order for showing these shots. I love the black and white ones - we don't see enough of them these days. The feel of the place is beautifully conveyed. William Mills, Willie, is out of the top flight of landscape photographers. He is the assistant secretary of the Mid Calder Camera Club and we are privileged that he has let us use them in our blog site. I wish I could take shots half as good as these. Click on the title to this post for more of his photographs on Flickr. On there he has a rich variety of wild life shots and even portraits. 

Thanks Willie.

 Highland Fall

 The road to Glen Etive

 Wet day on the moor

Lighthouse and Mist

 Buachaille Etive Mhor

 Last light Rannoch Moor

 Stag on Rannoch Moor

 Stormy Black Rock

 Rannoch moor

 Rowboat on slate

Autumn colours

John
The story they don't tell you about the Glencoe Massacre
History around the cottage in Appin
Did the Vikings stage a battle in Glencoe?
The Pictish broch in Lismore
West of Scotland millions of years ago
Robert the Bruce and the Ardchattan parliament
Robert the Bruce and the Knights Templar
The story of the MacDonalds of Glencoe
Ancient roads of the Highlands
Glencoe, the 4th Wonder of Scotland
Castles in the Glencoe area

Rannoch Moor Volcano by Martin Sowell

Rannoch Moor Volcano, originally uploaded by Dr Evil..

Paul Carrolls photographs

reaching the top, originally uploaded by Paul Carroll from Scotland.

Women survive much better than men in cold conditions.

Lovely little Cuil Bay, Appin, near Glencoe by John W

Cuil Bay is a delight. It faces South all the way down Loch Linnhe towards Oban. It is about ten minutes' drive from Glencoe in the famous Appin country. The hills of Morven in the distance, Westwards.

John Winkler

Garbh Bheinn in November by John W

Lovely, wonderful mountain this, not visited often, yet quite accessible by the little Corran Ferry. It is not a Munroe, that's why.
Just known to a few insiders.
This looks West from Kentallen hamlet
John

Lovely Stalker Castle in Appin near Glencoe by John W

Ancient home of the Stewarts of Appin, dating from the 14th century. James 1V stayed here.

The old Quarries by John W

Even the old quarries above Ballachulish have a tourist appeal these days.

GLENCOE PHOTOGAPHS by John W

These early photographs are from my own library, just to get us started. JW

This is across Loch Linnhe, Westwards to the Morven hills, taken in November