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Dominating the hillock, the stone defies the elements

Macleods stone looks out over the Sound of Taransay

Inaccessible in the loch, dun cromer cuts a solitary figure

Looking out from Steinicleit onto Loch an Duin. In the distance you can see the fort in the loch.

The external circle around the site is 50ft in diameter, here the picture captures the stones bending off into the distance

The stones at the centre of the monument

It sure is a spectacular location for these stones to be positioned in. Alas it was a wet and windy day on Skye and I’m not sure my digital camera lens was up to it.

Good old Orkney and it’s changeable weather. The watchstone stands proud no matter how much it rains.

Looking at the entrance to Cuween

Clivocast standing stone on the island of Unst beyond is the tiny island of Uyea.

The tiny harbour just outside Sandwick on the Shetland mainland from which to travel to Mousa.

Looking from the bottom of Mousa Broch upwards

Looking over towards the great broch

Inside the wheelhouse at jarlshof. Just one of many buildings to have been uncovered.

The view of the mine through the legs of Lanyon Quoit :-)

Here we were lucky enough to find a fire still burning at Castell Henllys, my father takes advantage and warms his hands.

This picture was taken in Spring 2002 looking away from Pentre Ifan towards the path. Isn’t it a lovely sight :-)

Taken in July 2002, students from Bradford university are helping uncover one of the most exciting archaeological finds of recent times at Old Scatness on Shetland.

Again looking from Hermaness, this picture shows the Flugga rocks in the near distance and Out Stack in the far.

Looking from the roadside towards the broch

Looking from the hermaness nature reserve on the northernmost point of the island of Unst you can see Flugga rock with the lighthouse perched on top.

The entrance to the broch

View looking from the top of the ruined manor house towards the Jarlshof visitor centre.

The remains of the 17th century manor house from which the settlement takes its name. It was Walter Scott in his book ‘The Pirate’ that originally named the house (not the settlement it had not yet been discovered) and the name stuck.

The entrance to the tomb

This picture was taken on a wet day in 2001. The stones are truely impressive and at one point we had to shelter behind one due to the ferocity of the wind and rain.

The view looking from the Dwarfie Stane, back along the path towards the road.

Looking from inside Clickhimin broch. The second best preserved broch on the Shetland Islands.

Here I am standing next to Bordastubble stone on the northern most island in Britain, Unst in Shetland. To give you an indication of its size, I am 5’ 10”.

Looking down into the wheelhouse at Jarlshof

The natural causeway which links the Shetland mainland with St. Ninians Isle is called a Tombolo. The tombolo is made up of sand and shell and will eventually erode cutting the isle off from the mainland altogether.

St. Ninians Chapel can be found on the aptly named St.Ninians Isle just off the Shetland Mainland. The church is believed to have been sacked during a Viking raid.

A very interesting site to visit (if a little expensive) we visited Skara Brae during a trip to Orkney in 2001. The day we chose to visit was wet and very windy. A storm was brewing and the sea next to the settlement was wipping up into a frenzy. The thought crossed our minds that it would have been a very similar storm that uncovered the site in the first place.

Taken on a very cold, wet and windswept day in 2001, my friend and I were lucky enough to have the Ring of Brodgar to ourselves. The area around the ring is bleak and a sense of wonder fills you when you see the circle for the first time.

Walking up to the Dwarfie stone from the road you follow this wooden path. If you don’t know what your loooking for, the stone looks nothing special from a distance. But as soon as you get close it’s a whole different story :-)

The great stone circle by silhouette.