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Tag: clackmannanshire

  • Ochils over Dollar

    Ochils over Dollar

    An autumn stroll above the Ochils Dollar in Clackmannanshire. Castle Campbell (aka Castle Gloom) looks over the Forth Valley. Midday sun in November brought the colours to life as a mist creeps along the river Forth in the valley below.                

  • Dollar Glen delights

    Dollar Glen delights

    I’m not apologising for more shots of this great glen. Dollar Glen in Clackmannanshire. Topped-off with Castle Campbell.          

  • Dollar Glen tour

    Dollar Glen tour

    Go for a tour or spin in Dollar Glen and see how Castle Campbell nestles into the Ochils. It spins, magnifies and if you click the full-screen button enlarges the view.

  • Autumn in Dollar Glen

    Autumn in Dollar Glen

    Dollar Glen is a beautiful gorge set into the eastern flank of the Ochils. At the head sits Castle Campbell. A 15th century tower built for the Campbells of Argyll (who fought their neighbours, the Clan Lamont in 1645-46). The glen is at its best in Autumn with a range of trees producing a fantastic…

  • Clackmannan in the Cold

    Clackmannan in the Cold

    This was a typically unpredictable morning. With a high pressure system in charge giving cold, frost and fog which had descended over Clackmannan meaning views were very peek-a-boo minute to minute. These photographs were taken from Kings Seat Hill upon which the parish of Clackmannan nestles. It offers great views into Fife in the East,…

  • Squeezing in a wee test

    Squeezing in a wee test

    Imagine sitting in Volvo heated seat holding a BMW M5 steering wheel while changing gears mated to a Bugatti Veyron mixing petrol and fire venting gas out a TVR exhaust cloaked in an Aston Martin suit? This cannot be done outside a Top Gear Research Facility, but in photography it is available to all. I…