Scotland Photos

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:30:53

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Eilean Donan Castle

Photograph by Getty Images

Widely considered Scotland's most photographed site, Eilean Donan Castle perches on an island at the meeting of three lochs in western Scotland. The island’s first castle was an early 13th-century fortification against raiding Vikings, and it's been sacked and rebuilt several times. The most recent facelift was completed in 1932.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:33:53

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Edinburgh

Photograph by Allan Baxter/Getty Images

Lights brighten Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, at twilight. Most of the country's five million people live in the lowland area where Edinburgh and Glasgow are located.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:33:32

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Ceilidh Dance

Photograph by Jim Richardson

The Scottish ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee) began as a gathering where people shared music and told stories. These days, it tends to be more about the dancing. Ceilidhs, like American barn dances, are high-spirited social affairs with group dances and callers who help novices, like this young Scot in the Outer Hebrides' Castlebay, learn the steps.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:33:14

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Isle of Lewis

Photograph by Louis deCarlo, My Shot

The western shore of the windswept Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides is dominated by jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling Atlantic waves. It’s also the site of ancient stone circles. Inland are fertile lands, expansive peat moors, and in the south, hills. A low population and diverse habitats make the island one of Scotland's premier wildlife-watching sites.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:33:00

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Skara Brae, Orkney

Photograph by Paul Sutherland

Archaeology received a gift from nature in 1850, when a strong storm hit the Orkney Islands, stripping away sand dunes and uncovering the remains of the Skara Brae settlement. Later excavations would reveal a complex of stone houses linked by passageways that dates to between 3200 and 2500 B.C. It’s considered the best preserved Neolithic village ever found in northern Europe and is a World Heritage site.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:32:48

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Whisky Distillery

Photograph by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

Producing Scotch whisky is a proud national tradition. In fact, the word "whisky" comes from the Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, an adaptation of the Latin phrase aqua vitae, meaning "water of life." Scotland has more than a hundred distilleries, and each strives to produce its own distinct flavor. Here, a taster draws a sample from a cask at the Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:32:35

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Highland Dancer

Photograph by Romilly Lockyer/Getty Images

Traditionally performed by men, Scottish Highland dancing today is more often performed by women. Highland dancing involves vigorous exertion, precision positioning, and meticulous arm- and footwork. Bagpipers generally accompany the dancing, playing intricate tunes composed by a single family in the 16th century.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:32:19

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Crathes Castle

Photograph by Brian Lawrence/Getty Images

Construction on Crathes Castle, near Aberdeen, began in 1553 and lasted 43 years. The estate's famed walled garden is divided into eight themed areas separated by Irish yew hedges, some of which are more than 300 years old.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:32:05

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Loch Ness

Photograph by Emory Kristof

More than a thousand people claim to have seen the bulbous back of an unidentified creature briefly break the glassy surface of Loch Ness, then disappear. This legendary body of water is the country's second largest loch, slightly smaller in surface area, though deeper, than Loch Lomond to its south

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-11 16:31:54

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Puffin

Photograph by Zhouyang Sun, My Shot

Each spring nearly a million puffins arrive at the cliffs of Scotland's west coast to lay their eggs. These birds, with their colorful beaks and doleful expressions, can be seen darting to and from the ocean, gathering mouthfuls of fish for their hatchlings.

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