Yours for Alba WOTG.

Hi friends .

Out on one of my many travels today went to Lochmaben Castle Home and srtong hold of Robert Bruce Lord of Annandale and Earl of Carrick  this was the second Castle built in Lochmaben this one was built by Edward the first of England The first was pulled to ruin by the invading Armies of King Edward the 1 of England in 1298

Robert Bruces this one was where his father died and the bruces made thier home,  it is not viewable to the public because it is on a Golf course near by.

The one viewable today is the one that was fought over by the king s of Scotland and England for many years. This one was built by King Edward 1 of England and was made of timber around the castle a picture shows the Invading scots Army trying to desperatly beat the English Army into defat.

The walls are massive and built by stone took from the southern end of castle loch,

Lochmaben castle wa took by King Robert the Bruce in 1306 just shortly when he became king.Just after the battle of bannockburn on the 23 24 June 1314 the castle was surrendered by the scots  Then the English returned in 1333 holding the castle for another 50 years ,until Archibald the Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lord of Galloway took it once more for the Scots.

This ruin castle is well worth a visit it is truly beautiful.A testimony to the wars of independance.

For Alba WOTG.

 

 

Hi friends today is my birthday and me and my family and my young daughter of three went up to the National Wallace Monnument at Stirling .

We all had a fantastic day out my daughter Abbey climed the stairs to the top of the monnument and i carried her all the way down.

Good on you Abbey on the way down me and Abbey cried Freedom.

The story of Wallace has facinetyed me from a young age and Scottish history was and is my favorite subject I studeyed history at Newbattle Abbey Collage.

And i have a diploma in the subject.

The wallace monnument stands proud on top of the Abbey craig and it was the site of Wallacees Greatest victory He Stood along side his co comander Andrew de Morray . Andrew de Morray was fataliy injured at the battle of Stirling Bridge on the 11 September 1297.

And died of his wounds.

It is hard to sum Wallace up in my own concept of him but in many Authours and historians he is the Greatest Son of Scotland .

And the greatest Warriour. In my eyes he is the champion of Scottish independance and of the wright to free his Country from English rule.

Yours for Alba.

WOTG.

 

Hi friends.

Out and about yesterday went to Skye and looking back at the last time i came up here the weather was good but not as good as today .

Got up early and decided to get fuel and travel north.

Went up to Ballahulish took some photoes of the old church and the surrounding burial grounds ,then over the bridge at ballahullish where the spot where james stewart of the glen was hung as an example to the jacobite supporters that no other uprising should be allowed to happen in the highlands.

Went up the great glen to Spean Bridge to photo the commando monnument.

Then on to Acnacara to visit the clan cammeron museum.Which is facinating and well worth the visit.

I then went upto loch Garry and then down loch Laggan amazing scenery. Took some realy good shots Visited the Battle site of Glen shiel. Witch was called the little scirmish.In 1715 The clans would not fight again until the rising of 1745 by Bonnie prince charlie. I visited Elan donnan castle home to the clan MC Rae. Amazing

Then over the Skye bridge to Skye absalutly amazing.

Took some sunset views of the castle in the evning at Ellian Donnan.

Yours for Alba.

WOTG

WOTG

 

Hi friends .

Out today visited the site of lanark castle where legend is supposed to say that William wallace slew the sheriff of Lanark

It was home to many Scottish parliments and was at first a roman fort,It was captured by the English and was one over again by the scotts in the

Wars of independance you can see at the side some of the existing ramparts of the castl;e thier is nothing left of the castle to see.

Yours for Alba.

WOTG.

Hi Friends

Out and about today site seeing in my beautifull home land and what a day we had weather typical Scottish weather and it was good to see the sites of my homeland

And some new sites like castle Campbell on Lock Awe and connel and over to The Appin Lands taking photo shots of Castle stalker and up to Durror

and Little more whee the Red fox was Killed and James Stewart of the Glen Was accused of of his murder and tried by a campbell jury at Inverary,

He was hung at ballahullish untill his bones fell from his skeliton And was set as a exaple of anymore uprissings in the Highlands.

Glencoe the massacre monnument where the massacre took place onThe 13 Feb 1692 that typical winter morning flowers are laid here by various groups on the anniversary of the massacre.Na fir Diealas laid a wreath and Clan Mc Donald and various other groups The Campbells of Argyle were given the order by King William the 111 to slaughter the Clan Mc Donald Woeman children old and young were put to the sword even thier great chief the Mc Donalds fed them and clothed them and let them warm themselfes at the fire until or early hours of the morning,of the13 Feb 1692. They were all put to the sword.

Balqider church and the grave of Rob Roy MCGreagour his wife and his son thier is a march here every December to commemorate him and his glory days.

He faught at the battle of Glen Shiel and sherrifmuir and at Culloden.

Yours for Alba.