Loch Shimashama
the Loch Shimashama is part of Edinburgh , Holyrood Park .Top photos chosen by u all:
Edinburgh Holyrood Palace
Made by Claudia1967
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland 07 April 2005 Legend tells how Kind David I was hunting in the woodland that once covered this whole area, when he was attacked by a stag. A silver cloud appeared in the sky, from which descended a holy cross. At the sight of this the stag fled, and in acknowledgement of this miracle, King David founded the Monastery of the Holy Rood. The year was 1128, and it is from this time that Edinburgh's tumultuous religious history grew. It was not long before the humble monastery had grown into an abbey, and the lives of an illustrious trail of Scottish monarchs became entwined with this place. James II, III and IV were all married in the Abbey, James V and Charles I were both crowned here, and James III's grave is amongst those numbered here. It was one of the abbeys pillaged by the Earl of Hertford on his march through Scotland in 1544, and in 1688 it was plundered by a mob celebrating the accession of William of Orange. On that occasion the vaults were opened and the Royal coffins broken into. Among the objects removed was the head of Darnley. Subsequent restoration work culminated in the new roof in 1758. Ten years later this gave way, and was never repaired, and eventually the Abbey crumbled into the evocative ruins we see today.
Salisbury Crags
Made by vataa
The Salisbury Crags are a series of 150 foot cliffs at the top of a subsidiary spur of Arthurs Seat which rise in the middle of Holyrood Park. Holyrood Park is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland. The cliffs are formed from steep dolerite and columnar basalt and have a long history of rock climbing on their faces starting from the earliest days of the sport and leading to a number of traditional climbing and sport climbing routes being recorded.
Arthur's Seat
Made by the44mantis
From the basalt flows at the top of Edinburgh's own mini-mountain, looking south to the Pentland Hills. The dome in the centre is the Royal Observatory on the Braid Hills.
Big Hoose on a Hill
Made by midge mckay
I'm not that much into the touristy things. And I've never actually been in the castle. It's just a big house on a hill, really. This is from the Salisbury Crags (I think)
Scottish Parliament
Made by Martin Third
The Scottish Parliament in early stages of construction, viewed from Salisbury Crags, Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh (May 2001).
Nearest places of interest:
| The Pleasance Scottish Widows Climbing John McIntyre Centre | The Regent Best Cakes in the City!!! Dynamic Earth The Scotsman HQ |
