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The former Bank of Scotland headquarters at The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland. Now headquarters of the merged HBOS, the building has dominated the northern flank of Edinburgh’s Old Town for 300 years. The shot is from Cockburn Street. The Bank of Scotland Headquarters looks down over East Princes Street Gardens. The HQ Building was initiated while Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (1742 - 1811), was Governor of the Bank. The Bank Headquarters was built by architects Robert Reid (1774 - 1856) and Richard Crichton. David Bryce (1803 - 76) refurbished the Interior in 1862 and added new domed wings with a grand replacement central dome. The Bank of Scotland Headquarters were remodelled again in 1929 and 1981.

It has been years since it got cold enough for long enough in Lowland Scotland for the rivers and lochs to freeze enough for ice skating. But not to worry, it is still possible to ice skate in the open air on the very popular Ice Rink in Edinburgh's East Princes Street Gardens. The rink is built every year as part of the Edinburgh Christmas fair.

The Kelpies , Helix Park, Falkirk are five years old and have had over a million visitors. Private tours Edinburgh offer tours from Edinburgh

YER JAIKET’S OAN A SHOOGLY PEG (your jacket is on a wobbly peg) a Scots language phrase, which means watch your step, your pushing your luck! Also available in black text.

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The Kelpies , Helix Park, Falkirk are five years old and have had over a million visitors.

An aerial view of Edinburgh, Scotland with the former Donaldson's College in the centre of the shot. Donaldson's College was founded in Edinburgh in 1851 as Donaldson's Hospital by Sir James Donaldson (1751–1830). The original benefaction allowed for special bursaries for poor children bearing the name Donaldson. Not all were deaf, although applications on behalf of deaf children were encouraged. From 1938, pupils were exclusively deaf. This benefaction was similar in style to the benefaction of George Watson, who founded and supported other schools in Edinburgh. Queen Victoria is said to have been jealous of the landmark William Henry Playfair building in Edinburgh, apparently stating that it outclassed some of her palaces.

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The Scotch Whisky Experience - Scotland's 5 star premier whisky visitor attraction located on the Royal Mile, at the top of Castle Hill adjacent to Edinburgh Castle and the Camera Obscura is housed in the former Castle Hill School. The school opened in 1889 and was sold in 1987 when 19 individual Scotch whisky companies jointly invested £2 million in order to create a permanent exhibition on the history and development of whisky. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER One RAW file converted to 3 exposures in photoshop raw converter, HDR’d and tonemapped in Photomatix Pro.

Looking through to the canal

Princes Mall (formerly Waverly Market and later Waverley Shopping Centre) is a shopping centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located at the East end of Princes Street next to Edinburgh Waverley Railway station. Although once home to a number of independent retailers, it now houses mainly high street chain stores, as well as a large food court. Designed in the early 1980s, it was built primarily underground, with a landscaped plaza at street level, in order to preserve the view from Princes Street across to Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town. It opened as Waverley Market in November 1984, the name referencing the food market that once occupied the site. An official opening by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 25th July 1985. Major ...

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A shot of Edinburgh Castle from the top of the Vennel steps which lead up from the Grassmarket. Shot taken on 28th February 2009. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. Camera: Canon EOS 450D

Edinburgh Castle from the bottom of Granny's Green Steps at the West end of the Grassmarket. This view lets you see part of the formidable rock upon which it stands. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro.

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In the Botanical Gardens is to be found the most perfect of Scottish gardens. Flowers and ferns, manicured lawns that remind me of the West Highlands, lavender and heather. Behind is a small house, transported brick by brick from elsewhere. It soothes me here, in this wonderful land of plants and make believe, tucked away behind high stone walls, a domain that existed before I was born and will live on after me. Fleeting memories come to me in the Botanical Gardens, from 50 years ago, of benches where adults sat whilst I deployed my toy soldiers on the flag stones, of wondrous walks through the mini jungles of Victorian hothouses. The work is rich in detail, in colour, and it makes a perfect addition to any collection, a great gift too.

A street scene in Edinburgh, Scotland

View over Edinburgh Waverly Railway Station. To the left there is the Scottish headquarters of LloydsTSB Banking Group, it houses the ‘Museum on the Mound’. Very prominent Edinburgh Castle. Canon EOS 60D, 13 s, f8, 44 mm, ISO 100.

A shot of Edinburgh Castle from Johnston Terrace. This view lets you see part of the formidable rock upon which it stands. On the right is the Half Moon Battery. Built between 1573-88 on the orders of the Regent Morton after the Lang Seige, The Half Moon battery is an impressive part of the castle's defenses, giving the cannons a wide angel of fire behind tall, sloping unsurmountable walls. Behind the Half Moon Battery is the Royal Palace. The Palace was the official royal residence of the Stewart kings and queens. Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to the future King James VI (and 1st of England) on 19th June 1566 in a small chamber room known as Queen Mary's Room. The Palace is home to the Scottish Crown Jewels.

Looking down Castle Street in Edinburgh's New Town to the Hospital Block in Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA).

The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival, and a central source of information on all the Edinburgh Festivals. Its gothic spire - the highest point in central Edinburgh - towers over the surrounding buildings, including the adjacent castle. The building was designed in collaboration by Edinburgh architect J Gillespie Graham, and the famous gothic revivalist Augustus Pugin, and constructed between 1842 and 1845. The inside houses the Hub Cafe; Hub Tickets, the central box office for the International Festival, which also sells tickets for a wide range of other events; a Main Hall with a capacity of 420, used as a venue for concerts and so on; and two smaller venues.

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From Glasgow to Edinburgh and across Loch Ness it is well known. You got your Highlands, Lowlands, Islays, Speysides and Campbeltowns. Any old whiskey just won’t do. Come the day’s end, happy hour, or a cocktail party, your liquor of choice must be Scotch. It must be from Scotland. It must be Scottish. Anything else is crap.

The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival, and a central source of information on all the Edinburgh Festivals. Its gothic spire - the highest point in central Edinburgh - towers over the surrounding buildings, including the adjacent castle. The building was designed in collaboration by Edinburgh architect J Gillespie Graham, and the famous gothic revivalist Augustus Pugin, and constructed between 1842 and 1845. The inside houses the Hub Cafe; Hub Tickets, the central box office for the International Festival, which also sells tickets for a wide range of other events; a Main Hall with a capacity of 420, used as a venue for concerts and two smaller venues.

The Scottish National Gallery And Scott Monument The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. By Paul Thompson Photography

Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, taken from Princes Street. The tower is Nelson's Monument which replaced an existing mast on Calton Hill's summit with a signal-tower high enough to be visible to ships on the Forth and commemorates Admiral Lord Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The stone structure is 106 ft high with 143 steps from a base 456 ft above sea level. The really smart aspect of this tower is the time signal installed at its top in 1852 to enable ships' captains to set their chronometers accurately. A large time-ball drops on weekdays, at 12pm in Winter and 1pm in Summer coinciding with the firing of Edinburgh Castle's One o'Clock Gun. BEST VIEWED LARGER

Ramsay Garden and Edinburgh Castle from the Mound in Edinburgh, Scotland. High above Princes Street, nestled beside Edinburgh Castle, there have probably been dwelling houses for well over 1,000 years. The present buildings, however, only go back to a redevelopment in the 18th century. Since there were no official planning controls in those days, there is a delightful mix of architectural styles, including an octagonal “Goose-pie” house built by Allan Ramsay the poet. There is a beautiful spacious flat, with a panoramic 360 degree view, designed by Sir Patrick Geddes (regarded as the “father” of town planning) which was created to encourage the University professors to return to the “Old Town” of Edinburgh.

PURE DEAD BRILLIANT, a Scots language phrase, which means something or someone isn't just brilliant but 5* brilliant. Also available in black text.

Scottish plaid with castle done in blues and reds to represent Scotland, a tribute to Outlander

Taken from the quadrangle of New College on the Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland looking South to the gothic spire of The Hub. New College is home to the School of Divinity at The University of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Hub, at the top of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival, and a central source of information on all the Edinburgh Festivals. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix Pro. Perspective correction in Photoshop Elements.

The corner of Princes Street and The Mound. The Royal Scottish Academy Building can be seen on the left. and Edinburgh Castle can be seen dominating the skyline. Edinburgh Castle dominates the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland, and Edinburgh Castle is unequalled in the whole of the British Isles. Over one thousand years of history sit on top of the famous Edinburgh rock You can not see The Mound from this view, the road goes off to the left. The Mound is an artificial hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New Town and its Old Town. It was formed by the dumping of 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the draining of the Nor' Loch - which today forms Princes Street Gardens and the foundati...

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EDINBURGH CASTLE - Scotland with Tulips, sunny day! Scottish flag in the background.

DINNA FASH a Scots language phrase, which means don’t worry. Also available in white text.