Coastal

Village of Dunure on the West Coast of Scotland

Village of Dunure on the West Coast of Scotland

Leaving Edinburgh this morning I travelled west to the coast, passing around Glasgow but this time sat in a car rather than a train. We ended up stopping at the small fishing village of Dunure, just south of the town of Ayr. We drove through More >

Seagull at Dunbar Harbor, Scotland

Seagull at Dunbar Harbor, Scotland

Whilst browsing through my now extensive collection of photographs of Scotland. I found this interesting picture of a Seagull watching over the beautiful harbor at Dunbar (about 40 miles east of Edinburgh along the coast). The image above More >

Inchcolm Abbey – Firth of Forth – Scotland

Inchcolm Abbey - Firth of Forth - Scotland by Ed OKeeffe

The boat trip took us there and back to the island of Inchcolm on the estuary. It is a very small island and the main feature is this former Augustinian Abbey. Although the island is inhabited the ferry service does stop to let people off and then pick them up an hour later. We chose not to get off although I would like to have seen more of this fascinating island. As the ferry continued back to South Queensferry. The total round trip took just over an hour and a half and was well worth the time and effort – I would definitely recommend it.