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Nicola Sturgeon has been sworn in for the next term as First Minister of Scotland at the Court of Session in Edinburgh ::
@NicolaSturgeon
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Edinburgh Castle at dawn on Easter Sunday : Happy Easter! 🐣☀️🏴 :
#Easter2021
#sunrise
#edinburgh
#edinburghcastle
#spring
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There can’t be many capital cities in the world where you can downhill ski right in the city centre.....
#skiing
#snow
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
#Holyrood
🏴❄️⛷
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Gayfriars Bobby 🏳️🌈 🏴::
#EdinburghPride
#Pride2022
#Pride
#greyfriarsbobby
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Best Christmas tree in Scotland! Made of hundreds of creels with a crab on the top, which reflects the village’s fishing traditions, on the harbour-side in Ullapool, Wester Ross 🎄🦀
#Christmas
#christmastree
#festive
#ullapool
#westerross
#highlands
#Scotland
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The Sturgeon supermoon, the final supermoon of the year, rises behind Edinburgh Castle ::
#supermoon
#moon
#SturgeonMoon
#Edinburgh
#EdinburghCastle
#Scotland
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Amazing to witness, alongside the Countess of Wessex, the reaction of Amos a cataract patient, as his bandage is removed and he sees again for the first time in 3 years following a successful operation at Ophthalmology Department at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Queen Elizabeth II attends the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh ::
@RoyalFamily
:
#thequeen
#queenelizabeth
#royalfamily
#ceremonyofthekeys
#RoyalWeek
#Holyrood
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh illuminated in the colours of the Ukraine flag : 🇺🇦 :
#StandWithUkriane
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Glencoe was off-the-scale gorgeous today - and hot; 26C! View towards Bidean Nam Bian ::
#glencoe
#highlands
#reflection
#munro
#Scotland
🏴
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The Princess of Wales, known as the Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland, during the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication for King Charles III and Queen Camilla, and presentation of the Honours of Scotland, at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh ::
#RoyalFamily
#Scotland
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The Queen watches a bumblebee trying to land on her flowers in the courtyard at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh 🐝:
#Queen
#bee
#holyrood
#edinburgh
#RoyalWeek
#RoyalFamily
#scotland
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Amazing scenes above Edinburgh as the
@edintfest
lights up the night sky. “My Light Shines On” celebrates artists, audiences and Edinburgh’s enduring spirit to mark what would have been the opening weekend of the 2020 festival season ::
#edintfest
#festival
#edinburgh
#scotland
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My portrait of The Queen (taken during Her Majesty’s visit to
@uniofedinburgh
last year) was displayed in Piccadilly Circus today for her Platinum Jubilee and to mark Ascension Day. (Don’t think I’ve ever had a picture used so big!) :
#HM70
#PlatinumJubilee
Pic 📷:
@IanWest_PA
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Thousands of food packages filled with supplies for Highlanders still shielding from the coronavirus pandemic fill the seats of the auditorium of the Empire Theatre
@EdenCourt
, Inverness, which has been repurposed into the
@HighlandCouncil
humanitarian aid centre :
#scotland
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Love this picture: Lucy Smith & Pauline Ranken ascending Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh, wearing long ankle-length skirts, hats, blouses and smart shoes, 1908. The only protection they had was a length of rope tied around their waists: no helmets, harnesses, or other safety equipment
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Lovely moment yesterday when HRH The Countess of Wessex gave new glasses to children at Molefe Primary School in Kopong. Pono Yame ‘My Vision’ and
@MoHWBotswana
are conducting nationwide eye health screening for all school children ::
#PonoYame
#MyVision
#Royaltour
#Botswana
🇧🇼
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First Minister and
@theSNP
leader
@NicolaSturgeon
during a visit to Glasgow’s
@rootsfruits
on the election campaign trail today :
#stayshoplocal
#scottishelections
#glasgow
#scotland
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Incredible scene at the top of Cairn Gorm as a guard of honour was made for Nick Gardner 82 as he completed his mission to climb every Munro to raise money for
@alzscot
&
@RoyalOsteoSoc
after his wife Janet was admitted into full-time care suffering from Alzheimers & Osteoporosis
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Scotland's First Minister
@NicolaSturgeon
, leader of the Scottish National Party
@snp
, checks the teeth of "Dentosaurus" during a visit to the Thornliebank Dental Care centre in Glasgow during the election campaign dinosaur 🦖🏴 :
#election
#thornliebank
#glasgow
#scotland
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The most delightful sight; bluebells in Glencoe :: 🏴
#glencoe
#highlands
#ballachulish
#bluebells
#scotland
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Performers and spectators gather around the National Monument at the start of the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. An ancient Celtic celebration of the return of summer the festival is centered around the story of the May Queen and the Green Man🔥
#Beltane2022
#MayDay
#Scotland
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The first full moon of 2022, the Wolf Moon, setting behind the Balmoral Clock in Edinburgh ::
#moon
#WolfMoon
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the Beating of the Retreat at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh :
@KensingtonRoyal
:
#DukeandDuchessofCambridge
#Royals
#Holyrood
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Performers take part in a traditional Bahamian Junkanoo celebration in Parliament Square, Nassau, Bahamas. Probably the most colourful and exuberant event I’ve ever photographed! 🇧🇸
#Junkanoo
#Nassau
#Bahamas
#Caribbean
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King Charles III is given a rose by a member of the public in the crowd on Union Street in Aberdeen as The King paid a visit to the Town House to meet families who have settled in the city from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine ::
#royalfamily
#royal
#kingcharles
#aberdeen
#scotland
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Humza Yousaf outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh after being sworn in as the new First Minister of Scotland ::
#HumzaYousaf
#edinburgh
#Scotland
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Here’s something you don’t see every day; people ice skating on the pond in Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park!
#winter
#ice
#inverleith
#stockbridge
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
#paimages
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Another stunning sunset over Edinburgh - view from Calton Hill ::
#sunset
#caltonhill
#edinburgh
#scotland
🏴
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View across Glencoe Lochan as the last bit of the day’s sunshine hits the side of the glen ::
#glencoe
#highlands
#landscape
#winter
#scotland
🏴
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Members of the Household Cavalry, The Blues and Royals, exercise their horses along the sands and in the sea at Yellowcraig Beach, East Lothian, after taking part earlier in the week at the Service of Thanksgiving for King Charles III in Edinburgh
@HCav1660
#eastlothian
#scotland
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Snow, sunshine and stillness; every loch was like a mirror in Glencoe yesterday! ::
#glencoe
#lochleven
#mountains
#buachailleetivebeag
#highlands
#snow
#argyle
#Scotland
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The super blue moon sets behind the Balmoral Clock in Edinburgh. The blue moon refers to the second full moon in one calendar month which occurs very rarely ::
#moon
#bluemoon
#supermoon
#balmoralclock
#edinburgh
#scotland
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Beautiful sunset behind St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh’s West End this afternoon ::
#sunset
#cathedral
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Windsor Street in Edinburgh, where the Ukraine Consulate is based, has unofficially been renamed 'Volodymyr Zelenskyy Street' as a gesture of solidarity with the president and people of Ukraine following the Russian invasion
#StandWithUkraine
#Ukraine
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
💙💛🇺🇦
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Guests wearing indigenous costumes at a reception hosted by the Governor General of Belize Froyla Tzalam, at the Mayan ruins at Cahal Pech, for the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge during their Caribbean tour on behalf of the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee :
#RoyalTourCaribbean
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Busy day for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the local election campaign trail visiting Glasgow communities in Camlachie, Toryglen, Drumchapel and Royston ::
#LocalElections2022
#Glasgow
#Scotland
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Ullapool has the best Christmas tree in Scotland! - it’s made from 340 fishing creels that are usually used to catch prawns and crabs 🎄🦀 🏴:
@Fire_LightFund
:
@paimages
:
#ullapool
#scotland
#christmas
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Today is Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday. This is one of my favourite pictures that I’ve taken of Her Majesty; (July 3, 2018, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh) ::
#QueenElizabeth
#RoyalFamily
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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First Minister and
@theSNP
leader
@NicolaSturgeon
congratulates
@kaukabstewart
on becoming the first female ethnic minority MSP :
#SP21
#ScottishElections21
#Scotland
#paimages
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The Duchess of Cambridge joined the crew of Ants Nest II in The Bahamas Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta (competing against the Duke) in Montagu Bay in New Providence 🇧🇸
#RoyalTourCaribbean
#PlatinumJubilee
#DuchessofCambridge
#sailing
#Bahamas
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My first attempt at photographing the aurora; Achnahaird Bay, Wester Ross.
📷: 5 second exposure, aperture f2.8, ISO 1000
#aurora
#westerross
#Scotland
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Hundreds of students at the University of St Andrews, in their iconic red gowns, take part in the traditional Pier Walk along the harbour walls of St Andrews before the start of the new academic year ::
#standrews
#pierwalk
#standrewsuniversity
#redgowns
#students
#fife
#Scotland
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Wasn’t expecting to get pelted with snowballs today at work : First Minister
@NicolaSturgeon
meets members of the children's chorus during a visit to
@ScottishOpera
to meet staff at the Glasgow production studios and to sit in on rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream
#opera
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Nice full page use in
@Telegraph
of my picture of the wreath cast by pupils from
@gordonstoun
school into the Moray Firth from the Ocean Spirit in a tribute to former pupil Prince Phillip The Duke of Edinburgh ::
#PrincePhilipfuneral
#gordonstoun
#scotland
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Nice to photograph the new MSPs arriving
@ScotParl
on their 1st day:
@kaukabstewart
arrived with a smile & wave
@EvelynTweedSNP
gets a good luck kiss from her husband,
@patrickharvie
welcomes
@lornaslater
&
@GillianMacMSP
and
@MGallacherMSP
changing into her new shoes at the door!
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Merry Christmas! My last frame on my last shift before Christmas : Christmas at The Dome, Edinburgh : 🎄🏴📷 ::
#christmas
#MerryXmas
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Prince and Princess of Wales during a visit to Burghead, Moray ::
#royal
#royalfamily
#princewilliam
#princeofwales
#willsandkate
#outfitmoray
#princessofwales
#burghead
#moray
#Scotland
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The Countess of Wessex views photographs of victims of the genocide against the Tutsi during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 ::
@kigali_memorial
#rwanda
#kigali
#africa
#royalfamily
#countessofwessex
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Busy morning for
@snp
leader
@NicolaSturgeon
visiting the Maytree Cafe,
@EdinBookshop
and
@Edinburgh_Gin
on the election campaign trail in Edinburgh ::
#Election2021
#SP21
#ScottishElections2021
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
#paimages
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon waves to people and members of the media gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh after announcing that she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland after eight years ::
#politics
#firstminister
#nicolasturgeon
#snp
#edinburgh
#scotland
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid a wreath to remember the fallen in war in a ceremony at Edinburgh’s Stone of Remembrance on the Royal Mile ::
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday2021
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge review the troops, in a Landrover used by The Queen on her visit to Jamaica in 1962, during a Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica 🇯🇲
#RoyalCaribbeanTour
#Jamaica
#DukeandDuchessofCambridge
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Queen Elizabeth II attends the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week ::
#RoyalWeek
#TheQueen
#Holyrood
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Piper Louise Marshall plays at dawn along Edinburgh's Portobello Beach overlooking the Firth of Forth on the 75th anniversary of VE Day :
@Lou_piper
:
@PAImages
:
#sunrise
#portobello
#edinburgh
#scotland
#VEDay75
#veday
#lestweforget
#piper
#paimages
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Thrilled to have won Arts Photographer of the Year at the Picture Editor Guild Awards (and showcase the arts and cultural events in Scotland!)
My portfolio included pictures from Scottish Ballet, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Camera Obscura & Up Hella Aa at Celtic Connections
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The waxing Moon sets behind the dome of the Old College at the University of Edinburgh ::
#moon
#oldcollege
#edinburgh
#scotland
🏴🌓
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Georgian architecture, West End of Edinburgh
#architecture
#georgianarchitecture
#cityscape
#newtown
#westend
#edinburgh
#Scotland
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My picture of
@NicolaSturgeon
giving
@DeidreBrock
a hug on front of tmrws
@ScotNational
:
@PAImages
#Elections2017
#scotland
#politics
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Chuffed to bits (and very surprised) to win Scottish News Photographer of the Year
@ScotPressAwards
! Many thanks to
@VisitScotland
for a lovely night and sponsoring the award
#scotpressawards
#photography
(thanks also
@jeffholmes24
for the pic)
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Wow! Great use of one of my sunrise pictures on front of today’s
@TheScotsman
. Thank you! J
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The Dome on Edinburgh’s George Street always has the most beautiful Christmas lights! 🎄🏴
#Christmas
#xmas
#festive
#thedome
#lights
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
#paimages
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A plane flying over Edinburgh is framed in the structure of the Forth Bridge, North Queensferry :
@TheForthBridges
@ForthBridges
@EDI_Airport
@PAImages
::
#forthbridge
#plane
#engineering
#scotland
#fife
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The most magnificent sight: the Flying Scotsman crossing the Forth Bridge ::
@TheForthBridges
:
@PAImages
::
#FlyingScotsman
#steam
#train
#locomotive
#scotland
#forthbridge
#engineering
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Edinburgh Castle framed by the cherry blossom :
@edinburghcastle
::
#spring
#castle
#blossom
#cherryblossom
#flowers
#pink
#weather
#edinburgh
#scotland
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Still hasn’t sunk in yet!
@ScotPressAwards
Many thanks for all the lovely messages. It was great to catch up with lots of friends and colleagues last night. Big thanks to
@ChurchillHT
and the team at
@VisitScotland
hosting the photographers and supporting Scottish photography x
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A giant rainbow was beamed from Edinburgh Castle across the sky to send a message of love, hope and kindness from Scotland to the rest of the world. The
@GlobalRainbow
art installation from
@burnsandbeyond
is also to celebrate the ongoing work of NHS staff & key workers 💙🌈🏴
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Scotland off-the-scale gorgeous; Loch Chon yesterday ::
#scotland
#highlands
#winter
#landscape
#reflection
#loch
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Autumn in Kenmore, Perthshire 🍁🍂 ::
#autumn
#fall
#kenmore
#lochtay
#highlands
#perthshire
#scotland
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One of the last groups crosses the Swilican Bridge on the Old Course at St Andrews at the end of the day during Round 1 of The 150th Open ::
#golf
#theopen
#theopen150th
#standrews
#sport
#swilicanbridge
#homeofgolf
#Scotland
⛳️
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The tall ship Pelican of London anchored alongside the Bass Rock during a tour around the coast of Britain with a group of scientists on board to highlight the plans for next year's Darwin200 initiative, a global project to mark the 200th anniversary of the launch of HMS Beagle :
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OH YES SIR, WE CAN BOOGIE! 🏴🕺⚽️
#Scotland
#football
#SCOISR
: Scotland 3-2 Israel, FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Hampden Park, Glasgow :
@ScotlandNT
@pasport
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King Charles III receives an official welcome to Balmoral Castle during a small ceremony at the castle gates, inspects Balaklava Company 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and meets mascot Shetland pony Corporal Cruachan IV ::
#royalfamily
#royal
#Balmoral
#Scotland
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Lavender farmer Rory Irwin, from Scottish Lavender Oils inspects by the rows of folgate lavender ahead of this year's harvest at Tarhill Farm in Kinross :: 🏴
@ScotLavOils
#lavender
#kinross
#scotland
#paimages
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This was the view at 11pm last night from the beach in North Berwick looking across to the wee islands of Lamb and South Dog in the Firth of Forth and hills of Fife in the distance ::
#sunset
#midsummer
#summer
#weather
#coast
#northberwick
#eastlothian
#firthofforth
#Scotland
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The Crown of Scotland rests on top of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh 👑🏴 :
#QueenElizabeth
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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Beautiful sunrise over the bridges this morning :
#firthofforth
#forthbridge
#queensfecryrrossing
#sunrise
#edinburgh
#Scotland
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Shetland Vikings light up the Celtic Connections opening weekend as they welcome audiences to Glasgow with flaming torches, cheers and songs celebrating Up Helly Aa ::
#celticconnections
#Shetland550
#Vikings
#Glasgow
#Scotland
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Going, going, gone! : The iconic 600ft chimney at Longannet, Scotland’s last remaining coal-fired power station, was brought down in a controlled explosion ::
#longannet
#demolition
#chimney
#fife
#scotland
💥
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