Congratulations to Alisdaire14 @Alisdaire14 for being the first to identify this as Ratho, west of Edinburgh, and thanks to everyone who took part. The wider view can be seen on this page: https://t.co/xyYV2zuWaG
On this day 300 years ago: James Hutton was born in Edinburgh. He convinced people that the Earthโs crust was shaped not by one catastrophic flood, but by slow processes like erosion & volcanic activity over millions of years, earning him the title "The Father of Modern Geology".
St Rule's Tower in St Andrews, a magnificent viewpoint well worth the climb to the top. The tower was built in about 1123 and predates the start of building work on the nearby (now ruined) St Andrews Cathedral by almost 40 years. More pics and info: https://t.co/tn7hZ9hbov
The Round Church stands in a magnificent location at the head ofย Bowmore'sย Main Street on the Isle of Islay.
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Erected around 5,000 years ago, the Calanais Standing Stones are a breathtaking Neolithic monument on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Carved from ancient Lewisian gneiss, the stones form a striking cross shape surrounding a central monolith and burial cairn ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐๐ฟ
The village of Torridon in Wester Ross seen from the south over the tip of Upper Loch Torridon, with the awe-inspiring bulk of Liathach rising to a height of over 1,000m immediately behind it. More pics and info: https://t.co/ckBUjXGw7K
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