Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. Dawn light bathes the Monadhliath Mountains overlooking the Ruthven Barracks.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness. Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness, Great Glen.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness. A rainbow over Loch Ness, Great Glen.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness. A rainbow over Loch Ness, Great Glen.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness. A rainbow over Loch Ness, Great Glen.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Loch Ness. A rainbow over Loch Ness, Great Glen.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Fort Augustus. A sequence of Canal Locks' on the Caledonian Canal near Fort Augustus.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Fort Augustus. Tourist sight seeing barge moored on the Caledonian Canal in Fort Augustus.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Glen Albyn. Woodland near the Falls of Foyers, upon the banks of Loch Ness located in Glen Albyn.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Glen Albyn. Woodland near the Falls of Foyers, upon the banks of Loch Ness located in Glen Albyn.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Glen Albyn. Woodland near the Falls of Foyers, upon the banks of Loch Ness located in Glen Albyn.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Glen Albyn. Woodland near the Falls of Foyers, upon the banks of Loch Ness located in Glen Albyn.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. Deep red clouds above Loch Morlich and the surrounding mountains.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. Deep red clouds above Loch Morlich and the surrounding mountains.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Northumberland, Blyth Beach. Blyth Beach and sand dunes at sunrise, looking south towards Seaton Sluice.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

England, Northumberland, Plessey Woods Country Park. A recent snowfall transforms the woodland of the Plessey Woods Country Park.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Leith. Fish and boat sculpture near the entrance to the Leith Commercial Quay.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Traditional Scottish Public House on the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle. Sir William Wallace statue, a famous leader during the First War of Scottish Independence, situated at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Charlotte Square. Designed by famous architect Robert Adams, Charlotte Square has been described as the finest Georgian square in Europe. No 28 illustrated here is a gallery, owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland, displaying a collection of paintings and furniture.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Edinburgh Castle overlooking rush hour traffic on the Lothian Road.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Busy traffic on the West Approach Road running through the financial district.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill, erected to celebrate the Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Looking across Edinburgh City New Town to The Firth of Forth.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Looking across Edinburgh City New Town to The Firth of Forth.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Looking across Edinburgh City New Town to The Firth of Forth.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Looking across Edinburgh City New Town to The Firth of Forth.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill, erected to celebrate the Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Entrance to the Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street. The appearance of the building is a controversial issue, with Prince Charles resigning as patron of the museum due to a lack of public consultation regarding the design.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Greyfriars Bobby Bar. Greyfriars Bobby's Bar, a traditional public house located near the Greyfriars Kirk and the monument dedicated to the Greyfriars Bobby.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Rush hour traffic near the National Museum of Scotland.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Grand entrance to the University of Edinburgh Medical School.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Traffic on the Canongate, part of the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood Park. St Anthony's Chapel high above St Margaret's Loch, viewed from the Salisbury Crags.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood Park. St Anthony's Chapel high above St Margaret's Loch, viewed from the Salisbury Crags.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood Park. People partaking in sports activities at the Holyrood Park.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Grassmarket / Cowgate. Busy traffic where the Cowgate area meets the Grassmarket – A complete contrast from the cattle that would have been driven through here to the horse and cattle markets held in the Grassmarket weekly between 1477 – 1911.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Cobbled stone road and traditional red telephone boxes in the High Street, part of the historic Royal Mile in the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. A city taxi waiting in traffic on Bank Street. The building at the end of the street is the Bank of Scotland.

Scotland, Edinburgh, St Stephen's Church. Grand steps forming the entrance to St Stephen's Church.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Northumberland Street. Traffic on Northumberland Street. Edinburgh was originally part of the Kingdom of Northumbria, an area that is now considered to consist of North-East England but historically also included parts of Southern Scotland.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Rose Street. The narrow Rose Street was originally used as a service entrance to the houses on Princes Street and George Street which it runs parallel between.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms. The Assembly Rooms and Music Hall located on George Street. Assembly Rooms were traditionally gathering places open to members of all sexes from the higher social classes which between the 18th and 19th centuries was quite unusual with most venues only being open to upper class men.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Rush-hour traffic on Hanover Street.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery at the time of construction was the worlds first purpose-built portrait gallery.