Roger (Grisly)'s photos

Halsway manor was held in 1086 by Roger de Courcelles with Alric, the owner in 1066, as his tenant. The manor passed through many owners down to 1960, (mentioned in the Doomsday Book) Now It is the only residential folk centre in the UK. This week it hosts The 5th Big Hurdy-Gurdy event! Two Links, one to the manor, halswaymanor.org.uk/about/what-is-halsway-manor/history and one to the Hurdy Gurdy week, hurdygurdyweekly.blogspot.com/2015/10/12-14-february-2016-5th-big-hurdy-gurdy.html HBM and a good week to all!,,,, as always a large view for detail!

The calm waters of the Crinan Basin and Sea lock beyond the gates at the western end of the Crinan Canal, This is a nine-mile-long (14 km) navigable canal in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It opened in 1801 and connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with Crinan on the Sound of Jura and avoids the sometimes turbulent waters around the Mull of Kintyre, A large view for clarity please, and HFF with a wonderful weekend!

Church of St Mary's Stogumber, Somerset, This cross probably marked the place where the gospel was first preached in the village, the base and shaft being ancient though the rest is Victorian. HWW!

A very hazy view of the Ascrib Islands, These are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, They sit between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas in Loch Snizort, . HBM

A distant Old Man of Storr and the eastern end of the Isle of Skye's Trotternish Ridge from captured from the western side, Standing at 55 metres high, the ‘old man’ component of the name derives from the fact that when seen from the front, the rocky pinnacle and The Storr behind it create the face of a haggard and craggy old man. Trotternish is the northernmost peninsula of the Island and the ridge extends for the majority of its length 30 kilometres (20 miles) It also contains other major features such as the and Kilt Rock! HFF and a nice weekend,,,,,, Large for details! More information en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotternish

An overview of the Priory site on "The Holy Island of Lindisfarne" This is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne (wikipedia.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne Captured in 16.9 therefore a larger view may be helpful, HWW!

Afternoon mist begins to form as the boat, Antonine, enters the Roughcastle Tunnel on the Union Canal, opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project which connected the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal, www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst93836.html The boat Antonine's name is Roman, The Antonine wall was built by the Romans between the Firth of Clyde and Firth of Forth. Building started in 143AD and took around ten years to complete A large view may be beneficial, HBM and a good week to all!

Please view Large! The sight and sounds of 150000 gannets who nest on Bass Rock in peak season over the spring to autumn months. Is simply amazing! The Bass Rock is an impressive island/rock on the North Berwick coast in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. Sir David Attenborough has described the Gannet colony at Bass Rock as one of the 12 wildlife wonders of the world. The Lighthouse is a 20-metre (66 ft) tall, built in 1902,It has been automated since 1988, When viewed large the ruins of St Baldred's Chapel, built on the site of St Baldred's hermitage can be seen (center of the rock),,,,,,,,, HWW! Blues are little strong apologies!

Pharos is a Buoy laying/Lighthouse Vessel owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board, (Large for detail) Captured at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HFF! NLV Pharos is based in Oban and works mainly in Scottish and Manx waters, servicing over 200 automatic lighthouses, buoys and beacons, Named after the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity.