The ruins of medieval Tantallon are magestic in their decay, and despite the ravages of both war and time the castle still commands the coast of the Firth of Forth at North Berwick. For those interested, Historic Scotland has more information on the history of the castle.
View east from Tantallon Castle
Intruder's silhouette
View to Bass Rock from Tantallon Castle
Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock
Central tower, Tantallon
Defenses, and view to the east
Ruined defensive wall, Tantallon
A glorious afternoon at Dunbar, on the coast of the Firth of Forth (slightly east of Edinburgh)
view of the coast at Dunbar
Exploration by photography
View at Dunbar
Panorama from Dunbar
We made the trip up to Edinburgh for the second of the May long weekends to visit friends (our first trip there in over a year), and while there took advantage of the weather to finally explore the lovely and atmospheric Edinburgh Castle …
St Andrews Cross over the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle - barracks
Internal arch of St Catherine's Chapel
View across the city, towards Arthur's Seat
Halfmoon battery, Edinburgh Castle
Chapel of the Scottish National War Memorial
Internal doorway in the garden, Edinburgh Castle
Old bridge outside of Edinburgh, Scotland
Taken with my Nikon D40X
