Glenfinnan monument

An dramatic land of mountains, glens, battlefields and whisky, with deep and mysterious lochs that reflect the legends of the past.

Shot taken of the monument on the banks of Loch Shiel at Glenfinnan. This is a stone tower surmounted by a statue of a kilted highlander (not the prince himself as is often thought) I loved the low mist behind the monument. see www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glenfinnan/monument/index.... for more info

Today, the fern-filled hillsides surrounding the Glenfinnan Monument regularly fill with camera-toting tourists, all eager to see the historic Jacobite Steam Train—which serves as the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter movies—breeze across the elevated stone viaduct. More significant than the train, however, is the monument itself, which serves as a striking tribute to those who fought in the Jacobite Risings. Less than a year before the Battle of Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his…

The Glenfinnan Viaduct railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan Scotland. Located at the top of Loch Shiel the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the Loch Shiel

Glenfinnan Monument, Loch Shiel, Highlands

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Loch Shiel with the Glenfinnan monument in foreground

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