My favourite place in Scotland.

rdem · Post by **rdem** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:03 pm

There are many well known beauty spots in Scotland, Edinburgh Castle, Eilean Donan, Loch Lomond, Trotternish, Old Man of Hoy. All of them are someone's favourites.
Gen. takes you to many new spots where we discover the places from where our ancestors originated and there we can find new terrain that my become our new favourite spots especially if it has an ancestral attachment.
I had one such moment when I stood on top of hill at the bottom of the Grampians looking over the heather filled slopes down upon the town of Laurencekirk in the Howe of the Mearns, Kindcardineshire.

However, I was in Scotland in January '05 and visiting old neighbourhood friends in Auchinairn near Bishopbriggs, when I looked north and there was the Campsie Fells as they were as the backdrop of childhood years.
To other's eyes they will not compare with most spots for majesty in Scotland, but they still filled me with awe.
Do you have such a place?

fmackay · Post by **fmackay** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:14 pm

My favourite place is overlooking the Kyle of Tongue with Ben Loyal(Queen of Scottish mountains) on my left along with Ben Hope.
Wish I was there now!

Fiona

STUARTDALGLEISH · Post by **STUARTDALGLEISH** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:26 pm

Easy....1st tee at St Andrews

2nd best is sinking a winning putt on the 18th with all the tourists watching

Heaven

Cheers

Stuart

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:50 pm

I think that's a very hard question because there are so many stunning places especially in the North but I am going to say driving through Glencoe with Pibroch music accompaniment !!

Post by **joette** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:15 pm

No contest lying in my Mum's spare room in Dalmuir & hearing all the familiar sounds around me.
Waking up & looking up to the OK hills.Such a feeling of belonging & at peace with the World despite the fact of the busy road & the railway.

rye470 · Post by **rye470** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:54 pm

That's an easy one. For me it's the view from the aircraft window on the descent into Glasgow Airport. You head over the river and the M8 is on your left. If we were on the right flight path, I would see my mum's house (in Linwood), before I even got off the plane.

I love the walk from the aircraft to the main terminal where there is always somebody waiting for us.

The most hated site is the above in reverse.

10 August can't come quickly enough. That's the next time I'll see my favourite view in the world.

Christine.

Post by **Ina** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:01 pm

My favourite place in Scotland is standing on the Esplanade in Greenock and looking out at the Firth of Clyde and the Argyle Hills beyond.

Ina

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:05 pm

Like Ina I love the view over the Clyde but prefer it from up the Brae. Ther's a wee parking place put there specially for me!!! To see the the hills one behind the next, behind the next fading into the haze is a view I could never tire of.

For different reasons I also love the view coming over the hill into Quarriers village with the church and rooftops of the cottages peeping through the trees. Its the Land Time Forgot

Or sunset over the Summer Isles

Or Looking up the glen to the top of the Rest and be Thankful

Or.......How can you have a favourite when there are too many to choose from?

Russell

Post by **Ina** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:46 am

I tend to agree with you Russell, there are so many lovely places in Scotland. One could never get tired of seeing it's beauty.

Last year I took to ferry from Kennacraig to the Isle of Islay and that was absolutely lovely.

Ina

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:47 pm

Ina
That's another of mine. Driving up to get the Dunoon ferry just after it's been raining. The air is so clear then and the view fantastic and ...

Christine
Like you I just have to be coming into Glasgow Central and I'm welling up. If someone is meeting me then I'm even worse and that's just coming from Ayrshire !!
Mallog