Gorgeous blue skies in Edinburgh this week! The 16th century tower of Holyrood Palace (on the left of the photo) was built by King James V in the 16th century; the rest of the palace was mainly constructed in the late 1600s by King Charles II. It is now the official residence of the Queen in Scotland. You can visit the palace to see the state rooms used by the present queen, and also the rooms in the tower occupied by Mary, Queen of Scots in the 1500s.
Mary’s private secretary David Rizzio was murdered here in 1566 by her husband Lord Darnley. Mary was seven months pregnant at the time and it is said Darnley was jealous of Rizzio’s close friendship with the queen – he may even have suspected Rizzio was the real father of the unborn baby. Rizzio was dragged out of the turret room where he was dining with the queen and her ladies and waiting, and stabbed 56 times by Darnley and his friends. It is said his bloodstains still mark the floor…
Scottish Highland Trails
Happy Burn’s Day to all those celebrating our national poet today! Looking forward to some haggis tonight 😋🏴🥃 We’re somewhat obsessed with dogs in our house at the moment, having just got a new puppy, so here’s Burns’ poem The Twa Dogs. It’s his idea of a conversation between a
'Twas in that place o' Scotland's isle, That bears the name o' auld King Coil, Upon a bonnie day in June, When wearin' thro' the afternoon, Twa dogs, that were na thrang at hame, Forgather'd ance upon a time.
Scottish Highland Trails
Hold on to your hats! Definitely a two pegger tomorrow 🫣 Red warning in place for wind for south and central Scotland, stay safe folks! 💨💨💨 #wind #stormeoywn #stormeowageddon #redalert #scotland #scotlandtravel #scotlandexplore
Scottish Highland Trails is at Crathes Castle.
Following on from our last post we’re still in the sunny north east 😀 ☀️ Here’s some shots from a recent visit to Crathes Castle, a classic Scottish tower house located close to Banchory in Royal Deeside. The Burnetts of Ley were gifted the lands here by King Robert the
