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Photo Gallery
We'd like to share a few photos of Loch Ness, the Highlands and
the general area with you.
We
change these regularly so do pop back.
[July In Bloom]
[Spring Sunlight]
[March Snow]
[Dores and Loch Ness] [Local
Wildlife]
[December Frost]
[Foyers and Falls]
[The Black Isle]
[Findhorn] [Lossiemouth]
July 2006 in bloom
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Baby Blue Tits
on the bird table outside the kitchen. |
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Gazania
We grew these plants from seed last year, this is the first time they've flowered. |
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Geraniums
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Scabiousa
These are wonderful plants, flowering all summer. |
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Walled Bed
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Front of Pottery House
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Lupins
Grown from seed collected 2 years ago. |
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Veronica
More plants grown from seed last year, first flowering. |
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Spring Sunlight May
2006
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Loch Ness
looking down from Pottery House to Fort Augustus |
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Loch Ness and Dores Beach
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Pottery House
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Bluebells
outside Pottery House |
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Pottery House
through the woods looking at the house. |
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Local Woods
next to Pottery House |
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Loch Ness
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March 2006 Snow
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Pottery House Garden
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Pottery House Garden
No sign of any birds braving this winter spell |
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Pottery House
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Loch Ness
view from just outside Pottery House, across Loch Ness to Dores Beach. |
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The Dores Inn
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Dores Beach
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Dores Inn
Looking back at Dores from Dores Beach |
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Snow Drops
Despite the cold weather the first signs of Spring show through. |
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Dores and Loch Ness
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Dores beach
looking back towards the Dores Inn |
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Loch Ness
View down the Great Glen taken from Dores beach |
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Loch Ness sunset
taken from just outside Pottery House |
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Loch Ness sunset
looking down towards Meall Fuar-mhonaidh |
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Loch Ness
the moon across the Loch |
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Flood, January 2005
In January 2005 Loch Ness reached it's highest level for more than 10 years.
These photos show the difference between the summer and mid January.
Taken just outside Pottery House. |
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Dores Beach
and Torr point taken from just outside Pottery House |
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Autumnal Dores Beach
Dores beach photographed from just outside Pottery House |
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Local Wildlife
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Red Deer
Deer can often been seen in the woods around us, more especially in the winter months when the cold forces them down from their higher grazing. |
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Primroses
In the Spring the local woods and hills are covered with these. |
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Bumble Bee and Thistle
The bees seemed to love the thistles we planted in the garden. |
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Siskins
These siskens had just fledged when we saw them on our bird table |
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Speckled Wood Butterfly
These butterflies seemed frequent visitors to our garden during last summer. |
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Arctic Fox
This photo was taken at the Highland Wildlife park near Newtonmore |
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Pine Marten
Sometimes seen in the garden and around Pottery House, usually at dusk. |
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December Frost
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Frost 1
Although we've had little snow so far this winter we have had some beautiful frosts. |
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Frost 2
The garden plants where covered in frost for several days at a time. |
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Frost 3
These patterns appeared on the greenhouse roof |
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Teasels
The Teasels from last summer covered in ice. |
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Loch Ceo Glais
John from Pottery House standing on the Loch.
Don't try this at home!!! |
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Loch Ceo Glais 2
The Loch was completely covered in thick ice. |
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Loch Ceo Glais 3
John standing on the Loch again.
Don't try this at home!!! |
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River Foyers at Dalcraig
Much of the river was frozen solid |
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River Foyers
The river had frozen and then the water level dropped. This photo was taken underneath the ice. |
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Foyers and The Falls Of Foyers
The village of Foyers is approx. 10 miles from Pottery House and has a
spectacular waterfall as well as a coffee shop and stores. There are also some
lovely walks from Lower Foyers through woodlands out to the edge of Loch Ness.
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The Falls Of Foyers
A spectacular falls and a popular attraction with our guests and is only a short drive from Pottery House. |
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Lower Foyers
This is where the river Foyers meets Loch Ness |
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River Foyers
Look back towards Falls of Foyers |
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The Black Isle
The Black Isle is just across the Kessock bridge from Inverness.
Chanonry Point is reputed to be the best place in the UK to see dolphins.
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Chanonry Point light house
Around by the light house is a popular spot to watch for dolphins and seals. |
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Chanonry Point
Beach behind the light house |
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Fairy Glen
is an RSPB reserve and is a beautiful walk in the spring and summer. |
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Fairy Glen
RSPB Reserve |
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Dolphin in the Moray Firth
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Findhorn Bay
The coast all the way from Nairn to Lossiemouth is strewn with clean,
beautiful, quiet sandy beaches. Findhorn bay is a beautiful spot, as is
Lossiemouth below.
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Findhorn Bay
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Findhorn Bay
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Findhorn Bay
The beach behind the bay |
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Findhorn Beach
The view across the beach to Culbin Forest |
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Boats on the Bay
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Lossiemouth
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Lossiemouth
View from the town across Lossiemouth Beach |
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Lossiemouth Beach
Bridge across the river Lossie |
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Feet at Lossiemouth
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Lossiemouth Beach
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Lossiemouth Beach
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Lossiemouth
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Dalek Invasion
on the beach |
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** Dolphin photo courtesy of
Lyn@Loch Ness
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