Scotland Archives - Tamra Skye

Scotland: Misc Photos in Route

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Here is a selection of some additional photos while driving around Scotland.

Seems fair…

Near River Cluanie

Queensferry The Binks sign St Margaret Queen of Scotland

Queensferry, Scotland

Ruthven Barracks Ruthven, Scotland

Near Kinloch, Scotland

Whitehill, Scotland

Near Milton of Cullerlie, Scotland

Isle of Skye near Portree

Near Glen Moriston

Glenmoriston, Scotland

Roy Bridge, Scotland

Near Kinloch Laggan, Scotland

Cairngorms National Park near Dalnaspidal

Near Dalnaspidal, Scotland

Near Loch Lyone, Scotland

Dowally

Cairngorms

Cairngorms Blair Atholl

January 18, 2026

Scotland: Wick

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After viewing the Gunn Clan Museum, we continued north to Wick.

Wick, Scotland

Wick Memorial – for those lost at sea

Black Saturday “Lest We Forget” – On the evening of Friday 18th August 1848, 800 boats had left Wick Harbour for their fishing grounds. In the early hours of Saturday morning a terrible deadly storm struck the North East Coast of Scotland. Some boats “ran for home” managing to successfully shelter from the storm. Unfortunately, others were not so luck as the tide had fallen by the time they arrived in Wick Bay early Saturday morning. As they attempted to navigate the harbour entrance, many boats were thrown onto the rocks and piers due to the ferocity of the waves and winds. Official records state that 37 lives, a recorded on the memorial, were lost, while their families and friends looked on from the shore in horror.

Black Saturday Statue

Wick, Scotland

Wick, Scotland

Wick, Scotland

January 18, 2026

Scotland: Clan Gunn region

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Did you know that the Gunn and Keith clans had a feud that started in the 1400s? There was an official peace treaty in 1978. The feud was for many reasons, but the main story told (and HOW it’s told depends on whom you ask) involved a Keith lad and a Gunn lass, and the abduction (or escape) of the Gunn lass on the day she was supposed to marry another. A detail that holds true among the variations is that there was a challenge issued by the Gunns, 12 horse against 12 horse. The Gunn warriors showed up, as did the Keiths, but the Keiths has 2 men per horse! I mean, technically they only had 12 horses… The Gunns were fierce. The Keiths were clever.

Kevin’s lineage includes the Gunn clan, so this story is particularly amusing for us. We traveled to the region where that battle (and later, the peace treaty) was held. However, we could only get so close because it seemed like we would be tromping on private property to get there. Maybe we can take a closer look in the future, to see if there’s an acceptable path to it, should we have the opportunity to visit again.

Clan Gunn Museum

Clan Gunn Museum

Clan Gunn Museum

View while standing near the Clan Gunn Museum

Nearby Region

Lybster, Scotland

Latheron, Scotland

January 17, 2026

Scotland: Driving to Wick

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Here are some pictures of our drive from Inverness region to Wick, Scotland. Many were from the passenger seat of the car, but some might be from times when Kevin pulled over so I could get clearer pictures.