Mountains of Scotland

[Jock Scot]

Ted, if you want stunning pictures of Scottish mountains then look no further than www.1photo1.com ,I look in there regularly for updates and I never fail to have my breath taken away.

[Bugbear]

For some reason, Jock, I was wondering if junipers grew in the mountains of Scotland.
Trees for Life - Species Profile: Juniper
I guess they do.

[Jock Scot]

Junipers do indeed grow in the Highlands, but not everywhere and not actually at high level. I cannot recall seeing it growing at over 2500ft. The juniper is used as the clan plant badge of Clan MacLeod and worn in the bonnets of, I notice, the Atholl Highlanders. So I guess the Clan Murray might use the juniper as a plant badge too.I also well recall seeing acres of it in the South of England in the county of Wiltshire at Porton Down and it made me feel quite at home! It is the only place down South that I have seen juniper growing wild.Perhaps there are other places in the UK?

[Redshank]

ok, here are a few from Argyle

From the head of Loch Awe looking at the Cruachan



Glen Coe



The Black Mount near Glen Coe



The Paps of Jura



Glen Etive

[Brian K]

Thank you, gentlemen, for the incredible photographs. Scotland, indeed, has more than its share of natural beauty. I'm not sure how much credit is due the photographers, but it's hard to miss with such beauty as your subject

[macshorty]

Hey Jock,
I love the pic of Ben Nevis with the blowing snow on the peak. It reminds me of the trips to the Rocky Mountains that I took as a boy here in the states.

[creagdhubh]

Here you go Ted. Starting with Ben Nevis the UK's highest mountain and then some general pictures of home where I used(when I was fit enough!) to stalk deer.





the view out of my office window.



Back to general views.

Just spectacular Jock! Beautiful photos indeed.

[creagdhubh]

ok, here are a few from Argyle

From the head of Loch Awe looking at the Cruachan



Glen Coe



The Black Mount near Glen Coe



The Paps of Jura



Glen Etive

Excellent pics Chris - especially of Glen Coe, so beautiful. Wish I was there now!

[Bugbear]

Junipers do indeed grow in the Highlands, but not everywhere and not actually at high level. I cannot recall seeing it growing at over 2500ft. The juniper is used as the clan plant badge of Clan MacLeod and worn in the bonnets of, I notice, the Atholl Highlanders. So I guess the Clan Murray might use the juniper as a plant badge too.I also well recall seeing acres of it in the South of England in the county of Wiltshire at Porton Down and it made me feel quite at home! It is the only place down South that I have seen juniper growing wild.Perhaps there are other places in the UK?

I like the wild junipers. Especially the kind that have survived growing out of a small crevice or the side of a cliff where nothing else tries to grow.

[SlackerDrummer]

And just imagine what it would look like if Victoria hadn't removed most of its timber. It must have been heavenly.