Tour of Scotland - Glasgow to Oban to Glen Etive [4K/UHD]
Sunday 26th March 2017, Mother's Day and the start of British Summer Time. I picked Peter up at 7:30am in Whiteinch and we headed to Balloch to catch the Mandarin Ducks. No sign of them but Peter showed me the Maid of The Loch paddle steamer at Loch Lomond Shores. We then hit Arrochar to get the Pier with The Cobbler as a backdrop. Then onto Inveraray and Kilchurn to bag a few castles. Next up the St Conan Kirk on the Banks of Loch Awe, followed by The Pass of Brander at the western tip of the loch. Then Oban and McCaig's Tower. Castle Stalker next Appin next, followed by the Pap Of Glencoe at Ballachulish, The Glencoe Lochan, Glencoe and cumulating in a trip down Glen Etive to see Ben Starav and Ben Cruachan. Finishing by Ben Dorain near Tyndrum.
Scenic Drive: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Oban, Argyle & Bute, Scotland, UK
On our second day in Scotland, we decided to travel 131 miles from Edinburgh, on the East Coast, to Oban, on the West Coast of Scotland.
The journey takes around four hours and passes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the UK.
0:03 - Approaching Straiton Junction, Edinburgh.
0:06 - TomTom One XXL GPS says Oban is 125 miles, 2 hrs 49 mins from the A701 Burdiehouse Road.
0:08 - Passing the Blackford Hills.
0:12 - Passing Dreghorn Junction, Edinburgh.
0:15 - 120 miles, 2 hrs 43 mins to go from the A720 The City of Edinburgh Bypass.
0:16 - Passing Baberton Junction, Edinburgh.
0:29 - Coming off onto the M8 Motorway for Glasgow, Scotland.
0:45 - Jet2.com 737-400 just taken off from Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport.
0:53 - Coming off at Junction 2 of the M8 for Stirling.
0:57 - Entering the county of Falkirk.
1:06 - Passing Junction 5 for Grangemouth and Falkirk.
1:32 - Sign for The Trossachs and Loch Lomond.
1:34 - Coming off at Junction 10 of the A84 for Crianlarich.
1:54 - Driving along the picturesque A84.
2:31 - Entering Doune, Stirling.
2:59 - Passing Keltie Bridge Caravan Park, Keltie Bridge
Callander, Stirling.
3:03 - Entering Callander, Stirling.
3:07 - Driving through Callander town centre, Stirling.
3:22 - Rolling hills.
3:25 - Entering the town of Kilmahog, Callander, Stirling.
3:27 - Kilmahog Woolen Mill.
3:26 - Windy road.
3:48 - Entering Strathyre, Callander, Stirling
3:57 - Passing Loch Lubnaig, Stirling. Part of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.
4:08 - Entering Lochearnhead, Stirling.
4:14 - Passing an old railway bridge.
4:16 - Entering Lix Toll, Stirling with directions to Killin and the Falls of Dochart.
4:23 - Entering Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Stirling.
4:27 - Signs for Oban and Fort William with Gaelic above.
4:30 - Sign for Dalmally (Dail Mhàilidh), Taynuilt (Taigh an Uillt), Connel (A' Choingheal) and Oban (An t-Òban).
4:33 - Entering Argyll & Bute.
4:42 - Passing Loch Awe on the scenic A85.
4:48 - Passing Cruachan (The hollow mountain).
5:02 - Passing Airds Bay, Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute.
5:04 - Entering Connel (A' Choingheal), Oban, Argyll and Bute.
5:10 - Entering Oban (Gateway to the Isles), Argyll and Bute.
5:16 - Oban High Street.
Filmed using the Sony HDR-HC9 HDV1080i High Definition Handycam.
Explosive demolition of Scotland's tallest building - Inverkip Power Station chimney
Raw footage.
Explosive demolition of Scotland's tallest building, Inverkip Power Station chimney, 237m tall.
Filmed from 600m distance on Firth of Clyde. 28th July 2013, 10pm.