Black and white photo of a ruined stone tower house, on over grown earthworks in woodland.
Myrton Castle in the Machars of Galloway. Former home of the McCullochs and the Maxwells, built in the late 15th/early 16th C on the site of a wooden tower and motte.
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Atmospheric black and white photo, depicting gravestones in the foreground and the misty outline of a church with a bell tower behind.
Glasserton Church in the mist.
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Black and white photo of trees in low lying mist on a field.
Misty islands, the Machars of Galloway.
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Calmly Woods are great.
Thank you both for your kind comments. It is heartening to see that my intentions in my images seem to come across. I'm not trying to create a record of what is in front of me, but try to capture something of the atmosphere and story of the place. In this case, it is a hugely interesting story too!
Atmospheric black and white photo of a ruined castle, surrounded by bare trees.
Carscreugh Castle, near Glen Luce. The home of the Dalrymples before Inch Castle at Castle Kennedy and possible scene for the infamous event surrounding the tale of The Bride of Baldoon.
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Thank you. Some of these trees date back to the time of the old Glasserton estate.
Atmospheric black and white photo of bare trees in a field, as light breaks through the leaden skies above.
Bare winter trees at Glasserton.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of light breaking through dark clouds, reflected in wet sand on a beach at low tide. In the foreground are small rocks with a headland in the distance.
Winter at Monreith Bay, Galloway. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland
Black and white photo of a ruined Georgian style castle, surrounded by trees under dark clouds.
Gelston Castle as the sun sinks towards the horizon. Completed c.1805 by William Douglas (a plantation owner, rumoured to have amassed his fortune by privateering), near Castle Douglas in Galloway.
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Nice shot. Has it been sealed back up again now?
Atmospheric black and white photo, depicting gravestones in the foreground and the misty outline of a church with a bell tower behind.
Glasserton Church in the mist.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a ruined castle, on top of cliffs over looking the sea, with dark clouds above.
Dunskey Castle, said to be haunted by a ghostly piper and a servant girl, plus home to a brownie known as The Hairy Man, the castle's clifftop, wave-lashed location has seen turbulent times. #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #Galloway #SouthernScotland
Wet, wave rippled sand on a beach at low tide, reflecting light. There is the dark silhouette of a headland in the distance on the left.
Moonlight at Auchenmalg.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of an ancient cemetery, with leaning gravestones on a hillside. In the middle distance is the remains of a church, part of which has been restored as a mausoleum. Behind, the hillside slopes from right to left, down to the beach and the sea.
Kirkmaiden church, the foundations of which are said to be one of the oldest in Scotland. Supposedly founded by St Medan in the 7th C, an Irish Princess, who was magically transported across Luce Bay on a stone boat.
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Black and white photo of misty woodland.
Mist and bare trees, Glasserton Woods.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a ruined castle, surrounded by bare trees.
Carscreugh Castle, near Glen Luce. The home of the Dalrymples before Inch Castle at Castle Kennedy and possible scene for the infamous event surrounding the tale of The Bride of Baldoon.
Read the full story: darkgalloway.wordpress.com/2022/05/29/t...
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Thank you and yes, the composition just took care of itself really.
Atmospheric black and white photo of a ruined castle, surrounded by bare trees.
Carscreugh Castle, near Glen Luce. The home of the Dalrymples before Inch Castle at Castle Kennedy and possible scene for the infamous event surrounding the tale of The Bride of Baldoon.
Read the full story: darkgalloway.wordpress.com/2022/05/29/t...
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Black and white photo of water and wet sand on a beach, reflecting light, with clouds overhead.
Morning light at Port William.
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Black and white photo of a Scottish, three story tower house. In front is a track and a wooden five bar gate, between dry stone walls.
The Old Place of Monreith (AKA Dowies and the House of the Moure), built by the Maxwells c.1600 and their home before buying Myrton Castle from the McCullochs.
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Black and white photo of a twisted hawthorn tree on a rocky, grassy slope, with fields beyond.
A twisted hawthorn on top of a rocky knoll, in the Machars of Galloway.
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Always loved that cover. Oddly, I'm listening to Trick of the Tail at this very moment!
Black and white photo of a single tree in low lying mist on a field.
Mist on the fields, the Machars of Galloway.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of leaning gravestones in the mist.
Nothing says Galloway quite like a graveyard in the mist! Glasserton Church near Whithorn.
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Atmospheric black and white image of an old Scottish Tower House, with bare trees in front.
The Old Place of Monreith (AKA Dowies and the House of the Moure), built by the Maxwells c.1600 and their home before buying Myrton Castle from the McCullochs.
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Black and white photo of trees in mist.
Misty trees at Whithorn.
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Atmospheric black and white photo of a Georgian built country house, in the manner of castle, with turrets at each corner. Surrounded by trees, the sun is sinking behind the house and light shines through the empty window frames.
Gelston Castle as the sun sinks towards the horizon. Completed c.1805 by William Douglas (a plantation owner, rumoured to have amassed his fortune by privateering), near Castle Douglas in Galloway.
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Thanks Pete - much appreciated.
Atmospheric black and white photo of a stone circle, composed of rounded boulders, evenly spaced around a slightly raised platform and a central setting of three stones. The sun is sinking behind a dark cloud.
Torhousekie Stone Circle, near Wigtown, in The Machars of Galloway.
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