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Victoria Street in Edinburgh, the inspiration for Diagon Alley.
JK Rowling was a regular at the Elephant House Cafe in Edinburgh when she was writing the first few books in the Hogwarts Saga. Fans have since covered every inch of the bathroom walls and ceiling in the cafe with graffiti in homage to the books and the author. This is one of the walls in the girls bathroom.
Greyfriars Kirkyard gravestone
Looking up at the summit of Ben Nevis while returning from a hike to Steall Waterfall
Ice crystals forming in the Water of Nevis, with Steall Waterfall in the background
The Glen Nevis Rope Bridge over the Water of Nevis, with Steall Waterfall in the background
The three cairns which safely navigate hikers around the Gardyloo Gully near the summit of Ben Nevis
View of Ben Nevis from Glenfinnan
Early Fall freeze on the Callop River, near Glenfinnan
Sunlight shining through leaded glass windows in the upstairs private chambers at Doune Castle
A cozy little look out turret, at Fort George
A very talkative Mallard below Dunrobin Castle
A fourth weïrd sister?? The MacBeth Trail, Glamis Castle.
Twisting waterway through the moors at Lochan na h-Achlaise
Chris at the peak of Stac Pollaidh
Only a few walls still stand at Ardvreck Castle
The rock tower to the right is called Ewen Castle. The Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye.
The poet Alexander Smith called The Quiraing, ‘a nightmare of nature’. Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Steep cliffs falling into the North Sea provided the fortress with excellent protection from invasion at Dunnottar Castle
Ange at the Dunnet Head Lighthouse, with the Orkneys in the background
A beautiful sunset above Loch Leven and Glencoe!
