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25 Years of Scotland From Sky, by HES Photographer Robert Adam
03/05/2018
This is a personal selection from the past 25 years of Aerial Photography by Robert Adam.
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SC 397462
Fingask Castle. General aerial view of Fingask Castle, showing castle, gardens and kennels, taken in 1993.
© RCAHMS
SC 532491
Oblique aerial view of The Forth Bridge and Inch Garvie centred on the rail bridge and the remains of a castle, battery, coast battery and artillery fortifications, taken in 1998.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 621600
General oblique aerial view of Glen Clova, taken from about NO 333 715, looking NW. Photograph taken in 1999.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 622986
Oblique aerial view of Holywood and Kilncroft, taken from the NW, centred on the southern cursus monument and surrounding cropmarks, taken in 1995.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 677288
Oblique aerial view of Woden Law centred on the fort, taken in 2000.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 763887
Culzean Castle. Oblique aerial view of Culzean Castle, taken in 1994. Digital image of C 26485 CN.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 861055
Oblique aerial view centred on the village of Aith, taken from the S. Photograph taken in 2003.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 949575
Oblique aerial view of Drummond Castle in the snow, taken from the South South-East, taken in 1996.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 958377
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Aikey Brae recumbent stone circle, taken from the SW. Photograph taken in 2004.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 993205
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort, taken from the E. Photograph taken in 2001.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 009620
General oblique aerial view of Park Circus and the housing during the fire in Park Gate, taken from the WSW. Photograph taken in 2006.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 011860
General oblique aerial view centred on Northton crofting township, Harris, taken from the SE. Photograph taken in 2005.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 025693
Oblique aerial view centred on the new Parliament building, taken from the ENE. Photograph taken in 2007.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1138562
Oblique aerial view of the commemorative monument and the remains of the broch, taken from the E. Photograph taken in2002.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 078995
General oblique aerial view of Striling centred on the castle, taken in 2010.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 135148
Oblique aerial view of Tantallon Castle and the dovecot, taken 2012.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164359
General oblique aerial view of St Ninian's Open Cast Mine, centred on the Sculptured Landscape by Charles Jenks, taken in 2013.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 175732
Oblique aerial view of King's Knot and the site of the military camp, taken in2014.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 264820
Oblique aerial view of the Queensferry Crossing on the day of the public pedestrian crossing, taken in 2016.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 219254
Oblique aerial view of the Kibble Palace, Botanic Garden, Glasgow, taken in 2015.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 397462
Fingask Castle. General aerial view of Fingask Castle, showing castle, gardens and kennels, taken in 1993.
© RCAHMS
SC 532491
Oblique aerial view of The Forth Bridge and Inch Garvie centred on the rail bridge and the remains of a castle, battery, coast battery and artillery fortifications, taken in 1998.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 621600
General oblique aerial view of Glen Clova, taken from about NO 333 715, looking NW. Photograph taken in 1999.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 622986
Oblique aerial view of Holywood and Kilncroft, taken from the NW, centred on the southern cursus monument and surrounding cropmarks, taken in 1995.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 677288
Oblique aerial view of Woden Law centred on the fort, taken in 2000.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 763887
Culzean Castle. Oblique aerial view of Culzean Castle, taken in 1994. Digital image of C 26485 CN.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 861055
Oblique aerial view centred on the village of Aith, taken from the S. Photograph taken in 2003.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 949575
Oblique aerial view of Drummond Castle in the snow, taken from the South South-East, taken in 1996.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 958377
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Aikey Brae recumbent stone circle, taken from the SW. Photograph taken in 2004.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 993205
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort, taken from the E. Photograph taken in 2001.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 009620
General oblique aerial view of Park Circus and the housing during the fire in Park Gate, taken from the WSW. Photograph taken in 2006.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 011860
General oblique aerial view centred on Northton crofting township, Harris, taken from the SE. Photograph taken in 2005.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 025693
Oblique aerial view centred on the new Parliament building, taken from the ENE. Photograph taken in 2007.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1138562
Oblique aerial view of the commemorative monument and the remains of the broch, taken from the E. Photograph taken in2002.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 078995
General oblique aerial view of Striling centred on the castle, taken in 2010.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 135148
Oblique aerial view of Tantallon Castle and the dovecot, taken 2012.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 164359
General oblique aerial view of St Ninian's Open Cast Mine, centred on the Sculptured Landscape by Charles Jenks, taken in 2013.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 175732
Oblique aerial view of King's Knot and the site of the military camp, taken in2014.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 264820
Oblique aerial view of the Queensferry Crossing on the day of the public pedestrian crossing, taken in 2016.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 219254
Oblique aerial view of the Kibble Palace, Botanic Garden, Glasgow, taken in 2015.
© Crown Copyright: HES
