Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Torr Alvie
37156 Nr Aviemore, 1994.
37156 ‘British Steel Hunterston’ in Civil Engineers livery is south of Aviemore with an Inverness to Edinburgh service. May 1994.
08-Apr-24 • Chris G Perkins • flickr
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Alvie Saved the Day
After leaving Morlich we headed up towards the ski slopes then immediately back down to Kingussie and the Ruthven Barracks in search of the elusive mist. There was plenty of it around, just zero in each location we tried. We had spotted some wispy patches on our way past Loch Alvie so decided on a return. There were some mist patches still clinging to the far hills but it was the stunning colour pallete around the pretty, white Alvie church that caught my eye. Some gentle rain softened the reflections to add a painterly feel.
10-Dec-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alvie aviemore church highland loch mist olympusem1mkii rain scotland winter reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 53397358248
Precarious at Alvie
I found a position at Loch Alvie that gave me not only the sweeping vista of my previous post but also the opportunity to close in on a stand of trees nearer to the road-end of the loch. Particularly, this specimen leaning precariously (yet perfectly!) above the water made for an ideal and obvious subject. The rich colour of the dead bracken and contrasting green lichen on the branches was special enough but the mist and gentle rain added another element of interest to the image.
10-Dec-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alvie aviemore colour highland loch mist olympusem1mkii scotland tree winter stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 53405935178
Speyside, Cairngorms
A view from this morning (snapped on my phone). Most of the snow that we arrived to has melted over the past week, but there’s still a bit remaining on the hilltops.
28-Jan-23 • KHR Images • flickr
speyside cairngorms scotland 52654729719
The Cairngorms National Reserve.
The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm.
20-Nov-22 • emboberry • flickr
the cairngorms national reserve thecairngormsnationalreserve scotland scottish loch water landscape reflection 52512789245
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37156 Nr Aviemore, 1994.
37156 ‘British Steel Hunterston’ in Civil Engineers livery is south of Aviemore with an Inverness to Edinburgh service. May 1994.
08-Apr-24 • Chris G Perkins • flickr
53642272839
Alvie Saved the Day
After leaving Morlich we headed up towards the ski slopes then immediately back down to Kingussie and the Ruthven Barracks in search of the elusive mist. There was plenty of it around, just zero in each location we tried. We had spotted some wispy patches on our way past Loch Alvie so decided on a return. There were some mist patches still clinging to the far hills but it was the stunning colour pallete around the pretty, white Alvie church that caught my eye. Some gentle rain softened the reflections to add a painterly feel.
10-Dec-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alvie aviemore church highland loch mist olympusem1mkii rain scotland winter reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 53397358248
Precarious at Alvie
I found a position at Loch Alvie that gave me not only the sweeping vista of my previous post but also the opportunity to close in on a stand of trees nearer to the road-end of the loch. Particularly, this specimen leaning precariously (yet perfectly!) above the water made for an ideal and obvious subject. The rich colour of the dead bracken and contrasting green lichen on the branches was special enough but the mist and gentle rain added another element of interest to the image.
10-Dec-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alvie aviemore colour highland loch mist olympusem1mkii scotland tree winter stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 53405935178
Speyside, Cairngorms
A view from this morning (snapped on my phone). Most of the snow that we arrived to has melted over the past week, but there’s still a bit remaining on the hilltops.
28-Jan-23 • KHR Images • flickr
speyside cairngorms scotland 52654729719
The Cairngorms National Reserve.
The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm.
20-Nov-22 • emboberry • flickr
the cairngorms national reserve thecairngormsnationalreserve scotland scottish loch water landscape reflection 52512789245
4644 Torr Alvie a
Sunny walk after parking to the SW 300 metres back from the hotel. Then under the railway before a direct route upwards until prickly vegetation warrented a detour to the left before going round the back then through bracken to the monument. Name:Torr Alvie Hill number:4644 Height:358m / 1175ft Parent (Ma):633 Carn an Fhreiceadain RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath County/UA:Highland (UA) Catchment:Spey Class:Hump, Tump (300-399m) Grid ref:NH 87737 08886 Summit feature:monument Drop:123m Col:235m NH857079
07-Jun-18 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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Le Loch Alvie dans le Cairngorms National Park en Écosse!
Ce lac entouré du paysage montagneux est dans le Cairngorms National Park, région des Highlands en Écosse. Une vue à partir de la petite route B9152 qui longe la A9 au sud d’Aviemore jusqu’à Kingussie. Les Cairngorms offrent des paysages de montagnes quasi uniques en Grande-Bretagne. Ces montagnes constituent une partie du massif qui sépare le centre et le nord de l’Écosse. On y a créé en 2004 le Cairngorms National Park qui s'étend entre Braemar et la vallée de la Spey et se trouve au sud-est d'Aviemore.
12-Jul-14 • Johane Deslandes • flickr
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.