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New on 500px : The Country House by LucindaWalter by LucindaWalter

Inveraray Castle.

Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland’s longest sea loch. It has been the seat of the Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell since the 17th century.

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New on 500px : Beautiful Harbor by LucindaWalter by LucindaWalter

The beautiful harbor of St. Peter Port, England.
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Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernsiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The “port” distinguishes this parish from Saint Pierre Du Bois.

As well as being a parish, St. Peter Port is a small town consisting mostly of steep narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes. It is known that a trading post/town has existed here since before Roman times, the pre-Christian name of which has not survived into the modern era.

The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY1.

People from St. Peter Port, were nicknamed “les Villais” (the townspeople) or “cllichards” in Guernsiais.
St. Peter Port is located on the east coast of Guernsey. It borders St Sampson’s in the north, The Vale in the north-west, St Andrew’s in the west and St Martin’s in the south.

On the seaward side it faces Herm to the east, across the Little Roussel, and Sark and Brecqhou even further east across the Big Roussel between them and Herm. The Brhon Tower sits in the Little Roussel between St Peter Port and Herm.
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New on 500px : UK – Scotland – St Monans – Breakwater at high tide during sunset by -lucie- by -lucie-

© Lucie Debelkova Photography | http://ift.tt/16wNTM2 | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | Flickr | Instagram * * * * * * * Please note that I don’t participate in 500px “Shopping/Store” feature. If you wish to license my work, please contact me directly via my website. * * * * * * * Europe – UK – United Kingdom – Scotland – St Monans – Village in the East Neuk of Fife named after the legendary Saint Monan – Situated approximately 3 miles west of Anstruther, this small community, whose inhabitants formerly made their living mainly from fishing, is now a tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Path – Breakwater can be found at end of the harbour captured at high tide Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Lens: EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM; Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 20; Exposure time: 32.0 s; ISO: 100 All rights reserved – Copyright © Lucie Debelkova All images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.
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