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Tarbert is a small fishing town on the main route down to Campeltown at the end of the Kintyre peninsula.  Sitting high above the pretty harbour is the ruin of Tarbert Castle, one of the most important castles in Scotland at the time of Robert The Bruce and later in the reign of James IV .  Tarbert Castle  is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert  at the north end of the Kintyre peninsula . Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages.  It overlooks the harbour and although pre 14th century in construction, the tower dates back to 1494 and the visit of  James IV to the Western Highlands.  The castle is now a ruin with just the remains of the tower still standing but you can still see the outlines of the building and curtain walls that made this such a strong fortress. Today the castle is surrounded by walks and is part of the Kintyre Way that runs down to Campbeltown.  We didn't have t...

While on our recent trip to the Outer Hebrides there was a lot of open moorland and peat bogs which is the perfect place to spot Cotton Grass. Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) is very distinctive with it's fluffy white head that looks like someone has opened a bag of cotton wool and emptied it onto the landscape. We stopped near one peat bog near Tarbert on the Isle of Harris and the windy conditions was making the Cotton Grass heads wave like flags in a stiff breeze. Using the Fujifilm X-Pro1 fitted with the Fujinon 55-200mm telezoom I was able to isolate patches of Cotton Grass and throw the background out of focus with a wide aperture. CLICK HERE for more information on Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support ...