Kingdom of Dalraida

[Sionnach]

Great photo tour, nice to see photos of places I ahve been reading about.

[David Dubh]

Thank-you for the great photos and the history. I'm aware of the story of the Kingdom of Dalraida, thanks for the extra info and pics.

[pipesndrumsnun]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing your pics!!

[English Bloke]

Really impressive set of photo's. Thanks!

[Mael Coluim]

Chris you are an outstanding photographer! I am also impressed with your love of the Pictish boar.

Here are some photos that were taken when I visited in 2004.



From the top of the fort/hill.



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[Mael Coluim]

Standing stones and cairn near Kilmartin.









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[Redshank]

[QUOTE=Mael Coluim;653398][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="3"]Chris you are an outstanding photographer! I am also impressed with your love of the Pictish boar.

Here are some photos that were taken when I visited in 2004.

From the top of the fort/hill.




With reference the Pictish boar carving at Dunadd, I stated earlier that it is hardly visible now due to the wind and rain and natural erosion, add to that the fact that your friends walking boots do it no favours either, he is standing right on top of it, but this photo serves a purpose as a marker for future visitors to it's location.

Personally I think it should be better protected and preserved, after all it is carved in the pictish style, and historians believe that this area was not inhabited by the picts, surely it deserves some further research by them.

Many thanks Mael for the inclusion of your wonderful photo's, I am afraid all my photo's taken from the top of Dunadd are lost to technology with the demise of my old laptop, will have to get back up there again, and visit my beloved boar.
Thanks also for the compliments, appreciate you, and everybodies input.

Chris

[macneighill]

WOW! Chris, great photos. Interesting you posted this as, Dalriada (or Dál Riata) has been the focus of my studies for the past couple of months. Very intriguing history. Thanks again for sharing the pics.

[Spartan]

Thanks for the beautiful pictures and bringing this to our attention. I'm going to send this thread to Andrew, our archaeologist son.

[fudgeman]

As always, a fascinating historical picture show. Keep 'em comin'. Thanks for sharing.