This is picture 19 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. The Burns Monument and Gardens in Ayr is a truly magical place.

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This is picture 18 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. We spent a delightful day in Ayr, Scotland.

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This is picture 17 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. One of my more distince memories of my great grandfather is that talked quite a bit about the Battle of Culloden whenever we visted him in Cradlehall.

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This is picture 16 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. I felt a sense of inner peace as we walked the gardens at Cawdor Castle.

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This is picture 15 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. While we were in Inverness. my father and I took a trip over to the Clava Cairns – formally called the Balnuaran of Clava – which is a Bronze Age sacred burial site.

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This is picture 14 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Last summer I finally had the chance to visit Fort George – near Inverness.

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This is picture 13 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. Victoria Street in Edinburgh catches my eye every time I walk across the terrace.

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This is picture 12 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. The Riverside Museum in Glasgow is a source of pride for me as a modern Scot – designed by Zaha Hadid, it is a reminder that Scotland is open to the world.

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This is picture 11 of 30 from my Summer 2011 trip home to Scotland. You can never have too many phone boxes.

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This is picture 10 of 30 from my recent trip home to Scotland. The paintings inside the National Gallery of Scotland move my spirit.

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