Sadak In Search Of The Waters Of Oblivion (1812) By John Martin

Frederic Leighton (English, 1830-1896)

Memories

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𝚄𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚙𝚕𝚞𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚡 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚎 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎

𝙳𝚛𝚘̂𝚖𝚎 / 𝙵𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 🇫🇷

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Birr Castle, Ireland by Luke Ravitch

Isaac Levitan - "In the Vicinity of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery"

Abbotsford House

Directions.

And more stubbornness.

Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Keira Knightley, Jena Malone, Rosamund Pike, Joe Wright, Talulah Riley, and Carey Mulligan in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Scotland’s World Heritage Sites span millennia—etched in stone, cast in iron, and rooted deep in the land.

On #WorldHeritageDay, we honour the places that carry history forward.

🏛️ Scotland’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

St Kilda — A remote archipelago in the Outer Hebrides, notable for its dramatic landscapes, seabird colonies, and 4,000 years of human history. It holds dual status for both natural and cultural heritage.

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh — A unique urban landscape where medieval alleyways meet Georgian elegance, showcasing centuries of architectural and civic development.

Heart of Neolithic Orkney — A collection of prehistoric monuments, including Skara Brae, Maeshowe, the Stones of Stenness, and the Ring of Brodgar, offering insight into Neolithic life.

New Lanark — An 18th-century mill village on the River Clyde, renowned for its role in social reform and industrial innovation under Robert Owen.

The Antonine Wall — The northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain, representing Roman military engineering and imperial ambition.

The Forth Bridge — A 19th-century cantilever railway bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, celebrated as a masterpiece of engineering and design.

The Flow Country — Designated in 2024, this vast peatland in Caithness and Sutherland is the world’s largest blanket bog, recognised for its ecological importance and role in carbon storage.

By the Deathbed (1893) by Edvard Munch