Bonnie Prince Charlie, a photo from Highland, Scotland

Photographer's Note

Glenfinnan

Though you can climb a stair inside the monument and look over Loch Shiel from the top of it, the best way to get this full view on it is to wander a quite easy path behind the visitor centre. The view from the hill on the loch, the monument below at the south and up the glen to the viaduct at the north.

If you use this View Link and move the “Little Yellow Man” then you will be exactly on the spot I was when I took this photo... Try it! ;)

The Glenfinnan Monument was built in 1815 by Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale, a local landowner, whose father's cousin was the chief with whom the prince stayed the night before the standard was raised.
Macdonald himself died the same year the Monument was built, after a life given to pleasurable pursuits and too much drinking. Much of his life seems to have been given over to the grand, theatrical gesture - much like the prince he sought to commemorate.

The column is entered by a porticoed doorway in the base, which gives onto an internal spiral stair. The stair leads to a platform surmounted by a huge statue of a man in Highland dress. Though the statue may represent Bonnie Prince Charlie, it may equally be meant to represent a generic Highland chief.

(Source: britainexpress.com)
https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=1297

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Sergiom (117241) 2018-11-12 6:32

Bonjour Viviane,

Je vivrais bien, seul avec ce paysage au haut de cette belle tour de pierres face à cette magnifique baie.Le point de vue est parfait ainsi que la luminosité et les belles couleurs.

Amicalement

Serge

dta (98560) 2018-11-12 9:31

Bonjour Viviane ,
Une remarquable série écossaise avec une météo de la partie . C'est sûrement la bonne saison pour visiter les Highlands . la vue de ce loch est splendide et la composition parfaite .
Amicalement

ktanska (40133) 2018-11-12 10:10

Hi Viviane,
Beautiful view of this long and narrow lake. The monument is quite interesting, but I'm still glad that you captured wider landscape around it. Tree leaves have lovely fresh spring tones.
Kari

Ilonka1974 (9401) 2018-11-12 10:19

Hi Viviane,
Interesting view of fantastic place.
I like good sharpness and excellent composition.
Very good work and presentation.
Best regards
Janusz

tyro (30513) 2018-11-12 11:32

Hello dear Viviane,

As always, a fascinating and informative note and a delightful photograph to accompany it.

You have been very clever and found the perfect viewpoint for this photograph - and thank you for sharing that with us with the help of Mr. Google's little yellow man. :)

Your composition is both excellent and very pleasing to the eye with the monument perfectly placed in the frame against the blue waters of Loch Shiel disappearing into the distance.

Lovely soft light, perfect colours, spot-on exposure and exquisite details and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

jean113 (22101) 2018-11-12 13:46

Hello Viviane, an excellent composition with the Glenfinnan Monument a good focal point and well placed slightly off centre.
You must have been quite high up to get this point of view as the monument appears small, seemingly dwarfed by the surrounding mountains.
Once again, you had beautiful weather which enhanced the scene even more.
Very good note.
Regards Jean.

PMH (268) 2018-11-12 20:16

Hello Viviane

You found a perfect spot to capture this extremely pleasing landscape. It is also accompanied by very detailed note - so important for those who take from TE their inspiration for future trips. This is what TE is all about. Thank you for sharing!

brgds

emka (152344) 2018-11-12 23:54

Hello Viviane, It is a famous place with the monument of Bonnie Prince Charlie. And what a magnificent landscape around. Unfortunately, I traveled in Scotland just by buses and there were places that I could not reach. This was one of them :(. Do you know that he was the son of Maria Clementina Sobieska, the granddaughter of John III Sobieski, most famous for the victory over the Ottoman Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna.

Have a nice day

MAlgo

jimmj63 (0) 2018-11-13 6:56