Dark Island Guided Tours Scotland

Name: Dark Island Guided Tours Scotland
Address: West Kilbride, KA23, GB
Telephone: +447395922378
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30/09/2024

Today is my last tour of the season and what better place to go to than Argyll's historic capital of Inverary, home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell. Behind me is a wonderful example of a Medieval Celtic Cross. This will be my last tour until April next year, but I will still go and visit some interesting places around Scotland and I'll be sure to share them with you. 😃

17/09/2024

Today I'm back at Ayrshire's Dunure Castle, the erstwhile seat of the Kennedys of Cassilis. The brooding sky behind me looks like something out of a horror movie, but It hasn't been photoshopped, jusy incase you're wondering. 🧛‍♂️

14/09/2024

Today I'm in Freedom Square. Behind me is Glasgow City Chambers, opened by Queen Victoria in 1888. There perhaps isn't another building better than this one of giving you an idea of the wealth that once came through this town.

12/09/2024

Back in Edinburgh again, twice in one week! Behind me is the headquarters of RBS or the Royal Bank of Scotland, a beautiful building both inside and out. Up until the banking crisis of 2007/8, it was the largest banking group in the world. Unfortunately, it was one of those banks that went bust and had to be bailed out with public money. These days it is still very big, but not quite as big as it was! 🙄

09/09/2024

Today I'm back in Edinburgh. I'm standing outside of Mary King's Close. Named after a wealthy merchant burgess, this close or building entrance way has been a place where numerous sightings of ghosts have been made since the 17th C. 👻

07/09/2024

Here's another photo from Thursday. Behind me is Salvador Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross. Who can tell me where I am?

05/09/2024

Today I'm in Glasgow. Behind me is Glasgow University, the 4th oldest university in the world founded in 1451. Well known figures associated with it include Adam Smith, Lord Kelvin, Joseph Lister, James Watt as well as first Afro-American doctor James McCune Smith.

31/08/2024

This photo is from a recent walking tour in Glasgow. Behind me is Kenny Hunter's Citizen Firefighter, a tribute to the sacrifice paid by fire men and women internationally down the years. Also behind me is Glasgow Central railway station and Robert Rowand Anderson's Grand Central Hotel. Former guests include Frank Sinatra, JFK as well as Laurel and Hardy. Above the doorway can also be seen the crest of the Caledonian Railway Company who built the station in 1879.

15/08/2024

On Tuesday I visited Inverary in Argyll, the seat of Clan Campbell. Behind me is the Vital Spark. It's not the original, but it's namesake was a boat that featured in the Tales of Parahandy, a series of books by local author Neil Munroe featuring the adventures of the a very similar puffer boat and her crew. However, she is probably best known through the 1960s TV series The Vital Spark. The 1990s remake featuring Rab C Nesbit actor Gregor Fisher is well worth watching too.

07/08/2024

A few foties from yesterday's tour of a very festive Edinburgh. 😁🎉

04/08/2024

Today I'm in Luss on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond. This picturesque town was the set for soap opera Take the High Road and has been part of Clan Colquhoun lands since the 14th Century. Behind me are the graves of a more recent chief and his family.

31/07/2024

Today I'm in the very beautiful and gorgeously sunny town of Ayr. Behind me is the famous Renaldo's Ice cream parlour and I'm just about and get a big one. 🍦🌞🍨

26/07/2024

Back in Stirling today, at the castle. Behind me is one of the 16th Century oak carvings known as the Stirling Heads. This one depicts James I whose love of tennis cost him his life. He was assisinated after he had his secret escape route blocked up because he kept losing balls down it. 🎾🫅☠️

24/07/2024

Back at Edinburgh Castle again today. Behind me is Mons Meg, built in 1454 at the order of the Duke of Burgundy, it was gifted to James II and with a barrel width of 20 inches, it is one of the largest calibre canons ever built. 🪓🌏☠️

23/07/2024

It's always nice to be in Stirling. Behind me is Rob Roy MacGregor, the famous Jacobite and Robin Hood type figure who defended the poor against the ravages of despotic landlordism. His long running fued against the Duke of Montrose was legendary. None of this prevented his sword getting stolen though. 🫤

19/07/2024

Back in Edinburgh again today. Behind me is the Northern Lighthouse Board in the City's New Town. Founded by act act of Parliament in 1786, this is where all the lighthouses in Scotland and the Isle of Man are monitored from. 🗼⚓️⛵️🛟

14/07/2024

It's a lovely evening to be waiting at the Wemyss Bay ferry/train terminal for the returning boat from Rothesay. This most picturesque of railway stations was build by the Caledonian Railway company in 1903 and is well known by generations of Glaswegians that have gone 'doon the watter' for their vacation in years gone by.

17/10/2023

Stirling's Wallace Monument this morning, just as the mist is beginning to lift.

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In Stirling educating the good folk of Las Vegas about the Bard. A big thanks who came on Tuesday's tour. It was a cracking day. 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Seagate Castle, Irvine Livestream

Livestream Walk About of Dunoon

Livestream Walking Tour of Glasgow Merchant City and Trongate

Thanks everyone for joining on this tour, particularly in the rain. It is Glasgow, so that's no surprise! We learned about Stan Laurel, Adam Smith and John A. MacDonald, Canada's first Prime Minister. We also looked at some fantastic architecture. See you all next week in Saltcoats. You can support me on Patreon for as little as $1, £1 or 1 euro per month and help me do more and better livestreams, photos and other content. Here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/AlecMack Alternatively, you can leave a tip in the tip jar fundraiser pinned at the top of the Dark Island Page. Cheers. Alec.

Live Stream Walking Tour of Glasgow Green

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the tour tonight. Especially after the technical difficulties I had with my new lapel mic. Hopefully I'll get it sorted out for next Saturday. If you'd like to support me on Patreon for as little as $1, £1 or 1 euro per month and get acces to midweek mini tours, here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/AlecMack Cheers. Alec.