#lochnagar

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Lochnagar this morning. 

A spectacular inversion with the Dee Valley a sea of cloud over to the Cairngorm plateau

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For anyone thinking about getting married, the best advice I can give is this - do it on top of a mountain - you can thank me later :)

Queenstown, New Zealand

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Morning in the Highlands - the royal family ascending Lochnagar by Carl Haag

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Plaid brooch, given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1848

"This brooch was created from a cairngorm picked up by Prince Albert at Lochnagar in September 1848. Lochnagar, the highest mountain in the vicinity of Balmoral Castle, was the objective of a walk taken by the royal couple on the last day of their visit to Scotland that year.

A cairngorm is a form of quartz originally found only in the Cairngorm range (in the eastern Highlands of Scotland). This example was immediately cut and set into a Celtic-style brooch for presentation to Queen Victoria in November 1848.

This form of commemorative jewellery was typical of the taste of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and brooches made from pebbles collected on particular outings were also made for each other and for other members of their family."

The Royal Collection Trust

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George Blackie Sticks (1843–1938)

Lochnagar, 1867

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Original caption:

Lochnagar in the winter. A hike up the famous Munro located in the Cairngorm National Park in the North East of Scotland.

Music:

Bittersweet Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Stages of Grief Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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Loch Muick | Scotland

Taken by me

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“Morning in the Higlands:  The Royal Family ascending Lochnagar“ (1853)

“Evening at Balmoral Castle” (1854)

These two large watercolours (both over a metre long - the equivalent of many similar oil paintings) were commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert from German artist Carl Haag who had stayed with the royal family at Balmoral in 1853. “Morning in the Highlands” was a Christmas gift from Albert to Victoria in 1853, while its companion piece “Evening at Balmoral” was given by Victoria to Albert on his birthday (August 26) in 1854.

 In the “Morning” Prince Albert is depicted leading the royal family on a ride up Lochnagar mountain, while in the “Evening” he presents the stags he had shot that afternoon to the Queen and Prince of Wales. The gillie John Brown stands to the right of the picture, holding a torch.

The two pictures were originally hung together at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

(Royal Collection)