Scottish Mountain Photo GalleryScottish Mountain Photo GalleryThe photographs in this unique collection were taken from low flying military aircraft in the late 1950's and early 1960's. All photos copyright and courtesy of the Morss Collection.
Aerial
view of Brodick Bay looking NW towards the mountains surrounding Glen Rosa. Taken from a test
flight about 1960.
Aerial
view Looking East over the A'Chir Ridge. The Mauvais Pas is the notch in the
ridge in the foreground. The route descends on the east side of the ridge about
half way along the level section to the South of the Mauvais Pas. Cir Mhor with
its prominent South Ridge is in the sunlight to the North. Goatfell is the
highest peak in the middle distance to the South.
Aerial
view Looking South South West over Cir Mhor. The dark South Ridge can be
seen to the left of the summit. The curving corrie of Casteal Abhail can
be seen through the mist to the right.
Aerial
view, looking South East, over Casteal Abhail to Goatfell with Holy Island
emerging from the sea mist in Lamlash Bay. Cir Mhor and A'Chir are in the middle
ground. Over the misty Firth of Clyde can be seen the Galloway Hills; Cairnsmore
of Carsphairn, the Rhinns of Kells, The Merrick and Shalloch on Minnoch.
Goatfell,
looking North East from above GlenRosa.
Aerial
view of Eigg, with Rum in the background. Looking North North West from
above the Sound of Arisaig.
Looking
up Coire na Creich to Sgurr an Fheadain in the foreground, split its
Waterpipe Gully. The main Cuillin Ridge stretches from Pinnacle Ridge, Sgurr nan
Gillean, Am Bastier, Bruach na Frithe, Bidean Druim nan Ramh and the four tops
of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh. The sloping ridge of Sgurr Thuilm is in the right
foreground. Bla Bheinn (Blaven) is in the middle distance. Ben Nevis is on the
extreme right of the horizon
Sgurr
Dearg and Window Buttress rising from Coire na Bannachdich
Aerial
view of the Cuillin ridge over Coire Lagan, Sron na Ciche and Coir' a'
Ghrunnda.
Aerial
view of Coire Laggan, Sgurr Alasdair and Sron na Ciche.
Aerial
view looking over the West Buttress of Sgurr Sgumain to Sgurr Alasdair.
From above lower Coire Lagan, looking East.
Aerial
view looking up Harta Coire over Druim nan Ramh to Sgurr Dearg and the
Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Main Cuillin Ridge. From above the South East
ridge of Marsco looking West South West.
Aerial
view of Sgurr na Stri and Bla Bheinn (Blaven), From above Loch Scavaig,
looking north east.
looking
North up the Cuillin Ridge with Gars-bheinn in the foreground.
Looking
West down Glencoe, the Three Sisters are on the left, Anoach Eagach on the
right and Beinn Garbh on the horizon.
Aerial
view, looking South over the Ben Nevis Plateau. North East Buttress rises
from the bottom left. To the right of this are Orion Face, Zero Gully,
Observatory Buttress, 0.5 Gully and Gardyloo Gully.
Aerial
view, over Carn Mor Dearg Arete to Ben Nevis then on to Gaor Bheinn with Ladar
Bheinn on the horizon. Looking North West from above Allt Coire
Giubhsachan. The clouds on the horizon are above the Outer Hebrides.
The
summit of Ben Nevis with Carm Mor Dearg, and its arete, behind.
The photographs in this unique collection were taken from low flying military aircraft in the late 1950's and early 1960's. All photos copyright and courtesy of the Morss Collection.
Site editor: Douglas E Wilcox (D.E.Wilcox@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
)
Updated: 05/02/02
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Department of Medical Genetics
Aerial view of the Department of Medical Genetics.
Glen
Coe.
Kintail.