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Inside the tower

McCaig's Tower or McCaig's Folly is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres with two tiers of lancet arches, 94 in total. It is a Grade B Listed historic monument,

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36 comments

Nicole Merdrignac said:

Superbe photo de cette tour avec un premier plan fleuri. Bonne soirée. Bon mercredi .
11 days ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Thank you for the lovely comments, Nicole, very much appreciated!
11 days ago

William Sutherland said:

Outstanding shot!

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11 days ago

Roger (Grisly) replied to William Sutherland:

Thank you William ! much appreciated
10 days ago ( translate )

LotharW said:

HWW, Roger. Danke für die Erklärung.
11 days ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAT BREATHTAKING ! AND THAT IS STILL 60 ISH YEARS SINCE I STOOD CLOSE TO WHERE YOU STOOD TO TAKE THIS PHOTO.

SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT
10 days ago

Loose_Grip/Pete said:

Ah, so that's what it looks like from the inside!
HWW Roger. Enjoy the day.
10 days ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Impressive structure; well taken Roger.
hWW
10 days ago ( translate )

Edna Edenkoben said:

An awesome photo with an interesting explanation. It's good to learn something new every day :-)
HWW Roger.
10 days ago

Gudrun said:

Great to see this from the inside. it has a lovely garden! HWW!
10 days ago

Herb Riddle said:

Seen for miles around as a grand Roman Amphitheatre type of structure. I did get to the top here on a visit many years ago but the weather was dire and my photos were rubbish! Thanks for a refresher my friend.

HWW, enjoy the rest of the warm to hot week. Herb
10 days ago

Kayleigh said:

Was für ein beeindruckendes Gebäude! HWW Roger :-)
10 days ago ( translate )

Xata said:

Beautiful perspective and foreground enhancement.
HWW to you.
10 days ago

Armando Taborda said:

Very interesting, Roger!
10 days ago ( translate )

Franck Chabal said:

Surprenant, vraiment bien composé! HWW Roger.
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