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We have a Highland Coo as well as some other odd looking large cows at our local petting zoo. You feed them carrots and food nuggets and they slobber all over you but they are very sweet and gentle despite their size. Everytime I see them I think of you, Cheryl. At first my small child was very timid but now he bounces over to their corral.
The highland coos are certainly unique and perhaps can be called shaggy coos! Great scenery photos and love those lush green mountains! Kind of odd with the signs in Gallic (Irish), being in Scotland!
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Wednesday 14 June – part four: they’re everywhere today!
We pulled into the castle, paid our admission fee, and parked up. Guess what we found first?
They are seriously everywhere today! We got lots of photos of the castle…
… and the humped bridge we’d just gone over…
… before we headed inside.
Oh wow, what a treat we had in here! There weren’t that many rooms open, but the ones that were really were something. I was blown away by them, and frankly I think the £11 admission charge for adults is cheap, as I know comparable places charge a lot more, and I think they could, but sssh, don’t tell them that!
I loved the fact that here you had personal touches from the family the whole way round. It just made it feel so much more than the traditional castle or stately home you see. However, all I’m going to say is the display about family gatherings really brought it home to you that this family travels in very different circles to the rest of us! There was a Christening on a navy vessel that they hired out.
We couldn’t get over how quiet the place was. I swear there were other people there, even if it doesn’t look like it in my shots. Considering there were two or three coaches in the car park, I have no idea where they ended up, as we never saw them.
Inveraray Castle is the home of the 13th Duke of Argyll and his family. He’s also the 27th Chief of Clan Campbell, one of the largest and strongest families of the Highlands of Scotland. The Campbell descendants have been living in the area since 1280 and today there are 1.3 million Campbells across the world who can claim kinship with the present Duke. I bet he wouldn’t be happy though if they all turned up on his doorstep at the castle at one time though! The castle you see here today dies from 1746 and was built to replace the former castle, which was originally situated on the field in the front – presumably where the gorgeous Highland coos are.
The first room we went into was the State Dining room. Originally, the third Duke had not set aside a room for eating in, which was a bit short sighted of him, as eventually it turned out that everyone need one. This dates from 1780 and is pretty much untouched from then. The galleons you see in one of the photos are from Germany and are made from silver gilt. The chandelier dates from 1830 and is one of three. Thee others can be seen elsewhere in the castle.
This is the entrance hallway and originally the castle was supposed to be entered from the south, but the 5th Duke, who was the first one to actually live here, changed his mind about that. When it moved to the north, it divided up the long gallery that was here at the time. The boar you see above the door is the emblem of the Campbell family.
This is the tapestry dining room on the other side of the entrance hall, which also dates back to the 1780s, like the state dining room. The ceiling in here has barely been touched since it was installed.
In one corner of the room, there’s a pair of double doors that I honestly don’t think I’d have seen if they were closed. They lead into the China Turret, and the display cabinet in here contains a collection of Oriental and European porcelain. All of it has been used by the Dukes and their guests over the last 300 years.
Wow. I've seen your photos from many-a-castle/palace over the years, and every single time I'm wowed by it! What a way of life it must have been. Or still is, perhaps?!
More highland coos!!
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Wow, that's some castle! Well worth the admission, it seems.
I never knew Highland coos could be black. I prefer the red - they remind me of my sweet Cavalier's coloring
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Wow. I've seen your photos from many-a-castle/palace over the years, and every single time I'm wowed by it! What a way of life it must have been. Or still is, perhaps?!
I think still is, given by what we saw later on. It's very much still inhabited.
Wow, that's some castle! Well worth the admission, it seems.
I never knew Highland coos could be black. I prefer the red - they remind me of my sweet Cavalier's coloring
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Great scenery photos and love those lush green mountains! 
There weren’t that many rooms open, but the ones that were really were something. I was blown away by them, and frankly I think the £11 admission charge for adults is cheap, as I know comparable places charge a lot more, and I think they could, but sssh, don’t tell them that! 
The castle you see here today dies from 1746 and was built to replace the former castle, which was originally situated on the field in the front – presumably where the gorgeous Highland coos are. 
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