Landscape photograph of Bass Rock, off the coast of North Berwick, Scotland, with a lone gannet flying in the blue sky. Bass Rock is a steep-sided volcanic rock, 107 meters (351 ft) at its highest point. It is home to the world's largest single rock colony of gannets, with over 150,000 birds. Viewed from the mainland, the surface of the rock appears white due to the number of birds and their droppings. The rock is currently uninhabited, but historically has been settled by an early Christian hermit, and later was the site of an important castle, which was later used as a prison. The island was in the ownership of the Lauder family for almost six centuries, and now belongs to Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple. The Bass Rock Lighthouse was constructed on the rock in 1902, and the remains of a chapel are located there. The Bass Rock features in numerous works of fiction, including Robert Louis Stevenson's Catriona and The Lion is Rampant by contemporary Scottish novelist Ross Laidlaw. Fine art prints are available of this photograph. Click above to purchase or contact us for a custom quote.
The stone bridge in the center of Abbey Park in Leicester, England was built over the River Soar in 1932.
Its gleaming white walls rising above the surrounding landscape of olive orchards, Castel del Monte is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated in Andria in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southeast Italy. It was constructed during the 1240s by the Emperor Frederick II.
