The view to the South-west from Gallowhill, Chapel Farm lies across the valley, and in the distance, Queensberry is beyond
This page continues with the presentation of photographs taken from on and around Gallowhill - the low hill that rises just to the north of Moffat (in southern Scotland). Here the interest is in the south end of the hill and the views from there. Southwards is the town; both the two churches and the school are apparent from this angle. Moving round the hill, the view then includes the fine volcano shape of Queensberry in the distance, with Chapel Farm on the hillside opposite. The angle of this hill makes it the regular recipient of light that moulds its surface. This is made more obvious in the shots with snow on
Looking over Moffat from between the trees on Gallowhill
the ground; a number of the photographs on this page repeat the same scenes but with their winter covering - winter as it used to be. This collection of pages has looked out and around Gallowhill, the concluding two pages will turn inwards to shots of the paths and plant-life within the woods.
Edging closer, St Mary's Church stands out, the roof of the old school is to the right
Early morning sun catching the east sides of
Moffat's two churches
Surprisingly not in the early morning, an afternoon feed for two deer in the field just above the town
And a similar view, with icing
The Moffat cemetery is tucked down in the valley by the road that leads to the beeftub - and so is below the line of sight in the photos lower down this page
Not all weathers produce the striking photos that snow and autumn can command. Rain, 80 inches of it a year in Moffat, can take over as it has here!
Just below the cemetery, and across from Gallowhill, the main road from Edinburgh enters the town, past these beech trees, visitors were...
...greeted by this sign, now replaced by one that proclaims Moffat as a Dark Sky Town - it was the first town to introduce non-sodium street lighting in Scotland
'The Hope' peeping out from amongst its trees. The house sits just at the bottom of the northern slope of Gallowhill, seen here from the Edinburgh Road, Greygill Head is beyond
Going up the slope of Gallowhill and looking back to the west, this is the view. The Edinburgh Road is indicated by the line of trees running along the lower part of the photo. Above the field level: at the right in front of the trees, is Chapelhill Cottage; centrally at the top of the horseshoe of trees is Chapel Farm; and left, half in the photo, is the Golf Club-house
These two photos show...
...the Golf Club-house, above the zig-zag of trees
Chapel Farm is named after the near-by remnant of a chapel thought to have been extant since the 1200s. Its discreet yellow buildings offer a subtle presence in the snow
Chapel Farm at the end of its curve of trees
Here the farm is caught by the trees in autumn mistiness
And here a similar view to the photo above, but on a summer's evening
That summer view, but in a wider context, and showing, as foreground, the trees of Gallowhill
Above, Barns Plantation forms the centre piece; down to the right, on the Edinburgh Road, are Bellevue Cottages, above the cottages, by the wood, is Chapelhill Cottage
Barns Plantation on display
The surface of the hill below Chapelhill Cottage in autumn
Chapel Farm appearing to get closer to Queensberry
And here keeping its distance
Cloud just lifting from Queensberry
Queensberry clearly seen in late summer
A touch of frost under the trees near Chapel Farm, and Queensberry in winter guise
Trailers...
The next Picture Posting page is to take you into the Gallowhill Woods, and onto some of its pathways.
The next page
of the Mosaic Section is to be headed 'The Face'.
Or go to the contents Go to the contents of the Mosaic Section. of the Mosaic Section. Monitors can keep the layout, which phones may need to discombobulate.
The last page had photos from the east side of Gallowhill
...guide to this site