Archive for: August 2011

26/08/2011

Flood 1890 .

Filed under: All - 26 Aug 2011

Flood 1890 .

The record flood for the Clarence River at Grafton is the 1890 with a height of 8.13 mts . Grafton is built on a flood plain with the highest areas on the river banks , the above image shows the Crown Hotel situated on the high river bank with just …

13/08/2011

Jacobite queen at caledonian canal inverness scotland

Filed under: Island - 13 Aug 2011

Jacobite queen at caledonian canal inverness scotland

The Jacobite Queen – seen here at her home berth at Tomnahurich Bridge, Inverness – is flagship of Jacobite Cruises, which provide pleasure trips down the Caledonian Canal and on into Loch Ness. The Tomnahurich – or Millerton – Swing Bridge behind the boat carries the A82 Inverness-Fort William-Glasgow trunk …