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Minor Road near Alves
Looking south towards Alves from near Kirkton Cottages.

Kirkton Cottages
Semidetached traditional cottages by the road north of Alves.

Wheelie Bins
Officially provided litter cluttering up the countryside.

Old Parish Kirk
This kirk was built in 1769-1771, and is described in 'The Buildings of Scotland'... more

Russell Enclosure
A family tomb belonging to a family named Russell stand beside the kirkyard gate.

Farm Track
Although not intended as a path, this track across the fields is a handy route... more

Bio Power Station
I understand that this installation generates electricity from methane gas... more

Farmland near Alves
Sheep on winter pasture. The chimney belongs to the Roseisle maltings and... more

Silage Clamp?
I am assuming that's what this is for.

Field Gateway
From the state of the gateway, it is no longer used as grazing land, so the grass... more

Old Stone Fence
The notches in the taller stones along the top of this dyke would originally have... more

Apples
Some fine-looking fruit on the leafless branches of an apple tree. This tree is on... more

Moray Wheelie Bins
Yet more phalanxes of the ugly things disfiguring the countryside, thanks to Moray... more

Cottages at North Alves
One of two pairs of semidetached estate cottages between road and railway at North Alves.

Muddy Track
The track is the access to the fields and the small wood.

Coltfield Crossroads
Cottages beside the minor road to Roseisle.

Cabbage Patch
A sign at the gate suggests that in normal times vegetables may be on sale here.

Ruined Building
A roofless ruin at the Crofts, Coltfield. The second edition of the six-inch... more

Aggressive Tup
There were three tups in the field here, and this one came rushing over towards us... more

Houses at Coltfield
The house on the right is new, but the others are shown on the mid-Victorian map,... more

Holiday Cottage
I suppose the cottage being let is the one on the left, which is a traditional... more

Converted Steading
The second eidion of the six-inch Ordnance Survey map shows this as two buildings,... more

Wester Coltfield
The foreground cottages are in this grid square but the farm buildings beyond are... more

Glenesk
The cottage is well screened by its garden.

Autumn Flowers
A close-up of the floral display at the gate to Glenesk, splendidly colourful even... more

Ambiguous Sign
When you look closely enough to make out the faded arrow, and relate it to the... more

Future House
I wonder if the coronavirus pandemic has brought this project to a halt?

Wester Coltfield Cottages
A pair of semi-detached farm cottages, each with a modern extension.

Field at Coltfield
This ridge has all the appearance of material laid down by glaciers in the... more

New Houses at Upper Hempriggs
The actual farm of Upper Hemriggs is concealed here by the lie of the land and the... more

Steybrae Woods
Most of the trees in this small wood seem to be oaks, and several have not yet... more

Steybrae Woods
Looking back towards Coltfield along the road past Steybrae Woods.

Flat Fields
The flat, low-lying ground, crossed by numerous parallel drainage ditches, looks... more

Steybrae Woods
Open woodland with oaks and Scots Pines among other species of tree.

Gates and Trough
To the left of the rough is one of the dozen or so ditches that drain this flat... more

A Flock of Sheep
Sheep are brought down from higher ground to winter in the low-lying pastures... more

Drainage Ditch
More than a dozen arrow-straight and mostly parallel ditches drain the low-lying... more

Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiotis procera)
At least I think that's what it is, and if so, it is apparently very good to eat.... more

Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiotis procera)
At least I think that's what it is, and if so, it is apparently very good to eat.... more

New Houses at Miltonhill
A small development of new houses.

Storage Containers
I gather than you can rent one (or more) of these to store your belongings in. See... more

Miltonhill Farm
Part of the stone-built steading at Miltonhill Farm.

Miltonhill Farm House
The farm house at Miltonhill has obviously been altered several times over the... more

Miltonhill Farm
The driveway, just off the minor roaf between Coltfield and Milton Brodie, is... more

New House
One of the many fine new houses that have sprung up in recent years, following the... more

Tarradale
Pleasantly situated with a southerly view, on the back road near Miltonhill.

Miltonhill Cottages
I am intrigued by the disparity in the height of the chimneys on this pair of... more

Miltonhill Cottages
The cottages are more easily seen from this side, where there is not such a large... more

Lomond
Lomond is a very large house, built on land that included what is marked on some... more

Bales on Grange Hill
Casting long autumn shadows, even though it was only just after noon.

An Darach
A smart new house at Milton Brodie. The name is Gaelic and means 'The Oak', which... more

Lodge at Milton Brodie
A traditional cottage with modern windows, formerly a gate lodge for [[[928586]]].

Brough House
Apart from its appearance on the first edition of the six-inch Ordnance Survey map... more

Gazebo at Milton Brodie
The octagonal gazebo was built in the 18th century, but Historic Scotland noted in... more

Brough House
The view from the south reveals that the house is much larger than the east... more

Looking towards Muirhead
Muirhead is in an adjacent grid square, but all of the foreground is in this square.

Hawthorn Branch
A branch thick with ripe haws.

Ephemeral Pond
It seems that the ground here is not very free-draining, which is a little... more

Milton Brodie
The Lodge and An Darach from the road to East Grange.

Ramshackle Shed
The old shed looks as if it is about to fall down. Maybe it will come in handy for... more

Straw Bales
Bales await collection on flat fields near Kinloss. The building in the distance... more

Ard Beag
Ard Beag is Gaelic and means 'little high place'. Not sure that 'little' is quite... more

Straw Bales
A blink of sunshine cats long shadows from a field of bales. In the background is Kinloss.

Guarding the Gate
I'm not sure how I'd describe the chap on the gatepost. He is guarding the access... more

Kinloss Burn
Looking downstream from the bridge at East Grange.

East Grange
From this view you don't see all the facilities at East Grange - a venue,... more

Kinloss Burn
Looking upstream from the road bridge at East Grange.

Sheep at East Grange
The sheep have presumably been brought to the lowland pastures for overwintering.... more

Trough and Neeps
The crop is neeps (turnips) grown as sheep fodder. When they are turned into the... more

Ordies Farm House
A solid traditional stone house surrounded by fields.

Burdocks by the Fence
The brown seed heads inside the field are burdock, from which I take it that the... more

Field Track
Looking back towards East Grange alongside a crop of neeps for fodder. To the... more

Field Boundary
The maps show a ditch running alongside this fence, but it's not obvious on the... more

Ordies
The 1:25,000 map suggests there is a road avoiding the house at Ordies, but there... more

Train at Ordies
This two-car train was on its way from Aberdeen to Inverness.

House at Ordies
Seen across the neighbouring stubble field.

Ordies
The south elevation of the house at Ordies, lit by a blink of sunshine against a... more

Rickety Steps
We were looking for somewhere to sit in the sun to eat our lunch, and I wondered... more

Ordies Railway Bridge
The bridge carries the Inverness to Aberdeen railway line over the access road to Ordies.

Train at Ordies
A train on its way from Inverness to Aberdeen crosses the bridge at Ordies. The... more

Sheep and Neeps
These sheep are being fed on neeps grown as fodder. Just the other day I saw on... more

Ordies and Ordies Bridge
The white van is a Network Rail van stopped just beside the railway overbridge. On... more

A Park o' Neeps
No doubt when the sheep in the lower field have finished off the neeps there, they... more

Path in Alves Woods
The sun is too low to illuminate the path, parallel to the A96, through Alves Woods.

Clearing in Alves Woods
The clearing marks the point where a path crosses at right angles. You could be... more

Alves Woods
This part of the woods must have been felled at some point, and new growth is not... more

Path in Alves Woods
This is the last open part of the path before it enters the shade of the taller trees.

Fungus
I'm afraid that I have no idea what this fungus is.

Former Manse
The manse was built about 1845, probably by John Urquhart, who designed the kirk... more

Alves Parish Kirk
According to 'The Buildings of Scotland' the kirk was a hurriedly built Free Kirk,... more

Former Manse
A closer view of the manse, built about 1845, probably by John Urquhart, who... more

Alves Parish Kirk
According to 'The Buildings of Scotland' the kirk was a hurriedly built Free Kirk,... more

Bellcote on Alves Parish Kirk
A large open bellcote with panelled aprons, scrolled volutes and angle urn... more

Toadstools
I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who can tell me what species of fungus these are.

Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea)
I think that's what it must be, but I am very happy to be corrected. If so, it's a... more

Sweethillock Farm
One of several large farms in this valley.

Common Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit)
One of several plants looking unseasonably fresh in the shelter of a dyke.

Cloves Farm
A large farm with extensive outbuildings. The house is to the left, among the trees.

Inverness to Aberdeen Railway Line
Looking east from the overbridge at Alves Station.

Alves Station
Looking west from the overbridge. The former station building is now a private house.

Carsewell
A substantial stone house on the south side of the village of Alves.

Carsewell
A substantial stone house on the south side of the village of Alves.

Converted Steading
the farm buildings opposite [[[6682112]]] have been converted to residential use,... more

Alves School
This small building obviously matches the rest of the school buildings but I am... more

Alves War Memorial
Designed by John Wittet and erected in 1921, it has an octagonal plinth and a... more

Calum's Kitchen
The former Crook Inn, which, sadly, was closed today because it's Monday and it is... more

Calum's Kitchen
Outside tables and benches with a canopy have been installed to allow business to... more

Rose Bush
A rose bush, growing in a repurposed whisky cask, has produced a proliferation of... more

Smiddy Place
This small cul-de-sac just off the A96 in Crook of Alves is named for the smiddy... more

Earth Tongues (Geoglossum)
There were lots of these black fungi in the grass. As they mature, they twist and... more

Earth Tongue (Geoglossum)
This is a more mature specimen of [[[6682135]]]. It makes me think of the German... more