The approach to Inveraray from the Northeast....

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The tall, rectangular church-like tower is the Campbell Memorial, erected by the then Duke of Argyll in memory of all the Campbells that fell in the First World War. The three 18th Century archways front a central plaza, THAT was built by the same Argyll that built the residence, trying to dress the place up a bit. The pale square building is covered with plastic, undergoing renovation/restoration.

The Campbell Memorial, which apparently houses impressive bells, leastwise a sign advertises bell-ringings...

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Scottish spoken here, the doorway of the church next to the memorial tower...

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...and a reference to the strangely moderate climate of this part of Scotland, courtesy of the Gulf Stream. This was on the grounds of the memorial, I think I seen plants like that in Costa Rica...

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...and because it don't fit anywhere else really, this is what an actual Loch Fyne kipper looks like in the morning, done right.

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"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744