Hot air balloon preparing to launch at the Strathaven Balloon Festival

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The Strathaven Balloon Festival is an annual event and the only one of its kind in Scotland held in 2015 from 28th - 30th September. The first flight of the festival took place at dawn on Sunday 30th September

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Size: 5050px × 3367px
Location: Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © Andrew Wilson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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