Heather in flower, a blanket of lilac in the Scottish Highlands. Glorious purple hues landscape of the Scottish heather moors in August, Scotland, UK

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In 1995 the National Trust for Scotland purchased the Mar Lodge Estate. The quality of the landscape has been recognised by the inclusion of the whole estate within the Cairngorm Mountain and Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Areas.

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Size: 5220px × 3238px
Location: Braemar, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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