The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has teamed up with Google to make street view tours of its famous landmarks and natural estates available to everyone digitally so you can now walk virtually around Glencoe, potter in the historic Inverewe garden or spend time getting lost on a beach in Iona with \u2018Trek view\u2019.<\/u><\/p>\n
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) writes:
\n<\/u>Colan Mehaffey, the Trust\u2019s Head of Digital said: \u2018We are really pleased to be working with Google to map some of our most stunning countryside, island and mountain sites. We\u2019ve got footage of Ben Lomond, Grey Mare\u2019s Tail, Glencoe, even the Isle of Staffa\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Trust\u2019s Wildlife Filming Editor Simon Goodall can usually be found editing footage for the Trust\u2019s Nature Channel website. However, he leapt at the chance to take on this unusual role. He spent the summer of 2015 walking hundreds of miles with the 20kg Trekker pack to capture footage in remote and wild locations across Scotland.<\/p>\n
Simon said: \u2018This has been a very challenging but rewarding experience. Besides the memory of the breathtaking landscapes what I will remember most will be the different responses, some people laugh and point, some people recognise what it is and pull a pose.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Trust helps to preserve a diverse range of rural land and wildlife habitats, among the best left in this country, so there was a never a doubt when I was asked if I wanted to assist with this project.\u2019<\/p>\n
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