No wonder Scotland was voted the most beautiful country in the world.A new series of stunning images show just how magnificent its scenery is.They were taken by BBC presenter Paul Murton and appear in his new book, The Hebrides, which is dedicated to the vast cluster of islands off Scotland's northwest coast.
Murton, presenter of BBC's Grand Tours of Scotland, film-maker and historian, was born in Argyll, Scotland, and grew up exploring the rugged west coast islands.
The images for his book were taken during several visits to the islands in which Murton travelled the length and breadth of the Hebrides, sailing to over 80 islands in the process.
'The Hebrides are in my blood - and my enduring love for them was sealed by one of my very earliest memories,' he says, before recounting a trip to the Argyll coast as a child.
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