
To be transported to prehistoric landscapes you could try one of several creature-feature Hollywood movies available on DVD.

Or you could just go to Scotland.

These incredible photographs by 25-year-old George Turner, from Dorset, highlight the timeless, rugged beauty of its landscape. Save for the occasional road and castle, they're almost like a window to the land before time.

Turner said: 'The landscape feels so other-worldly. There are so many crags, crevasses and hidden valleys that it's impossible to get bored. I'm heading back in early March to photograph some of Scotland's amazing wildlife, including the critically endangered Scottish wildcat.'

Turner, who's been a professional photographer for just a few months, wanted to capture the locations' incredible variations in light. He added: 'It can go from amazing golden hues through to total darkness within the space of a minute.'

Whether taken in sunshine or gloom, the images are thoroughly enlightening.

The iconic Buachaille Etive Mòr. 'There are few places in the UK - if not the world - that are as striking as this mountain,' said Turner

Turner said: 'The Cuillin Hills are famed for their sharp, knife-edged ridges. Who needs the Alps?'

'Roads through the Quiraing remind us that we're not actually on Mars but on home turf,' said Turner. 'Sheer beauty'

'There are no dinosaurs or Orcs on Skye, although in the Quiraing you'd be forgiven for thinking there are,' said Turner

Formed from a giant ancient landslide, the Old Man of Storr stands proudly above the Skye landscape

Sunset at the end of the earth. 'Neist Point is famed for its fiery sunsets and it's easy to see why,' said Turner

Named Kilt Rock for the rock formation resembling that of its namesake, this waterfall flows straight into the ocean from a nearby loch

Put on the map by 2012's Skyfall, Glen Etive is a place of quiet and beauty. 'Untouched perfection,' said Turner

Turner said: 'Sunsets on Skye are a tapestry of colour. This particular one had the impression of a huge explosion in the clouds'