May photograph taken from above Cleish, near Kinross, Scotland. Loch Leven can be seen in the distance.
May Photograph Above Cleish Scotland
May photograph taken from above Cleish, near Kinross, Scotland. Loch Leven can be seen in the distance.
Tour Scotland Photograph Perthshire Volunteers Memorial Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the Perthshire Volunteers Memorial in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In Memory of their Comrades who fell during the Crimean War, 1854 to 1855; and, as a tribute to their gallantry, this Monument is erected by the Officers of H.M.'s 90th Light Infantry, Perthshire Volunteers, AD MDCCCLVII.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Eliza Jane MacNab Stained Glass Window Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the Eliza Jane MacNab stained glass memorial window, St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Born in Crieff on 25 Aug 1838. Jane married David MacPherson and had 6 children. She passed away on 16 Sep 1910 in Perth.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Marion Proudfoot Stained Glass Window
Tour Scotland photograph of the Marion Proudfoot Stained Glass Memorial Window, St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Andrew Heiton Stained Glass Window Perth Perthshire
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Stained Glass St John's Kirk
Tour Scotland photograph of Stained Glass windows in St John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish church has a wonderfully representative collection of the work of outstanding stained glass artists, both men, and women, of the 20th century.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video James Kidd Stained Glass Window Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph of the James Kidd Stained Glass Memorial Window, St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. James Kidd was a farmer at Mains of Errol, Perthshire.
This interesting Anglo Scottish surname has three possible origins. The first is from a medieval nickname for a lively, frisky person, and derives from the Middle English, kid, meaning a young goat. The second possible origin is from the Middle English word " kidde " meaning a faggot of wood, and is an occupational surname for a seller of firewood and kindling. The third source is Anglo-Scottish, and is a derivative nickname of " Kit ", itself a pet form of the name " Christopher ", a Greek personal name introduced by Crusaders returning from the Holy Land in the 12th century. There are a number of variants of the modern surname including Kidd, Kidde, Kyd, Kydde, Kidman, etc. Early examples of the surname recordings include Reginald Kyd in the Hundred Rolls of Oxford, England, for the year 1273, Willelmus Kydde in the 1379 Poll Tax Rolls of the same city, and Roger Kidd, who is recorded as being at James Cittye, Virginea on February 23rd 1623. This Roger Kidd was one of the very earliest settlers in the New World. Another was William Kidd of Boston, Massachusetts, who in 1696 was given the command of a privateer to suppress piracy in 1696, but undertook piracy himself, finding it more profitable than being a "Kings man". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Kide, which was dated 1181, in the pipe rolls of the county of Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as The Builder of Churches.
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Tour Scotland Video John Cowan Stained Glass Window St. John's Kirk Perth
Tour Scotland travel video of the John Cowan Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This window, the work of Herbert Hendrie, was the gift of Mrs Annie Cowan, in memory of her husband John.
This surname, widespread in Scotland and Ulster, Ireland, is an Anglicized form of the old Gaelic MacEoghain or MacEoin. The Gaelic prefix " mac " means " son of ", plus the personal name Eoghan from the old Celtic " Ouen ", meaning well born, but believed to derive ultimately from the Greek " Eugenious ", " born lucky " or " well born ". In Ireland Eugene replaced Eoin, the old Irish form of John, and the various patronymic forms of the name include MacOwen, MacCown, MacCone, MacKeown. The forms Cowan, Cowen and Kewon resulted from the subsequent loss of the " Mac " prefix. In 1582 one, John Cowan was Chancellor of Christ church, Waterford, and in 1639 Cowan's Hospital in Stirling was founded by John Cowan, a merchant there. On June 29th 1643 Marionne Cowan and George Mwir were married in Ochiltree, Ayrshire. On May 8th 1846 Pat Cowan, a merchant, aged 21 years, embarked from Liverpool on the " Rochester " bound for New York, America. He was a famine immigrant to that city. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Elizabeth Cowan, marriage to Edward Humphery, which was dated November 12th 1580, London, England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video John Ritchie Stained Glass Window St. John's Kirk Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of the John Ritchie Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This window, the work of Herbert Hendrie was the gift of Mrs Ritchie, in memory of her husband, John Ritchie, Sheriff Clerk in Perth, who died in 1923.
Recorded as MacRitchie, McRitchie, Riche, Richie, and Ritchie, this surname is of early medieval English and Scottish origin. It is a diminutive of Richard, the popular Germanic personal name composed of the elements " ric ", meaning power, and " hard ", brave or strong. The surname as MacRitchie is mainly found in the Highlands, and more usually without " Mac " in Southern Scotland and the English border counties. Early examples include Duncan Richie, a kings messenger in Perth in 1505, John Riche who witnessed an instrument of sasine in Brechin in the same year, and Robert McRichie also known as Makryche, of Glenshee in 1571, whilst Duncan Riche was the king's sheriff of Inverness in 1512. William Ritchie founded the Scotsman newspaper in 1817, and Alexander Ritchie was an Edinburgh artist of repute in the early half of the last century.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Neil Gow Stained Glass Window St. John's Kirk Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of the Neil Gow Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The window is known as the Neil Gow Stained Glass Window given that it was the gift of Neil Gow, of Perth, in memory of his parents. Niel Gow, born 1727, died 1807, was the most famous Scottish fiddler and travelling dance instructor of the eighteenth century.
Gow is a surname of Scottish or Gaelic origins. The origination is the Gaelic word gobha meaning an iron worker or smith, and is usually found as MacGowan or McGowan. The Gow's are regarded as being part of the Clan Chattan. Examples of early surname recordings taken from the charters and registers include Alexander Gowansoun, who it is recorded was hanged in Dundee in 1578, although for what crime is not known, and Michael Gow who was arrested in Perth in 1595 for raiding. Agnes Gowlett was christened at Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England, on March 12th 1621, whilst Colin Gowin of Isle of Tiree, was denounced as a rebel in 1695.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Black Watch Stained Glass Window Perth
Tour Scotland photograph of the Black Watch Stained Glass Memorial Window in St. John's Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In memory of the Regiment’s fallen in the Second World War and was unveiled by the Queen Mother, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, in 1955. It was designed by William Wilson.
The 1st Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st Highland Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and was captured at St Valery-en-Caux. It was reformed from reserve units of the 9th Highland Division in August 1942 and moved to North Africa where it fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 and then took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945, Battle of the Reichswald in February 1945 and the crossing of the Rhine in March 1945.
The 2nd Battalion was serving in Palestine from where it was sent to East Africa in August 1940 and saw action during the Italian conquest of British Somaliland. It was sent to Crete, as part of the 14th Brigade in the 8th Division, and took part in the Battle of Heraklion in May 1941. It moved to North Africa in October 1941 and took part in the break out from Tobruk in November 1941.
The 4th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940.
The 5th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings, while attached to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, in June 1944 and saw action at the Battle for Caen followed by the Battle of Bréville later that month. It saw combat again at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944 and the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.
The 6th Battalion landed in France in September 1939 as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division for service with the British Expeditionary Force and then took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940. It moved to North Africa in Spring 1943 and then on to Italy in September 1943 where it took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino in Spring 1944.
The 7th Battalion landed in North Africa as part of the 154th Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division and fought at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. It also took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944, the Battle for Caen later that month and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944. It later saw action at the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Rain Clouds North Queensferry Fife
Tour Scotland photograph of rain clouds over North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village takes its name from Saint Margaret of Scotland, the wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland, who is said to have established the village to ensure there would be regular ferry crossings across the Firth of Forth for the benefit of pilgrims travelling to St Andrews. Margaret is said to have regularly used the ferry crossing, when travelling between the then capital Dunfermline, and her chapel in Edinburgh Castle: St Margaret's Chapel. From around this time, the crossing became known as the Queen's Ferry. The last ever commercial ferry crossing of the Queen's Ferry left Hawes Pier, South Queensferry on the evening of 3rd September 1964, and docked at North Queensferry shortly after. The very next day, HM The Queen opened the new Forth Road Bridge, and 800 years continual use of the Queen's Ferry were finally brought to a close.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Forth Bridge From North Queensferry
Tour Scotland photograph of the Forth Railway Bridge from the pier in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Diesel Train North Queensferry
Tour Scotland photograph of a Diesel Train on the Forth Railway Bridge above cottages and houses in the village of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The Forth Bridge was opened on 4 March 1890, by the then Duke of Rothesay, later to become King Edward VII. North Queensferry railway station opened the same year. Gordon Brown, the former British Prime Minister, has lived in the village for more than 20 years.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Jaguar Wedding Car Linlithgow Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a vintage Jaguar Wedding Car at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland.
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Tour Photograph Video Bagpiper and Bridegroom Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Bagpiper and Bridegroom in Linlithgow, Scotland. Linlithgow is located in the north east of West Lothian, close to the border with Stirlingshire. It lies 20 miles west of Edinburgh along the main railway route to Glasgow. Before the construction of the M8 & M9 motorways and the opening of the Forth Road Bridge, the town lay on the main road from Edinburgh to Stirling, Perth, Perthshire, and Inverness in the Highlands, while the canal system linked the burgh to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The nearby village of Blackness once served as the burgh's port.
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Tour Scotland Photograph St Michael's Church Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of St Michael's Church, Linlithgow, Scotland. St. Michael's Parish Church is one of the largest burgh churches in the Church of Scotland. It is one of two parishes serving the West Lothian county town of Linlithgow, the other being St. Ninian's Craigmailen. St Michael is the town's patron saint; the town's motto is "St Michael is kinde to strangers".
King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of an older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the mid 15th century, with extensive restorations in the 19th century.
Being adjacent to Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church.
Following the Reformation, the interior of the church was reordered. Some traces of pre-Reformation artefacts can still be detected. In 1646, Oliver Cromwell's troops stabled their horses within the nave. Following the departure of the troops considerable restoration was required.
By the early 19th century the church was in a very poor physical condition. Although repairs were made, many of the historic features of the church were destroyed, the interior walls were whitewashed, a plaster ceiling replaced a fine 16th century one and in 1821 the stone Crown Tower, similar to that of St Giles' Cathedral, had to be dismantled.
By the late 19th century tastes had changed radically, with the installation of the church's first post-Reformation stained glass windows. In 1964, in a then highly controversial move, an aluminium crown was installed, replacing the Crown Tower removed in 1821. The modern crown is evocative of Christ's crown of thorns; it is intended to emphasise the kingship of Christ over his church.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior St Michael's Church Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the Interior of St Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland. King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of an older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the mid 15th century, with extensive restorations in the 19th century. Parts of the Church of St Michael were brought into use as they were completed, and the church was completed in 1540. Built immediately to the south of Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Pulpit St Michael's Church Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the Pulpit in St Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Stained Glass St Michael's Church Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in St Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph South Entrance St Michael's Church Linlithgow
Tour Scotland photograph of the South Entrance to St Michael's Church in Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Cemetery Linlithgow St Michael's
Tour Scotland photograph of the graveyard cemetery at Linlithgow St Michael's, Linlithgow, Scotland. Built immediately to the south of Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church. In 1559, at an early stage of the Scottish Reformation, the Protestant Lords of the Congregation destroyed the statues adorning the exterior and interior of the church as signs of " popishness ", and defaced the statue of St Michael which formed part of the structure.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Wedding Linlithgow St Michael's Church
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Wedding at Linlithgow St Michael's Church, Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Wedding Car Linlithgow Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a wedding car at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph South Facade Linlithgow Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the South facade of Linlithgow Palace, Scotland. A royal manor existed on the site in the 12th century. This was replaced by a fortification known as the Peel, built in the 14th century by occupying English forces under King Edward I. The site of the manor made it an ideal military base for securing the supply routes between Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle. The English fort was begun in March 1302 under the supervision of two priests, Richard de Wynepol and Henry de Graundeston. The architect Master James of St George was also present. In September 1302, sixty men and 140 women helped dig the ditches; the men were paid twopence and the women a penny daily. A hundred foot soldiers were still employed as labourers on the castle in November and work continued during the Summer of 1303. In 1424, the town of Linlithgow was partially destroyed in a great fire. King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty, also beginning the rebuilding of the Church of St Michael immediately to the south of the palace: the earlier church had been used as a storeroom during Edward's occupation. Over the following century the palace developed into a formal courtyard structure, with significant additions by James III and James IV. James V, who was born in the palace in April 1512, added the outer gateway and the elaborate courtyard fountain. The stonework of the South façade was renewed and unified for James V in the 1530s by the keeper, James Hamilton of Finnart. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at the Palace in December 1542 and occasionally stayed there during her reign. The daughter of James VI, Elizabeth of Bohemia, lived in the Palace. After the Union of the Crowns in 1603 the Royal Court became largely based in England and Linlithgow was used very little.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Fountain Linlithgow Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the Courtyard Fountain at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland. In 1424, the town of Linlithgow was partially destroyed in a great fire. King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty. Over the following century the palace developed into a formal courtyard structure, with significant additions by James III and James IV. James V, who was born in the palace in April 1512, added the outer gateway and the elaborate courtyard fountain.
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Fore Entrance Linlithgow Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the Fore Entrance at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland. The entry gate to the palace displays the European chivalric orders which King James V belonged to: The Order of the Thistle, The Order of the Garter, The Order of St Michael, and The Order of the Golden Fleece of Burgundy. These were status symbols which signified James's membership of an European elite whose members followed certain codes of conduct in society and warfare.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Well Blackness Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of the well at Blackness Castle, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Pier Blackness Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of the pier at Blackness Castle, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Blackness Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of Blackness Castle, Scotland. This is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch. The castle, together with the Crichton lands, passed to King James II of Scotland in 1453, and the castle has been crown property ever since. It served as a state prison, holding such prisoners as Cardinal Beaton, and the 6th Earl of Angus.
Strengthened by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart in the mid 16th century, the castle became one of the most advanced artillery fortifications of its time in Scotland. A century later, these defences were not enough to prevent Blackness falling to Oliver Cromwell's army in 1650. Some years after the siege, the castle was repaired, and again served as a prison and a minor garrison. In 1693, the spur protecting the gate was heightened, and the Stern Tower shortened as a base for three heavy guns. Barracks and officers' quarters were added in the 1870s, when the castle was used as an ammunition depot.
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May Photograph Scone Palace Scotland
May photograph of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland is the original home of the Stone of Destiny and the site of the coronations of the Kings of Scots.
Tour Scotland Photograph Highland Cow Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Highland Cow on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph of Lunchtime Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Highland cow calf at lunchtime on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Tree Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a tree on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph West Wing Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the West Wing of Scone Palace near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Neo-gothic in style, the Palace that can be visited today was finished in 1808. Presently on view in the State Rooms of Scone Palace are fine collections of furniture, ceramics, ivories, and clocks. Some of the prized contents of Scone Palace are Rococo chairs by Pierre Bara, further items by Robert Adam and Chippendale, Dresden and Sèvres porcelains, as well as the truly unique collection of Vernee Martin vases and a Reisener writing desk given to David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield by Marie-Antoinette.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Royal Scotsman Coach
Tour Scotland photograph of the Royal Scotsman Coach at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Bagpiper Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Bagpiper at Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Moot Hill and Stormont Mausoleum Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of Moot Hill and Stormont Mausoleum, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Standing on Moot Hill is Stormont Mausoleum which is said to be the aisle of the old parish church, believed to have been built about 1624, and was remodelled in 1807. Within the Mausoleum, there is a fine baroque memorial to David, 1st Viscount Scone who died in 1631.
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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Stone of Destiny Scone Palace
Tour Scotland photograph of the Stone of Destiny by Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. The actual Stone of Scone, also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone is an oblong block of red sandstone. The top bears chisel-marks. At each end of the stone is an iron ring, apparently intended to make transport easier. Historically, the artifact was kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland. It was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, the monarchs of England, and, more recently, British monarchs. Other names by which it has sometimes been known include Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Border Collie Dog Fingask Castle Perthshire
Tour Scotland photograph an old Scottish Border Collie sheepdog outside Fingask Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Topiary Fingask Castle
Tour Scotland photograph of Topiary at Fingask Castle, Braes of the Carse, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1642, during the Civil War, the castle was ransacked; in 1672 it was bought by Patrick Threipland in a dilapidated state. Patrick became Provost of Perth and was created a Nova Scotia baronet in Canada in 1678. In about 1674, he renovated the Castle, added a wing, laid out the terraces and planted the woodland. The family followed the Jacobite Cause and the estate was forfeited in 1717. The wife of Sir David Threipland, 2nd Baronet, born 1666, died 1746, leased the estates from the York Building Company in England and looked after them for her family. In 1745, the Castle was partially destroyed by Government troops as a penalty for supporting the Jacobite Uprising. Following Sir David's death in 1746, his daughter managed the estate until her brother Stuart eventually bought it back in 1783. Stuart was an eminent physician, who looked after Prince Charles Edward and subsequently practiced in Edinburgh. Improvements to the estate began under his factor, James Stobie. They were continued by Stuart's son Sir Patrick, born 1762, died 1837, a noted scholar who had been educated in France. Patrick was recognised as a significant improver; he laid out the park. His son, Patrick, 5th Baronet, created the topiary gardens. The estate was sold in 1917 to the Gilroys and in 1925 Mills & Shepherd modernised the Castle. The Murray Threiplands bought back the Castle and part of the policies in 1967.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is a Church of Scotland place of worship decorating the midpoint of the Royal Mile. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. Today it is sometimes regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism. St. Giles was only a cathedral in its formal sense, ie. the seat of a bishop, for two periods during the 17th century (1635-38 and 1661-1689), when episcopalianism, backed by the Crown, briefly gained ascendancy within the Kirk. In the mediaeval period, prior to the Reformation, Edinburgh had no cathedral as the royal burgh was part of the Diocese of St Andrews, under the Bishop of St Andrews whose episcopal seat was St Andrew's Cathedral. For most of its post-Reformation history the Church of Scotland has not had bishops, diocese, or cathedrals. As such, the use of the term Cathedral today carries no practical meaning. The " high kirk " title is older, being attested well before the building's brief stint as a cathedral. It is the Church of Scotland parish church for part of Edinburgh's Old Town. As the name implies, it is dedicated to St. Giles, who was the patron saint of cripples and lepers and a very popular saint in the Middle Ages.
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Tour Scotland Photograph 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Memorial
Tour Scotland photograph of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. This monument is for the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders killed in the Indian Mutiny between 1857 and 1858. The regiment lost, between the 1st of September 1844 and 30 April 1845, 3 officers, 532 men, 68 women, 134 children. In 1844, cholera wiped out 535 officers and more than 200 members of their families. The memorial was sculpted by William Brodie, born January 22, 1815, died October 30, 1881, who was a Scottish sculptor. William was the son of John Brodie, a Banff shipmaster, and elder brother of Alexander Brodie, another sculptor.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Reverend James Cameron Lees Memorial
Tour Scotland photograph of the James Cameron Lees Memorial, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal, 1886 to 1913. Reverend James Cameron Lees, born 1835, died 1913, was a Church of Scotland minister and author at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. James was born in London, England, and educated at London University. He was the incumbent at Carnach, Abbey of Paisley and St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh. He was Dean of the Thistle and Dean of the Chapel Royal from 1887 to 1910. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1881 to 1901, and was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland to King Edward VII in October 1901. He died in Kingussie on 26 June 1913, and is buried in the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh on the northern side of the original cemetery. He was married to Rhoda Rainsford Hannay, born 1843, died 1887. His children included Mabel, and John Cameron.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Entrance St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh
Tour Scotland photograph of the main entrance to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is located about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century.
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