Photograph Reflections Forth Road Bridge Scotland


Photograph of reflections of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland.

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Photograph Reflections North Queensferry Scotland


Photograph of reflections on the water at North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. Photograph shot at the harbour North Queensferry. Two diesel trains crossing the Forth Railway Bridge in the background.

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Photograph Old Boat North Queensferry Scotland


Photograph of an old boat on the old pier at North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.


Photograph of a boat on the old pier at North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Anchor North Queensferry Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of an anchor on the old pier at North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Lighthouse South Queensferry


Tour Scotland photograph of the old Lighthouse, South Queensferry, Scotland. Small lighthouse located on The Hawes Pier, almost directly below the Forth Railway Bridge. Originally fuelled by whale oil, and then paraffin, the lamp now uses vegetable oil. It now becomes the only one of the Northern Lighthouse Board’s 208 lighthouses which is not automated.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Smit Young Boat South Queensferry


Tour Scotland photograph of the Smit Young boat at South Queensferry, Scotland. This boat, which berths by the Forth Railway Bridge, is used to transport crewmen to and from Oil Tankers anchored in the Forth Estuary.




Photograph of the Smit Young boat at South Queensferry, Scotland.


Photograph of the Smit Young boat at South Queensferry, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Wedding Ossian's Hall Dunkeld Perthshire


Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Wedding at Ossian's Hall near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. This folly was built on a rocky outcrop for the 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1757. It was redecorated in 1783 as a shrine to the blind bard, Ossian. In 1869 vandals blew up part of Ossian's Hall and the area was left to decay. In 1943 the 8th Duchess of Atholl donated it and 33 acres of, by then, coniferous woodland along the banks of the River Braan to the National Trust for Scotland.



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Old Photographs Fraserburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.



Old photograph of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Pennan Scotland


Old photograph of cottages in Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Old photograph of Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crovie Scotland



Old photograph of Crovie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Crovie was established by crofters who had been moved off the land to make room for the landowners' sheep during the Highland Clearances. Here, they operated fishing boats for the local landlord and gradually acquired their own craft instead. The fishing industry declined in the 20th century before ceasing altogether with the storm of 1953, which washed away a number of structures and forced the residents to flee. It dates from a time when the sea was the only mode of transport to and from Scotland's shores. It comprises a single row of houses.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Castle Huntly


Tour Scotland photograph of Castle Huntly, Scotland. Castle Huntly is located approximately seven miles west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Castle Huntly was built around 1452 by Baron Gray of Fowlis under licence from James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614 when it was acquired by the then Earl of Strathmore who changed its name to Castle Lyon. In the 1770s, the castle was sold by the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore to George Paterson of the East India Company who also changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946 after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson when his wife sold the castle to the government. In 1947, the castle was refurbished and became a borstal, then a young offenders' institution before becoming an open prison for adult male prisoners. It is now known as HMP Castle Huntly and is one of only two open prisons in Scotland.

The castle is said to be haunted by a White Lady, a young woman dressed in flowing white robes. There are various stories concerning her history, one of which is that she was a daughter of the Lyon family who occupied the castle in the 17th century. She allegedly began an affair with a manservant at the castle, and when their relationship was discovered, was banished to a bedroom high up in the tower overlooking the battlements. Unable to endure her suffering, she threw herself (or was she pushed?) to her death from the tower. The ghost of the White Lady has been seen a number of times over the years, often in the grounds surrounding the castle at night. She has also been seen in the bedroom in which she was imprisoned. The families that claim to have seen her report that she does not seem to cause fear and appears harmless.

A second ghost who is claimed to haunt the castle is that of a young boy dressed in a double-breasted sailing jacket. He has been seen in the room from which the White Lady is said to have jumped and there is speculation that he may be the son of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson. The Colonel's only son Richard drowned in 1939 in a yachting accident on the River Tay. It is interesting that he should appear in the room occupied by the White Lady and it has been suggested that the presence of her ghost has somehow "tempered" the room so that other spirits can more easily appear there.



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Old Photographs Peterhead Scotland

Old photograph of Peterhead, Scotland. Famous people born in or near Peterhead include; Eric Temple Bell, born February 7, 1883, died December 21, 1960, who was a mathematician and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. Charles Creighton, born November 22, 1847, died July 18, 1927, who was a British physician and medical author, highly regarded for his scholarly writings on medical history. James Francis Edward Keith, born 11 June 1696, died 14 October 1758, who was a Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain, before joining the Spanish and Russian armies. William Keith, born 1669, died 18 November 1749, who served as lieutenant governor of the Colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware in America, from 1717 to 1726. Gilbert Mair, born 23 May 1799, died in Whangarei, 16 July 1857, who was a sailor and a merchant trader who visited New Zealand for the first time when he was twenty, and lived there from 1824 till his death.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Passenger Train North Queensferry Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of a Passenger Train on the Forth Railway Bridge, above the houses and cottages in North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. From North Queensferry railway station, Monday to Saturday daytimes, four trains per hour go to Haymarket and onwards to Edinburgh Waverley south bound. Four trains per hour head towards north bound Inverkeithing and the Fife Circle. Of these, two run the full length of the circular route to Glenrothes with Thornton, one clockwise, via Dunfermline, the other, anti-clockwise, via Kirkcaldy, one runs to Glenrothes via the coast and then terminates there and the other runs via Dunfermline to terminate at Cowdenbeath. Evenings and Sundays two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley and two along the Fife Circle, one via Dunfermline and the other via Kirkcaldy.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Harbour North Queensferry Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of the harbour, North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Lighthouse North Queensferry Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of the old Lighthouse, North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. The Old Harbour Light Tower built in 1812 was designed by Robert Stevenson, engineer to the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses. The octagonal tower is built using local sandstone. A winding staircase of 24 steps leads up the tower to the Lantern Room. Every day the Lighthouse Keeper would have to climb the tower to perform routine maintenance such as cleaning the lamps and trimming the lamp's wicks.



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March 4th Photograph North Queensferry Scotland


March 4th photograph of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland.

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March 4th Photograph Highland Cow Scotland


March 4th photograph of a Highland Cow at Path of Condie, Perthshire, Scotland.


March 4th photograph of a Highland Cow at Path of Condie, Perthshire, Scotland.


March 4th photograph of a Highland Cow at Path of Condie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Aonach MĂ²r


Tour Scotland photograph of ice climbing on the cliffs of Aonach MĂ²r, Scotland. Aonach MĂ²r is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is located about two miles north east of Ben Nevis on the south side of Glen Spean, near the town of Fort William, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Chanonry Point


Tour Scotland photograph of Bottlenose Dolphins near Chanonry Point, Moray Firth, Scotland. Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of Greenock, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Renfrew Ferry Scotland


Old photograph of people getting of the Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, Scotland. Renfrew is often called the Cradle of the Royal Stewarts for its early link with Scotland's former royal house. The role of the Stewarts of Renfrew was important in 1315 when Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward married Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce. Their son succeeded to the throne as Robert II of Scotland. Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397. The town is also a barony: the current Baron of Renfrew is Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, the Prince of Wales, who holds lands in the area. The former Renfrew Airport was located to the south of the town, only a couple of miles from the present Glasgow Airport. The Renfrew Ferry connects to Yoker on the north bank of the Clyde, with the crossing taking a few minutes to make. Renfrew was also once served by a series of stations on a branch of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway.



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Old Photograph Skye Ferry Scotland


Old photograph of the Skye Ferry at Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Huntly Scotland


Old photograph of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs West Bay Dunoon Scotland


Old photograph of West Bay, Dunoon, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Dunfallandy Stone Scotland


Old photograph of Dunfallandy Stone, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. This Pictish cross slab was probably carved around the 9th century. On the front is a cross divided into panels of interlaced ornament and flanked by angels and beasts. On the back, framed by two serpents, are seated figures to either side of a cross, a horseman, tools and five other Pictish symbols.

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Photograph Mallard Duck Scotland


Photograph of a Mallard Duck in the Cairngorms, Scotland.

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Photograph Ducks Cairngorms Scotland


Photograph of a man feeding ducks in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Photographic Print of Man feeding Ducks from RSPCA.

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Photograph Snowdrops Graveyard Scotland


Photograph of Snowdrops in a graveyard in Perthshire, Scotland.


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March 2nd Photograph Cambusmichael Graveyard Scotland


March 2nd photograph of Cambusmichael Graveyard, Perthshire, Scotland. The church of Cambusmichael is located in the middle of an old graveyard in area of outstanding peace and beauty. It is not known exactly when the church was built, but it is believed to be on the site of previous places of worship going back to possibly the eleventh century.


March 2nd photograph of Cambusmichael Graveyard, Perthshire, Scotland.


March 2nd photograph of Cambusmichael Graveyard, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Photograph Winter Storm Cairngorms Scotland


Photograph of a Winter storm in the Cairngorms, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs An Caisteal


Tour Scotland Winter photograph of An Caisteal, Scotland. An Caisteal, is a Scottish mountain which qualifies as a Munro and Marilyn, it is located in a popular area for hill walking within a group of seven Munros and fourteen tops which stand on the eastern side of Glen Falloch in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.



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March 1st Photograph Rural Perthshire Scotland


March 1st photograph of rural Perthshire, Scotland.

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March 1st Photograph Snow Perthshire Scotland


March 1st photograph of snow in the hills of Perthshire, Scotland.

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Photograph My Hometown Scotland


Photograph of Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This is the village in which I was raised in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video St Athernase Leuchars Fife


Tour Scotland photograph of St Athernase Church, Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. St Athernase Church is a Romanesque church. It remains in use as a Church of Scotland parish church. "Athernase" is probably an anglicised form of the name ItharnĂ¡n, found also in Fife at Kilrenny, and on the Isle of May, an Irish missionary who " died among the Picts " in 669 according to the Annals of Ulster.




Photograph of St Athernase Church, Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.


Photograph of St Athernase Church, Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video War Memorial Kirriemuir


Tour Scotland photograph of the First World War Memorial, Kirriemuir, Scotland. Includes a tribute to the following from The Black Watch.
Private D. Anderson, Private J. Angus, Private D. Ballentine, Lieutenant W. C. O. Barrie, Lance Corporal J. Beaton, Private W. Butchart, Private L. Campbell, Private W. Cargill, Private J. Carnegie, Private A. Chisholm, Private J. Chisholm, Private A. H. Clark, Private R. Clark Military Medal, Regimental Sergeant Major G. P. Craik, Private A. Deuchar, Private G. Donaldson, Private J. Dow, Corporal D. Findlay, Private J. Findlay, Private D. Forbes, Sergeant A. Fraser, Private T. M. Fyfe, Private J. Gardiner, Private W. W. Gardiner, Private E. Geekie, Private W. George Distinguished Conduct Medal, Private S. Grewar, Private W. Guthrie, Private D. Hardie, Private A. S. Hill, Private A. W. Hunter, Private W. Hutton, Private D. Jack, Sergeant J. B. Jack, Private D. Lindsay, Captain D. Maxwell Military Cross, Corporal J. R. Maxwell, Sergeant Major A. McGregor, Lance Corporal A. McIntyre, Lance Corporal J. McKay, Private J. A. McLeod, Lance Corporal W. R. Meldrum Military Medal, Private W. C. Millar, Lieutenant R. C. K. Mill, Private C. Mitchell, Private W. Nicoll, Private D. D. Nicolson, Private D. Orchison, Lieutenant I. S. Paterson Military Cross, Corporal G. Reid, Lieutenant J. Renny, Private J. Reoch, Private D. L. Robertson, Lance Corporal J. Robertson, Private J. Scott, Private W. Shaw, Private J. Sherriffs, Lieutenant W. G. Sim, Sergeant A. Simpson, Private S. Smith, Private E. Spence, Private W. Stewart, Private J. Strachan, Private J. M. Suttie, Private A. Symon, Sergeant J. Thom, Lance Corporal R. Thomson, Private J. Thow, Private R. W. Turner, Private A. B. Wallace, Lieutenant W. Whyte, Private A. Wilkie, Major D. Wilkie, Lieutenant G. S. M. Wilkie, Private C. Wylie.

The distance between Glasgow and Kirriemuir is 98 miles.



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