Tour Scotland Video Sir William Oliphant Tomb Aberdalgie Strathearn Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Sir William Oliphant Tomb in Aberdalgie, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. In the Aberdalgie Churchyard, formerly inside the church before that moved, is the family vault where Medieval heads of Clan Oliphant are buried. Prominent among them is Sir William Oliphant, the resolute Governor of Stirling Castle when in 1304 it held out longer than any other against Edward I of England, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Also buried there are Sir William's son, Sir Walter Oliphant, and his wife, Princess Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of King Robert the Bruce. The tomb was covered by an effigy which is the finest example of Tournai stone work in Scotland. From the design of the armour of the recumbent figure of the effigy, it has been dated to around 1365, which was some long time after Sir William died but fits most closely with the dates of Sir Walter and his Royal bride. The tomb is now the registered lair of the Chief of Clan Oliphant.

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Tour Scotland Video John Dewar Gravestone Aberdalgie Strathearn Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the John Dewar Gravestone in Aberdalgie, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot was born on 17 March 1885. He was the son of John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and Johann Todd. He married, firstly, Marjory Winton Isobel Heaton-Ellis, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Henry Brabazon Heaton-Ellis and Marion Pringle McCarthy, on 27th November 1919. He married, secondly, Muriel Cecil Harriott Heaton-Ellis, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Henry Brabazon Heaton-Ellis and Marion Pringle McCarthy, on 20th August 1946.3 He died on 24th October 1947 at age 62. He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He fought in the First World War, with the Scottish Horse. He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.) He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Dewar, of Dupplin, on 23rd November 1929. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin on 23rd November 1929. He was charman of Distillers Company. He was Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 6th and 7th Battalion, Black Watch. Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the Scottish businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament, Sir John Dewar, 1st Baronet. Barons of Forteviot include John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot, 1856 to 1929, John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot, 1885 to 1947, Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot, 1906 to 1993, John James Evelyn Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot born 1938.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Kirkton of Mailer Cemetery Perthshire April 28th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the steps into Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland. This cemetery is located in the parish of Forgandenny.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Salmon Fisherman gravestone in Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Salmon Fisherman gravestone in Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a Weavers gravestone in Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Kirkton of Mailer cemetery in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Falkland Palace Fife April 27th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Palace in Falkland in Fife, Scotland. A former royal palace of the Scottish Kings. The Scottish Crown acquired Falkland Castle from MacDuff of Fife in the 14th century. In 1402 Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany imprisoned his nephew David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, the eldest son of King Robert III of Scotland, at Falkland. The incarcerated Duke eventually died there from neglect and starvation. Mary, Queen of Scots, was a frequent visitor to Falkland Palace.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Moncrieff Inscription Falkland Fife April 27th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Moncrieff Inscription in Falkland in Fife, Scotland. This inscription is on the wall of a house in the High Street opposite to the Palace. It reads, " All praise to God, thanks to the most excellent monarch of Great Britaine, of whose princelie liberalities this is my portione. Deo Laus. Esto fidus. Adest Merces. Nichol Moncrieff, 1610."

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Old Photograph Ben More and Hecla South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Ben More and Hecla, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. These are two mountains on the island. They are the highest of those seen in the distance.

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Old Photographs South Ford Bridge South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of South Ford Bridge, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The 82 span South Ford Bridge from Benbecula to South Uist, completed in 1942.

Old photograph of South Ford Bridge, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Grogarry South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Groggary, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Grogarry Lodge, early 19th century and later farmhouse, later extended and transformed into a shooting lodge for Sir R. Cathcart.



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Old Photograph Loch Skiport South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Skiport, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Thornton Scotland

Old photograph of Thornton, Fife, Scotland.. This Scottish village is located between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.



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Old Photograph Lady From Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a lady from Paisley, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Commando Memorial Spean Bridge Scotland

Tour Scotland photograph of the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, Scotland. This memorial dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II. Situated around a mile from Spean Bridge village, it overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Achnacarry Castle. Unveiled in 1952 by the Queen Mother, it has become one of Scotland's best known monuments, both as a war memorial and as a tourist attraction offering views of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.



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Old Photograph Lady From Ayr Scotland

Old photograph of a lady from Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Lady From Alloway Scotland

Old photograph of a lady from Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. A Victorian lady named Jayne Kilbride from Alloway. This is where Robert Burns was born two miles south of Ayr, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, the eldest of the seven children of William Burnes, born 1721, died 1784, (Robert Burns spelled his surname Burnes until 1786), a self-educated tenant farmer from Dunnottar, The Mearns, and Agnes Broun (or Brown), born 1732, died 1820, the daughter of a tenant farmer from Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire. He was born in this cottage, built by his father, where he lived until Easter 1766.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Ruins Cathedral St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the ruins of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The 16th Century precinct wall encloses the cathedral ruins and the church of St Regulus also known as St Rule. The imposing St Regulus Church with its lofty western tower may well have been the shrine built to shelter the relics of Saint Andrew. Queen Margaret's son, Alexander I, nominated Robert, Prior of Scone as Bishop of St Andrews, and it was he who built the church between 1127 and 1144. The Square Tower has a magnificent panorama of St Andrews. Bishop Robert founded the priory around 1159 and his successor Bishop Arnold began work on the new cathedral, which was consecrated in 1318 by Bishop Lamberton in the presence of Robert the Bruce. Only the 12th Century east end, late 13th Century west gables and the south wall of the nave remain of this once immense building with its 10 bay nave. Following the troubles of the Reformation. subsequent neglect and 17th Century quarrying for stone, this once noble building was reduced to the the ruins you can see now. The remains of what was Scotland's largest and most magnificent church and the graveyard are most definitely worth a visit.



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Tour Scotland Video Rain Railway Bridge River Tay Perth Perthshire April 24th

Tour Scotland video shot at lunchtime of the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this video from Perth Railway Bridge during heavy rain today. At the start of the video you see a passenger train crossing the bridge

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Old Photographs Kilted Soldier Scotland

Old photograph of a soldier in a kilt from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Old photograph of a soldier and his betrothed from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Kilmuir Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter and thatched cottages in Kilmuir, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye. Flora MacDonald, who assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland after his defeat at Culloden, is buried in the cemetery here.



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Old Photograph Seaforth Highlanders Scotland

Old photograph of Seaforth Highlanders at the railway station in Grantown on Spey, Scotland. The regiment was created through the amalgamation of the 72nd Highlanders, Duke of Albany's Own, and the 78th Highlanders, Ross-shire Buffs, as part of the Childers Reforms of the British Army in 1881. Its name is derived from Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, who initially raised the 72nd Regiment. Fort George near Inverness in the Highlands, served as Depot for The Seaforth Highlanders for most of the regiment's life, The regiment served in Britain's later colonial wars, in Egypt in 1882, the Sudan in 1885), India in 1895 and the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. At the outbreak of the Great War, the 1st Battalion was serving in India. The 2nd Battalion was stationed at Shorncliffe Camp near Cheriton, Kent in southern England. The 2nd Battalion was sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force.





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Old Photograph Soldiers Scotland

Old photograph of soldiers from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It is impossible to determine how many men from Fife were killed in the Great War. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission shows there are almost 500 Great War graves in 59 cemeteries in Fife itself. Months after the end of the war men were still dying of wounds and of sickness, particularly tuberculosis. Shell-shock wrecked many lives, sometimes revisiting men in their old age with memories of the war. Others faced a life of permanent disability or disfigurement.

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Old Photographs Tweedsmuir Scotland

Old photograph of Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. The village of Tweedsmuir is located eight miles from the source of the River Tweed, in The Borders of Scotland. The village is set in the valley with rolling hills and burns on both sides covering some fifty square miles. It incorporates settlements at Hearthstane, Cockiland, Menzion and Oliver. Oliver Castle was one of the strongholds, and later country estates of the Tweedie family, and there are notable gravestones in the parish churchyard. It is home to the Crook Inn on the A701, one of many claimants to be the oldest inn in Scotland, and where Robert Burns wrote Willie Wastle's Wife.

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Symington Scotland

Old photograph of houses and cottages in Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Symington is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, three miles southwest of Biggar, ten miles east of Douglas and thirteen miles southeast of Carluke.



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Old Photograph Gartocharn Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and cyclists in Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is located on the A811, the main road from Balloch to Stirling. It is close to the Aber Shore, a beauty spot on the shore of Loch Lomond, and to Ross Priory. It is dominated by a nearby hill, Duncryne, also known as the Kilmaronock Dumpling.

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Old Photographs Kippford Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A small Scottish village located along the Solway coast. Kippford is linked to Rockcliffe by a scenic track, known as the Jubilee footpath, which passes parallel to the coast, and the village of Kippford, but at a higher elevation. The path can be used to access Mark hill and the Mote of Mark, a 5th century hill fort.

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Tour Scotland Video John Christie Aitken Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the John Christie Aitken gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. In memory of Fanny, wife of John Christie Aitken, St Andrews 14th January 1914. John Christie Aitken, died at Kincaple, 13th March 1871, aged 49 years.

The Aitken surname is a diminutive of Adam, the original Hebrew name meaning, The Red Earth. Aitken derives from, Ad-kin, son of Adam, or Little Adam. The name Adam first appears in the 13th Century and Aitken shortly afterwards in Scotland. The name in its present form is an old Scottish surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire, and in Orkney it is believed to have replaced the Olde Norse name Haakon. Robert Aitken, born 1734, died 1832, born in Dalkeith, was commended by resolution of congress for printing of the Bible in the United States of America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Akyne, which was dated 1405, Baines Records, Scotland, during the reign of King Robert the Stuart of Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Robert Wallace Baker Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the Robert Wallace, Tailor, Baker, gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. To the memory of Robert Wallace Baker of St Andrews who died the 5th March 1820 aged 27 years. This stone is erected by William Thomas Vintner in St Andrews, his brother in law in gratefull respect for the virtues of the deceased. Also Christian Wallace my spouse who died here 20th Feb 1844 aged 63 years and also William Thomson 1852 aged 79 years.

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Tour Scotland Video John Fergus Tailor Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the John Fergus, Tailor, gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Erected to the memory of John Fergus Tailor who died in the 68th year of his age, and of Christian Govan, his wife 17th January 1851 in the 73rd year of her age. Also of their children Alexander died 27th July 1851 aged 25 years. John, whose dust lies interred at Greenock where he died aged 20 years. Isobell Fergus who died in 1887.

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Tour Scotland Video William Blyth Foundryman Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the William Blyth, Foundryman, gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Sacred to the memory of William Blyth, St Andrews Foundry, St Andrews who died 15th February 1877, aged 61 years and Mary Govan Fergus, wife of the above died 11th March 1898, aged 82. Also Isabella Dishart, wife of David Fergus Blyth died 16 August 1911, aged 66 and David Fergus Blyth 23 June 1922 aged 70. His daughters Christina Govan Blyth died 11 April 1912 aged 60 and Elizabeth Glass Blyth died 24 September 1921 aged 65. Also James Strutt husband of Elizabeth Blyth died 16 February 1922, both interred at Harton Cemetary, South Shields.

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Tour Scotland Video Robert Foulis Weaver Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews

Tour Scotland video of the Robert Foulis, Weaver, gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Sacred to the memory of Jane Fortune, wife of Robert Foulis Weaver who died on the 19 August 1843 aged 64 years. The said Robert Foulis died in 1855.

William de Foulis was Vicar of Kirktown in Stirling circa 1300 and Sir Alan Foulis was Canon of St.Andrews in 1305. In 1530 Sir James Foulis is recorded as being Private Secretary to King James V and another Sir James Foulis being the first Lord Colinton, Edinburgh, in 1672.

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Old Photograph Seaforth Highlanders Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Seaforth Highlanders near Inverness, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Graveyard And Cathedral Ruins St Andrews

Tour Scotland video of the graveyard and ruins of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The 16th Century precinct wall encloses the cathedral ruins and the church of St Regulus also known as St Rule. The imposing St Regulus Church with its lofty western tower may well have been the shrine built to shelter the relics of Saint Andrew. Queen Margaret's son, Alexander I, nominated Robert, Prior of Scone as Bishop of St Andrews, and it was he who built the church between 1127 and 1144. The Square Tower has a magnificent panorama of St Andrews. Bishop Robert founded the priory around 1159 and his successor Bishop Arnold began work on the new cathedral, which was consecrated in 1318 by Bishop Lamberton in the presence of Robert the Bruce. Only the 12th Century east end, late 13th Century west gables and the south wall of the nave remain of this once immense building with its 10 bay nave. Following the troubles of the Reformation. subsequent neglect and 17th Century quarrying for stone, this once noble building was reduced to the the ruins you can see now. The remains of what was Scotland's largest and most magnificent church and the graveyard are most definitely worth a visit.

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Tour Scotland Video Young Tom Morris Golfer Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews

Tour Scotland video of the Young Tom Morris gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Tom Morris, Jr., born 20th April 1851, died 25th December 1875, known as " Young Tom Morris ", was one of the pioneers of professional golf, and was the first young prodigy in golf history. He won four consecutive titles in the Open Championship, an unmatched feat, and did this by the age of 21. He was born in The Home of Golf, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, and died there on Christmas Day, 1875 at the young age of 24. His father, Old Tom Morris, was the greenkeeper and professional of the St Andrews Links, and himself won four of the first eight Open Championships. Young Tom's first Open Championship win, in 1868 aged 17, made him the youngest major champion in golf history, a record which still stands.

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Tour Scotland Video Allan Robertson Golfer Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews

Tour Scotland video of the Allan Robertson gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Allan Robertson, born 11th September 1815, died 1st September 1859, was a golf player, considered one of the first professional golfers. He was born in St Andrews, Scotland, the " home of golf ". Robertson is generally regarded as being the best golfer from 1843 onwards. Robertson was also considered the premier ball and club maker of the time, and exported his merchandise all over the world. The Open Championship in golf came about as a result of Robertson's death. Since he was recognized as the best player during much of his lifetime, golfers at Prestwick formed a competition in 1860, to decide who would succeed him as the 'Champion Golfer'. The Open, continuing annually ever since except for war years, is the longest-running golf championship, and the oldest of the four major championships.

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