Tour Scotland Video Small Pipes Music Festival Auchtermuchty



Tour Scotland video of the Small Pipes at the Traditional Music Festival in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. Hamish Moore playing the Small Pipes in the Square in Auchtermuchty. Scottish Smallpipes were originally one of the first documented bagpipes in Scotland, along with the Border pipes, which were popular in the Lowland areas of Scotland as far North as Aberdeen. Evidence shows them to have existed since the 15th century, Highland pipes can only be documented from the 16th Century, when they were used for dancing and entertainment in Court and castle, later they became popular amongst Burgh Pipers, and Town Minstrels until the early 19th Century, when the demise of the Town Pipers lead to their disappearing from the record. Being bellows blown this made them suitable for playing for long periods. Bellows blown smallpipes are believed to have entered Scotland via England, and the Continent of Europe, examples are preserved in many drawings, carvings, and paintings from 15th century onwards, and in Europe from the 12th century onwards.

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Tour Scotland Video Perch Creek Family Jugband Festival Fringe Edinburgh



Tour Scotland video of The Perch Creek Family Jugband on the Royal Mile at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Perch Creek Family Jugband from Australia, sing and dance their unique blend of original and traditional repertoire, roving from bluegrass, old-time jazz, and country blues to whatever else they may just happen to fancy.

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Tour Scotland Video Dunbar Castle East Lothian



Tour Scotland video of the ruins of the Castle at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. For almost a thousand years the East Lothian fortress of Dunbar has been at the centre of events in Scottish history. The impregnable castle site in Dunbar harbour was defended by the Votadini tribe in Roman times, held by Northumbrian and Pictish warriors in Scotland's 'dark ages' and was finally captured by Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots in 849 AD.

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Old Photographs Stenton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Old photograph of Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.

Old photograph of Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Armadale Scotland

Old photograph of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. Formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex mining town which is also known for its brick manufacturing. It is named after Armadale in Sutherland, this estate being owned by Sir William Honeyman who later acquired the land of Barbauchlaw. Before the building of a new turnpike road between Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1786 the village of Armadale was little more than a rural farm community but its location at a main highway junction brought additional traffic and a toll house was built where the new road intersected with an existing road in the east of the estate. The discovery of large coal deposits and also ironstone in the area attracted the attention of a number of companies and several pits were sunk in the area. A school was first formed in the town also in 1819, and it eventually became necessary to build a dedicated school house in 1839 to accommodate the growing number of students. Tom Hanlin was born in Armadale on 28 August 1907. At the age of 14 he left school and worked on a farm for a year, then got a job at a mine where he worked for the next twenty years. While working as a miner he began to study at a journalism school in Glasgow. After a workplace accident in 1945, he spent three months in the Royal Infirmary, and he began to write stories and sell them, thus realising his childhood dream to be a Scottish fiction writer,.Hanlin died at home on 7 April 1953, after developing heart and breathing problems. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Union Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Sauchiehall Street Scotland

Old photograph of Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

Old photograph of Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

Old photograph of Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Second City. Glasgow Photographs 1860 to 1960. These are photographs of Glasgow at its zenith, when it was among the most dynamic cities on earth. In this wonderful collection we see all the elements that made Glasgow great: the world-renowned industries; the majestic buildings; the bustling streets full of exclusive shops; the beautiful parks; the grand theatres, cinemas, hotels and restaurants; the museums and universities. The places featured include George Square, Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street, Argyle Street, Trongate, High Street, Central Station, St Vincent Street, Queen Street, the Broomielaw, the river Clyde, Great Western Road, Glasgow Cross, Shawlands Cross, Charing Cross, Bridgeton Cross, the Gorbals, the west end and the east end. There are also photographs of Glasgow's transport system, including the trams, the underground, ferries and buses. Then there are the shops, some like Copland and Lye and Hope Brothers long gone, others like Watt Brothers still with us. Historic pubs, most of them now demolished, feature along with legendary theatres like the Empire and Citizen's. Landmark buildings are also to the fore: Glasgow University, Glasgow Cathedral, the city chambers, Rogano Oyster bar, Glasgow Bridge among them. We are also given insights into the lives of Glasgow's people, from prosperous businessmen to the denizens of the slums, which, despite Glasgow's huge wealth were among the worst in Europe. Many great photographers are represented, among them true pioneers of the art like George Washington Wilson, Thomas Annan, James Craig Annan, Bert Hardy and Haywood Magee, as well as exponents from prominent publications like The Scotsman, Daily Record, Sunday Mail and Picture Post. No expense has been spared in the production of this beautifully designed book. It is a quality hardback with a full-colour cover. and all of the photographs are presented on the highest quality 'glossy' art paper. Most of the photographs are reproduced full page, thus ensuring that these historic photographs of a great city are seen in the best possible light. Second City: Glasgow Photographs 1860-1960.

Old Photographs Bucksburn Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city.



Old photograph of Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Ellon Scotland

Old photograph of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
This Scottish village is situated 16 miles North of Aberdeen. Places of interest within the town include the ruins of Ellon Castle, surrounded by walls known as the Deer Dyke, and the Auld Brig.



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Old Photographs Maud Scotland

Old photograph of Maud situated 13 miles West of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Maud rose to prosperity in the nineteenth century as a railway junction of the Formartine and Buchan Railway that ran through Maud to Fraserburgh and Peterhead, but has always been the meeting place of six roads.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Bass Rock Firth Of Forth East Lothian

Tour Scotland photograph of the Bass Rock in the Firth Of Forth of the coast near North Berwick, Scotland. This a a steep sided volcanic rock, 351 ft high at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets. The rock is currently uninhabited, but historically has been settled by an early Christian hermit, and later was the site of an important castle, which was, after the Commonwealth, used as a prison. The island was in the ownership of the Lauder family for almost six centuries, and now belongs to Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple. A lighthouse was constructed on the rock in 1902, and the remains of a chapel are located there. The Bass Rock features in numerous works of fiction, including Robert Stevenson's Catriona.



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Tour Scotland Photograph And Video Tantallon Castle Dovecote East Lothian

Tour Scotland photograph of Tantallon Castle Dovecote and the Bass Rock near North Berwick, Scotland. A dovecote or dovecot, in Scots: doocot, is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Tantallon Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Tantallon Castle near North Berwick, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in the mid 14th century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. It was passed to his illegitimate son, later created Earl of Angus, and despite several sieges, it remained the property of his descendants for much of its history. It was besieged by King James IV in 1491, and again by his successor James V in 1528, when extensive damage was done. Tantallon saw action in the First Bishops' War in 1639, and again during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651, when it was once more severely damaged. It was sold by the Douglases in 1699 and fell into ruin. Scottish Castles.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Glencoe Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland photograph of Glencoe, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Glencoe, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Glencoe, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of a drive West through Glencoe, Scotland.

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"You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy. " This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. It was a bloody incident which had deep repercussions and was the beginning of the destruction of the Highlanders. John Prebble’s masterly description of the terrible events at Glencoe was praised as " Evocative and powerful " Glencoe: The Story of the Massacre.

Old Photograph Airthrey Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Airthrey Castle in Stirling, Scotland. The name appears in a charter of King David I, thought to be from before 1146. In 1370, the estate was granted to Sir John Herice, Keeper of the nearby Stirling Castle. Then the land passed to William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham, for gallantry he displayed in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488, in which King James III was killed attempting to subdue a group of rebel barons. He was made Earl of Montrose in 1504 but died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The estate remained in the ownership of the Clan Graham down to James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who fought a campaign in support of King Charles I from 1644 to 1650. By this time, the Airthrey Estate was in the ownership of a minor branch of the Grahams.



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Old Photographs Eaglesham Scotland

Old photograph of Eaglesham near Glasgow, Scotland. Eaglesham is located 10 miles south of Glasgow to the southeast of Newton Mearns, south of Busby and Clarkston, and southwest of East Kilbride. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton; in the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town; the present village was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton; it had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton mill.



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Old Photographs Cathcart Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cathcart Castle, Glasgow, Scotland. Cathcart Castle was a 15th century castle, located in what is now Linn Park in the Cathcart area of southern Glasgow, Scotland. The castle was abandoned in the 18th century, and the remaining ruins were pulled down in 1980, leaving only foundations visible. The lands of Cathcart were held by the family of that name from the 12th century. In the mid 15th century the head of the family was raised to the peerage as Lord Cathcart, and it is believed that the castle was built at around this time.



Old photograph of Cathcart Castle, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Old Kilpatrick Scotland

Old photograph cottages, houses and people in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is on the north bank of the River Clyde immediately to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal, three miles from Clydebank on the road to Dumbarton.





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Old Photographs Broxburn West Lothian Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Whitehall Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour, cars, houses and people in Whitehall, Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay island is now agricultural, but during the 18th and 19th centuries, kelp collection and herring curing employed up to five thousand people. The population, which is high for a Scottish island, was over a thousand for the entire 19th century through the mid 20th century, with the 1891 census recording a population of 1275 people, excluding seasonal itinerants involved in the herring fishing industry.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Misty Firth of Forth near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of boats on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a boat on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a boat on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning archive images, Elspeth Wills uncovers the human story behind 'the engineering marvel': the story of the Briggers. It is a story that has never been told before - of ordinary men working on an extraordinary structure in an often hostile and dangerous environment. Recognised throughout the world as an enduring icon of Scotland, the Forth Bridge is more than just a testament to the genius of Victorian engineering, it is a monument to all those who worked to realise its vision and to the scores of lives that were lost in the process. In this groundbreaking new work, Elspeth Wills gives a voice to the forgotten heroes who helped to make the ambition of the Bridge a reality. The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge.

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Old Photograph Cleish Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cleish Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. A 16th Century Scottish castle.

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Old Photograph Pettycur Scotland

Old photograph of Pettycur, Fife, Scotland. Pettycur is located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh. There is a record of Pettycur being granted to the Royal Burgh of Kinghorn by King James V in 1541. It had previously belonged to the Earl of Morton but had fallen to the Crown.



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Tour Scotland Video Out Of The Blue Festival Fringe Edinburgh August 5th



Tour Scotland video shot today of Out Of The Blue singing on the Royal Mile at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Oxford's all male vocal sensation in Edinburgh. These undergraduates provide a musical experience like no other. You can follow them on Twitter @ootboxford

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