Old Photographs Southend Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Southend, which is situated 8 miles South of Campbeltown, Scotland. The village is located beside Dunaverty Bay, which at one end has a rocky promentory called Dunaverty Rock, where a fort was located. It is reputed that during the Dunaverty Massacre the Catholic MacDonalds were burned alive in their stronghold at Dunaverty Castle. The village is also reputed to be the location where Saint Columba first set foot in Scotland. On a rock near the village are footprints called Columba's Footprints where it is claimed he first preached on Scottish soil, after being banished from Ireland.





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Old Photographs Straiton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland. A Scottish a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland, mainly built in the 18th century. It was the main location for the film The Match, where two rival pubs played an annual football match as a challenge. However, since the village has only one pub, a house was used as a pub for filming. Straiton is located in the hills between Kirkmichael, Dalmellington, Crosshill, and Maybole.



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Old Photographs Cottages Strachur Scotland

Old photograph of cottages at Strachur, Scotland. By tradition, Strachur has been held as one of the original strongholds of Clan Campbell, and in 1870 the principal landowners of the parish were Campbell of Strachur and McLachlan of that Ilk. The principle country houses there at that time were Strachur Park, Castle Lachlan, Strachurmore, Glenshellis, Balliemore, and Glenbranter.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at sunset outside Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Marischal Aisle Parish Church Dunnottar Stonehaven

Tour Scotland photograph of the Marischal Aisle by the Parish Church at Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This was built as a private family burial aisle by George Keith, 5th Earl of Marischal, in the late 16th century, with a vault below, and was attached to the south side of the medieval church, which was demolished in the 1780s to make way for the current parish church. The aisle became a ruin thereafter but was partially restored in the late 19th century, before being extensively restored in 1914 by Marischal College, part of Aberdeen University, in memory of the college's founder.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Exterior Parish Church Dunnottar Stonehaven

Tour Scotland photograph of the exterior of the Parish Church at Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. There is a long history of Christianity here, with a medieval church built in 1297 and a likely 5th century church established nearby. In 1744 the area of the parish was an irregular three sided figure. The eastern side ran from Stonehaven, southward along the coast, and included the fishing village of Crawton, a distance of about five miles. From Crawton, the boundary ran about five miles north westward, in a zig zag line, abutting first on the parish of Kinneff, and then on the parish of Glenbervie, passing with the latter over Carmount moor, to the summit of Carmount hill, and then descending into Carron Water, at the base of that hill, where Dunnottar and Glenbervie were met by the parish of Fetteresso.



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Tour Scotland Video Interior Parish Church Dunnottar Stonehaven

Tour Scotland video of the interior of the Parish Church at Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish church was was consecrated in 1394 in place of the original church dedicated to Saint Ninian, the Apostle of the Picts, which still stands on Dunnottar Castle rock. This earlier church was consecrated in 1276 by William Wishart, the Bishop of St Andrews. William Wishart, died 28 May 1279, was a 13th century Bishop of St. Andrews in Fife. He was postulated to the see of St. Andrews while holding the position as Bishop elect of Glasgow, which he resigned when, on 2 June 1271, he was elected to that vacant see. He was succeeded at Glasgow by his cousin, Robert Wishart. His election to St. Andrews was notable, because apparently the bishopric's Céli Dé community were excluded from the election. Pope Gregory X charged the Bishop of Moray, the Bishop of Aberdeen, and the Bishop of Argyll, to look over the character of the elect and to investigate the legitimacy of the election, of the latter of which the Pope had suspicions. William, however, emerged successfully, and was consecrated at Scone, Perthshire, on 15 October 1273. William died on 28 May 1279, at Morebattle in Teviotdale. He was buried at St Andrews.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Interior Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of the interior of Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Hammerbeam roof. Organ by Walker and Company 1902, overhauled by Rushworth and Dreaper 1971. Stained glass, some by Jones and Willis, and by Alexander Russell. The stone built church is situated at the end of a long row of tenements with its western edge circled by the Marketgait ring road. It has a North to South orientation. The adjoining brick buildings that are linked to the original church represent different building periods and have varying functions; bookshop, cafe and halls.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Saint Andrew Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saint Andrew stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Andrew is the patron saint of several countries and cities including: Barbados, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, Amalfi in Italy, Esgueira in Portugal, Luqa in Malta, Parañaque in the Philippines and Patras in Greece. He was also the patron saint of Prussia and of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He is considered the founder and the first bishop of the Church of Byzantium and is consequently the patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Last Supper Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Last Supper stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper is commemorated by Christians especially on Maundy Thursday. Moreover, the Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as " Holy Communion " or " The Lord's Supper. "

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Sinclair Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Sinclair stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Presented by George MacGregor and Elizabeth Sinclair his wife.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Fortitude Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Fortitude stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. In memory of Sir Thomas Thornton and his wife. Sir Thomas Thornton began a legal practice in Dundee in 1857.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Saint Columba Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saint Columba stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Saint Columba was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Island of Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph James Ross Smith Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Ross Smith stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Presented by James Ross Smith in memory of his father and mother. This stone built church is situated at the end of a long row of tenements with its western edge circled by the Marketgait ring road. It has a North-South orientation.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Anne Chapman Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Anne Chapman stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Scotland. Presented by John Earl Robertson in memory of his wife Anne Chapman. John Earl Robertson was a prominent silk merchant.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Saint John Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saint John stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. To the memory of James Fyffe and David Rodger. St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He is considered the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos and the Beloved Disciple. John's older brother was St. James the Great, another one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles. Jesus referred to the brothers as "Boanerges," meaning "sons of thunder." John is believed to be the longest living apostle and the only not to die a martyr's death.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video James Fleming Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Fleming stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. In memory of James Fleming 1905. The church was built in 1852, replacing the Mariners' Church, to a design by Charles Wilson. Stained glass by Jones & Willis, and by Alexander Russell. Russell was one of Scotland's leading artists in stained glass as well as being, from 1922 to 1960, the head of the School of Design at Dundee College of Art. He was an Edinburgh man and obtained his D.A. at Edinburgh College of Art. His work in stained glass can be seen in churches throughout Scotland, in Dundee.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Saint Peter Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saint Peter stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Presented by Alexander Hutton and Jessie Nairn his wife. Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simōn, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Saint Eunice Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Saint Eunice stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. In memory of David Shepherd and his wife Magdalene Oliphant Watson. Saint Eunice was the daughter of the martyrs Terence and Neonilla. She and her family suffered martyrdom during a persecution of Christianity under the emperor Decius (249-250). They zealously confessed Christ and denounced idolatry. For this the pagans subjected the entire Christian family to terrible tortures and torments, but failed to get them to renounce the true Faith. So, the holy martyrs were beheaded, and received crowns of martyrdom.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Good Shepherd Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Good Shepherd stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. In grateful remembrance of Helen Halyburton Symers 1906. Miss Symers, of St Helen’s, Dundee was born in about 1831, the last of a long line dating back to the 16th century. Her father was an agent of the British Linen Company Bank. A member of St Paul’s United Free Church, she clearly had a lot of money, and she gave generously. In 1878 she initiated the Fund for Indigent Females with a donation of £10,000 to invest. She gave to the Convalescent Home, Royal Victoria Hospital and the Salvation Army Rescue Home. She gave the site of the Arthurstone Branch Library, and took much interest in its progress. She was also president of Dundee Ladies’ Union, treasurer of the Female Society for Visiting & Relieving Aged Females in Distress, a member of the Industrial Schools Society, and the Home for Reformation of Females. Although she was an office bearer on four voluntary organisations she was said to have had “a retiring nature” but “bounty never unthinking”. In fact, when she was made a burgess 1899 “in recognition of her many acts of wise beneficence to the City and citizens of Dundee” she asked that the ceremony be a private one. University archives record that in 1903: “ In accordance with the wish of Miss Symers who has so generously gifted a large proportion of the purchase money, the ground in front of Ellenbank House (south of Dundee University tower block) is to remain an open space for the city as well as for the college. ” She gave £5,000, with two provisos: that the space remain an open space and that the university did not incur debt i.e. it met the price in full. She died, aged 74, in November 1906, and she is commemorated in the name of Symers Street in Downfield.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Purity Window Meadowside St Paul's Church Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of the Purity stained glass window in Meadowside St Paul's Church, Dundee, Scotland. Presented by Sir George and Lady Ritchie in memory of their father and mother. Sir George Ritchie was a leading member of St Paul’s Church. He took a prominent part in the civic affairs of Dundee. For a number of years he occupied the position of honorary treasurer of the city, and his occupancy of the post was marked by diligence and an earnest regard for the welfare of the city.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Salmon Fisherman Dunkeld Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of a Salmon Fisherman by the River Tay in Dunkeld, Highland, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Spinning Wool Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a woman spinning wool in Paisley, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Suilven Mountain North West Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland photograph of Suilven mountain in Sutherland, Scotland. This is one of the most distinctive mountains in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises almost vertically from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans. The highest point, known as Caisteal Liath, the Grey Castle in Scottish Gaelic, lies at the northwest end of this ridge. There are two other summits: Meall Meadhonach, Round Middle Hill, at the central point of the ridge is 723 m high, whilst Meall Beag, Round Little Hill, lies at the southeastern end.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Rob Roy MacGregor Gravestone Balquhidder

Tour Scotland photograph of the Rob Roy MacGregor Gravestone in Balquhidder, Scotland. Rob Roy's Grave by Balquhidder Kirk, beside the graves of his wife and two of his sons.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Fairy Pools Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland video of the Fairy Pools near Glenbrittle at the foot of the Black Cuillin Mountains on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The nearest village to the Fairy Pools is Carbost on the West of Skye, the start of the walk to the pools is on the road to Glenbrittle. The walk to the pools uses the same route there and back.

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Old Photographs Thornhill Scotland

Old photograph of Thornhill located north of Dumfries, Scotland. This Scottish town is designed in a grid pattern with the main street of Drumlanrig Street, East and West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and Gill Road. The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th century turreted mansion once the ancient Clan Douglas stronghold, now home to the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.



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Old Photograph Thornton Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Thornton Castle located three miles West of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The last seat of the chief of Clan Strachan was at Thornton Castle. Thornton Castle, a seat of the Strachans, originally consisted of a round tower at the North East corner said to be the oldest part of the building, a square tower dated 1531, and a building dated 1662 connecting the two.



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Old Photographs Laurencekirk Scotland

Old photograph of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Laurencekirk was, in the past, known for making snuff boxes with a special type of airtight hinge, known as a " Laurencekirk hinge, " invented by James Sandy.

Old photograph of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Noltland Castle Westray Scotland

Old photograph of Noltland Castle, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. In 1560 Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, granted the lands of Noltland to his brother-in-law Gilbert Balfour, who built the castle. Balfour was Master of the Royal Household to Mary, Queen of Scots, and was involved in the plot to kill her husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. After Mary's deposition and exile, he continued to support the queen. Noltland was seized by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, an opponent of Mary's supporters, but he was forced to hand it back to Balfour in the early 1570s. Balfour died in Sweden in 1567, and in 1598 the castle was again seized by the Earl of Orkney (now Patrick Stewart, son of Robert). By 1606 the castle had been restored to the Balfours once more, when it was sold to Sir John Arnot, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who later became Sheriff of Orkney. During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1650, Royalist officers occupied the castle after their defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale. Local Covenanters captured and burned the castle. By 1881 it was a ruin.




Old photograph of Noltland Castle, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Up Helly Aa Lerwick Shetland

Old photograph of a Viking Galley during Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Old photograph of Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The present Lerwick celebration grew out of the much older yule tradition of tar barrelling which took place at Christmas and New Year as well as Up Helly Aa. Squads of young men would drag barrels of burning tar through town on sledges, making mischief. After the abolition of tar barrelling around 1874–1880, permission was eventually obtained for torch processions. The first yule torch procession took place in 1876. The first torch celebration on Up Helly Aa day took place in 1881. The first galley was burned in 1889.

Old photograph of a Viking Galley during Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Viking Galley during Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Viking Galley on fire during Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Old photograph of Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Bowhill House Selkirk Scotland

Old photograph of Bowhill House near Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Bowhill was built in 1708 by John, Lord Bowhill. His brother William Murray had bought the land earlier in 1690. In 1747, Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch, bought Bowhill for his son Lord Charles Scott who wanted to stand for Parliament in Roxburgh or Selkirk. In 1767, Henry, the third Duke, started to plant forests in the grounds, and in 1800, the 4th Duke Charles started to revamp what was an occasional summer house and turned it into a villa with gallery hall. Walter, 5th Duke, made many changes and, in 1831, moved the entrance from south to north. The building was finally completed in 1876 when it was 437 feet long.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Mell Walking Trail To Balquhidder

Tour Scotland photograph of the start of the Mell Trail. This leads from Glen Finglas up Glen Meann to Balquhidder, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Balcarres House East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. A Scottish a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay, born 1552, died 1598, second son of the ninth Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the early nineteenth century.



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Old Photograph Cottage Kintail Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage in Kintail, Scotland. Kintail was originally part of the estates of Clan Mackenzie but by 1793, most all of the inhabitants of Kintail were of the Clan Macrae.



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Old Photographs King Edward VII Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of King Edward VII on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

Old photograph of King Edward VII outside Balmoral Castle, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Selkirk Scotland

Old photograph of Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland. William Wallace, was declared guardian of Scotland in the town. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Marquess of Montrose and the Outlaw Murray all had connections with the town. Selkirk owed its expansion in the mid nineteenth century to its mills and the workforce they required, but this period of industrial fervour lasted only a century. Selkirk men fought with William Wallace at Stirling Brig and Falkirk, and also with Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Marquess of Montrose and the Outlaw Murray all had connections with the town. Common Riding is an annual event celebrated in Scottish Border towns as well as in other locations. Common Riding is meant to commemorate the times of the past when local men risked their lives in order to protect their town and people. The Selkirk Common Riding is a celebration of the history and traditions of the Royal and Ancient Burgh. Held on the second Friday after the first Monday in June, the ceremony is one of the oldest in the area, with 300 to 400 riders, Selkirk boasts one of the largest cavalcades of horses and riders in Europe. Selkirk still owns common land to the north and south of the town, but only the northern boundary of Linglie is ridden on the day. Selkirk Common Riding commemorates how, after the disastrous Battle of Flodden in 1513, from the eighty men that left the town, only one, Fletcher - returned bearing a captured English flag. Legend has it that he cast the flag about his head to indicate that all the other men of Selkirk had been cut down. At the climax of the day the Royal Burgh Standard Bearer and Crafts and Associations Standard Bearers cast their colours in Selkirk's ancient Market Place. 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 George Thomson Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of George Thomson, Shipbuilder, Glasgow, Scotland. George Thomson, born 1815, died 1866, was a Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder, born in Partick, Glasgow. He served his apprenticeship with a Mr Graham in Partick before entering the works of Mr Robert Napier, where he quickly gained the best knowledge in marine engineering available. He then went into business with his brother James and the firm of James & George Thomson was born. They started with engine building then expanded into shipbuilding in 1851. They produced over forty steamers including the Russia, one of the top ships crossing the Atlantic. They then moved to Govan and later to a new works at Clydebank, increasing staff from 1,500 to over 4,000 at the new works. After James' early retirement and the sudden death of George, the new works were managed by the sons of George, also called James and George. In 1899, Sheffield steel manufacturer John Brown and Company took over the Clydebank shipyard founded by James and George Thomson.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Coastline Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of the coastline on Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Rock Sculpture Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of a natural rock sculpture on Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. A natural rock sculpture on the island.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Seals Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of seals in the sea by the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cuillin Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of the Cuillin of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The main range of hills on Rum are the Cuillin, usually referred to as the " Rùm Cuillin ", in order to distinguish them from the Cuillin of the Isle of Skye. They are rocky peaks of basalt and gabbro, similar in many ways to their better known namesakes.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cottage Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of a cottage on the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of having the title " Laird of Rum ". The population grew to over 400 by the late 18th century but was cleared of its indigenous population between 1826 and 1828.



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