Tour Scotland Photographs Video Daffodils Moot Hill Scone Palace Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of daffodils on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. From the time of Kenneth MacAlpin, who created the Kingdom of Scone in the 9th century, all the Kings of Scots were crowned on the Moot Hill.

Tour Scotland photograph of daffodils on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of daffodils on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Video Daffodil Stone Of Destiny Scone Palace Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of a daffodil on the Stone of Destiny on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Standing on the Moot Hill is a small Presbyterian chapel. Like the Palace, it was restored in Gothic style around 1804. A replica of the Stone of Destiny sits upon the Moot Hill.

Tour Scotland photograph of a daffodil on the Stone of Destiny on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a daffodil on the Stone of Destiny on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of a daffodil on the Stone of Destiny on Moot Hill, Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Great Britain VI Steam Train and The Lancashire Fusilier Locomotive Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Great Britain VI Steam train and The Lancashire Fusilier locomotive on visit to the railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier is an LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive engine built at Armstrong Whitworth in 1937. These trains were heading South after a visit to Inverness.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Stob Ghabhar Mountain

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Stob Ghabhar mountain, North of Bridge Of Orchy, Scotland. Stob Ghabhar is regarded as the finest of the four Munros of the Black Mount, the others being Stob a' Choire Odhair, Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh, it is a large and impressive mountain with long ridges radiating from it prominent pointed summit and deep scalloped corries on its flanks. It is situated six miles north west of Bridge of Orchy.

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Tour Scotland Video Tarmachan Ridge Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Tarmachan Ridge, West of Ben Lawers, above Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Isle of Ulva Inner Hebrides

Tour Scotland video of photographs on ancestry visit to Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Mr Francis William Clark bought the island in 1835 and began a brutal clearance of two-thirds of the inhabitants within a few years. Sometimes those who were to be evicted were given no warning, and had the thatch of their houses set on fire by the factor. The Clark family owned the island well into the 20th century. Clark also bought, and cleared, the islands of Gometra and Little Colonsay. In 1837, there were sixteen villages/townships, with shoe makers, wrights, boat builders, merchants, carpenters, tailors, weavers and black smiths. In 1841, the population of Ulva and Gometra was 859, but by 1848 this had plummetted to 150 thanks to a combination of the Highland potato famine and Clark's evictions. By 1889, the population of the two islands had fallen further to 83, with 53 on Ulva by itself. Lachlan Macquarie, was born on Ulva 31 January 1762 He is often referred to as the Father of Australia. During the second Jacobite uprising, Clan MacQuarrie fought at Culloden on Charles Edward Stuart's side

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Old Photograph Lothian Road Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Kilmore Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of Kilmore, Argyll, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Houston Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in Houston village located six miles north-west of Paisley, Scotland. Houston was originally known as Kilpeter. In the mid 12th century, the fee of Kilpeter was granted by Baldwin of Biggar, Sheriff of Lanark, to Hugh of Pettinain. From Hugh, the lands eventually became known as Houston, meaning " Hugh's tun or manor "

Old photograph of Houston village located six miles north-west of Paisley, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Kilbirnie Scotland

Old photograph of Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire, Scotland. This small Scottish town is 20 miles south-west of Glasgow and approximately 10 miles from Paisley and Irvine respectively. Historically, the town built up around the flax and weaving industries before iron and steel making took over in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The suburb of Kilbirnie in the New Zealand capital of Wellington is named after the town.



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Old Photographs Glenelg Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Glenelg near the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Old photograph of Glenelg near the Isle of Skye, Scotland.



You can still sail over the sea to Skye on the ferry from Glenelg to Kylerhea on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Aros Isle Of Mull Scotland

Old photograph of Aros, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Old photograph of Aros, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Old photograph of Aros House, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Hopeman Harbour Scotland

Old photograph of Hopeman harbour, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph George Richie Gravestone Ise of Ulva

Tour Scotland photograph of the George Ritchie gravestone on ancestry visit to Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Erected by George Ritchie in memory of his wife Mary Lamont who died 3rd of April, 1873, aged 53. The said George Ritchie, Master Mariner, born at Ayr, June 1820, died at Iona, March, 1896, also their daughter Fiona, born 1846, died 1916. " He bringeth them unto their desired haven "



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Tour Scotland Photograph Cairn Meall Odhar near Tyndrum

Tour Scotland photograph of the cairn on the summit of Cairn Meall Odhar near Tyndrum in the Highlands of Scotland. A Scottish mountain in the Scottish Highlands, situated about two miles to the west of Tyndrum, close to the northern boundary of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Meall Odhar is part of the Tyndrum Hills. The name Meall Odhar is from the Gaelic for " dun coloured round hill. "



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Tour Scotland Video Great Britain VI Steam Train Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Great Britain VI Steam Train on visit to the railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The station was opened as Perth General by the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Originally the terminus of the SCR main line from Greenhill Junction near Glasgow, it soon became a junction of some importance with the arrival of the Dundee and Perth Railway from Dundee, following the completion of a bridge across the River Tay, the Edinburgh and Northern Railway from Ladybank on the Fife coast, and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Forfar within months. Subsequent construction by the Perth and Dunkeld Railway and the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway added further lines into and out of the city, with the former becoming part of what is now the Highland Main Line to Inverness. The SMJR meanwhile would become part of a through route to Aberdeen by 1856, thus giving Perth travellers easy access to all of the major Scottish cities.

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Tour Scotland Video Lyrika Cargo Ship River Tay Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland April video of the Lyrika cargo ship leaving the harbour after visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A heavy shower of rain just as this ship set off down the River Tay towards the North Sea.

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Tour Scotland April Video Harbour Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland April video of the harbour on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish harbour is located on the River Tay just 30 miles from the North Sea.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Great Britain VI Steam Train Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of photographs of the Great Britain VI Steam Train on visit to railway station in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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OId Photographs Lenzie Scotland

Old photograph of Lenzie situated six miles from Glasgow, Scotland. Lenzie was built in the 19th century as a commuter town for those travelling to Glasgow and Edinburgh, as Lenzie railway station is a stop between the two cities.

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Old Photograph Bowling Green Crail Scotland

Old photograph of the Bowling Green in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Inchmahome Priory Scotland

Old photograph of Inchmahome Priory, Lake Of Menteith, Scotland. The priory was founded in 1238 by the Earl of Menteith, Walter Comyn, for a small community of the Augustinian order, the Black Canons. The Comyn family were one of the most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla, one of the other islands on the Lake of Menteith. There is some evidence that there was a church on the island before the priory was established. The priory has a long history of receiving many notable guests. King Robert the Bruce visited three times: in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motived, as the first prior had sworn allegiance to Edward I, the English king. In 1358 the future King Robert II also stayed at the priory. In 1547 the priory served as a refuge for Queen Mary, aged four, hidden here for a few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh during the Rough Wooing.



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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Suilven Mountain North West Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland video of photographs 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 Photographs Ardvreck Castle Loch Assynt Sutherland

Tour Scotland photograph of Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. This Scottish castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. The most well known historical tale concerning the castle is that on April 30th 1650 James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, was captured and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Ardvreck Castle was attacked and captured by the Clan MacKenzie in 1672, who took control of the Assynt lands. The castle is said to be haunted by two ghosts, one a tall man dressed in grey who is supposed to be related to the betrayal of Montrose and may even be Montrose himself. The second ghost is that of a young girl. The story tells that the MacLeods procured the help of Clootie (a Scottish name for the Devil, deriving from 'cloot', meaning one division of a cleft hoof) to build the castle and in return the daughter of one of the MacLeod chieftains was betrothed to him as payment. In despair of her situation, the girl threw herself from one of the towers and was killed.

Tour Scotland photograph of Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Austin 7 Car Rally Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Austin 7 cars on visit to vintage car rally near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This economy car produced from 1922 until 1939 in the United Kingdom by the Austin Motor Company. Nicknamed the Baby, Austin, was one of the most popular cars ever produced for the British market, and sold well abroad.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Kinnoull Hill Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of photographs on visit to Kinnoull Hill near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Views over the River Tay and Tay Valley on visit to Perth, Perthshire. At the summit is Kinnoull Tower. Built in 1829 by Lord Grey of Kinfauns as a romantic folly. The Kinnoull Campus of De La Salle College is named after this hill. The property previously on the site of the College, built in 1856 by Sir James Palmer, was renamed Kinnoull by Sir Alexander Stewart, former Chairman of BHP Australia, who was born near Kinnoull Hill.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Inchcolm Abbey Firth Of Forth

Tour Scotland video of photographs of the Augustinian Abbey on visit to Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland. Scotland's most complete surviving monastic house. The medieval abbey which is located at the centre of the island, was founded in the 12th century during the episcopate of Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld. Later tradition placed it back in the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland who probably had some involvement in the island. He was apparently washed ashore there after a shipwreck in 1123, and took shelter in a hermit's hovel. The Abbey was first used as a priory by Augustinian canons regular, becoming a full abbey in 1235. The island was attacked by the English from 1296 onwards, and the Abbey was abandoned after the Scottish Reformation in 1560. Inchcolm comes from the Scottish Gaelic " Innis Choluim ", meaning Columba's Island.

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Old Photograph Churning Milk Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter churning milk outside a cottage on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Balgonie Castle Fife

Tour Scotland video of Balgonie Castle, Fife, Scotland. The lands of Balgonie were held by the Sibbalds from at least 1246. Probably in the 1360s, the Sibbalds built a barmkin, or fortified courtyard, with a tower house at the north-west corner. The lands and the castle were left to a daughter, who married Sir Robert Lundie, who extended the castle in 1496, following his appointment as Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. Sir Robert built a two-storey range of buildings to the east of the keep, enlarging the accommodation with a long hall and a solar. This range incorporated an earlier corner tower and the 14th century chapel. James IV visited Balgonie on 20 August 1496, and gave 18 shillings to the masons as a gift. In 1627 the castle was sold to the Boswells, who sold it on in 1635 to Sir Alexander Leslie, a Scottish soldier who had fought for the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War rising to the rank of Field Marshal, and who led the Covenanters during the Scottish Bishops Wars. Leslie was created Lord Balgonie and Earl of Leven in 1641. The next additions were carried out by John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes. Rob Roy MacGregor captured Balgonie Castle during a raid in 1716, although the castle was soon returned to the Melvilles. David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven made minor improvements in the 1720s. In 1824 the castle was sold to James Balfour of Whittingehame, father of James Maitland Balfour, and grandfather of Arthur Balfour, who served as British Prime Minister. Historic Balgonie Castle features as the home of MacRannoch in episode 15 of series one of Outlander. The Lundie hall and courtyard were used for filming. 

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Duntrune Castle

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Duntrune Castle, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland. Location of a James Bond Film. Duntrune Castle is situated across Loch Crinan from the village of Crinan, Argyll, Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle in Scotland. The film will be directed by Sam Mendes and see Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench reprise their roles as Bond and his boss, M. It will also star Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney. Javier Bardem will play the villain, with French actress Berenice Marlohe and Naomie Harris as the leading ladies. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle in Scotland. Originally built by the McDougall clan in the twelfth century, Duntrune Castle was eventually taken by the Campbell clan.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Castle Campbell

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Castle Campbell and gardens in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This was the seat of the earls and dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell, and was visited by Mary, Queen of Scots, in the 16th century. The tower house was built in the early 15th century and was known as Castle Gloom. The castle was originally a property of the Clan Stuart but passed by marriage to Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. He had the name of the castle changed to Castle Campbell by an Act of Parliament in 1489.



Old Tour Scotland video of the main hall in Castle Campbell in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The tower house was built in the late fifteenth century and was called Castle Gloom until 1489 when it was renamed Castle Campbell.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Barnbougle Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Barnbougle Castle near Edinburgh, Scotland. A much altered Scottish tower house on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, between Cramond and South Queensferry. It lies within the Dalmeny Estate, and is the property of the Earl of Rosebery. This Scottish castle is connected to the stories of two families, the Mowbrays and the Roseberys. For three hundred years the estate has belonged to the Roseberys who now live at Dalmeny House, built by the fourth Earl in 1815. Barnbougle, the original house just a quarter of a mile away, came into the family's possession in the 1660s when Sir Archibald Primrose bought it for his son who was created First Earl of Rosebery in 1703.

Tour Scotland photograph of Barnbougle Castle near Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.



Old Tour Scotland video of Barnbougle Castle near Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Bressay Scotland

Old photograph of cottages on Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of Noss, and north of Mousa.





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Old Photograph Bishopmill Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Bishopmill in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. A poorhouse was built in 1863 at Bishopmill to the north of Elgin. The architects were Alexander and William Reid.



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Old Photographs Club House Balcomie Golf Course Crail Scotland

Old photograph of the Club House at Balcomie Golf Course by Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. In 1786, two years before George Washington was elected the first President of the USA and three years before the storming of the Bastille in Paris, a group of eleven gentlemen met at the Golf Inn in Crail and together formed the Crail Golfing Society. Since then, through the upheaval of the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the Victorian Age, two World Wars and the Cold War, the gentlemen of Crail have continued to enjoy their golf while playing a full role in the events happening around them.

Old photograph of Balcomie Golf Course by Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Gretna Green Scotland

Old photographs of Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A Scottish a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green is one of the world's most popular wedding destinations. Since 1929 both parties in Scotland have had to be at least 16 years old, but they still may marry without parental consent.

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Old Photographs John o' Groats Scotland

Old photograph of John o' Groats, Caithness, Scotland. This Scottish town takes its name from Jan de Groote, a Dutchman who obtained a grant for the ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney, recently acquired from Norway, from James IV, King of Scots, in 1496.

Old photograph of John o' Groats, Caithness, Scotland.

Old photograph of John o' Groats, Caithness, Scotland.

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Old Photograph St Ninian's Isle Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of St Ninian's Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The chapel on St. Ninian's Isle is famous for the 28 Pictish silver objects and the jaw bone of a porpoise which were buried under a cross marked slab close to the altar.



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Old Photographs Tummel Bridge Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Tummel Bridge, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Tummel Bridge, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Limekilns Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Limekilns near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Cottages Newton Of Falkand Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Newton of Falkland near Freuchie, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Harbour St Kilda Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour on St Kilda, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Church St Kilda Scotland

Old photograph of the church on St Kilda, Scotland. St Kilda was a registration district in its own right, and the minister or the school teacher acted as local registrar, recording births, deaths and marriages. The longest served was the Reverend John McKay, from 1865 until 1889. For most of its history, the St Kildans were without a resident minister. Baptisms and marriages were performed annually by the chaplain who would visit Hirta with the proprietor’s steward. Rents and teinds were collected at the same time. The first resident missionary was Alexander Buchan, appointed in 1705 to combat the surviving " popish " practises and the general ignorance of the population. Between 1830 and 1844, the missionary and teacher on St Kilda was Neil Mackenzie. Under his care, the islanders became ardent church goers, attending church daily, except for Monday and Saturday, and twice on Sunday. Attendance at every service was compulsory for everyone over the age of 2 years, unless unwell. He also made strenuous efforts to help his people to improve their living conditions, introducing the idea of legs to raise tables from the floor and walls to keep livestock away from crops. The minister remained apart from the people and, as he was the only English speaker, they depended on him to enable them to communicate with the outside world. In 1846, following two years without religious instruction and a visit to the island by a Free Church Deputy, all 103 inhabitants of St Kilda declared their adherence to the Free Church. Between 1865 and 1889, the minister John McKay saw to it that Sundays on St Kilda included three church services, no work and no conversation, only recitation from the bible was permitted. He also established church governance on the island, appointing two elders. His successor, Angus Fiddes, was the last ordained clergyman on St Kilda. He fulfilled the roles of both minister and teacher.



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Tour Scotland Video Train Ride On The Morayshire Steam Locomotive Bo'ness

Tour Scotland video of a train ride on the Morayshire steam locomotive in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland. Designed by Gresley and built at the LNER Darlington Works in 1928, Morayshire is the only surviving member of 76 Shires. Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley, born 19 June 1876, died 5 April 1941, was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway. He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines. An A1 pacific, Flying Scotsman, was the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and an A4, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world at 126 mph.

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Tour Scotland April Video Golfers Golf Course Elie East Neuk of Fife

Tour Scotland April video of golfers on the golf course in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1875, only a handful of clubs in Scotland are older than Elie, and the course is a classic example of links golf. James Braid was born and brought up in Earlsferry which adjoins Elie and the golf course and learnt his golf over this course.

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Tour Scotland April Video Golfers 17th Green Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland April video of golfers on the windy 17th green of the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The oldest and most iconic golf course in the world. The Swilcan Bridge and Hell Bunker are recognised across the globe, yet the greatest feature of the Old Course is that despite its grand status it remains a public golf course, open to all.

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Tour Scotland April Video Drive Into Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland April morning video of a drive into Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This is the town in which I was raised in Scotland. The A917 is the East Fife Coast Road, running round three sides of the rectangle between Largo and St Andrews. The road starts off at the A915 in Kirkton of Largo and heads east towards Elie; through Colinsburgh to Pittenweem and onwards to Anstruther.

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Tour Scotland April Video Drive To St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland April video of a drive to visit St Andrews from Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Andrews is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle. There has been an important church in St Andrews since at least the 8th century, and a bishopric since at least the 11th century. The settlement grew to the west of St Andrews cathedral with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness burn to the south. The burgh soon became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation. The famous cathedral, the largest in Scotland, now lies in ruins. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the home of golf. This is in part because the Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded in 1754.

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