Old Photograph Katie Wearie's Tree Linlithgow Scotland

Old photograph of Katie Wearie's tree in Linlithgow, Scotland. According to local folklore, Katie used to herd cattle, probably sometime in the early 19th Century. Legend has it that she would rest beneath the willow tree at the West Port on a warm day and was heard to say “ Katie’s Weary. ” 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 Shawlands Cross Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Shawlands Cross, Glasgow, Scotland. Shawlands is a district of Glasgow, located less than 2 miles south of the River Clyde. Neighbouring districts include the areas of Crossmyloof, Langside and Pollokshaws with Shawlands itself overlapping the Glasgow City. Within walking distance of Shawlands is Queens Park, acquired in 1857 and designed by the world renowned Sir Joseph Paxton, also responsible for noted public parks in London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough, England. The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary, Queen of Scots and not Queen Victoria.



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Old Photograph Finnieston Cross Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and Tram at Finnieston Cross, Glasgow, Scotland. The village of Finnieston was established in 1768 on the lands of Stobcross by Matthew Orr, the owner of Stobcross House. Orr named the new village " Finnieston " in honour of the Reverend John Finnie, who had been his tutor.

Orr is a surname common throughout the English speaking world, but especially in Scotland, Ulster, the United States, Canada, and northern England. The name is considered to have numerous origins: such as being derived from an Old Norse byname; a Gaelic nickname; and an Old English topographical name, or similar place-name. In Scotland, the name is first known to have been recorded in Renfrewshire. A tradition of some of the Orrs in Northern Ireland has it that they were descended from outlawed brothers whose original family name was McLean; they crossed this river and then made their way by boat to Donaghadee in County Down in the early 17th century. Having escaped persecution, they took river's name as their surname and settled in Newtownards.



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Old Photograph Ury House Scotland

Old photograph of Ury House by Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house was built in the Elizabethan style in 1885 by Alexander Baird. Originally the estate belonged to the Frasers, then the Hays starting in 1413, but eventually became the property of the Earl Marischal. Over the years Ury has been rebuilt three times. In early times the property was known as Urie. In the 17th century Ury was established as the North East Scotland headquarters of the Quaker organisation by David Barclay. Bronze Age cists have been found at the site of the Ury House. Roman legions marched from Raedykes to Normandykes Roman Camp nearby as they used higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and low lying mosses associated with the Burn of Muchalls. That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient tracks crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains, lying west of Netherley.



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Old Photograph Ross Memorial Hospital Dingwall Scotland

Old photograph of nurses outside the Ross Memorial Hospital in Dingwall, Scotland. James Alexander MacDonald was a 20th century Scottish botanist and plant pathologist. Friends and family called him Jay MacDonald. He was born in Dingwall on 17 June 1908 one of five children to Eliza Kelman and James Alexander MacDonald, HM Chief Inspector of Schools for the Scottish Highlands and a former Rector of Leith Academy in Edinburgh. He was home educated by his mother at Kilmacolm then at Inverness Royal Academy. He then went to Edinburgh University to study Agriculture but then decided to also study botany as a joint degree. He continued as a postgraduate in Botany, gaining his doctorate in 1935. On gaining his doctorate he began lecturing in Botany at St Andrews University in Fife and was given his professorship in 1961. In the same year he became the joint founder and official Keeper of St Andrews Botanic Garden. In the Second World War he served as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF in India and Malaya, mainly working in radar. In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Robert James Douglas Graham, Sir William Wright Smith, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson and Alexander Nelson. He served as Vice President of the Society from 1961 to 1964. He retired in 1977. Although sickly in his early life he developed a love of active sports by his late teens, including rugby and hockey. By later life he had also developed a love of golf, and was ideally located in St Andrews for this pastime. He was also a keen angler. He died in St Andrews on 26 April 1997.



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Old Photograph Goldenacre Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses, people and Trams in Goldenacre, Edinburgh, Scotland. Goldenacre is an area in Edinburgh, lying on and to the South of the Ferry Road, and South of Trinity.



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Old Photograph Inner Harbour Leith Scotland

Old photograph of boats in the Inner Harbour in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significant events in Scottish history have taken place. Mary of Guise ruled Scotland from Leith in 1560 as Regent while her daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots remained in France. Mary of Guise moved the Scottish Court to Leith. Leith Docks became known as the port for Edinburgh and modest shipbuilding and repair facilities grew. On 20 May 1806, there was a procession of the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Baillies, and Council, along with a numerous company of ladies and gentleman, for the opening of the first new Wet Dock, the first of its kind in Scotland. Blog post 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 Sunderland Hall Scotland

Old photograph of Sunderland Hall near Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house was rebuilt about the end of the 1600's by a Mr. Brice. It was called Sunderland Hall because the land on the estate was split asunder.



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Old Photograph King Street Castle Douglas Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart, people, shops and houses on King Street in Castle Douglas near Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Castle Douglas was founded in 1792 by a wealthy descendant of the Douglas family, William Douglas, who made his money in American Trade and created a planned town on the shores of Carlingwark Loch. The town's layout is based upon the grid plan pattern of streets as used in Edinburgh's New Town, built around the same time. Sir William Douglas also created a number of industries in Castle Douglas, including hand woven cotton factories. Blog post 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 Orton House Scotland

Old photograph of Orton House by Fochabers located ten miles East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The Wharton-Duff family who lived in this Scottish mansion house have a family tree that can be traced back to William Duff of Dipple and the First Earl of Fife, Lord Braco. William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, born 1696, died 30 September 1763. He was a Scottish nobleman. The son of William Duff of Dipple, in 1719 he married Lady Janet Forbes, second daughter of James Ogilvy, Earl of Findlater and widow of Hugh Forbes, Younger of Craigievar. She died in 1720 and in 1723 he married Jean Grant, second daughter of Sir James Grant of Pluscardine, Bt. He inherited substantial estates from his father on his death in 1722. He was Member of Parliament for Banffshire from 1727–34, and was created Lord Braco of Kilbryde in the Peerage of Ireland on 28 July 1735, and Earl Fife and Viscount Macduff, also in the peerage of Ireland, by letters patent dated 26 April 1759, after proving his descent from the MacDuffs, Earls of Fife.



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Old Photograph Freeland House Scotland

Old photograph of Freeland House by Forgandenny in Perthshire, Scotland. The Freeland Estate was owned by Mr Collingwood Lindsay Wood and is now Strathallan School. He originally purchased the Ruthven estate in 1873, and added considerably to its wealth and size. If his only son, born in 1877, had lived, he would have inherited it all on his father’s death in 1906. However, Lindsay Wood’s wife, Francis, and their daughters stayed in residence for some years after his death, but the eventual decay of the estate and increasing debts forced the trustees to consider a somewhat forced sale. In 1917, the sale of the whole estate was made to Mr. Edwin Martin Stewart for £80,000. He was chairman of the Carntyne Iron and Steel Company Limited in Glasgow, and lived in Stirling with his family. Still a relatively young man, he unfortunately died at home in 1921, aged 51.



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Old Photograph College of Domestic Science Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the College of Domestic Science in, Glasgow, Scotland. In June 1912 a site was looked at on the corner of Park Drive and Park Avenue and the draft plans to build on this site were submitted to the College Governors on 6 December 1912. Final approval for the building was announced on 4 June 1913. Before work was completed on the new building it was taken over by the Red Cross and used as a hospital for the duration of the First World War. The first class was held in the building on 29 April 1919.



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Old Photographs Main Street West Kilbride Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on the Main Street in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland. West Kilbride, Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Iar, a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast by the Firth of Clyde, looking across to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. West Kilbride is generally believed to be named after the ancient Celtic Saint Brigid of Kildare, often known as St Bride. There has been a hamlet in the area since 82 AD when the Roman general Agricola stationed 30,000 troops in the area of the village now known as Gateside. Roman roads can still be explored around the village to this day. Several buildings in the area date back to medieval times. Law Castle, situated at the foot of Law Hill, was built in the 15th century for King James III's sister Mary. Portencross Castle, thought to date from the 14th century, is situated right next to the sea at Portencross harbour, The town became known as a weaving and agricultural town, one of many Ayrshire towns specialising in potatoes. Since the town became linked by rail to Glasgow in 1878, it began to attract more visitors. Blog post 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 Greensands Street Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of people and houses on Greensands Street in Dumfries, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Christmas Gift To Wounded Soldiers Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of a Christmas Gift to wounded World War One soldiers in a hospital in Dundee, Scotland. In the summer of 1914 war broke out in Europe and what followed was a world war on an unprecedented scale. Dundee gave an astonishing 63% of its eligible men to the armed forces leaving barely a street, house or tenement in the city unaffected. Blog post 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 Weavers Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of weavers in a Jute Works in Dundee, Scotland. With the advent of jute, and thanks to the Crimea War and the American Civil War with their demand for jute products, Dundee more than doubled its population in a period of some 20 years in the 19th Century. Such was the demand for labour that many of the dispossessed from the Highland clearances came for work. Many more from Ireland were shipped across to the West Coast and brought to Dundee in cattle trucks, where they were put into ready made slum dwellings built by the mill owners. One area of the Hilltown was known as Candle Land because the gas company refused to put in gas in case the occupants committed suicide. Because the demand for workers in the weving mills was mainly for women Dundee became a very matriarchal society. The women of Dundee were reputed to have the most beautiful hair in the whole world. This was because of the fact that after leaving the mill at night, they would spend so much time brushing the jute out of their hair. In complete contrast the mill owners lived mainly in Broughty Ferry, a suburb of the town which boasted the highest number of millionaires in the world at that time. Blog post 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 Liniclett Benbecula Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter, horse and cart and thatched cottages in Liniclett on Benbecula, Scotland. Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the early 15th century Hugh MacDonald, third son of Alexander, Earl of Ross was the proprietor of " lands in Uist, Benbecula and Garmoran " although his tenure was opposed by Clanranald of Garmoran. By 1491 Clanranald were in possession of " nearly the whole of Uist and Benbecula. " Blog post 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 Pearce Institute Govan Scotland

Old photograph of the Pearce Institute in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. The Pearce Institute, a building which contained a public hall, library and other rooms, was given to Govan by the widow of Sir William Pearce, 1st Baronet, born 8 January 1833, died 18 December 1888. He was a British shipbuilder, under whose management the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Govan on the River Clyde became the leading shipbuilding company in the world. He was later a Conservative Party politician. He was born near Chatham in Kent, England, where he trained as a shipwright and naval architect at the Chatham Dockyard. He died suddenly at the age of 55 in his home on Piccadilly in London. He was survived by his wife Dinah Elizabeth Socoter, who was originally from Gravesend in Kent. Their only child was William George Pearce, who succeeded to the baronetcy.



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Old Photograph Bridge Of Carron Scotland

Old photograph of the Bridge Of Carron over the River Spey in Moray, Scotland. This Scottish cast iron bridge used to carry the Boat of Garten to Craigellachie Spey Valley railway across the River Spey, which here forms the boundary between the parishes of Knockando in Moray, and Aberlour, in Banff. It now carries road traffic. The bridge was built by MacKinnon and Company of Aberdeen in 1863 as one of three major river crossings on the Craigellachie, Nethy Bridge section of the Speyside Railway line of the Great North of Scotland Railway. Blog post 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 Photographs Harbour Reay Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in Reay by Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland. In 1437, the MacKays defeated the men of Caithness at Sandside Bay in the battle known as the Sandside Chase, turning there on the pursuers that had chased them away from an attempted raid. The area around the village has been occupied for millennia. Within the modern village are the remains of a stone circle, several Viking houses and burials. Blog post 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 Public Library Wick Scotland

Old photograph of the public library in Wick, Scotland. The library at Wick was located close to the home of Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle in the far north of mainland Scotland. It was designed in the Scottish vernacular style by Edinburgh architect, Thomas Leadbetter. Carnegie had indicated in October 1891 that he was " willing to deal handsomely with the Buiding Committee with regard to the library "; he subsequently agreed in June 1892 to meet part of the construction costs and the foundation stone was laid on 27th March 1897. Blog post 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 Parish Church Lasswade Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. The old parish church was built in the 13th century, though little of it today survives. It was abandoned in 1793 and much of its ruins collapsed in 1866. The 17th century Scottish poet, William Drummond of Hawthornden was buried within its grounds. The current Lasswade Parish Church building was originally built for the former United Presbyterian Church, later United Free Church, which became part of the Church of Scotland in 1929,



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Old Photograph Wishing Well Linlathen Scotland

Old photograph of the Wishing Well at Linlathen near Monifieth located six miles West of Dundee, Scotland. Balmossie Bridge spans the eastern entrance to the grounds of Linlathen House. On the banks of the Dighty Burn stands a well known locally as the CAULD WATER WELLIE and THE WISHING WELL. Though originally it was called the CAT CRAIG WELL from the name of the rock above it. A stone at the site of the well is inscribed. “ Whosoever drinketh of the water shall thirst again T.E 1847 ” Blog post 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 Theatre Entertainers Broughty Ferry Scotland

Old photograph of theatre entertainers in Broughty Ferry by Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Ferry, Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Tatha; Scots: Brochtie, a suburb of Dundee it is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. Broughty Castle sits imposingly at the mouth of the River Tay. Built in 1496 on a rocky promontory, it has faced many sieges and battles. Formerly a prosperous fishing and whaling village, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, who built their luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Broughty Ferry was referred to at the time as the " richest square mile in Europe. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee. Hugh Malcolm was born in Broughty Ferry on 2 May 1917, and educated at Craigflower Preparatory School near Dunfermline and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. He entered the Royal Air Force College Cranwell on 9 January 1936. In January 1938, Malcolm joined 26, Army Co-operation, squadron at Catterick. In May 1939, he suffered a serious head injury in a Westland Lysander crash. By the end of 1941 he had risen to the rank of squadron leader and joined No 18 Squadron as a flight commander, flying the Bristol Blenheim and based in Suffolk, England. Malcolm was a 25 year old Wing Commander commanding 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 4 December, he led a thirteen strong attack on an enemy fighter airfield near Chougui, Tunisia. On reaching the target, however, and starting the attack, the squadron was intercepted by an overwhelming force of enemy fighters from I and II. Gruppen JG 53, and 11 Staffel, JG 2. One by one, all his bombers were shot down, until he himself was shot down in flames. Malcolm's aircraft crashed in flames some 15 miles west of the target. An infantry officer and two other men who arrived at the scene of the crash minutes later retrieved the body of navigator Pilot Officer James Robb. Malcolm, with Robb and gunner Pilot Officer James Grant DFC, were buried in the Beja War Cemetery in a collective grave. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross on 27 April 1943. His was the first Royal Air Force Victoria Cross to be won in North Africa. Blog post 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 Devil's Stone Invergowrie Scotland

Old photograph of the Devil's Stone in Invergowrie, Scotland. The legend of the Gows o' Gowrie stones states that they were thrown by the devil around Invergowrie in 1280. The prophecy comes from a verse by Thomas the Rhymer. Sir Thomas was born in Erceldoune, also spelled Ercildoune, presently Earlston, Berwickshire, sometime in the 13th century, and has a reputation as the author of many prophetic verses. Little is known for certain of his life but two charters from 1260 and 1294 mention him, the latter referring to " Thomas de Ercildounson son and heir of Thome Rymour de Ercildoun ". Thomas became known as " True Thomas ", supposedly because he could not tell a lie. Popular lore recounts how he prophesied many great events in Scottish history, including the death of Alexander III of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Tay Street Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Tay Street in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Perth Sheriff Court dates to 1819 and is an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture by the eminent London architect Sir Robert Smirke. It is situated on Tay Street overlooking the River Tay to the East and is a significant piece of early 19th century civic architecture. Perth Sheriff Court was built by Sir Robert Smirke in 1819 to replace the county and court functions of the old Tolbooth. Sir Robert Smirke, born 1780, died 1867, was one of the foremost architects of Greek Revival architecture in Britain. Based primarily in London, he started his practice in 1806 and was immediately successful, both for public and private clients. Blog post 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 Promenade Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people walking on the promenade in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Kirkcaldy has long been nicknamed the Lang Toun, Scots for " long town ",in reference to the early town's one mile long main street, as indicated on maps of the 16th and 17th centuries. The street later reached a length of nearly 4 miles, connecting the burgh to the neighbouring settlements of Linktown, Pathhead, Sinclairtown and Gallatown, which became part of the town in 1876. The formerly separate burgh of Dysart was merged into Kirkcaldy in 1930.



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Old Photograph Kirk Street Campbeltown Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Kirk Street in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. Campbeltown is one of five areas in Scotland categorised as a distinct malt whisky producing region, and is home to the Campbeltown single malts. At one point it had over 30 distilleries and proclaimed itself " the whisky capital of the world ". However, a focus on quantity rather than quality, and the combination of prohibition and the Great Depression in the United States, led to most distilleries going out of business. Today only three active distilleries remain in Campbeltown: Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank.



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Old Photograph Blackness Scotland

Old photograph of Blackness by the Firth of Forth, Scotland. This Scottish village is located 3.4 miles East of Bo'ness, 5 miles West of South Queensferry and 3.8 miles North East of Linlithgow. The village originally served as a port for nearby Linlithgow, which was a principal residence of the Scottish monarchs from as early as the 12th century. As a port, Blackness was later superseded by Bo'ness, and fell into decline from the 17th century. 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 Photographs Harbour Eyemouth Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in Eyemouth, Scotland. Eyemouth is very nearly due east of Glasgow. In fact Eyemouth's latitude is 55.8691°N, whilst Glasgow's is 55.8642°N, so Eyemouth is about 600 yards further north. The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival.



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Old Photograph Bow Butts St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of people at the Bow Butts in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The name Bow Butts comes from the ancient requirement for all able bodied men to be able to bear arms in time of war, the weapon of choice being bow and arrow. Bow Butts was the archery range for St. Andrews.



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Old Photograph Carnwadric Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Trams in Carnwadric, Glasgow, Scotland. Carnwadric was originally a farm owned by Sir John Maxwell, one of approximately seven such large holdings owned by him and rented to others. The land was formerly owned by the Stuart kings and queens of Scotland. During ancient post Roman times, it was sought after by the Scots of Dál Riata and Angles of Northumbria, England. It formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, a Brittonic, rather than Gaelic, kingdom. Govan, another ancient village nearby and now also part of Glasgow, is rumoured to be named after King Arthur's knight Gawain. Pollokshaws and Thornliebank are the nearest ancient villages and were created mainly because of the textile industry. Manufacturing and printing of cloth were the main industries and formed the livelihoods of many of the villagers. Several immigrants came to the area to work in the industry. Irish linen workers, as well as Dutch workers (specialized in beetling) a form of transfer printing.



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Old Photograph Cricket Team Panicuik Scotland

Old photograph of a cricket team in Penicuik, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Newmilns Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and houses in Newmilns in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Newmilns became a free Burgh of Barony on 9 January 1490, a privilege bestowed upon George Campbell of Loudoun, and consequently the people of Newmilns, by King James IV. This was an important stage in the development of Newmilns as it granted liberties over control of the local economy, the right to elect local Baillies and necessary local government officials and the right to hold weekly markets and annual fairs. Towards the end of the 16th Century, Hugenot refugees settled in the area and introduced Newmilns to the craft of weaving. About two centuries later, Britain began importing cotton from the USA and as Newmilns by this time had a long established weaving tradition, the town's handloom industry rose to national prominence. Newmilns is situated around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty five miles South West of Glasgow.





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Old Photograph Lochview Terrace Gartcosh Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Lochview Terrace in Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies a few miles east of Glasgow, and about a mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge. Gartcosh Fireclay Works was established by James Binnie in 1863. Although mostly concerned with firebrick manufacture, during the early years its output was much more varied, extending to garden vases and pedestals, garden edges, fountains, chimney cans, roof tiles, cattle troughs, sewage pipes and other products. It was one of a group of such businesses in the area, with others at Cardowan, Garnkirk, Heathfield and Glenboig. Gartcosh Fireclay Works eventually closed down in the 1950s, when local supplies of fireclay were exhausted.

In 1865 Gartcosh became the home of Woodneuk Iron Works owned by William Gray & Co. It was bought by Smith & McLeans in 1872 and subsequently Colville's steel mills. British Steel Corporation took ownership of the Colville's steel mill in Gartcosh in 1967 and operated until its closure in February 1986. 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 Photographs Cottages Kirkcolm Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Kirkcolm, Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland. The Rhins of Galloway otherwise known as the Rhins of Wigtownshire, or as The Rhins, also spelt The Rhinns; is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway. Stretching more than 25 miles from north to south, its southern tip is the Mull of Galloway, the southernmost point of Scotland. The principal settlements are Stranraer at the head of Loch Ryan and the small tourist village of Portpatrick on the west coast, other villages are dotted up and down the peninsula, including Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Lochans, and in the South Rhins; Stoneykirk, Sandhead, Ardwell and Drummore.

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Old Photograph Parish Church Kilmelford Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church and cemetery in Kilmelford near Oban, Scotland. A small Scottish church built in 1785, re-roofed in 1890. Oblong plan with gable front with birdcage belfry and 8 spoked wheel window over pointed arch entrance.



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Old Photograph Covenanter's Gravestone Kirk O' Shotts Scotland

Old photograph of the Covenanter's gravestone at Kirk O' Shotts in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The grave of William Smith, who fought at Rullion Green in the Pentlands in the year 1666. In 1678, the Duke of Monmouth, with an army of 10,000 men, camped for ten days at Muirhead, about three miles east of Kirk o’Shotts. They were on their way by the old bridle road, to Bothwell Bridge where they defeated the Covenanters. It is believed that 160 Shotts men took part in the battle, 13 were killed and 33 taken prisoner.



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Old Photograph Kirk O' Shotts Parish Church Scotland

Old photograph of Kirk O' Shotts Parish Church and Kate's Well in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Kirk O' Shott's Church also goes by the more affectionate title " The M8 Church " for its location on a hillock alongside the busy M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Church was formerly a Catholic place of worship under the name Saint Catherines Chapel. St. Catherine's Well or Kate's Well is a historical natural spring well of significant interest and sits on holy ground at the foot of Kirk O' Shott's Parish Church. The well dates back to the 14th century and derives from the Churches former past when it was once a Catholic place of worship as St. Catherines Chapel which has origins from Catherine of Sienna.

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Old Photograph West Church Garelochhead Scotland

Old photograph of the West Church in Garelochhead, Scotland. Originally in Dunbartonshire, this village developed from the 1820s with the advent of steamer cruising during the Glasgow Fair holiday. Tourism was boosted with the opening of the West Highland Railway line to Fort William in 1894. In 1854 there was a great dispute that became known as the Battle of Garelochhead fought between the locals, led by Sir James Colquhoun, and the passengers of the steamer Ship " Emperor ". The trouble started when Colquhoun did not want trippers on the sabbath day. The battle was eventually won by the passengers, but undeterred Colquhoun took his case to the courts who subsequently banned sailings on Sundays.



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Old Photograph Cottage Post Office Haroldswick Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Haroldswick on the Island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Haroldswick comes from the Viking King Harald, and is reputed to be the first landing point for the Vikings on the Shetland Islands. For many years, Haroldswick Post Office was the most northerly in the UK and visitors could get a special postmark. Since the office's closure in 1999, this record is now held by the post office in Baltasound.





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Old Photograph George Hotel Inveraray Scotland

Old photograph of passenger bus and cars outside the George Hotel in Inveraray, Scotland. The George Hotel was originally two private houses completed in 1770. They were part of a project by the 3rd Duke of Argyll, started in 1744, to build a whole new town in Inveraray. This was to be the first example in Scotland of a planned town. The Duke of Argyll employed the services of Adam and Milne, renowned architects of their time. The buildings in the main town remain whitewashed with blackened window surrounds. The industry of the town was herring fishing. The smoking of these fish produced the famous Loch Fyne Kipper. The fish industry survives along the longest sea loch in Scotland, with farmed salmon, mussels and oysters.



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Old Photograph Church Isle of Whithorn Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Isle of Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Former Free Church of 1844 on a spectacular location on the foreshore of this old fishing village with its natural harbour. Simple white rectangle with bellcote. Heritage display telling the story of the church today and village life in the past. Various scenes from the 1973 film The Wicker Man were filmed in and around the Isle of Whithorn.



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Old Photographs Bonnygate Street Cupar Fife Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, people and buildings on Bonnygate Street in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. he town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep. The historic town centre is the junction of Bonnygate and the Crossgate. This is where the town's mercat cross, is located with the original shaft being supported by a unicorn. It dates from 1683. To the east is St Catherine Street, home to the burgh chambers and county buildings, both designed by Robert Hutchison. 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 Beach Lundin Links East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cars by the beach in Lundin Links by Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Walkers Goatfell Island Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of walkers on Goatfell mountain on the Island of Arran, Scotland. Goat Fell is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. The name is believed to mean either Mountain of Wind, from the Gaelic gaoth, or Goat Mountain, from the Norse geita. 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 East Fortune Scotland

Old photograph of a ladies Tug Of War by the airfield in East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland. This area is known for its airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during the First World War. The RNAS airship station also included an airship hangar. In 1919 the British airship R34 made the first airship crossing of the Atlantic, flying from East Fortune to Mineola, New York, USA. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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