Old Photographs Ballintore Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in Ballintore in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. This Scottish village has a large harbour, built around 1890. On the sea front there is a plaque in commemoration of John Ross, a Scots Missionary, born 1842, died 1915, who was responsible for translation of the Bible into Korean. John received his education at Fearn School, Glasgow University and Theological Hall, Edinburgh. In 1872 he was sent by the Scottish United Presbyterian Mission to Northeast China, known at that time as Manchuria. While in China, John met traders from Korea one day, and decided to make a Korean translation of the New Testament, which was completed in 1887 and brought to Korea. John returned to Scotland in 1910, but continued to help the Scotland China Society. He died in Edinburgh and is buried in Newington Cemetery.

Old photograph of Ballintore in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

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