Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old Photograph Fishwives Aberdeen Scotland
Old photograph of fishwives in the Fish Market in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name Aberdeen comes from the word aber, meaning mouth of the river, Don. Aberdeen was probably founded by the 8th century AD as a fishing settlement. However by the early 12th century Aberdeen had grown into a town. One sign of this came in 1136 when the burgesses, merchants and craftsmen, of Aberdeen were given the right to charge a tithe, a tax of one 10th of all goods, on ships entering or leaving the harbor and by then it was a busy little port. Exports from Aberdeen included salted fish, hides and wool. 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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