Old Photograph Ardoch House Scotland

Old photograph of Ardoch House by Braco, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish house, now demolished, was built by William Stirling in 1826. William was born in Dunblane on 15 October 1772, the eldest son of James Stirling, wright and cabinetmaker. Stirling began his career working with his father but married well and gained work through his wife's relatives. He built several country houses and extended others including Strowan House in 1804, Moncreiffe House in 1821 and Garden House in 1824. Stirling also built a remarkable number of churches namely Logie Parish Church in 1805, Airth Parish Church in 1818, Kippen Parish Church in 1823, Dron Parish Church in 1825, Crieff Old Parish Church in 1826, Tillicoultry Parish Church in 1827, Monzie Church in 1829, Creich Parish Church in 1830, Forteviot Parish Church in 1830, Port of Menteith Parish Church in 1831 and Dunipace Old Parish Church in 1832. He was responsible the Athenaeum in Stirling in 1814, and for repairs on Dunblane Cathedral and the Leighton Library in Dunblane. He built Holmehill House in that town as his own home, now demolished. He died there and is buried in the churchyard His son, also William, took over his architectural practice.



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Old Photograph Saddell House Scotland

Old photograph of Saddell House located on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish house is thought to have been built in 1774 by Colonel Donald Campbell of Glensaddell.

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Old Photograph Balhary House Scotland

Old photograph of Balhary House near Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish house was built for John Smyth by John Carver of Kinloch in 1817. John Carver was born on 11 November 1834, the son of John Carver of Carverfield, Kinloch who died 27 February 1858 and the cousin of the much older David Carver who practised from Kinloch throughout his career. His mother was Elizabeth Henderson. John was trained as an architect by his father but was also apprenticed as a joiner before entering the office of an Edinburgh architect: the style of his draughtsmanship suggests that of David Bryce. He returned to Meigle to take over his father's practice in the mid-1850s. Latterly he is described in census as an architect with two assistants and also as a farmer of 7 acres. The parish church at Coupar Angus shows Carver to have been a very able Gothic designer while the City of Glasgow Bank at Kirriemuir showed an original if idiosyncratic approach to Scottish Baronial. Although he designed a few large houses his practice seems to have consisted mainly of secondary estate work.



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Old Photograph Dall House Scotland

Old photograph of Dall House located on the south shore of Loch Rannoch near Kinloch Rannoch, Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The estate here dates back to 1347. Dall House was built later and existed as a principal seat of the Clan Robertson until early last century. The building is a romantically styled Scots Baronial mansion house designed by architect Thomas Mackenzie Architect born in 1814 at St. Martin's in Prrthshire, the son of Alexander Mackenzie, a builder and architect. Three of Mackenzie's brothers were also architects; William in Perth, David in Dundee and James in Liverpool, and it was with his eldest brother William MacDonald Mackenzie that he trained. He is also known to have worked with David in the early 1830s. In 1835, he moved to Aberdeen to work with John Smith and then with his great rival Archibald Simpson. Mackenzie moved to Elgin in 1839, at first working with William Robertson, but within two years he had set up his own practice there. He was commissioned to design Elgin Museum in 1842, going on to build Forres Market Cross in 1844. In the same year, he formed a partnership with James Matthews, who had become a friend when Mackenzie was working with Archibald Simpson. Mackenzie did much of the design work in Elgin while Matthews managed their office in Aberdeen. Together they were responsible for Drummuir Castle in 1845, Poorhouses in Aberdeen and Ellon in 1847 and 1849 respectively, Ballindalloch Castle in 1847, St. John's Episcopal Church in 1850, Aldourie Castle in 1853 and Dall House in 1854, together with various churches, schools and banks and work on Cawdor Castle in 1854


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Old Photograph Thatched Cottage Clubhouse Colonsay Scotland

Old photograph of the thatched clubhouse on the golf course on the Island of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The 18 hole golf course is a natural links course in a spectacular position by Machrins Bay. Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull. Colonsay is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Torosay and Kinlochspelve Parish Church Craignure Isle Of Mull

Tour Scotland photograph of Torosay and Kinlochspelve Parish Church, Craignure, Isle of Mull, Scotland. This Scottish church was built in 1783 with repairs and alteration in 1828 and 1832.

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Tour Scotland Video Small Group Ancestry Tour Of Scotland 8

Tour Scotland wee video of photographs from a small group ancestry tour of Scotland. Includes visit to Castle Campbell, Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Dunfermline Abbey in Fife, Dunkeld Cathedral in Perthshire, Dunnottar Castle, Dupplin Cross, Edzell Castle, Eilean Donan Castle, Elgol Isle Of Skye, Falkland Palace, Glamis Castle, Glamis Pictish Stone, Glen Quaich, Glencoe, Isle of Ornsay, Kilmuir Museum, Kyle Of Lochalsh, Loch Leven Castle, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Monikie Graveyard, Sligachan, St Andrews Old Golf Course, Stirling Castle, The Quiraing Skye, Uig

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Dunkeld Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland wee video of photographs from a small group ancestry visit to Dunkeld in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Located on on the banks of the River Tay this Scottish town was the first capital of Scotland. In 1809 the ferry across the River Tay between Dunkeld and Birnam was replaced by a bridge built by Thomas Telford. The centre of the town has many late 17th century houses alongside the ancient cathedral.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Parish Church Glendevon Perthshire

Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography from a small group ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Glendevon, Perthshire. Plain white washed church of 1803. Large stained glass window by Alf Webster of Glasgow 1913 and small stained glass window in memory of Reverend Alexander Taylor 1872-1949. Many memorial plaques. Pulpit and Communion table and chair carved by Mr Philips of Tormaukin. Many Sinclair gravestones in the graveyard

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Old Photograph Cantick Head Lighthouse Scotland

Old photograph of Cantick Head Lighthouse situated on the South East Coast of the Island of Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland. This Scottish lighthouse was completed in 1858 by engineer Alan Stevenson. He was a member of the famous Stevenson family of engineers, eldest son of Robert Stevenson, and brother of David and Thomas Stevenson, between 1843 and 1853 he built thirteen lighthouses in and around Scotland. The writer Robert Louis Stevenson was the son of Thomas and thus the nephew of Alan Stevenson.



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Old Photograph Maryculter House Scotland

Old photograph of Maryculter House, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A hotel these days, this building is erected on the site where Knights Templar trained circa 1227 AD. Close by to the north is where Roman soldiers on the Elsick Mounth emerged from their march from Raedykes to cross the River Dee, on the northern bank of which the Normandykes Roman Camp stands. About the year 1618, the Lands of Maryculter were purchased by John Menzies of Pitfodels. The Menzies family, who had been tenants of Maryculter since 1548, were closely associated with the civic life of Aberdeen. In 1426, Gilbert Menzies was Provost of the city and thereafter a Menzies occupied the civic chair so frequently that in the following two hundred years, the combined provost-ships of the Menzies family amounted to 112 years. In 1811, Maryculter was acquired by General the Hon. William Gordon of Fyvie, a son of the second Earl of Aberdeen. The Gordons remained at Maryculter until 1935.



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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Braco Castle

Tour Scotland wee video of photographs from a small group ancestry visit to Braco Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. A rectangular tower, probably late 16th century, now forming the north-west corner of the building, was extended by Sir William Graham, 2nd son of the 3rd Earl of Montrose. He was uncle to the famous 1st Marquis of Montrose and was created Nova Scotia Baronet of Braco in 1625. General David Graeme, equerry to King George III and MP for Perthshire, added the enormous extension of the same height and general style to the east in the late 18th century to impress his royal master and to enhance his own dignity. Unfortunately the King never came. Finally the U-shaped building was filled in with a lower castellated portion in the Victorian time, probably by George Kellie McCallum. After 1894 Sir William Rennie Watson added to the Victorian service wings to the north east and was also responsible for building the water reservoir further up the hill.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Parish Church Dollar

Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography from a small group ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Designed by Tite of London and built 1842 to replace an older Kirk. Triple stained glass window in memory of Rev Angus Gunn. Rushworth and Dreaper organ. Reredos tapestry based on Ardchattan Cross designed by Adam Robson. Dollar is a small town in Clackmannanshire. It is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated between the Ochil Hills range to the north and the River Devon to the south. Dollar is on the A91 road, which runs from Stirling to St Andrews, Fife. The town is around 3 miles east of Tillicoultry.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Balcarres Chapel Fife

Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography from a small group ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip Balcarres Chapel, Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland This Scottish chapel, in the east garden of Balcarres House, was built for David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres in 1635. He is buried in the chapel.

The surname of Lindsay continued to be borne by the Earls of Balcarres and Earls of Crawford, down to the current holder of the title, Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, while the Earls of Lindsay have used the additional surname of Lindesay since its adoption by Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay in 1919. The names of John de Lindsay, died 1335, Ingram Lindsay, 15th century, David Lyndsay, born 1490, died 1555, and Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, born 1532, died 1580, are early examples of the name being used as surname by members of lower nobility in Scotland. Lindsay was used in the United Kingdom by younger sons of the Lindsay clan chiefs, acquiring the status of common surname in the course of the 19th century.

In the late 19th century, the surname gave rise to the given names Lindsay and Lindsey in the United States, at first as a masculine given name, and since the mid 20th century, increasingly as a feminine given name. Its popularity as a girls' name is due to actress Lindsay Wagner, who became famous in 1976 as The Bionic Woman. Lindsey was the 570th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2014, while Lindsay ranked 653rd. Both spellings ranked among the top 100 names for girls from 1980 through 1993, with Lindsey peaking at #35 in 1983 and 1984 and Lindsay peaking at #36 in the same years

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Small Group Ancestry Visit Parish Church Clackmannan

Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography from a small group ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. There has been a church at Clackmannan since St Serf visited from Culross, Fife, in the 8th century. The present church was built in 1815 by James Gillespie Graham to replace a 13th century church.Graveyard has stones dating from the 17th century with several Bruce family memorials.

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Old Photograph Birkhill Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, horse and cart and children in Birkhill near Dundee, Scotland. This Scottish village is located right next to Templeton Woods, home to one of the largest populations of Red Squirrels in the UK. Many street names in Birkhill have been inspired by the local environment, for instance, Post Box Road has a post box on it and Wood Road leads to a wooded area. There are also streets named after the late John Huband who was a very famous accordion player from the village and also wrote a huge amount of music in his day. The streets are John Huband Drive and Accordion Way and are located just off Dronley Road.



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Tour Scotland Video Musician Singing The Loch Tay Boat Song Greyfriars Bar Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a musician singing The Loch Tay Boat song in the Greyfriars Bar on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

When I've done the work of day
And I row my boat away
Down the waters of Loch Tay
When the evening light is falling
Then I look towards Ben Lawers
Where the after glories glow
And I dream on two bright eyes
With a merry mouth below

She's my beauteous nighean ruadh
She's my joy and sorrow too
Though I own she is not true
Ah, but I cannot live without her
For my heart's a boat in tow
And I'd give the world to know
If she means to let me go
As I sing hori horo

Nighean ruadh, your lovely hair
Has more beauty I declare
Than all the tresses fair
From Killin to Aberfeldy
Be they lint-white, gold or brown
Be they blacker than the sloe
They mean not as much to me
As a melting flake of snow

And her dance is like the gleam
Of the sunlight on the stream
And the songs the wee folk sing
They're the songs she sings at milking
But my heart is full of woe
For last night she bade me go
And the tears begin to flow
As I sing hori horo

When I've done the work of day
And I row my boat away
Down the waters of Loch Tay
When the evening light is falling
Then I look towards Ben Lawers
Where the after glories glow
And I dream on two bright eyes
With a merry mouth below

She's my beauteous nighean ruadh
She's my joy and sorrow too
Though I own she is not true
Ah, but I cannot live without her
For my heart's a boat in tow
And I'd give the world to know
If she means to let me go
As I sing hori horo

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Old Photograph Douglas Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Douglas Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle was a stronghold of the Douglas family from medieval times to the 20th century. The first castle, erected in the 13th century, was destroyed and replaced several times until the 18th century when a large mansion house was built in its place. This too was demolished in 1938, and today only a single corner tower of the 17th century castle remains. The castle was the former family seat of the Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home. Douglas Castle was Castle Dangerous in the last of the novels published by Sir Walter Scott in his lifetime.

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Old Photograph Castle Craig Scotland

Old photograph of Castle Craig by Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. This Scottish castle was built over two hundred years ago by the Earl of Hyndford, the Chief of the Carmichael clan. It was first mentioned in 1170 when it was confirmed to Bishop Engelram of Glasgow by Pope Alexander III. The founders of Castle Craig Hospital, Peter McCann and Dr. Margaret Ann McCann, first founded a treatment centre at Clouds House in Wilshire, England, in 1983, before opening Castle Craig in 1988.



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Old Photograph Mining Shotts Scotland

Old photograph of mining in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Shotts was known for its mining and ironworks. In the years leading up to World War II there were 22 coal mines in the area, but the last of these, Northfield Colliery, closed in the 1960s.



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Old Photograph Gavler's Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Gavler's Castle, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The origins of this now ruined Scottish are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Later the castle passed to the Sinclairs and then to the Earls of Douglas. After the suppression of the Earls of Douglas by James II in 1455, the castle was sacked and slighted. Little or nothing of the early castle remains. In 1457 Strathaven was granted to Sir Andrew Stewart, an illegitimate grandson of Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Stewart, who later became Lord Avondale, either rebuilt the earlier castle, or built a new castle on the same site. In 1534 it passed to Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, who expanded the buildings. A letter of 1559 mentions that it was here, that Master Patrick Buchanan, brother of George Buchanan, taught the children of Regent Arran.It changed hands one last time in 1611, when the castle was sold to James, Marquis of Hamilton. The last occupant was Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, born 1632, died 1716, whose main residence was Hamilton Palace. The castle was abandoned in 1717.



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