Old photograph of Victoria Hall in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. The town was built near the site of a Roman camp. In the 15th century the area was thickly covered with forest where Mary Queen of Scots and other members of the Royal Family hunted wild boar. In 1517 the town was created a Royal Burgh and in 1595 King James VI gave it a new Charter and included 3,000 acres of land. Between 1800 and 1900 the population was doubled due to the great increase in handloom weaving.
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