Old Photographs Crosshill Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, shop, Bus, children and people in Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland. Crosshill is located 3 miles south east of Maybole in South Ayrshire. The area was first settled by Irish immigrants who employed themselves in the business of hand-loom weaving. They constructed many single-storey cottages a few of which may still be found.

Old photograph of Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Rugby Player From East Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Rugby Player from East Ayrshire, Scotland. And old photo of a rugby player from Kilmarnock. The first collection of work by Scottish poet Robert Burns, Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, was published in Kilmarnock in 1786, and became known as the Kilmarnock volume. The internationally distributed whisky brand Johnnie Walker originated in the town in the 19th century.



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Old Photographs Galston Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Tour Ayr and Kilmarnock. The name Galston means " place of the strangers " from the Gaelic word Gall, a stranger, and the Toun or Ton was a farm and its outbuildings. John Goldie, miscellaneous writer, was born in the parish of Galston in 1717 ; he moved to Kilmarnock, where he carried on the business of cabinetmaker, subsequently of wine merchant. He is author of a volume entitled Essays on Various Subjects, humorously known as Goldie’s Bible, and is held in grateful memory as a friend of Robert Burns. He died in 1809. The 17th century Presbyterians were against burials taking place within churches. In 1609 John Schaw of Sornbeg decided to bury his recently-deceased wife within Galston Church. He entered the kirk with a party of armed men and proceeded to break up flagstones and dig a grave where he interred his wife's body. He was fined £20 for this action and promised never to attempt this act again. Handball was popular in these parts during the 19th century and Galston was the site of the most important competition, held on the Saturday of the Glasgow Fair. Cessnock castle by Galston, dates from around the 15th Century. The Duke of Portland had it restored by 1900 and is now a private house. After her defeat at the battle of Langside, Mary Queen of Scots is reputed to have taken refuge there. Other visitors of note include the reformist preacher John Knox and the poet Robert Burns. 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 Killochan Castle Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Killochan Castle stands on the banks of the Girvan, about three miles from the town. Killochan belongs to a family of great antiquity in the district, the Cathcarts. So far back do their records extend, that one of their charters was granted by Edward Bruce, King of Ireland, about the year 1317, and confirmed by his brother, the great King Robert, seven years after.

Old photograph of Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Troon Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Troon is famous for its Royal Troon golf course, one of the hosts to the Open Golf Championship. Troon Harbour played a notable part in the development of the town for many years. It was home to the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. Troon old railway station was one of the first passenger stations in Scotland as part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. The Grey Lady of Troon. The Grey Lady is a tale or fable that has surrounded Troon for years. She was first sighted by Jason Grant, a local farmer, in 1873.

Old photograph of the Golf Clubhouse in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. The Royal Troon Old Course has held The Open Championship seven times.

Old photograph of the Golf Clubhouse in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Barr Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and car in Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Barr is a picturesque village in the South West of Ayrshire, located approximately 8 miles from the town of Girvan. It is believed to have been established in the 17th century and has not grown much since that time.

Old photograph of Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Loch Doon Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Loch Doon Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Lords of Carrick, Loch Doon Castle first appears in documented history in the wake of the defeat of Robert the Bruce at Methven in 1306.



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Old Photograph Dunure Scotland

Old photograph of Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland. A small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland. Located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, Dunure is near to Maybole. The remains of a prehistoric earthwork, the Dane's Hill, are located in a nearby field.



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Old Photograph Buses To Ardrossan Scotland

Old photograph of the Bus to Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.




Old photograph of the Bus to Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs New Street Dalry Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on New Street, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.





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Old Photographs Darvel Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, horse and cart and people in Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. A small town located at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as The Lang Toon.

Old photograph of Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Dalrymple Street Girvan Scotland

Old photograph of Dalrymple Street, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


Old photograph of Dalrymple Street, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Dalrymple Street, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Ardstinchar Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Ardstinchar Castle, Ballantrae, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Ardstinchar Castle was built by Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar, originally a Dominican friar who left his monastery to travel to France, where he took part in the Hundred Years' War as a mercenary and led troops for Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans. He probably inherited the land from his brother, Alexander, who died without issue, and held it by 1429. With another brother, Thomas, he combined estates to form the Barony of Ardstinchar, but retained a life rent on his own land until his death in 1454. His descendants lived in Ardstinchar Castle for more than a century. Mary, Queen of Scots visited the castle in 1563.



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Old Photograph Burns Memorial Tower Mauchline Scotland

Old photograph of the Robert Burns Memorial Tower, near Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Largs Scotland

Old photograph of Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. Largs evolved from the estates of North Cunninghame over which the Montgomeries of Skelmorlie became temporal lords in the seventeenth century. Sir Robert Montgomerie built Skelmorlie Aisle in the ancient kirk of Largs in 1636 as a family mausoleum. From its beginnings as a small village around its kirk, Largs evolved into a busy and popular seaside resort in the nineteenth century. Large hotels appeared and the pier was constructed in 1834. It was not until 1895, however, that the railway made the connection to Largs, sealing the town's popularity.



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Old Photographs Cumnock Scotland

Old photograph of Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Cumnock housed many miners, and also served as the market town for the other, smaller towns in the district, like Auchinleck, Lugar, Muirkirk, New Cumnock and Ochiltree. William Wallace allegedly spent 3 months in the seat of Patrick Dunbar, New Cumnock or Cumno in 1296, according to the poem, The Wallace, by Blind Harry. Cumnock is also in the heart of Robert Burns country and the poet is said to have spent time there.


Old photograph of Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Dunlop Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, church and people in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Barr Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Barr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The parish has a strong Covenanters history with several being laid to rest in the village cemetery.


Old photograph of Barr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Maybole Scotland

Old photograph of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. In former times, Maybole was the capital of the district of Carrick, and for long its characteristic feature was the family mansions of the barons of Carrick. Maybole Castle, a former seat of the Earls of Cassillis, dates to 1560 and still remains. Maybole is a short distance from the birthplace of Robert Burns, the Scots national poet. Burns married a Maybole resident, Agnes Brown.



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Old Photograph Stevenston Scotland

Old photograph of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is named after Stephan Loccard or Lockhart, whose father obtained a grant of land from Richard de Morville, Lord Cunninghame and Constable of Scotland, around 1170. The town is first mentioned in a charter of 1240. The town was the birthplace in 1768 of Miss Lesley Baillie. Robert Burns met her in 1792 and described her to a friend as " the most beautiful, most elegant woman in the world ". She inspired one or two of his love poems, in which she is described as Bonnie Lesley. A memorial now stands in her memory and is situated between Sinclair Street and Glencairn Street.



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