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Showing posts with label Tour Scotland Blairgowrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour Scotland Blairgowrie. Show all posts
Tour Scotland video shot today of the River Ericht in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Lovely and sunny this morning in Blairgowrie, or " Blair " as it is know locally. I like to stand in this location on all my visits to this wee Scottish town. The River Ericht runs close to the centre of Blairgowrie and takes its name from the Scots Gaelic word for " beauteous " The banks of the river provide a delightful walk at any time of year.
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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).
Tour Scotland travel photography of the Marco Forte gravestone in the cemetery on ancestry, history visit and trip to Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Marco was born on 13 April 1885 in Mortale, Casalattico, a village in the Lazio region of Italy. He and his family helped introduce the vibrant cafe, ice cream, and fish and chip shop culture to the region. He passed away on 25 May 1952 at the age of 67.
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Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The town expanded hugely in the 19th century thanks to the employment provided by the many textile mills which were built along the River Ericht. Soft fruit growing, mainly raspberries and strawberries developed in the 20th century and became a very important part of the town's economy.
Tour Scotland travel video of the interior of the Parish Church in Rattray on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Rattray’s parish church, which dates from 1820-21, was built to the designs of the elder William Stirling. In the graveyard there is mausoleum of the Whitson of Parkhill family and the burial enclosure of the Clark Rattray of Rattray family.
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Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Parish Church in Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Some sunshine today in Blairgowrie and Rattray, a mild day with a welcome thawing. Rattray’s parish church, which dates from 1820-21, was built to the designs of the elder William Stirling.
Tour Scotland video of the River Ericht at Keathbank Mill Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Keithbank Mill was just one of series of water powered textile mills situated on the banks of the River Ericht at this spot. Keathbank is a good example of a large colony of mills sited to take advantage of an accessible water supply which was needed to drive their machinery.
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Tour Scotland photograph of an Arbroath Smokies van in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. This gentleman sells fresh, and smoked fish, throughout Eastern Perthshire. Arbroath smokies are a type of lightly smoked small haddock with a particularly good flavour and texture. Today, he was delivering to Cargill's Restaurant in Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Quality home made, modern and traditional food.
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Tour Scotland travel photography of the " Good News " newspaper shop on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Blairgowrie Advertiser is a Scottish newspaper covering the Blairgowrie area. The paper is owned by Reach plc the UK and Ireland’s largest commercial news publisher
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Tour Scotland travel photography of the War Memorial in the Wellmeadow on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. This infantryman was the work of Alexander Carrick, born 1882, died 1966, who was one of Scotland's leading monumental sculptors of the early part of the 20th century. He was the son of a blacksmith, in the small town of Musselburgh, just east of Edinburgh. In 1916 Carrick joined the Royal Garrison Artillery and served in Belgium throughout World War I.
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May 22nd photograph of the Community Market in the Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, Scotland.
May 22nd photograph of the Community Market in the Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, Scotland. The market is run on a not for profit basis by Strathmore and the Glens Rural Partnership.
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November 28th photograph of the War Memorial in the Wellmeadow, a park in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. This infantryman was the work of Alexander Carrick, born 1882, died 1966, who was one of Scotland's leading monumental sculptors of the early part of the 20th century. He was the son of a blacksmith, in the small town of Musselburgh, just east of Edinburgh. In 1916 Carrick joined the Royal Garrison Artillery and served in Belgium throughout World War I.
An old photograph of people, shops and bridge in Bridgend, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Bridgend is the dividing point between Blairgowrie and Rattray. Blairgowrie is the larger of the two former burghs which were united by an Act of Parliament in 1928 and lies on the southwest side of the River Ericht while Rattray is on the northeast side. Rattray claims to be the older and certainly Old Rattray, the area round Rattray Kirk, dates back to the 12th century. New Rattray, the area along the Boat Brae and Balmoral Road dates from 1777 when the River was spanned by the Brig o' Blair.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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