Tour Scotland Video Skull Robert the Bruce

Tour Scotland video of the cast of the skull of King Robert the Bruce in the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The rosewood box with brass inlay holds a plaster cast of the skull of King Robert I, born 1306, died 1329. Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, was originally a supporter of the English King, Edward I, before changing his allegiance to the Scots. After murdering his close rival, John Comyn, in 1306, he claimed the Scottish throne as the great-great-grandson of David I and, despite opposition, he was crowned at Scone by Perth, Perthshire. To achieve independence for Scotland, at the same time as fighting his Scottish enemies, he proceeded to remove the English from Scottish castles and garrisons, until by 1314 only Stirling held out. The ensuing battle at Bannockburn led to Bruce's decisive victory against the English. Bruce's army continued to harass the English until Edward III, in 1328, was forced to acknowledge his sovereignty and his heirs as kings of Scotland. After his death in 1329 the body of Robert I was interred at Dunfermline Abbey where it lay until the Abbey's Great Tower collapsed in 1818. The site was cleared prior to rebuilding and many tombs were uncovered, including that of Bruce, whose tomb was opened. His remains were examined and measured and a plaster cast of the skull was made by William Scoular. Bruce's body was re-interred at Dunfermline Abbey in 1819 amid great scenes of national fervour. The stand is inscribed: Cast in plaster by William Scouler 1819. Interred 1329. Re-interred 1819.

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Old Photographs Dunfermline Fife Scotland

Old photographs of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Famous Scots from Dunfermline include;

John MacLaren Erskine VC, born 13 January 1894, died 14 April 1917, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. John was born in Dunfermline to William and Elizabeth Erskine. He was 22 years old, and a sergeant in the 5th Battalion, The Cameronians, Scottish Rifles, British Army during the First World War, when he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 22 June 1916 at Givenchy, France.

David Ferguson Hunter VC, born in Dunfermline on 28 November 1891, died 14 February 1965, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. David was 26 years old, and a corporal in the 1/5th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC on 23 October 1918.

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Old Photographs Dunfermline Scotland

Old photograph of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.



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December 17th Photograph City Chambers Dunfermline Scotland

December 17th evening photograph of the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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December 17th Photograph Tea Room Dunfermline Scotland

December 17th evening photograph of a tea room in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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December 17th Photograph Mercat Cross Dunfermline Scotland

December 17th evening photograph of the the Unicorn on top of the Mercat Cross in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Photograph Somewhere Else Pub Scotland

December 17th evening photograph of the Somewhere Else pub in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Somewhere Else is located in the centre of Dunfermline at the North End of Guildhall Street and as such, it is one of the oldest and most easily accessible drinking establishments in the town.

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Dunfermline The Post War Years is a pictorial record of the life and times of the City and Royal Burgh as it emerged from the years of austerity and rationing after World War Two. Bert McEwan's carefully researched and highly illustrated work looks at the events, buildings and personalities that shaped the development of the city from generation to generation in the 20th century into the new millennium. The people of Dunfermline have a right to be proud of the historical background on which the city is founded and which makes it a tourist attraction. Yet it is through the endeavour of its workers, shopkeepers and industrialists that Dunfermline has been able to maintain its position in Scotland as a desirable place to live, work and indulge in recreational activities. This book looks at all aspects of modern life in the city, including housing, health, industry, heritage and sport. It will be essential reading and reference for everyone who lives in the city and has experienced half a century of transformation. Dunfermline: Post-War History 2nd Edition.

August 16th Photograph Old Graveyard Dunfermline Scotland

August 16th photograph of the old graveyard in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Wallace Plaque Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Margaret Wallace plaque, mother of Scottish Hero, William Wallace in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Abbot House Dunfermline

Tour Scotland photograph of the Abbot House, the oldest house in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Within its walls Abbots and Kings have consulted on affairs of State, while great poets like Henryson and Dunbar have declaimed their latest works. Hardly any aspect of Dunfermline's and Scotland's colourful history has failed to leave its mark.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Pulpit Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the Pulpit within Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Major General Robert Bruce Memorial Dunfermline Abbey

Tour Scotland photograph of the Major General Robert Bruce Memorial, Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. Major-General the Honourable Robert Bruce, born 15 March 1813, died 27 June 1862, was a British Army officer who served as Governor to the young Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. He was the fourth son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and the Earl's second son by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Townsend Oswald. James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin was his elder brother, and his younger brothers included Frederick Wright-Bruce and Thomas Charles Bruce. Bruce entered the Army at the age of seventeen, with the purchase of a commission as ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 18 June 1830. His promotion to lieutenant and captain was purchased on 22 February 1833. Bruce served as adjutant of the regiment from 28 May 1835 until July 1836 and then on the staff of Sir Edward Blakeney, the commander-in-chief in Ireland. Bruce served as military secretary to his brother Lord Elgin, the governor of Jamaica, from 1841 to 1846, in the meantime being promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in the Grenadier Guards, again by purchase, on 2 August 1844. He acted again as military secretary to his brother from 1847 to 1854, during Elgin's term as Governor-General of the Province of Canada, and on 20 June 1854 he was granted brevet rank as colonel. He returned to England in that year and served briefly as a surveyor-general at the Board of Ordnance. He was promoted major of his regiment, without purchase, on 16 September 1856, and served until he retired as a lieutenant-colonel on the half-pay unattached list on 7 December 1858. In 1858 Bruce was appointed governor to the seventeen-year-old Prince of Wales, following the dismissal of the Prince's tutor Frederick Waymouth Gibbs. He attended the Prince during his time at Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge between 1859 and 1861, and accompanied him on his trips to Rome in 1859 and Canada and the United States in 1860. On 7 December 1859 he was promoted major-general. In 1862 he went with the Prince of Wales on a tour of the Near East, where he caught a fever. He died at St James's Palace in the rooms of his sister Lady Augusta Bruce, later wife of Dean Stanley. Bruce was married on 2 May 1848 to Katherine Mary, second daughter of Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 6th Baronet. They had no children. The Hon. Mrs Bruce was appointed a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria in 1866, and was a Lady of the Order of Victoria and Albert. She died on 3 December 1889.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce Memorial Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce Memorial in the Abbey in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Fifth daughter of Thomas, seventh Earl of Elgin and Kincardine. The beloved wife of Arthur Stanley, Dean of Westminster. Died March 1st, 1876. She was brought up in Paris after her father died. She was lady in waiting to Queen Victoria. She met and later married Arthur P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster at the home of Mary Elizabeth Mohl in Paris. France.



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June Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Churchyard Scotland

June photograph of Dunfermline Abbey Churchyard, Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland Photograph 1713 Gravestone Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of a gravestone from 1713 in the Abbey cemetery in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph William Knox Gravestone Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the William Knox, skull and crossbones, gravestone in the Abbey cemetery in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

This famous surname, much associated with the religious zealot John Knox, born 1505, died 1572, and with no less than three others also called John and also religious divines, can be of Scottish or English origins. In all cases it is either a topographical name for someone who lived on a hilltop, derived from the pre 7th century Old English word " cnocc " or the similar Gaelic " cnoc ", both meaning a round topped hill, or it maybe locational from one of the various places called Knock found in both Scotland and Northern England. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de Cnoc, also recorded as Knoc, a charter witness who appears in the charter lists of Renfrewshire, Scotland, in 1260.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Ralph Erskine Gravestone Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend Ralph Erskine gravestone in the Abbey cemetery in Fife, Scotland. In 1711 he was appointed as Minister of the Second Charge at the famous Dunfermline Abbey and in 1716 he became Minister of the First Charge of that Church. That he was a scholar and a theologian of considerable ability can be shown by the fact that his collected Works in ten volumes passed through many editions. Gospel Sonnets, his best known work, was first published in 1734.



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Tour Scotland Photograph David Goodall Gravestone Dunfermline Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of the David Goodall Celtic Cross Gravestone in the Abbey cemetery in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. A graveyard is at the north, south, and east of the church, and there are also some gravestones against the west boundary wall.

This interesting surname has two possible origins. The first being a metonymic occupational name for a brewer of good ale, deriving from the medieval English " gode " meaning " good " plus " ale ", ale or malt liquor. Among the earliest settlers in the New World were Robert Goodall, aged 30, and his wife Katherin, aged 28, who departed from Ipswich, England, aboard the ship named Elizabeth, bound for New England, in April 1634.



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Tour Scotland Video Unicorn Dunfermline

Tour Scotland travel video of a Unicorn in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Unicorn with Scotland flag and shield on the Dunfermline Mercat cross. A mercat cross is a market cross found in Scottish cities and towns where trade and commerce was a part of economic life. It was originally a place where merchants would gather, and later became the focal point of many town events such as executions, announcements and proclamations.
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Tour Scotland Photograph White Tulips Dunfermline

Tour Scotland photograph of white tulips in the garden by the Abbey Church in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The tulip is a Eurasian and North African genus of herbaceous, perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family, with showy flowers. The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout the Levant, Syria, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iran, north to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China. The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains.



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