Old Photographs Irvine Scotland

Old photograph of boats in the harbour in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. The town was once a haunt of Robert Burns after whom two streets in the town are named; Burns Street and Burns Crescent. He is known to have worked in a flax mill on the Glasgow Vennel. Despite being classed as a new town, Irvine has had a long history stretching back many centuries and was classed as a Royal Burgh. There are also conflicting rumours that Mary, Queen of Scots stayed briefly at Seagate Castle. To this day there is still a yearly festival, called Marymass, held in the town.



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Old Photographs Wemyss Bay Scotland

Old photograph of Wemyss Bay, Scotland. Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde. Wemyss Bay is the port for ferries to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Passengers from the island can connect to Glasgow by train, which terminate in the village at the Wemyss Bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland's finest railway buildings.



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Old Photographs Applecross Wester Ross Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Applecross, Wester Ross, Scotland. The row of cottages which is often referred to as Applecross, and is marked as Applecross on some maps, is actually called Shore Street and is referred to locally just as The Street. The name Applecross applies to all the settlements around the peninsula, including Toscaig, Culduie, Camusterrach, Milltown, Sand, Lonbain and many others. Applecross is also the name of the local estate and the civil parish, which includes Shieldaig and Torridon, and has a population of 544. The small River Applecross flows into the bay at Applecross.





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Tour Scotland Video Sunrise Scone Perthshire Scotland February 8th

Tour Scotland video of sunrise from Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Just had to pop out the door and shoot a quick video. Not quite as cold this morning, no frost, and a beautiful sunrise.

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Tour Scotland February Photographs Moon Reflected In Duck Pond Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon reflected in the duck pond in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Cloudy late this afternoon in Scone. Dropped by the local Duck pond to feed the ducks whose wee pond will surely freeze over again tonight.

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon reflected in the duck pond in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video River Tay Perth Perthshire February 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A tractor had just crossed the ford in the river here and was moving onto the island

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Tour Scotland February Photographs Millais Viewpoint Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A frosty, sunny and very cold start to the day in Perth. The photographs are of Millais Viewpoint by the sculptor, Tim Shutter. John Everett Millais painted many of his famous works in Perth. One of the famous pictures by Millais is "Autumn Leaves" and these form part of the frame. The cut corners refer to immortality and are reminders of Effie Gray, Millais' wife who is buried with her children in a nearby churchyard. The view through the frame is best during Autumn and Winter when the leaves have gone from the trees.

Tour Scotland photograph of Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Skull and Crossbones Gravestones Greyfriars Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of a Skull and Crossbones gravestone in Greyfriars Cemetery in Perth, Scotland. Built on land formerly occupied by a Franciscan friary founded in around 1460, the graveyard has been restored and contains a number of Scottish headstones dating back hundreds of years.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Reverend Samuel George Kennedy Gravestone Greyfriars Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel photography of the Reverend Samuel George Kennedy gravestone on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Greyfriars Cemetery in Perth, Perthshire Scotland. A local Minister who died on 30th December 1835.

The first recorded Scottish name bearer appears to be Gilbert Mac Kenedi who witnessed a charter in Melrose around 1165. The Scottish Kennedy's are by remote origin Irish Gaels. In 1296 one, Alexander Kennedy was canon of Glasgow. Duncan Kennedy, provost of Aberdeen in 1321 was the first recorded of the name in the north east. The Kennedy's held the lands of Kermuck, Aberdeenshire, for generations.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Shipowner Gravestone Greyfriars Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel photography of a Shipowner gravestone on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Greyfriars cemetery in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Perth was once one of the richest trading burghs in Scotland, along with such towns as Berwick, Aberdeen and Roxburgh. The town also carried out an extensive trade with the Continent, and examples of foreign luxury goods have been recovered from excavations within the town, for example, Spanish silk, fine pottery from France; wine will also have been a major import, not least for the use of the Church. The main destinations were France, the Low Countries and the Baltic.




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Tour Scotland Photographs Sunset Perthshire February 6th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at sunset in Perthshire, Scotland. Shot these photographs at 5pm this afternoon, a beautiful end to a beautiful day in Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at sunset in Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon at sunset in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Setting Sun Country Road Perthshire February 6th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun from a country road in Perthshire, Scotland. Shot these photograph at 4.15pm this afternoon just as the country road began to freeze over again.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this afternoon of the setting sun from a country road in Perthshire, Scotland.

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