Old Photographs Fraserburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Pennan Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Old photograph of Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crovie Scotland

Old photograph of Crovie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Crovie was established by crofters who had been moved off the land to make room for the landowners' sheep during the Highland Clearances. Here, they operated fishing boats for the local landlord and gradually acquired their own craft instead. The fishing industry declined in the 20th century before ceasing altogether with the storm of 1953, which washed away a number of structures and forced the residents to flee. It dates from a time when the sea was the only mode of transport to and from Scotland's shores. It comprises a single row of houses.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Castle Huntly

Tour Scotland photograph of Castle Huntly, Scotland. Castle Huntly is located approximately seven miles west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Castle Huntly was built around 1452 by Baron Gray of Fowlis under licence from James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614 when it was acquired by the then Earl of Strathmore who changed its name to Castle Lyon. In the 1770s, the castle was sold by the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore to George Paterson of the East India Company who also changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946 after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson when his wife sold the castle to the government. In 1947, the castle was refurbished and became a borstal, then a young offenders' institution before becoming an open prison for adult male prisoners. It is now known as HMP Castle Huntly and is one of only two open prisons in Scotland.

The castle is said to be haunted by a White Lady, a young woman dressed in flowing white robes. There are various stories concerning her history, one of which is that she was a daughter of the Lyon family who occupied the castle in the 17th century. She allegedly began an affair with a manservant at the castle, and when their relationship was discovered, was banished to a bedroom high up in the tower overlooking the battlements. Unable to endure her suffering, she threw herself (or was she pushed?) to her death from the tower. The ghost of the White Lady has been seen a number of times over the years, often in the grounds surrounding the castle at night. She has also been seen in the bedroom in which she was imprisoned. The families that claim to have seen her report that she does not seem to cause fear and appears harmless.

A second ghost who is claimed to haunt the castle is that of a young boy dressed in a double-breasted sailing jacket. He has been seen in the room from which the White Lady is said to have jumped and there is speculation that he may be the son of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson. The Colonel's only son Richard drowned in 1939 in a yachting accident on the River Tay. It is interesting that he should appear in the room occupied by the White Lady and it has been suggested that the presence of her ghost has somehow "tempered" the room so that other spirits can more easily appear there.



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Old Photographs Peterhead Scotland

Old photograph of Peterhead, Scotland. Famous people born in or near Peterhead include; Eric Temple Bell, born February 7, 1883, died December 21, 1960, who was a mathematician and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. Charles Creighton, born November 22, 1847, died July 18, 1927, who was a British physician and medical author, highly regarded for his scholarly writings on medical history. James Francis Edward Keith, born 11 June 1696, died 14 October 1758, who was a Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal. As a Jacobite he took part in a failed attempt to restore the Stuart Monarchy to Britain, before joining the Spanish and Russian armies. William Keith, born 1669, died 18 November 1749, who served as lieutenant governor of the Colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware in America, from 1717 to 1726. Gilbert Mair, born 23 May 1799, died in Whangarei, 16 July 1857, who was a sailor and a merchant trader who visited New Zealand for the first time when he was twenty, and lived there from 1824 till his death.

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