Photograph James Virtue Gravestone Scotland

Photograph of the James Virtue Gravestone in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Charlestown Harbour

Tour Scotland photograph of a fishing boat in the harbour at Charlestown, Fife, Scotland. Charlestown was established in 1770 by Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin. The planned village is laid out in the shape of a letter E for Elgin. It was established as a harbour town for the shipment of coal mined on Lord Elgin's Fife estates, and for the production of lime. The harbour's outer basin was built around 1840. Shipbuilding was carried on at Charlestown in the 19th century, as well as shipbreaking. Some of the German Imperial Fleet were brought here from Scapa Flow after World War I to be broken up.



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Street View West Braes Pittenweem Scotland

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Street view of West Braes, Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This is an excellent spot for shooting photographs of Pittenweem foreshore.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Pantile Roofs Culross

Tour Scotland photograph of houses with pantile roofs in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Pantiles initially appeared in eastern coastal areas of Scotland during the 17th century, being brought at first from Holland as ballast in trading ships. A legend states that when the British princess, and future Saint, Teneu, daughter of the king of Lothian, became pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff. She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat. She knew she had no home to go to, so she got into the boat; it sailed her across the Firth of Forth to land at Culross where she was cared for by Saint Serf; he became foster-father of her son, Saint Kentigern or Mungo.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Culross Palace Fife

Tour Scotland photograph of Culross Palace, Fife, Scotland. This Palace is a late 16th, to early 17th century merchant's house. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Bruce was a successful merchant who had a flourishing trade with other Forth ports, the Low Countries and the Baltic countries. He had interests in coal mining and salt production, and is credited with sinking the world's first coal mine to extend under the sea. Although never a royal residence, James VI visited the Palace in 1617.



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