Old Photograph Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Ness, Scotland. Tour Inverness and Loch Ness.

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The Guide to Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness Area. This is a guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric, eccentric and, above all, mysterious that has occurred on the dark waters of the enigmatic Loch Ness and the surrounding area of Inverness. Containing Celtic gods and martyrs, telepathy, exorcism and magic, mermaids, demons and saints (and based on texts both ancient and modern), it is a fascinating introduction to the heritage of the area.This is a guide that the armchair adventurer or the on-location visitor can revel in. Comprehensive entries covering Inverness' tombstones, simulacra, standing stones, gargoyles, ruins, churches and archaeological curiosities are complemented by more than 100 photographs. The Guide to Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness Area (Mysterious Scotland) (Mysterious Scotland).

Old Photographs Portpatrick Scotland

Old photograph of Portpatrick, Scotland. Dating back some 700 years and built adjacent to the ruins of nearby Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick's position on the Rhins of Galloway affords visitors views of the Northern Irish coast 21 miles to the west, with clifftop walks and beaches both north and south. This Scottish village was founded on fishing, operating from the sandy, crescent-shaped harbour that remains the focal point of the village today. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph East Linton Scotland

Old photograph of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Civil engineer John Rennie (1761 - 1821) was born here. He died at his home in London while working on the London Bridge project, a bridge he designed. The work was completed by his sons, George and Sir John Rennie.

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Old Photograph Stevenston Scotland

Old photograph of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is named after Stephan Loccard or Lockhart, whose father obtained a grant of land from Richard de Morville, Lord Cunninghame and Constable of Scotland, around 1170. The town is first mentioned in a charter of 1240. The town was the birthplace in 1768 of Miss Lesley Baillie. Robert Burns met her in 1792 and described her to a friend as " the most beautiful, most elegant woman in the world ". She inspired one or two of his love poems, in which she is described as Bonnie Lesley. A memorial now stands in her memory and is situated between Sinclair Street and Glencairn Street.



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Old Photographs Arbroath Scotland

Old photograph of Arbroath, Scotland. Arbroath is located on the North Sea coast, around 16 miles Eest North East of Dundee and 45 miles South South West of Aberdeen. Arbroath's history as a town begins in the High Middle Ages with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1178. Arbroath grew considerably during the Industrial Revolution owing to the expansion of firstly the flax and secondly the jute industries and the engineering sector. A new harbour was built in 1839 and by the 20th century, Arbroath had become one of the larger fishing ports in Scotland.



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