Old Photograph Craigmillar Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Craigmillar Castle, Scotland. This is a ruined medieval Scottish castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located three miles south east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar. It was begun in the late 14th century by the Preston family, feudal barons of Craigmillar, and extended through the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1660 the castle was sold to Sir John Gilmour, Lord President of the Court of Session, who made further alterations. The Gilmours left Craigmillar in the 18th century, and the castle fell into ruin. Craigmillar Castle is best known for its association with Mary, Queen of Scots. Following an illness after the birth of her son, the future James I of England, Mary arrived at Craigmillar on 20th November 1566 to convalesce. Before she left on 7th December 1566, a pact known as the "Craigmillar Bond" was made, with or without her knowledge, to dispose of her husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.



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Old Photograph Leith Walk Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland. There was a rough pathway in the vicinity of modern-day Leith Walk in the time of King James II in the mid 15th century. However, Leith Walk, as we know it, owes its existence to a defensive rampart which was constructed between Calton Hill and Leith in 1650. The attack on Edinburgh by Cromwell's army in that year was halted at this line by the Scots under David Leslie, whose army was subsequently defeated at the Battle of Dunbar.



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Old Photographs Kelty Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Kelty, Fife, Scotland. Kelty is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. It is situated on the the Perthshire and Fife border.



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Old Photograph Thatched Cottages Glencoe Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages in Glencoe, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Dunskey Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dunskey Castle, Scotland. This is a ruined, early 16th century Scottish tower house, located just south of the village of Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, on the south west coast of Scotland. It was probably built by the Adair family, who also built St John's Castle in Stranraer. The current castle was built after the medieval fortified house on the site burned down in the early 16th century following a local battle. Tour Scottish Castles.



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