Old Photographs Loch Duich Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Duich, Scotland. Eilean Donan Castle stands at the meeting point of Loch Duich, Loch Long, and Loch Alsh.

Old photograph of fishing at Loch Duich, Scotland. Photographic Print of Salmon Fishing from Mary Evans.

A legend connected with Loch Duich states that three brothers who went fishing at the loch one night became enraptured by three seal maidens who had thrown off their furs, assumed the likeness of humans, and danced in the moonlight on the sands. The brothers stole their furs, intending to claim the seal-maidens as their wives. The youngest brother, however, moved by the seal-girl’s distress, returned her seal-skin. For his kindness, the girl’s father allowed the youngest brother to visit the maiden every ninth night. As for the other two brothers, the middle brother lost his wife after the seal-maiden he had captured found her stolen fur, while the eldest brother burnt his wife’s fur as a preventative measure, only to burn her accidentally in the process.

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Old Photographs Fort Augustus Scotland

Old photograph of Fort Augustus, Scotland.

Old photograph of Fort Augustus, Scotland.

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Old Photograph West Port St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of the West Port, St Andrews, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Durisdeer Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, shop and people in Durisdeer, Scotland. Durisdeer is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It is located six miles north of Thornhill, above the Carron Water, a tributary of the Nith. A Roman road once passed through the site of the village, and the remains of a small fort are located to the north-east. The parish church in the village serves Drumlanrig Castle, the 17th century home of the Duke of Queensberry. It was rebuilt by the third Duke in the 1720s, to designs by James Smith. Adjoining the church is the slightly earlier Queensberry Aisle, burial place of the dukes, also by Smith, with a large marble monument to the second Duke, born 1662, died 1711, carved by Jan van Nost. Durisdeer was included in the 1978 version of The Thirty Nine Steps film starring Robert Powell.


Old photograph of the Parish Church Durisdeer, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Bridge of Orchy Scotland

Old photograph of Bridge of Orchy, Scotland. This Scottish bridge was constructed by Government forces as part of a programme of pacification of the Highland Clans which involved the construction of military roads from the Lowlands into the much wilder upland areas of Scotland. It crosses the River Orchy, one of the finest white-water rivers in the United Kingdom.





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