Old Photographs Tyndrum Scotland

Old photograph of Tyndrum, Scotland. This Scottish village is notable mainly for being at an important crossroads of transport routes. The West Highland Railway Line from Glasgow splits approximately five miles to the south at Crianlarich, with one branch heading to Fort Willam and the other to Oban. Tyndrum has a station on each: Upper Tyndrum on the Fort William route and Tyndrum Lower on the Oban route. Overshadowed by Ben Lui, one of the Munros, Tyndrum is also built over the battlefield on which, in 1306 AD, Clan MacDougall defeated Robert the Bruce and took from him the Brooch of Lorne.



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May 18th Photograph Greenhouse Perthshire Scotland

May 18th photograph of a greenhouse in Perthshire, Scotland.

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May 18th Photograph Garden Statue Scotland

May 18th photograph of a garden statue in Scone, Scotland.

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May 18th Photograph Alpine Plant Scotland

May 18th photograph of an Alpine Plant in my garden in Scone, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Taymouth Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Taymouth Castle, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle largely dates from the 19th century, though Taymouth Castle stands on the site of the ancient Balloch Castle which was built in 1550 for Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy, descendent of Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell. Sir Colin's son, Sir Duncan Campbell, was made a baronet in 1625. King James VI visited the castle in August 1582. Sir Duncan Campbell's descendent John Campbell was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. In 1720 the 2nd Earl commissioned William Adam to remodel the house and lay out extensive formal gardens. The 2nd Earl's son oversaw further changes in the 1750s, and by the 1780s the formal gardens had been replaced with a picturesque landscape. The present castle was built to the designs of the brothers James and Archibald Elliot.



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