Old Photograph Hebridean Peat Carrier Scotland

Old photograph of Hebridean Peat Carrier on the Island Of Harris, Scotland. Some Scotch whisky distilleries, such as those on Islay, use peat fires to dry malted barley. The drying process takes about 30 hours. This gives the whiskies a distinctive smoky flavour, often called " peatiness ". The peatiness, or degree of peat flavour, of a whisky, is calculated in ppm of phenol. Normal Highland whiskies have a peat level of up to 30 ppm, and the whiskies on Islay usually have up to 50 ppm. In rare types like the Octomore, the whisky can have more than 100 ppm of phenol. Scotch Ales can also use peat roasted malt, imparting a similar smoked flavor.



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Old Photograph Nave Holyrood Abbey Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Nave in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish abbey, which is located in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which it predates, was built in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland. All that survives of the rebuilt church is the nave. This was spared at the Protestant Reformation in 1560 because it served as the parish church of Canongate, the next burgh. The choir and transepts were destroyed in 1570.




Old photograph of the Nave in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. Legend relates that in 1127, while King David I was hunting in the forests to the east of Edinburgh during the Feast of the Cross, he was thrown from his horse after it had been startled by an animal. According to variations of the story, the king was saved from being gored by the charging animal due to it by being startled either by the miraculous appearance of a holy cross descending from the skies, or from the sunlight reflected from a crucifix which suddenly appeared set between the hart's antlers while the king attempted to grasp them in self-defence. As an act of thanksgiving for his escape, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on the site in 1128. The abbey was originally served by a community of Augustinian canons from Merton Priory. The layout of the abbey is clearly based on that building.

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Old Photograph Braw Lad And Lass In Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of a Braw Lad and Braw Lass in a street in Galashiels, Scotland. Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering was established in 1930 to celebrate the town‘s history. The origins of the Braw Lads Gathering go back at least to 1599 when the town was granted its charter as a Burgh of Barony. This gave the town the right to hold festivals and markets. The town's coat of arms shows two foxes reaching up to eat plums from a tree, and the motto is Sour Plums pronounced in Scots as soor plooms. It is a reference to an incident in 1337 when a raiding party of English soldiers were picking wild plums close to the town and were caught by Scots who came across them by chance and slaughtered them all.

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Old Photograph Shetland Knitters Scotland

Old photograph of Knitters on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Kilmahog Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Kilmahog in the Trossachs of Scotland.

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