Old Photograph North Berwick Golf Course Scotland

Old photograph of North Berwick Golf Course, North Berwick, Scotland. West Links is an Open qualifying course, the golf club was founded in 1832. It has an antiquated charm with walls, burns, yawning bunkers and commanding views out to sea and of the Forth estuary. North Berwick Golf Breaks.

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Old Photograph Prestwick Golf Club Scotland

Old photograph of Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. The first Open Championship was held at Prestwick in 1860. Prestwick Golf Course is located just half an hour south west of Glasgow on the famous golfing Ayrshire coast. Prestwick Golf Breaks.

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Old Photograph Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Scotland

Old photograph of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Caithness, Scotland. This Scottish castle is located three miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness. It is considered to be the one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair.

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July 19th Photograph Harbour Pittenweem Scotland

July 19th photograph of an overcast and rainy day at the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. As a young boy, raised in the nearby village of Cellardyke in the East Neuk of Fife, I used to enjoy walking to the fish market in Pittenweem. In those days it was a very busy fishing port with every kind of fish piled high in boxes to be auctioned to the highest bidder.

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July 19th Photograph White Fish Pittenweem Scotland

July 19th photograph of White Fish in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. While most of the boats in Pittenweem are more than capable of catching fish, due to the scarcity of white fish in local waters, they are now fishing for prawns.

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