Old Photograph Colquhoun Arms Hotel Luss Loch Lomond Scotland

Old photograph of the Colquhoun Arms Hotel, Luss, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands, it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal, baile or ball, which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means, village on the loch. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Port Seton Scotland

Old photograph of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles north east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by King James VI of Scotland. Port Seton harbour was built by George Seton, 11th Lord Seton between 1655 and 1665. Cockenzie and Port Seton have grown from what were initially two small fishing villages. The older parts of the town, between the two harbours, retain a more traditional feel and look, similar to many other small fishing villages on the east coast of Scotland. Although the fishing industry has declined in recent years the harbour at Port Seton still retains a small fleet of vessels, mainly fishing for prawns. In the past Cockenzie was also involved in the salt making and coal mining industries.

Old photograph of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland.


Old photograph of Port Seton, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Tram Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and Tram in Airdrie, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Stirling Scotland

Old photograph of the Railway Station, Stirling, Scotland. Stirling railway station is a railway station located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth, Perthshire. It is the junction for the branch line to Alloa and Dunfermline in Fife, via Kincardine and is also served by trains on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and long distance services to Dundee & Aberdeen and to Inverness via the Highland Main Line. Stirling was first connected to the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Lines were subsequently opened by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway in 1853, and by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway to Balloch Central three years later. Through services to and from the Callander and Oban Railway in the Highlands also served the station from 1870. The current station buildings were opened in 1916 following a major rebuild by the Caledonian Railway.





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July 30th Photograph Blair Castle Scotland

July 30th photograph of Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Blair Castle was first built around Comyn's Tower in 1269, and by the time of Mary Queen of Scots' visit in 1564, the castle had been extended southwards to include the Great Hall. Cromwell's troops captured the castle during the Civil War, and in 1703 Queen Anne rewarded the family's loyalty to the crown by creating the second Marquess as Duke of Atholl.

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