Old Photograph High Street Penicuik Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street, Penicuik, Scotland. Penicuik is situated on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 road midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills. Cargill Gilston Knott, was born on 30 June 1856 in Penicuik. He was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and President of the Scottish Meteorological Society. He died at his home at 42 Upper Gray Street, Newington, Edinburgh, on 26 October 1922.



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Old Photographs Crossgates Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram, shops, houses and people in Crossgates, Fife, Scotland. A small village about two miles east of Dunfermline and a similar distance south west of Cowdenbeath. Crossgates has a long history of mining, of both deep and opencast varieties.

Old photograph of Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Lochee Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people in Lochee, Dundee, Scotland. An area of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town which developed in the 18th century with handloom weaving and in the 19th century as a centre of textile industries, such as spinning, bleaching, dyeing and linen manufacture. By the 20th century, the area had been surrounded by the growing city of Dundee. The name Lochee means eye of the loch, referring to the town's location on the banks of Loch Balgay which was drained in the 16th century for farmland.



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Old Photograph Forsinard Scotland

Old photograph of the hotel in Forsinard, Sutherland, Scotland. A hamlet in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands. It is located on the A897 road in Strath Halladale. It is served by a hotel and railway station on the Far North Line.



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Old Photographs Gairloch Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Gairloch, Scotland. A small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. The lands around Gairloch have been mostly in the ownership of the Mackenzies of Gairloch since the 15th century, when they were acquired by Hector Roy Mackenzie who died in 1528, with a family house in the sheltered Glen of Flowerdale. The Mackenzies were clan leaders in the traditional sense and were known for their attachment to their tenants. During the 19th century, Sir Hector Mackenzie and his sons Sir Francis and Dr John Mackenzie refused to evict a single tenant during the Highland clearances, despite the estate running at a loss. As a result, evicted Highlanders from other communities came to live in the area and has caused Gairloch to maintain a thriving community even today. Gairloch and nearby Badachro had a strong history of creel shellfish fishing as well as small scale trawl fishing.

Old photograph of Gairloch, Scotland.

Old photograph of Gairloch, Scotland.



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