Old Photograph Mingary Pier Kilchoan Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats by Mingary Pier in Kilchoan village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, in Lochaber, Scotland. In days gone by this was a calling point for ferries en route from Oban to the Western Isles. Kilchoan is the most westerly village on Great Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on the peninsula. of these, the most westerly is called Portuairk. The western linear, coastal parts of the village are Ormsaigmore and Ormsaigbeg.



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Old Photograph Craignure Pier Isle of Mull Scotland

Old photograph of Craignure Pier, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The original pier, on the south side of the bay, was built in 1894. The present pier, on the west side of the bay, was built in 1964. Ferries run every two hours, 3 to 5 times per day during the winter, 6 times per day during the summer, between Craignure and Oban. Craignure is situated on the A849 road, an indirect route between Salen and Fionnphort. The village is served by buses to Fionnphort and Tobermory.



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Old Photograph Whitehills Harbour Scotland

Old photograph of Whitehills Harbour on the Moray Firth, Scotland. Whitehills is a Trust Harbour, established by Act of Parliament in 1895. Whitehills was a very successful fishing port up until 1999, when due to changes in the fishing industry, the Commissioners decided to develop it as a Marina. Between 1924 and 1969 Whitehills had an RNLI lifeboat station. The station was transferred from Banff and in 1932 a new boathouse and slipway (which still stand today) were constructed for a new motor lifeboat. Whitehills received a new 47ft Watson-class boat in 1961, but this was withdrawn and the station closed in 1969 after launching only eleven times in eight years.



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Old Photographs King Street Stanley Scotland

Old photograph of the Campbell shop, children, houses and cottages on King Street in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Stanley is a village on the right bank of the River Tay in an area popular for salmon fishing. The village gained its name from Lady Amelia Stanley, the daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. John Murray, the 4th Duke of Atholl, decided, in the 18th century to harness of the nearby River Tay to power a cotton mill., Richard Arkwright, an inventor of cotton spinning machinery set up a cotton mill in Stanley as well as one at New Lanark. Stanley Mills opened in 1787, and by its 10th year employed 350 people. The village was built to house the workers of the mill. Work on the village began in 1784. It was designed by the Duke of Atholl’s factor James Stobie. By 1799 the village’s population was around 400, and by 1831 it had reached around 2000 residents


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Tour Scotland Photograph Raspberry Cookie

Tour Scotland photograph of a Raspberry and White Chocolate Cookie in a cafe in Perthshire, Scotland. Had a bowl of soup and one of these cookies for lunch today.

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