Old Photograph Fishermen Scotland

Old photograph of fishermen outside thatched cottages on the East coast of Scotland. The 19th century saw the greatest growth in sea fishing on the Scottish east coast. In the early years of that century the boats were very small, made of wood and were either one or two masted. They were not expensive to build and small repairs were carried out by the fishermen themselves. These early boats needed to be light so they could be dragged up the beaches. The fishermen did not venture far from the shore, as these boats were undecked and unstable under stormy conditions. In 1848, a violent storm hit the country and 124 boats were sunk, and 100 fishermen lost their lives.



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Old Photograph Flockhart Tobacconists Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Flockhart Tobacconists in Glasgow, Scotland. Tobacco is said to have been introduced into Britain in 1586; it was placed under a duty of 2d. a pound in Queen Elizabeth's reign. The duty on Virginian tobacco was raised to 6s. 10d. by King James I. Tobacco cultivation and exports formed an essential component of the American colonial economy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Tobacco plantations were distinct from other cash crops in terms of agricultural demands, trade, slave labor, and plantation culture. Many influential American revolutionaries, including Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, owned tobacco plantations, and were financially devastated by debt to British tobacco merchants shortly before the American Revolution.



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Old Photograph Royal Carriage Deeside Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal Carriage in Royal Deeside, Scotland. In the autumn of 1842, two and a half years after their marriage Albert and Queen Victoria paid their first visit to Scotland. They were so struck with the Highlands that they resolved to return. A further visit to Perthshire and then Ardverikie encouraged them to seize the opportunity to purchase Balmoral. Prince Albert decided to build a new castle as the current one was considered not large enough for the Royal Family and it was completed in 1856. But getting around the 50,000 acre estate for salmon fishing, shooting deer, grouse and other game was a challenge, and thus, a number of Royal Carriages were purchased.



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Tour Scotland Video Sunset and Skye Bridge

Tour Scotland travel video of sunset behind Skye Bridge at Kyleakin, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Isle of Skye, Scotland. The village of Kyleakin is located on the east coast of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, along the strait of Kyle Akin opposite the northwest Scottish mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh. Its name derives from Strait of Haakon named after the King Haakon IV of Norway whose fleet moored there prior to the Battle of Largs that saw the end of Norwegian rule of the island.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Rainbow Elgol Isle of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of a rainbow over Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Elgol, Scottish Gaelic, Ealaghol, is a village on the shores of Loch Scavaig towards the end of the Strathaird peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. During his last days in Scotland, Bonnie prince Charlie hid in a cave just to the south of Elgol. The cave is well hidden in this spectacular piece of coastline, and is accessible through an arch in the cliffs.



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