Old Photographs Lossiemouth Moray Scotland

Old photograph of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. In 1685, the Elgin burgh council called upon a German engineer, Peter Brauss, to look at the viability of providing a harbour at the mouth of the River Lossie; he decided that a harbour could be established. The first efforts at the beginning of the 18th Century looked to have failed but by 1764, the new jetty had been built at a cost of £1200. At the time that the new river mouth harbour was being constructed, so too was a more planned development laid out in streets running parallel and right angles to each other. An open square with a cross separated the first settlement from the new. The fishers occupied the houses at the Seatown and the builders, craftsmen and merchants in the new Lossiemouth.



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Old Photograph Port Ellen Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland. Port Ellen is a small town on the island of Islay. The town is named after the wife of the founder, Frederick Campbell of Islay. Its previous name, Leòdamas, is derived from old Norse meaning " Leòd's Harbour ". Port Ellen is built around Loch Leodamais, Islay's main deep water harbour. It is the second largest town on Islay, only slightly smaller than Bowmore and provides the main ferry connection between Islay and the mainland, at Kennacraig. The Port Ellen Distillery was first established in the 1820s and ceased production of Scotch whisky in 1983. The large malting continues to produce for the majority of the distilleries on Islay. The area around Port Ellen has a variety of archaeological sites covering the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age periods. There are standing stones at Kilbride, a fort at Borraichill Mor, several chambered cairns, and a chapel at Cill Tobar Lasrach. Nearby lie the ruined remains of the 14th century Dunyveg Castle, once a fortress of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles.



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Old Photograph Crofters Spinning and Weaving In Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters spinning and weaving in a cottage in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland. In 1840 over two thirds of the Scottish population lived and worked on the land, or in small villages making a living from fishing or weaving, and in the Highlands most people were almost universally impoverished.



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Old Photographs Dunfermline Fife Scotland

Old photographs of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Famous Scots from Dunfermline include;

John MacLaren Erskine VC, born 13 January 1894, died 14 April 1917, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. John was born in Dunfermline to William and Elizabeth Erskine. He was 22 years old, and a sergeant in the 5th Battalion, The Cameronians, Scottish Rifles, British Army during the First World War, when he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 22 June 1916 at Givenchy, France.

David Ferguson Hunter VC, born in Dunfermline on 28 November 1891, died 14 February 1965, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. David was 26 years old, and a corporal in the 1/5th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC on 23 October 1918.

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Old Photographs Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The town expanded hugely in the 19th century thanks to the employment provided by the many textile mills which were built along the River Ericht. Soft fruit growing, mainly raspberries and strawberries developed in the 20th century and became a very important part of the town's economy.

Old photograph of Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.


Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

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