Old Photograph Perth Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and buildings on the High Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crofter Isle of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter outside a thatched cottage on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Within crofting townships, individual crofts were established on the best land, and a large area of lesser quality hill ground was shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. Crofters also harvested Peat which was an important source of fuel. The women often spun and dyed wool as well as hand knitting and weaving. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Roots in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Hat Making Shop Scotland

Old photograph of a Hat Making Shop in Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Rothes Morayshire Scotland

Old photograph of people, shops and houses in Rothes, Moray, Scotland. A Scottish town south of Elgin and on the banks of the River Spey. At the south end of the village lie the remains of Rothes Castle, which dates from the 13th century. Sir Norman Leslie, the castle's owner, was host to King Edward I of England when he stayed there on 29th July 1296 during his triumphal march through Scotland following its conquest by him in 1296. The village and castle are associated with the Earl of Rothes and many Speyside whisky Distilleries.


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Old Photographs Ecclefechan Scotland

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Thomas Carlyle the essayist, satirist and historian was born on 4 December 1795 in The Arched House in Ecclefechan. Carlyle left Ecclefechan at the age of 13 and walked the 84 miles to Edinburgh in order to attend university. In 1828 he moved to Craigenputtock with his wife Jane. He never forgot his roots and insisted that Ecclefechan should become his final resting place. He was buried in Ecclefechan churchyard on 5 February 1881. Robert Burns composed a song entitled The Lass O' Ecclefechan.



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