Old Photograph Cowgate Errol Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Cowgate, Errol, Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Errol is located about halfway between Dundee and Perth. Errol is known for its reeds, which used to be collected up to a few years ago to make thatched roofs. These reeds grow in the banks of the River Tay and act as home to a fairly uncommon bird called the bearded tit. Errol has a large church, built in 1831, known as the Cathedral of The Carse. The street's name is probably derived from the fact that cows were herded down it for market days.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Dinner Perthshire November 15th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of Stovies and Oatcakes from a cafe in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. A misty, overcast day in Scotland, a perfect evening for a bowl of traditional Scottish Stovies. Fife Stovies.

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Old Photograph Roman Bridge Musselburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Roman Bridge in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Musselburgh is the largest settlement in East Lothian, located on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. Musselburgh was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk and bridged the river here. In doing so they established the line of the main eastern approach to Scotland's capital for most of the next two thousand years. The bridge built by the Romans outlasted them by many centuries. It was rebuilt on the original Roman foundations some time before 1300, and in 1597 it was rebuilt again, this time with a third arch added on the east side of the river. The Old Bridge is also known as the Roman Bridge and remains in use today by pedestrians. To its north is the New Bridge, designed by John Rennie the Elder and built in 1806. This in turn was considerably widened in 1925.


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Old Photograph Kinnaird Castle Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Kinnaird Castle, Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Kinnaird family built the original castle on this easily defended site in the Sidlaw Hills, but the estate was sold to Sir Patrick Threipland in 1674. The tower fell into ruin but was restored in the late 19th century.

The Kinnaird surname is of Scottish territorial origin from the barony of the same name in Perthshire, so called from the Gaelic " ceann " meaning " head " or summit, plus " ard ", high. Between 1204 and 1214, there is a record of a royal confirmation of a grant by Richard of Kinnard, grandson of Radulphus " Ruffus ". One, Rauf de Kynnard swore loyalty to Edward 1 of England at Kincardine in 1296. Attached to his homage is a seal bearing a shield charged with a saltier, cantoned with four crosses. William de Kynard was burgess of Perth in 1428 and a Thomas de Kynnarde was a notary of St. Andrews diocese in 1430. Interesting namebearers were George Patrick Kinnaird, first baron Kinnaird, died 1689, supporter of King Charles 11, knighted 1661, and Douglas Kinnaird, born 1788, died 1830, friend of Byron, who assumed chief management of Ransom's bank in 1819. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Radulphus Ruffus de Kinnard, which was dated circa 1180, during the reign of King William, " The Lion " of Scotland, born 1165, died 1214.



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Old Photographs Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Lerwick, on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lerwick is a name with roots in Old Norse and its local descendant, Norn, which was spoken in Shetland until the mid 19th century. The name "Lerwick" means bay of clay. The corresponding Norwegian name is Leirvik, leir meaning clay and vik meaning " bay " or " inlet ". Towns with similar names exist in south western Norway (Leirvik) and on the Faroe Islands as well. Evidence of human settlement in the Lerwick area dates back 3,000 years, centred around the Broch of Clickimin, which was constructed in the first century BC.



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