Old Photograph Crofter Reading By The Fire On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter reading by the fire in his cottage on Isle of Skye, Scotland. Crofting was a form of land tenure and small scale food production peculiar to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, crofting evolved from a turbulent period in the nineteenth century during the Highland Clearances. It was largely a means to sustain populations. In the 21st century, it is found predominantly in the rural Western and Northern isles and in the coastal fringes of the western and northern Scottish mainland.



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Old Photograph St Mary's Holm Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats and houses in St Mary's Holm, Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Mary's Holm is a coastal village on Mainland, Orkney. It was in St Mary's that a poorly-equipped army left for the Scottish mainland to avenge the execution of King Charles I. The Orkney recruits were led by the Marquis of Montrose. They were annihilated at Carbisdale in Sutherland.



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Old Photograph Harbour Kirkwall Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of a sailing ship in the harbour in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III of Scotland elevated Kirkwall to the status of a royal burgh.



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Old Photographs Mons Meg Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Mons Meg at the castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mons Meg was constructed in Flanders on the orders of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1449, and was given by him to his niece's husband, King James II in 1457.




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Tour Scotland Video Rural Drive Perthshire January 11th

Tour Scotland video of part of a drive this morning through rural Perthshire, Scotland. A mild January morning as I drove on a narrow Scottish road from Scone to Coupar Angus.

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