Old Photographs Duns Scotland

Old photograph of Duns in the Borders, Scotland. The town was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV heritably for John and George Hume of Ayton, and the townsfolk were given the right to hold a market every Wednesday, and to hold a week-long annual fair between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. Duns suffered badly in cross-border raiding and feuding, and was burned to the ground three times within 14 years, in 1544, 1545 and 1558 during the war of the Rough Wooing. By 1588 the town had relocated from the ruin at the top of Duns Law to its present location at its foot. In the autumn of 1517, Duns Market Cross was also the destination of the head of the Sieur de la Bastie, the French Ambassador and Warden of the Eastern March, following his murder at Preston, by Home of Wedderburn.



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Tour Scotland Video Music Session Taybank Pub Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a music Session at the Taybank Pub in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Ardvasar Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Ardvasar, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. A Scottish village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig. Nearby attractions include Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles.




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Old Photograph Round Tower Uig Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Round Tower, Uig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Built around 1860 this Drum-like folly guards Uig Bay from its southern headland opposite Rubha Idrigil. It was built for Major William Fraser, owner of Kilmuir estate from 1855. The house, Uig Lodge, was washed away in the great flood of 1877 just after he had organised Sky's last clearances.



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Old Photograph Luib Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Luib, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The place of Luib in history was ensured by the brief visit of Bonnie Prince Charlie during his flight after the collapse of the 1745 rising. There are several other tiny villages strung along this stretch of land, including Ard Dorch, Dunan and Strollamus.



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