Old Photographs Kippen Scotland

Old photograph of Kippen near Stirling, Scotland. In the 16th century, the local laird, John Buchanan, was nicknamed the " King of Kippen " after an encounter with King James V, where he reportedly held up royal messengers to ensure his estate was secure.


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Old Photograph Orbost Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Orbost, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Orbost, located on the west coast of the Isle of Skye near Dunvegan, has a history stretching back to the Mesolithic era, with evidence of human occupation and tool use, including bloodstone microliths found on the foreshore


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Old Photographs Newhaven Scotland

Old photograph of Newhaven in Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish village played a part in the birth of photography. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson did many studies of the fishwives of Newhaven.



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Old Photograph Swimming Cattle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters swimming cattle between grazings on Isle Of Skye, Scotland. It was an old tradition of having cattle swim between grazings on the islands of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Of Travelling Bagpiper In Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of a Travelling Bagpiper in Argyll, Scotland. Highland Travellers are closely tied to the native Highlands, and many traveller families carry clan names like Macfie, Stewart, MacDonald, Cameron, Williamson and Macmillan. They follow a nomadic or settled lifestyle; passing from village to village and are more strongly identified with the native Gaelic speaking population.



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