Old Photograph Tall Ship Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Tall Ship in Glasgow, Scotland. Prince's Dock was originally known as Cessnock Dock and built 1893 to 1897 for the Clyde Navigation Trust. The Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1858, brought city fathers, shipbuilders, merchants and industrialists together to develop and manage the river and its trade. The formal opening of Prince's Dock was performed by the Duchess of York on 10 September 1895.



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Old Photograph Aberchirder Scotland

Old photograph of houses, water fountain, cottages and children in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Aberchirder was originally a small Royal Burgh but the main town was founded in 1764. Kinnairdy Castle, belonging to the Crichton family is two miles to the south west, where the River Deveron joins the Auchintoul Burn. The fountain in the town square at Aberchirder was presented in 1897 by William Auchinachie to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee



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Old Photograph Muirtown Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Muirtown, Inverness, Scotland. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its north eastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry and Muirtown a mile north west of Inverness city centre. Planned in the early 19th century as a second harbour for the city by the canal's engineer Thomas Telford, it could not cope with the size of ships which were soon in use and thus never fulfilled its potential. It now serves as a marina. Immediately to the south of the basin are the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile west north west of Inverness city centre. The Muirtown Swing Bridge crosses the canal immediately to the north.



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Old Photographs Dysart Fife Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, buildings and people in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. The first record of the town was made in the early 13th century, its initial role being to settle civil matters between the church and landowners. During the middle of the 15th century, trade with the Low Countries began for salt and coal exportation. In the 16th and 17th centuries, trade expanded to the Baltic Countries. Dysart acquired two nicknames: Salt Burgh and Little Holland as a result. The harbour was later extensively rebuilt in 1829 with the assistance of Robert Stephenson, to include an inner basin with a nearby quarry at the harbour head and an extension of the east pier which would be raised and pointed southwards. The Outlander TV series filmed at the Inner Harbour. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Crinan Scotland

Old photograph of Crinan, Scotland. The Crinan canal is a canal in the west of Scotland. It takes its name from the village of Crinan which is located at its westerly end. Nine miles long, it connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre.



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