Old Photographs Dumbarton Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dumbarton Castle which overlooks the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. This Scottish castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. It is located on a plug of volcanic basalt known as Dumbarton Rock. At least as far back as the Iron Age, this has been the site of a strategically important settlement. Its early residents were known to have traded with the Romans. The presence of a settlement is first recorded in a letter Saint Patrick wrote to King Ceretic of Alt Clut in the late 5th century. Mary Queen of Scots sailed to France from here as a child in 1548.


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Old Photograph Highland Cows Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of Highland Cows by Loch Ness, Scotland. Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume in the British Isles. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined, and is the largest body of water in the Great Glen, which runs from Inverness in the Highlands to Fort William in the South. Loch Ness is thought by some to be the home of the Loch Ness Monster, also known as Nessie, a cryptid, reputedly a large unknown animal. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next. Popular interest and belief in the animal's existence has varied since it was first brought to the world's attention in 1933.



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Tour Scotland Video Dougie MacLean Olympic Torch Run Scone Palace Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Dougie MacLean at the Olympic Torch Relay Run on the grounds of Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Dougie MacLean is a Scottish singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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Old Photograph Port Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Port Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. The town was formed as port for nearby of Glasgow in 1668 and became Port Glasgow in 1775. Port Glasgow was home to dry docks and shipbuilding beginning in 1762. Port Glasgow became a burgh in 1833, but around this time, the River Clyde up to Glasgow was deepened and new road and rail links meant that the town was no longer needed much as a port. The shipbuilding industry then took over as the main source of employment and prosperity. Port Glasgow has been responsible for about a quarter of the total tonnage of ships launched on the Clyde. However like the rest of Inverclyde this industry has all but gone.





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Old Photograph Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse Scotland

Old photograph of lighthouse keepers cottages and Rubha nan Gall Lighthouse, Isle of Mull, Scotland. This Scottish lighthouse was the work of the engineers David Stevenson, born 1815, died 1886, and Thomas Stevenson, born 1818, died 1887, the latter of whom was the father of the famous author, Robert Louis Stevenson. The lighthouse was first lit in 1857, and became automated in 1960.



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