Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old photograph of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish town occupies a key location close to two of Scotland's great rivers, the Clyde flowing to the west, and the Tweed flowing to the east. The area has been occupied since Mesolithic times. The present day A702 follows the route of a Roman road, which linked the Clyde Valley with Musselburgh. In the 14th century, the Fleming family were given lands in the area by Robert the Bruce, whose cause they had supported.
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Old photograph of the War Memorial, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a Chain Home radar station at Whale Head on Sanday.
World War I Roll of Honour
Private, John Angus, Tofts, 1st Seaforths, 22nd July 1917, age 30.
Private, James Clyne, Howe, 8th Seaforths, 24th March 1918, age 21.
Private, Richard Dick, Roadside, 8th Seaforths, 25th September 1915, age 20.
Private, Peter Fotheringhame, Nearhouse, 1st Seaforths, 22nd February 1917, age 36.
Private, Robert M, Hay, Kettletoft, 1st Seaforths, 19th July 1916, age 25.
Private, William Hay, Kettletoft, 1/6th or 9th Seaforths, 29th April 1918, age 20.
Private, James A. Learmonth, Hermisgarth, 7th Seaforths, 11th October 1916, age 19.
Private, William Muir, Rue, 2nd Seaforths, 28th March 1918, age 28.
Private, William Robson, Howe, 3rd Seaforths, 23rd February 1915, age 19.
Private, William Sinclair, North Myre, 7th Seaforths, 12th October 1916, age 29.
Private, William Towrie, Clickimin, 1/4th Seaforths, 20th July 1918, age 32.
Private, William Tulloch, Cott, R.A.O.C., attached 2nd Seaforths, 8th May 1918, age 21.
Private, William Tulloch, Newark, 1st Seaforths, 23rd April 1917, age 29.
Private, Andrew Wallace, Lettan, 7th Seaforths, 9th April 1917, age 35.
Corporal, James Wallace, Mid Langamay, 2nd Seaforths, 18th July 1918, age 21.
Private, James Dick, Roadside, 15th Battalion, A.I.F., 5th December 1915, age 25.
Private, James Fea, Boloquoy, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A.I.F., 23rd August 1918, age 36.
Private,, Peter Fotheringhame, Templehall, 11th Battalion, A.I.F., 26th May 1916, age 33.
Private, George Lennie, Howland, 2nd Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F., 1st October 1916, age 42.
Private, James Borown, Stove, 1/4th Gordons, 22nd September 1917, age 31.
Private, Magnus Brown, Stove, 1st Gordons, 18th July 1916, age 26.
Private, James Lyall, Stove, 2nd Scottish Rifles, 25th March 1918, age 37.
Private, Alfred Mackinson, Clickimin, 9th Scottish Rifles, 30th June 1918, age 23.
Private, James Campbell, Skaill, 2nd Royal Scots, 23rd August 1918. ?
Private, Walter Fairbairn, Viggie, Royal Scots, 5th Camerons, 18th October 1916, age 37.
Private, James Guthrie, Elsness, 1/4th Royal Scots, 4th May 1917.
Private, James Moodie, Icegarth, 1st K.O.S.B., 26th April 1915, age 26.
Private, John Tait, Parlgo, 1st K.O.S.B., 11th April 1918, age 32.
Private, David M. Learmonth, Mid Breckan, 10th Argylls, 1st October 1918, age 20.
Private, John Moodie, West Hill, 18th H.L.I., 25th August 1917.
Private, James A. Burnett, Boloquoy, Machine Gun Corps (Inf), 8th April 1917, age 21.
Private, James Scott, Feastown, 177th Coy., Machine Gun Corps, 26th September 1917, age 20.
Deckhand, Robert L. Garrioch, Balaclava, R.N.R., H.M. Trawler Gurth, 13th June 1918, age 21.
Deckhand, William. M. Learmonth, Ortie, R.N.R., H.M. Drifter Coronaria, 21st December 1916, age 21.
Deckhand, James Muir, Ortie, R.N.R., H.M.S. Pembroke, 16th July 1917, age 27.
Gunner, John C. Dearness, Nouster, Orkney Battery, R.G.A., 8th January 1918, age 23.
Corporal, David Drever, Grecemay, Orkney Battery, R.G.A., 8th March 1919, age 25.
Gunner, William Flett, North Myre, 230th Siege Battery, R.G.A., 16th October 1918, age 26.
Gunner, William Wallace, Newark, 230th Siege Battery, R.G.A, 24th August 1917, age 33.
Gunner, John Muir, Neigarth, 17th Brigade, R.F.A., 8th September 1918, age 34.
Air Mechanic, William Sinclair, Ayre, R.A.F. R.N.A.S., H.M.S. President II, 23rd December 1916, age 27.
Private, Charles Cutt, Kettletoft, 50th (Alberta) Battalion, C.E.F., 3rd June 1917, age 21.
Lance Corporal, David Manson, Corsdale, 4th (Central Ontario) Mounted Rifles, C.E.F., 2nd June 1916, age 20.
Private, Archibald Muir, Roadside, 43rd (Manitoba) Battalion, C.E.F., 29th March 1919, age 29.
Private, George F. Paul, Military Medal, Backaskaill, 16th (Manitoba) Battalion, C.E.F., 8th August 1918, age 38.
Private, John Swan, Holland, 47th (Western Ontario) Battalion, C.E.F., 5th July 1917, age 32.
Private, John Swanney, Colligarth, 78th (Manitoba) Battalion, C.E.F., 9th April 1917, age 22.
Lance Corporal, John Tulloch, Ortie, 10th (Alberta) Battalion, C.E.F., 28th April 1917, age 32.
World War 2 Roll of Honour
Steward, David King, MN, HMS Forfar, 2nd December 1940, age 29.
Gunner, William Muir, 105 Anti Tank Regiment, RA, 13th July 1944, age 24.
Sergeant, Blair Wood, RAF(VR) air gunner, 227 Squadron, RAF, 4th December 1944, age 20.
Born on Sanday, commemorated on Kirkwall War Memorial
Private, John Drever, 7th Seaforths, 10th December 1916, age 37.
Born on Sanday, not listed on any Orkney war memorial
Sergeant, William Shaw, Military Medal, 1st Cameronians, 25th October 1918, age 19.
Private, Robert Sutherland, 43rd (Manitoba) Battalion, C.E.F., 8th October 1916, age 27.
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Old photograph of Balfour Castle, Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. This is a Scottish castle built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce.
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Old photograph of Hellia Spur, Rousay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rousay's highest cliff, Hellia Spur has many breeding Guillemot, Kittiwake and Razorbill during the summer months. A few Puffins nest in burrows at the top of these steep cliffs. The island of Rousay has evidence from every stage in the history of Orkney, with a Neolithic settlement at Rinyo, Bronze Age burnt mounds, Iron Age crannogs and brochs, Viking boat burials, remains of a medieval church and the stately home at Trumland.
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