Old Photograph Crofter Knitting Shawl Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter knitting a shawl outside a cottage on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Knitwear is important both to the economy and culture of Shetland, and the Fair Isle design is well known. However, the industry faces challenges due to plagiarism of the word "Shetland" by manufacturers operating elsewhere, and a certification trademark, The Shetland Lady, has been registered.



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Old Photograph Tennis Courts St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of the tennis courts at Kinburn Park, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Tennis in its earlier forms was introduced into Scotland from France in the Middle Ages. It was traditionally known as " caitch " or " cache " in Scotland, and is an ancestor of the better known form of tennis. In the nineteenth century, tennis was a fairly exclusive sport, with high level participation being mainly by the upper classes. Scotland produced two Wimbledon men's champions in this period, Herbert Lawford and Harold Mahony. However, to complicate matters, Lawford was born in England but died in Scotland, and Mahony was Scottish born, but died in County Kerry, Ireland, where his family were from. This perhaps demonstrates the complications of trying to assign a nationality to a sports player.



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Old Photographs Westray Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. One of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, the main village is Pierowall, with a heritage centre, the ruined Lady Kirk and ferries to Papa Westray. Other attractions include the Romanesque Cross Kirk and the Castle O'Burrian sea stack once used as a hermitage.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Rainbow Tyndrum

Tour Scotland video of a rainbow in Tyndrum in the Highlands of Scotland. This is a small Scottish village whose Gaelic name translates as " the house on the ridge ". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor. The village is notable mainly for being at a junction of transport routes to Glencoe to the North, Oban to the West and Crianlarich to Loch Lomond to the South,

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Tour Scotland Video Christmas Lights Fireworks Display West End Dundee

Tour Scotland video shot tonight of the Christmas Light Fireworks Display on visit to the West End Parish Church in Dundee, Scotland. This display was part of the Christmas Lights Switch on event tonight in the West End of the city.

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