Old Photographs St Cyrus Scotland

Old photograph of St Cyrus located in Southern Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The remains of the Kaim of Mathers is located on rock pinnacles on the northern most part of the beach. Built by the Barclay family, it was used as a refuge by David de Berkely from the vengeance of the king when, around 1420, he was part of a group who murdered the local sheriff, John Melville of Glenbervie.



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Old Photograph Insch Scotland

Old photograph of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Situated approximately 28 miles from the city of Aberdeen. In the Middle Ages, this Scottish village was home to a colony of Flemish merchants. Robert Daun was born in Insch 1785, the eldest son of Rev George Daun,the local minister, on 16 April 1785. He went to Elgin Grammar School and then studied Medicine at King's College, Aberdeen graduating MA in 1803. Having sat the relevant medical exams in London, in 1804 he received a commission as Assistant Surgeon aged only 19 in the army and travelled to India to work there, aiding in the Second Anglo-Maratha War. He served first with the 22nd Light Dragoons then the 59th Foot. He returned to Britain around 1812 and received his MD degree from Aberdeen University in 1813. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1814. He then joined the Scots Greys. This resulted in his being shipped with them to the Continent, and being with them at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Whilst not on the front line, his position as Surgeon to the regiment would have rendered him an unenviable task, in this, one of history’s bloodiest battles. Thereafter he joined the occupying army in Paris following Napoleon’s defeat.He was nomadic by nature living in London 1832 to 1835, St Andrews 1835 to 1839 and Aberdeen 1839 to 1861. In 1832 he was elected a Member of the Geological Society of London, England. He died peacefully at home in Edinburgh on 14 June 1871, aged 86. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in west Edinburgh. His wife, Helen Jamieson, died 1892, lies with him.


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Old Photographs Marykirk Scotland

Old photograph of a shop, vintage car, cottages, houses and people in Marykirk located six miles North East of Montrose, Scotland. The present parish church was rebuilt in 1806 replacing the previous church the remains of which can be found in the adjacent kirkyard. The older church was dedicated to St Mary and consecrated in 1242 by the Bishop de Bernham.



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Old Photograph East Linton Scotland

Old photograph of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Originally called Linton, the village probably gets its name from the Linn, a waterfall, on the river which it grew alongside. It was later called East Linton to distinguish it from West Linton in Peebleshire when the railways were built. Civil engineer John Rennie, born 1761, died 1821, was born here, at Phantassie on Dunbar Road. He died at his home in London while working on the London Bridge project, a bridge he designed. The work was completed by his sons, George and Sir John Rennie.



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Old Photographs Ormiston Scotland

Old photograph of Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. This Scottish village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 by John Cockburn, born 1685, died 1758, one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution.





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