Old Photograph Kirkbean Scotland

Old photograph of Kirkbean near the Solway Firth in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Among its most famous sons was John Paul Jones, the founder of the United States Navy, who was born in Arbigland, Kirkbean on July 6, 1747. A memorial font exists in the church, by sculptor George Henry Paulin. The Kirbean cemetery is the burial place of Jean Thurot (1755–1833), son of the famous Francois Thurot, French Naval Commodore and Privateer. Kirkbean is also the birthplace of another great seafarer, John Campbell, who was born in 1720 and who went on to become a British naval officer, navigational expert and colonial governor of Newfoundland in Canada.



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Tour Scotland Self Catering Holiday House Recommendation Isle Of Mull

Tour Scotland self catering holiday house recommendations on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Oskamull Farmhouse is located on the west coast of Mull overlooking the sea and the islands and is a recently restored farmhouse in an idyllic much sought after part of the island. Ideally situated for touring the island or just enjoying a peaceful relaxing holiday. Situated 1 mile from shore and 11 miles from shops. Garden: private parking - garden is fully fenced
Heating: Oil central heating, open fire. Electricity included in price.

Beach House is situated on a hillside of the Ross of Mull to the south of the island. It offers uninterrupted views across Loch Scridain to the 3,000 foot Ben More mountain, the tallest on the island. Deer are frequently spotted around the house and the shoreline boasts a family of otters, with seals and even the occasional sea eagle being spotted high above, floating on rising summer thermals.



Torlochan House is set in a tranquil country setting offers peace and quiet surrounded by trees and fields and only a mile from the coast.Tastefully refurbished to a high standard the house offers comfort spacious and quality accommodation. The house has 2 lounges the main lounge is spacious with leather settees and French windows overlooking the hills, widescreen television, polished wood floors and an open fire. The second lounge offers the same comfortable leather settees, sky television and wood burning stove. There is a selection of games and books for guests to use. The house has views of the sea from the upper rooms looking out to Loch Na Keal in the distance. Torlochan Farm is central location . Just two miles away is Salen, a little village comprising of a few streets of houses,a Hotel and bar, Spar shop , coffee house and an Italian Restaurant.

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Tour Scotland Music Video Ballavanich

Tour Scotland Music recommendation, Ballavanich by Wolfstone. Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Highland music combined with rock and roll.

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Old Photograph Postman Cottage Outer Hebrides Scotland

Old photograph of a postman outside a crofters cottage on the Island of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Following the 1745 rebellion, and Prince Charles Edward Stewart's flight to France, the use of Gaelic was discouraged, rents were demanded in cash rather than kind, and the wearing of folk dress was made illegal. Emigration to the New World increasingly became an escape for those who could afford it during the latter half of the century. In 1844 Lewis was bought by Sir James Matheson, co-founder of Jardine Matheson, but subsequent famine and changing land use forced vast numbers off their lands, and increased again the flood of emigrants.



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Tour Scotland Video Small Bed Chamber Elcho Castle Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a small bed chamber on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Elcho Castle just South of Perth, Perthshire. Most of the small bedrooms would have been for members of the Wemyss family, their guests and important members of their household. We must assume that, apart from body servants who slept on truckle beds or in the inner closets, the other servants would have been accommodated within the courtyard buildings.

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