Tour Scotland Video Golfers 18th Green Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of golfers on the 18th green of the famous Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the " home of golf " because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 1400s. Members played on what would become the Old Course, but because it was the only course St Andrews had, it was not yet known as the Old Course. Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until in 1457, when King James II of Scotland banned golf because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practicing their archery. The ban was held by the following kings of Scotland until 1502, when King James IV became a golfer himself and decided to remove the ban on golf.

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Old Photograph Dunlossit House Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Dunlossit House, Port Askaig, Islay, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house is presently the home of the banker Bruno Schroder, one of the wealthiest men in the world and a generous sponsor of the Islay lifeboat.



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Old Photograph Sark Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of Sark Bridge near Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The original bridge built in 1814 by Thomas Telford carrying the road over the River Sark, which forms the border between England and Scotland just outside Gretna. Crossing this bridge became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke's act in 1754. The act abolished irregular marriages in England but not Scotland. Once across the bridge, runaways from England could be married very quickly in accordance with 18th Century Scots law, which required neither banns nor a licence.



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Old Photograph Staerough Scotland

Old photograph of Staerough by Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Staerough Hill overlooks Kirk Yetholm, which is situated a half a mile to the North, and Town Yetholm, one mile to the North West. Its summit reaches 1,085 feet and is the site of a small prehistoric burial cairn.



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Old Photographs Kirk Yetholm Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Kirk Yetholm was for centuries the headquarters of the Romany Gypsies in Scotland. The last king of the Gypsies was crowned here in 1898. The first mention of its church was in the 13th century.

Old photograph of Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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