Old Photographs Oldmeldrum Scotland

Tour Scotland travel of old photography of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. commonly known as #Meldrum, a village and parish in #Formartine area of #Aberdeenshire. Each summer on the third Saturday in June the village is host to the popular Meldrum Sports, which began in 1930 and features highland games, highland dancing, piping, five-a-side football, displays, stalls and a beer tent. Home to one of the oldest whisky distilleries

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Old Photograph Oyne Scotland

Old photograph of Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie 8 miles away and to Huntly. The area is popular with commuters to Inverurie, Huntly and Aberdeen, a journey of around 30 minutes. The area has a number of large private houses such as Westhall House, which was a small hotel until the 1990s. The Horn family were lairds of Westhall.

The Huntly surname of English and Scots origin, from places so called in Gloucestershire, England, and Berwick, and Aberdeen in Scotland. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century " hunta ", a hunter, and " leah ", a wood or clearing in a wood.



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Old Photograph Echt Scotland

Old photograph of Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Echt has a number of prehistoric remains, including the so called Barmekin of Echt which is on a hill to the northwest. There is also the Cullerlie stone circle near Sunhoney Farm, which may date from the Bronze Age.



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Old Photograph New Byth Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is located a few miles northeast of Cuminestown and was built in the 18th century.



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Old Photographs Alford Scotland

Old photograph of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village gave its name to a battle of the Battle of Alford in 1645. It is also the home of the world popular Aberdeen Angus cattle breed. It is thought that the original breeding ground of the cattle was Buffal, located between Tough, Tulloch, and Craigievar nearby Alford.



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