Old Photograph Auchencrow Scotland

Old photograph of houses and cottages in Auchencrow in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. James Hutton, the founder of modern geology, farmed two miles to the west of this Scottish village. James, born 3 June 1726, died 26 March 1797, was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist. He originated the theory of uniformitarianism, a fundamental principle of geology, which explains the features of the Earth's crust by means of natural processes over geologic time.



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Old Photograph Bridge of Gairn Scotland

Old photograph of Bridge of Gairn near Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Bracora Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Bracora, Loch Morar, Lochaber, Scotland. During the period of the Highland Clearances, many residents Scots emigrated to Canada. Boats left in 1790, 1802, and 1826, carrying people to Quebec, Glengarry in Ontario, and the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia, Canada, respectively. In common with Loch Ness, occasional reports of large unidentified creatures in the loch's waters are made. The monster has been dubbed Morag. Loch Morar's fishing population is believed to be limited to Atlantic Salmon, brown trout and sea trout, Arctic char, eel, stickleback, and minnow.



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Old Photograph Currie Scotland

Old photograph of Currie located South West of the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. There has been a Christian community in this area for more than 1,000 years. In 1018, the archdeacons of Lothian set up their headquarters in the area. John Bartholomew's Civic and Ecclesiastical maps of the 13th century do not show Currie, but the Index of Charters 1309 to 1413 records Currie as being favourite hunting grounds for the Lords and Knights of Edinburgh Castle.

Old photograph of Currie located South West of the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photographs St Boswells Scotland

Old photograph of St Boswells in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish village is known for being on the route of St Cuthbert's Way, a long distance footpath linking Melrose Abbey to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the Northumberland coast in north east England. The name commemorates Saint Boisil, an Abbot of Melrose. The village has an annual gypsy fair, originally a focus for the trade of horses. This fair once attracted Gypsies from most parts of Scotland, northern England and Ireland.



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