Old Photograph Crofters Island Of Barra Scotland

Old photograph of crofters taking home Peat on ponies on the Island of Barra, Scotland. The Clan MacNeil has strong ties to the Isle of Barra and claims descent from the O'Neills of Ulster. The name Barra is thought to take its name either from Saint Finbarr, the founder of Cork in Ireland, or from Saint Barr, the great grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, the legendary 4th century king of Ireland.



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Old Photographs Lyne of Skene Scotland

Old photograph of the Blacksmith and cottages in Lyne of Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This is a small Scottish farming community in North East Scotland some seven miles west of Aberdeen. Nearby are the Loch of Skene and Skene House.

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Old Photographs Tighnabruaich Scotland

Old photograph of shops and people in Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish village is just an hour and a half west of Glasgow, and is located along the east coast of Loch Fyne and stretching into the Kyles of Bute.



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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Shepherd Sheep Shearing Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish shepherd sheep shearing on visit to Ashintully Estate, Strathardle, near Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year, a sheep may be said to have been " shorn " or " sheared ", depending upon dialect. The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed, a facility especially designed to process often hundreds and sometimes more than 3,000 sheep per day.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Sheep Dog Trial Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Sheep Dog Trial on visit to Ashintully Estate, Strathardle, near Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. This event was held midway between the towns of Blairgowrie and Pitlochry. The first Scottish sheepdog trial was held at the Carnworth Agricultural Society Show in Lanarkshire around 1874. A Sheepdog trial is a competitive dog sport in which herding dog breeds move sheep around a field, fences, gates, or enclosures as directed by their handlers. Such events are particularly associated with hill farming areas, where sheep range widely on largely unfenced land.

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