Old Photograph The Manse Colinton Scotland

Old photograph of the church manse in Colinton located South West of the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson spent the summers of his childhood at the manse when his grandfather was the village's Parish Minister; the philanthropist James Gillespie; and architects Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and John James Burnet also lived in this Scottish village.





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Old Photographs Tarland Scotland

Old photograph of a car, cottage, houses and shops in Tarland located five miles North West of Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Melgum Lodge near Tarland was originally built as a hunting lodge for the physician to Queen Victoria who frequently stayed in the vicinity at Balmoral Castle.

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Old Photographs of Burntisland Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish town developed as a seaport, being second only to Leith in the Firth of Forth, and shipbuilding became an important industry in the town. In 1633 one of the barges, the Blessing of Burntisland, carrying Charles I and his entourage's baggage from Burntisland to Leith sank with the loss of Charles' treasure. In 1601, King James VI chose the town as an alternative site for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland



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Old Photographs Port Bannatyne Scotland

Old photograph of Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland. This Scottish village started in 1801 with the building of a small harbour on Kames Bay. Lord Bannatyne of Kames Castle, at the head of the bay, planned the village in an attempt to rival Rothesay. Initially known as Kamesburgh, by the mid 19th century, steamers were calling there regularly. In 1860 the Marquess of Bute purchased this part of the island and renamed the village Port Bannatyne in honour of the long historical association of the Bannatyne family with the area. Boat building became an important local industry.

Old photograph of Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland.

Old photograph of Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Edinburgh Castle From Grassmarket

Tour Scotland video of Edinburgh Castle from visit to the medieval Grassmarket in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Grassmarket is located directly south-east of Edinburgh Castle with the castle dominating views northwards from the space. The Grassmarket was, from 1477 to 1911, one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle. It was also a setting for public executions. A popular story in Edinburgh is that of Maggie Dickson, a fishwife from Musselburgh who was hanged in the Grassmarket in 1728 for murdering her own baby. After the hanging, her body was taken back to Musselburgh in a coffin. However, on the way there she awoke. Under Scots Law she had served her punishment. Only later were the words "until dead" added to the sentence of hanging. It was also to some extent seen as divine intervention, and so she was allowed to go free. In later life, and legend, she was thereafter referred to as Half-Hangit Maggie.

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