Old Photograph Cove Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Cove located South of Aberdeen road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village sprung up around the fishing industry, with the boats berthed on a shingle beach, a gap in the rocks that afforded a natural harbour. During this time, it is estimated that approximately 300 people lived in the area. In the mid 19th century the fishing was at its height, which, over years, has included cod, haddock, salmon, herring and shellfish. The piers and breakwater were constructed in 1878. At the end of World War I the fishing began to decline.



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Old Photograph Cults Scotland

Old photograph of shops, tram, houses, and people in Cults a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cults, known for its historic granite housing, sits approximately six miles from the coast of the North Sea. The name is a corruption of Coilltean, the Scottish Gaelic word for Woods.

Anna Shepherd, Scottish novelist and poet, was born on 11 February 1893 in Peterculter to John and Jane Shepherd. Her family moved to Cults shortly after Nan was born, to the house where she lived for most of her life. She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls and graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1915, subsequently lecturing for the Aberdeen College of Education. She died in Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen in 1981.



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Old Photograph Tornaveen Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Tornaveen located on the Tarland to Aberdeen road in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The surrounding region, including the nearby Findrack estate, was a site of witchcraft trials in 1597. Its most notable historical event apart from being near the place of the death of Macbeth was the landing of a German balloon in the late 19th century. The balloon had been blown across the North Sea during a storm and landed near Claydykes Farm on the B9119 road through Tornaveen. It had been in the air for 18 hours. Originally the tour had been planned just for a trip from Bitterfeld near Leipzig to Hanover. But then more and more wind came up and drove the balloon across the Netherlands towards the North Sea. Different attempts to land failed because of several reasons and so the three men crossed the North Sea within 12 hours. Finally they landed in a tree and stayed alive.



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Old Photographs Kintore Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and children in Kintore near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Established in the ninth century AD as a royal burgh, Kintore had its royal charter renewed by King James IV in 1506. But the area has clearly been a popular settlement since prehistoric times. Nearby are the remains of Hallforest Castle, former stronghold of the Earls of Kintore. Its Town House dates back to 1747. Kintore is the site of Deers Den Roman Camp and is thought to relate to Agricola's campaigns into Scotland.



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Old Photograph Knockbrex House Scotland

Old photograph of Knockbrex House, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A plain neo Georgian manor house built in 1900 for the Manchester businessman James Brown and remodelled early 19th century. Although he lived in Manchester and ran his business there, he had family roots in south-west Scotland.

Brown is an English language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English speaking countries. It is the second most common surname in Canada and Scotland, third most common in Australia and fourth most common in England and the United States. It is particularly clustered in southern Scotland.



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