Old Photograph War Memorial Contin Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and the war memorial in Contin near Garve located West of Inverness, Scotland. This memorial is a circular castellated tower set on two circular steps, constructed of rustic blocks of local stone.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Fetlar Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of the parish church on Fetlar Island one of the Northern Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The present church was erected in 1790 and recast 1860; medieval masonry remains under the foundations. Traditional hall church of rectangular plan and harled walls. Coloured glass windows, restored 2009. Walled burial grounds include Cheyne and Nicholson families. The oldest memorial is set in the wall of the vestry: Andrew Bruce, died 1717.



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Old Photograph Bedlay Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Bedlay Castle in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. This castle is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn. The castle is just off the A80 road, around 8 miles to the north east of Glasgow. In 1580, James Boyd of Trochrig, then the titular Protestant Archbishop of Glasgow, granted the lands to his kinsman, Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock. He built the original Bedlay Castle soon after, on the end of a volcanic crag above the Bothlyn Burn. The Boyds held the castle until 1642, when James, 9th Lord Boyd sold it to the advocate James Roberton, grandson of John Roberton, 9th Laird of Earnock, later Lord Bedlay. The Robertons extended the castle, and held the property until 1786. Since then the castle has been owned by a number of people, including the Campbells of Petershill.



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Old Photograph Ardrossan Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the castle in Ardrossan located in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The original castle, owned by Clan Barclay, was partly destroyed during the Wars of Scottish Independence. This event, in which the English garrison were slaughtered, became known as Wallace's Larder, a name which is still applied to the remaining vaults. Rebuilt by Clan Montgomery in the 15th century, Ardrossan later fell into disuse and was partially demolished by the soldiers of Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century who used the stones to help construct the Ayr Citadel. The ruins of this castle still stand, but are in hazardous condition. The castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of William Wallace, who is said to wander the ruins on stormy nights.



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Old Photographs Montrose Aerodrome Scotland

Old photograph of the aerodrome in Montrose, Scotland. RAF Montrose was a Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire, now called Angus. On 26 February 1913, it became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom.

Old photograph of the aerodrome in Montrose, Scotland.

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