Old Photograph Fowlis Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Fowlis Castle located five miles North West of Dundee. Scotland. In 1448, King James I dated a charter at Fowlis. King James IV resided there in 1497. The castle was occupied by the Grays until after the erection of the more modern building which is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337. Sir Alexander Gray of Broxmouth was made Lord Gray of Fowlis.



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Old Photograph Raith House Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Raith House, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish mansion was built by Alexander, Lord Raith between 1692 and 1694, the work of that time being represented by the central portion of the present house, oblong on plan. The old house has been altered, but the ground floor vaulting remains. The outside walls are harled but the dressings are left exposed.



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Old Photograph River Kelven Maryhill Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the River Kelvin by Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish river rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth. At almost 22 miles in length it first flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with the Forth and Clyde Canal. Its first important confluence is with the Chantyclear Burn which originates from the ridge of Dullatur. It then continues its westward flow being joined by the Shawend Burn to the west of Craigmarloch bridge. The next important tributary is the Garrel at a point South East of Kilsyth south of Dumbreck Marsh. The Kelvin then passes through the large flood plain north of Twechar where is fed by the Dock Water, Queenzie Burn, the Cast Burn and the Board Burn before reaching Kirkintilloch at its confluence with the more substantial waters of the Glazert and Luggie, it then flows past Torrance, meanders through Balmore Haughs, to the south of Bardowie where it joins the Allander Water after which it takes a South Westerly direction towards Maryhill, Hillhead, through Kelvingrove Park before falling into the River Clyde at Yorkhill Basin in the city of Glasgow.



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Old Photograph Duncan Napier Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Duncan Napier in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duncan was a Victorian botanist and herbalist. His early start in life was hard as he was orphaned at an early age. From his youth he was fascinated by plants and nature. His interest in herbal medicine started when he found a book about it on an Edinburgh market stall. He had been apprenticed to a baker and, possibly due to the flour dust, had developed a chronic cough. After reading the book's recipes he experimented and made a Lobelia Cough Syrup that cleared up his cough within six months. He opened his first herbal shop on Bristo Place, Edinburgh in May 1860.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Video The Jellyman's Daughter Southern Fried Music Festival Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of The Jellyman's Daughter singing at the Southern Fried Festival on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful duo are from Glasgow.

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