Tour Scotland Video Big Screen Concert Hall Plaza Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the big screen in the Concert Hall Plaza on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Big Screen broadcasts the action from Gleneagles so that fans of golf can watch The Ryder Cup 2014.

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Old Photograph Law Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Law Castle in West Kilbride, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in the 15th century for King James III's sister Mary as a wedding gift upon her marriage to Thomas Boyd, the Earl of Arran.



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Old Photograph Nigel Tranter Scotland

Old photograph of Nigel Tranter who was born on 23 November 1909 in Glasgow, Scotland. Nigel was and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He trained as an accountant and worked in Scottish National Insurance Company, founded by his uncle. In 1933 he married May Jean Campbell Grieve and had two children, Frances May and Philip. He joined the Royal Artillery and served in East Anglia in the Second World War. Nigel had a great interest in castles and their associated history. As a result, in 1935, at age 25, he published his first book, The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland. Between 1962 and 1971 he published the landmark series The Fortified House in Scotland, in five volumes. He died on 9 January 2000 at the age of 90 after contracting flu.



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Old Photograph John Muir Scotland

Old photograph of John Muir who was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. John was Scottish American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. The John Muir Trail, a hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada, was named in his honor. Other such places include Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier. John Muir died at California Hospital in Los Angeles on December 24, 1914.



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Old Photograph William Black Scotland

Old photograph of William Black who was born on 13 November 1841 in Glasgow, Scotland. William was born to James Black and his second wife Caroline Conning. He was educated to be a landscape painter, a training that influenced his literary life, and as a writer he became celebrated for the detailed and atmospheric descriptions of landscapes and seascapes in novels such as White Wings and A Yachting Romance. From 1879 until his death on 10 December 1898, he lived at 1 Paston Place, Brighton, England.



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