Old Photograph Westray Lighthouse Scotland

Old photograph of Noup Head Lighthouse, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Noup Head Lighthouse lies on the north west headland of the isle of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. It was constructed by David A Stevenson in 1898 for the Northern Lighthouse Board. It was converted to solar power in 2001. David Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built twenty six lighthouses in and around Scotland. Born into the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, son of David Stevenson, brother of Charles Stevenson, and nephew of Thomas Stevenson, he was educated at Edinburgh University. Between 1885 and 1886 he built three lighthouses with his uncle, and over the following 50 years, built a further 23 with his brother. His cousin was Robert Louis Stevenson, and grandfather was Robert Stevenson.




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Tour Scotland Video The Quiraing Isle Of Skye Inner Hebrides

Tour Scotland video of The Quiraing on ancestry visit to Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Quiraing is a mountain range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It known for the scenery of its rugged terrain, punctuated by outcroppings of basalt. It is at the north end of the Trotternish Ridge where many elements of the distinctive landscape have earned particular names. The Needle is a jagged 120 foot high landmark pinnacle, a remnant of landslipping. Northwest of it is The Table, a flat and swarded summit with vistas of the Torridon Hills and the mountains of Wester Ross. Southwest is the Prison, a pyramidal rocky peak which can look like a medieval keep when viewed from the right angle.

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Old Photograph Kinloss Abbey Scotland

Old photograph of the abbey in Kinloss located three miles from Findhorn, Moray, Scotland. The Cistercian Kinloss Abbey was created in 1150 by King David. Under abbot Robert Reid the abbey became a centre of academic excellence in the 1530s. It now lies almost completely ruined.



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Old Photograph Auchindor Scotland

Old photograph of Auchindor Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish church was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin or St Mary and is mentioned from 1236 onwards. It was in ruins by 1809. To the west of the church was a Well of Our Lady or St Mary's Well the water of which was used to cure toothache.



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Old Photograph Old Deer Church Scotland

Old photograph of the old church in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This ancient Scottish church dates to the 15th century, but its roots go back much further as it is located on the site of a Culdee settlement established by St Columba and St Drostan around 580AD. In 1892 William Ferguson of Kinmundy built a monument to his forebears against the south wall of the nave. The earliest Ferguson mentioned is James, who died in 1777.



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