Old Photograph Shipping Cattle Isle of Coll Scotland

Old photograph of shipping cattle from the harbour on the Isle of Coll which is West of Isle Of Mull, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Laurieston Hall Scotland

Old photograph of Laurieston Hall in Castle Douglas near Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This is a large rambling Scottish country house of several building periods from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, which was built up and extended in 1893 by Sydney Mitchell and Wilson, architects.

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Old Photographs Harbour Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of ships in the harbour in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish harbour was acknowledged for having " a sheltered cove round the East Burn ", thus giving easy accessibility for boats. By the early 16th century the vessels of the harbour had begun to engage in trade with the Baltic; later dealing with the import of grain in 1618 and continental beer in 1625. A shipbuilding trade also existed on the site until this was phased out temporarily in 1645. As Kirkcaldy entered into the 19th century the harbour was catering for the growing trade of imports of flax, timber and hemp and exports of coal, salt and linen cloth, when a decision was made to build a new wet dock and pier from 1843 to 1846. The subsequent demands for linoleum and coal led to a further extension from 1906 to 1908 in the form of an inner dock.



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Tour Scotland Scottish Cooking Demonstration Food Market Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of part of a Scottish Cooking Demonstration at the food market on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Roast rump of lamb on thyme roasted potatoes with a Rosemary Jus

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Old Photograph James Hogg Monument Scotland

Old photograph of the James Hogg monument by St Mary's Loch in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. James Hogg, born 1770, died 21 November 1835, was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorized biography. He became widely known as the Ettrick Shepherd, a nickname under which some of his works were published. His father, Robert Hogg, born 1729, died 1820, was a tenant farmer while his mother, Margaret Hogg, née Laidlaw, born 1730, died 1813, was noted for collecting native Scottish ballads. Margaret Laidlaw's father, known as Will o' Phawhope, was said to have been the last man in the Border country to speak with the fairies. James was the second eldest of four brothers, his siblings being William, David, and Robert. Robert and David later emigrated to the USA, while James and William remained in Scotland for their entire lives.



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