Old Photograph Youth Hostel Glen Brittle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Youth Hostel in Glen Brittle on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Many tributaries of the River Brittle run down from these mountains into the glen, including a stream with waterfalls known as the Fairy Pools, a popular place to go for a walk. Because of its location by the peaks, the area is popular with hikers and mountain bikers. The most popular choice of accommodation is the SYHA's 1930s youth hostel by the Allt a' Choire Ghreadaidh, a Brittle tributary, just north of Glenbrittle hamlet. This is an ideal starting point for walks up to the Cuillin hills. The sandy beach at the southernmost point of the glen is the most popular attraction. It is adjacent to the campsite, where there is also a grocery shop, and campers often visit the beach and swim in the loch.



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Old Photograph Royal Alexandra Infirmary Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal Alexandra Infirmary in Paisley by Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish hospital can trace its history back to 1788, when a dispensary for the poor was established. In 1805, this became a House of Recovery for catering for those with infectious diseases, which developed into a general infirmary with medical and surgical wards in 1850. Renamed the Royal Alexandra Infirmary, it moved to a new building in 1900 and then again, to the current site, in 1986.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Troon Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. The town is served by Troon railway station. Troon, old, railway station was one of the first passenger stations in Scotland as part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. A line had been there previously used by the Duke of Portland for the transport of coal from the collieries in East Ayrshire but was upgraded to run Steam locomotives.



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Old Photograph Drill Hall Southend Scotland

Old photograph of the Drill Hall, cottages and people in Southend, which is situated 8 miles South of, Campbeltown, Scotland. The village hall, now the Dunaverty Hall, was built as a drill hall in about 1913. In 1914 it was the base for " C " Company, 8th battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Records also show the existence of a drill hall in 1882 which was the base of " G " Company, 2nd Argyll Rifle Volunteers, from 1887 the 5th Volunteer Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.





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Old Photograph North Church Buchlyvie Scotland

Old photograph of the North Church and cottages in Buchlyvie village in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The village of Buchlyvie had two churches, a United Free Church of Scotland in the north of the village on Station Road and a Church of Scotland in the south east of the village on the Main Street. In 1931 the churches were merged as a parish of the Church of Scotland. Buchlyvie North Church on Station Road has since been disused.



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