Tour Scotland Autumn Video Kinnoull Tower Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of Kinnoull Tower on ancestry visit Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish tower was built in 1829 by Lord Grey of Kinfauns as a romantic folly, the tower, along with nearby Binn Tower, originally used as an observatory by Grey, are meant to resemble the castles on the Rhine in Germany as Grey saw a great similarity between the River Tay and parts of the Rhine. The tower is easily accessible via a footpath. From the south facing cliff summit of Kinnoull hill, views are afforded of the River Tay, the Friarton Bridge, and a stretch of the Tay Coast railway line. Further to the south, Moncreiffe Hill can be seen.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Trees River Tay Friarton Bridge Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Autumn trees by the River Tay near Friarton Bridge on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Morning Video Bird Table Garden Cottage Scone Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn morning video of birds at the bird table in my garden in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Glaisnock House Scotland

Old photograph of Glaisnock House by Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house was built around 1833, Glaisnock House was designed by James Ingram of Kilmarnock for James Allason, the owner at the time. The house has been extended since. In the mid 19th century the Estate passed from the Allason family to Captain Robert Campbell of Auchmannoch in the parish of Sorn. The estate was broken up around 1949 with the mansion being bought by the County Council. The Council opened Glaisnock in 1952 as a junior secondary school. The school specializing in rural education, took in boarders as well as day pupils. Glaisnock was operated as a four year school from 1968 until its closure in June 1973.



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Old Photograph Portland Street Troon Scotland

Old photograph of people, shops and houses on Portland Street in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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