Old Photograph Blacksmith Cottage Winchburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the blacksmith outside his cottage in Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland. The Edinburgh to Falkirk, Union Canal passes through Winchburgh. It follows a contour south to Broxburn and eventually Edinburgh. Westwards it goes through Linlithgow, and then Falkirk. The Union Canal was used in the past to transport goods between places situated in and between Edinburgh and Glasgow, there was a connection with the Forth and Clyde Canal at Falkirk. The Bridge 19-40 Canal Society has a base at Winchburgh on the canal, and it operates seasonal boat trips departing from Port Buchan located in neighbouring Broxburn on West Main Street. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Clubhouse Golf Course Peebles Scotland

Old photograph of the clubhouse on the golf course in Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The club was founded on 12 October 1892. Its original 9 hole course was located at Morning Hill on the farm of Edderton to the southwest of the town. This Scottish town is located at the confluence of the River Tweed and Eddleston Water, locally called the Cuddy. Initially a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Scottish Borders up until the 1960s. The annual local festival is called the Beltane, and involves, as with many Borders festivals, a Common Riding. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Golf Course Pitlochry Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Golf Course Nethy Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Nethy Bridge, Scotland. The club was established in 1893 under the presidency of the Reverend Doctor Forsyth. While the village is now known as Nethy Bridge, the club retained the name " Abernethy " after the local parish.


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Old Photograph Ranfurly Castle Golf Course Scotland

Old photograph of a golfer on Ranfurly Castle golf course by Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire near Glasgow, Scotland. The club was formed following a public meeting on 3 August 1889. The original 9 hole course was laid out by William Campbell near the ruins of the 15th-century Ranfurly Castle.


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