Old Photograph Kirkcolm Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in Kirkcolm village on the northern tip of the Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Kirkcolm, means the Church of St Columba. The parish has a spring known as the Crosswell, or St. Columba's Well. Historically Kirkcolm has seen human activity since ancient times when it was known as Kirkcolm Parish. Sheltered from the rough seas of the North Channel and the North Atlantic Loch Ryan here was, and is to the present time, an important safe harbour for vessels. In the spring of 1307 at the beginning of Robert the Bruce campaign in the Wars of Independence he sent two forces to attempt to gain control of south west Scotland. One force, led by his two brothers, consisting of eighteen galleys, landed in Loch Ryan. They were immediately overwhelmed by local forces, led by Dougal MacDougal Clan MacDowall who was a supporter of the Comyns. 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 Harbour Newburgh Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. For some time the industries here chiefly consisted of the making of linen and floor cloth, malting and quarrying, and there were fisheries, especially of salmon. The harbour was used for the transshipment of the cargoes of vessels bound for Perth, Perthshire, of over 200 tons. But most of these industries have now gone. A linoleum factory, owned by Courtaulds, which had been the town's principal employer, closed in May 1980 after a large fire destroyed much of the building. 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 Photographs George Street Stranraer Scotland

Old photograph of shops, children, people and buildings on George Street in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The name " Stranraer " is generally believed to come from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar, which means " the broad headland" or " the fat nose, " a reference to its geographical location on the thicker part of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula.




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Old Photograph West Church Bellshill Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the West Church in Bellshill, Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish was established in 1762 as the first relief church in the west of 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 Mauldslie Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Mauldslie Castle by Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle by the River Clyde 2½ miles west of Carluke was designed and built for the Fifth Earl of Hyndford by the noted Architect Robert Adam in 1792. Along with the estate it was secured by Mr James Hozier in 1850, the house and estate later being owned by his Grandson, the Rt Hon. Lord Newlands. Baronial styled additions were made in 1860 with the bridge, West Lodge and gates built in 1861. A new dining room followed in 1891. The elegant Gate House survives however Mauldslie Castle itself was demolished in 1935.



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