Tour Scotland Video Violin Music Coffee Morning Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of violin music at a coffee morning on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Arbroath Smokies Christmas Market Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of cooking Arbroath Smokies at a Christmas Market in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Arbroath smokies are a type of lightly smoked small haddock with a particularly good flavour and texture. The bright yellow, coarsely flavoured smoked haddock sold in most supermarkets is not a very good substitute for the real thing.

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Old Photograph Station Road Moffat Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart on Station Road in Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Moffat was a notable market in the wool trade, and this is commemorated with a statue of a ram by William Brodie in the town's marketplace. The ram was presented to the town by William Colvin, a local businessman, in 1875. From 1633 Moffat began to grow from a small village into a popular spa town. The infamous murderer and alleged grave robber William Hare may have stayed in the Black Bull Hotel during his escape to Ireland after turning King's evidence against William Burke. Robert Burns came for the waters and frequented the local bars. Blog post 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 Cadets HMS Caledonia Rosyth Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Cadets at HMS Caledonia in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. HMS Caledonia was a shore based Royal Navy training establishment located within the naval dockyard at Rosyth, and was responsible for artificer apprentice training from 1937 to 1985, with many thousands of young men said to have undergone training at the establishment. Blog post 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 Crofter Carrying Peat Basket Isle Of Lewis Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter carrying a basket of Peat on the road to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Lewis has a Presbyterian tradition and a rich history. It was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. Today, life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland, with Sabbath observance, the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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