Old Photograph Dalserf Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Dalserf, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is located on the River Clyde, 2 miles East of Larkhall and 7 miles South East of Hamilton. The village church built in 1655, is dedicated to Saint Serf, and may be built on the site of an early church founded by him. The church dates from the The Killing Time, when the rebel Covenanters were persecuted for their faith, and was a centre of Covenanter activity. John McMillan, reformist preacher and first minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, is buried in the graveyard. 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 Photographs North Kessock Scotland

Old photograph of people outside a shop in North Kessock near Inverness, Scotland. North Kessock probably existed as early as 1437, when the Dominican monastery in Inverness was granted a charter to operate a ferry to the Black Isle. This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain. The Kessock Ferry connected North and South Kessock until 1982, when the Kessock Bridge was completed and opened. 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 Loch Brora Scotland

Old photograph of a fisherman, boats and boathouse by Loch Brora in Sutherland, Scotland.



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Old Photograph New Inn Hotel Stanley Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of cars outside the New Inn Hotel in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Stanley is a village on the right bank of the River Tay in an area popular for salmon fishing. The village gained its name from Lady Amelia Stanley, the daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. John Murray, the 4th Duke of Atholl, decided, in the 18th century to harness of the nearby River Tay to power a cotton mill., Richard Arkwright, an inventor of cotton spinning machinery set up a cotton mill in Stanley as well as one at New Lanark. Stanley Mills opened in 1787, and by its 10th year employed 350 people. The village was built to house the workers of the mill. Work on the village began in 1784. It was designed by the Duke of Atholl’s factor James Stobie. By 1799 the village’s population was around 400, and by 1831 it had reached around 2000 residents. 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 Bankwell Road Anstruther Fife Scotland

Old photograph of children and houses on Bankwell Road in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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