Old Photograph Garlieston Scotland

Old photograph of cars, houses and people in Garlieston in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, later 6th Earl of Galloway. During the Second World War the village became part of the secret Mulberry Harbour project. The profile of the beach and sea bed at Garlieston was similar to that of the proposed harbour points in Normandy and that, coupled with the remote nature of the locality, led to Garlieston and the surrounding area being selected as the development region for the harbours. After the Allies successfully held beachheads following D-Day, two prefabricated harbours were taken in sections across the English Channel from Britain with the invading army and assembled off Omaha and Gold Beach. 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 Main Street Glenluce Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, buildings and people on the main street in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Robert the Bruce stopped for a rest at Glenluce. This village is in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It lies on the A75 road between Stranraer and Newton Stewart. Near to the village is Glenluce Abbey, a disused Cistercian monastery built in 1192 by Lochlann, Lord of Galloway. Following the Reformation it was abandoned, falling into its current ruinous state. Glenluce was served by Glenluce railway station from 1862 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway which provided a strategic link to Northern Ireland under British Rail. However, it was cut under the Beeching Axe in 1965. 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 Parish Church Auchterderran Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish church is on a low hill, which slopes to the south down towards the Derran Burn, on a corner site between Woodend Road and Balgreggie Road. Originally there was a large rectangular medieval church on the site, dedicated to St Fothad, to which was added a transeptal aisle in the 17th century. The present church was built in 1789 using material from the medieval church. The church is built of sandstone and has a slate roof. In 1891 William Constable added a small south nave which had three galleries, and replaced the 18th century windows with lancet versions. 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 Arnprior Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage and the now closed school in Arnprior located 12 miles west of Stirling, Scotland. The name is from the Gaelic ' earrann ' meaning a division of land. The Prior of , who owned the land. Walter Comyn, the Earl of Menteith, founded Inchmahome Priory in 1238 and it is thought the name of the village could date from then. The village is next to the Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve and close to the east boundary of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, which includes the Lake of Menteith. The town of Arnprior in Ontario, Canada was named after the village, the ancestral home of its founder. 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 John Penney Shop Culross Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the John Penney shop, people and cottages in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

The name Penney dates from the ancient Anglo Saxon culture of Britain. It was derived from the Old English " Penig, " denoting a coin. The penny was the only unit of coinage in England until the early 14th century, and as such was a coin of considerable value. The name was first found in Northampton, England, where they held a family seat from very early times; before the 12th century had become associated with London; later moved north into Scotland and west into Ireland settling mostly in the provinces of Ulster and Munster. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Penny who settled in the Barbados in 1635; William Penny settled on Eastern Long Island prior to 1740; Charles Penny settled in Maryland in 1775; P. Penny settled in Boston, Massachusetts, America, in 1769; the family also settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th century. In Newfoundland, Benedict Penny inherited property in Carbonear which dated back to 1699. Spelling variations include: Penny, Penney, Pennie, Penne, Pyne, Pynne and others. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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