Old Photographs Cottages Kirkcolm Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Kirkcolm, Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland. The Rhins of Galloway otherwise known as the Rhins of Wigtownshire, or as The Rhins, also spelt The Rhinns; is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway. Stretching more than 25 miles from north to south, its southern tip is the Mull of Galloway, the southernmost point of Scotland. The principal settlements are Stranraer at the head of Loch Ryan and the small tourist village of Portpatrick on the west coast, other villages are dotted up and down the peninsula, including Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Lochans, and in the South Rhins; Stoneykirk, Sandhead, Ardwell and Drummore.

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Old Photograph Parish Church Kilmelford Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church and cemetery in Kilmelford near Oban, Scotland. A small Scottish church built in 1785, re-roofed in 1890. Oblong plan with gable front with birdcage belfry and 8 spoked wheel window over pointed arch entrance.



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Old Photograph Covenanter's Gravestone Kirk O' Shotts Scotland

Old photograph of the Covenanter's gravestone at Kirk O' Shotts in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The grave of William Smith, who fought at Rullion Green in the Pentlands in the year 1666. In 1678, the Duke of Monmouth, with an army of 10,000 men, camped for ten days at Muirhead, about three miles east of Kirk o’Shotts. They were on their way by the old bridle road, to Bothwell Bridge where they defeated the Covenanters. It is believed that 160 Shotts men took part in the battle, 13 were killed and 33 taken prisoner.



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Old Photograph Kirk O' Shotts Parish Church Scotland

Old photograph of Kirk O' Shotts Parish Church and Kate's Well in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Kirk O' Shott's Church also goes by the more affectionate title " The M8 Church " for its location on a hillock alongside the busy M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Church was formerly a Catholic place of worship under the name Saint Catherines Chapel. St. Catherine's Well or Kate's Well is a historical natural spring well of significant interest and sits on holy ground at the foot of Kirk O' Shott's Parish Church. The well dates back to the 14th century and derives from the Churches former past when it was once a Catholic place of worship as St. Catherines Chapel which has origins from Catherine of Sienna.

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Old Photograph West Church Garelochhead Scotland

Old photograph of the West Church in Garelochhead, Scotland. Originally in Dunbartonshire, this village developed from the 1820s with the advent of steamer cruising during the Glasgow Fair holiday. Tourism was boosted with the opening of the West Highland Railway line to Fort William in 1894. In 1854 there was a great dispute that became known as the Battle of Garelochhead fought between the locals, led by Sir James Colquhoun, and the passengers of the steamer Ship " Emperor ". The trouble started when Colquhoun did not want trippers on the sabbath day. The battle was eventually won by the passengers, but undeterred Colquhoun took his case to the courts who subsequently banned sailings on Sundays.



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