Old Photograph Blackcraig Bridge Strathardle Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Blackcraig Bridge over the River Ardle in Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The bridge to Blackcraig is of archtectural significance as it has a house built over it. Strathardle is named after a Pictish warrior called Ardle who was killed at Enochdhu in a battle with the Danes in the 12th century. His burial mound in the grounds of Dirnanean Lodge is over twelve feet long but whether he was a giant as reputed or had another warrior buried at he feet is unknown.



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Old Photograph Church Kirkmichael Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Kirkmichael, a small village located in Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. This Church of Scotland Kirk dates back to the 18th century and is built on a site used for worship for over one thousand years. It is surrounded by the original graveyard which contains graves dating back many centuries. The east end of the graveyard which does not have headstones or individual graves is the site of a mass burial plot for the victims of the Black Death plague of 1348.



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Old Photograph Lathrisk House Scotland

Old photograph of Lathrisk house by Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. The lands of Lathrisk date back to at least 1296, when a William Lathrisk signed the Ragman Roll. The original Lathrisk family held the estate until an heiress married into the Seton family. The Setons of Lathrisk, cadets of the Earls of Winton, owned the estate for over eight generations. They were eventually dispossessed following the Jacobite forfeiture of 1716.

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Old Photograph Docks Burntisland Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the docks in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. Burntisland harbour originally consisted of a basin protected by an island, and was described in 1703 as the best, largest and safest in the Forth. It has a long history and served as the North terminal of a ferry across the Firth which ran at successive periods from Leith, Newhaven and Granton, Edinburgh.



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Old Photograph High Street Fochabers Scotland

Old photograph of cars and the Gordon Arms Hotel on the High Street in Fochabers located ten miles East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Fochabers was founded in 1776, and is one of the best examples of a planned Scottish village. Alexander Milne born 1742, died 1838, was a Scottish American entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born in Fochabers, Moray. He was employed as a footman by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon and when ordered by the duke to powder his red hair, Milne declined, left his employment and emigrated to the American colonies. By 1776, Milne had moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, where, after doing well in the hardware business, he set up a brick making company using mainly slave labour and by the late 18th century most of the brick used in New Orleans was made at his works.



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