Old Photograph Steamboat Crinan Canal Scotland

Old photograph of a steamboat on the Crinan Canal, Argyll, Scotland. The canal was built to provide a short cut for commercial sailing and fishing vessels and later Clyde puffers to travel between the industrialised region around Glasgow to the West Highland villages and islands. It was designed by civil engineer John Rennie and work started in 1794, but was not completed until 1801, two years later than planned. Queen Victoria travelled along the canal to Crinan during a holiday in the Scottish Highlands in 1847.



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Old Photographs Fishing Boats Harbour Dunure Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats and fishermen in the harbour in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland. Dunure village is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde. Dunure Castle is the point of origin of the Kennedys of Carrick, who once ruled over much of south western Scotland and were granted the lands in 1357. In August 1563, Mary, Queen of Scots, visited the castle for three days during her third progress round the west of the country. One tradition is that the castle was built by the Danes and another states that the Mackinnons held the castle from Alexander III, as a reward for their valour at the Battle of Largs.



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Old Photographs Salvation Army Band Leith Scotland

Old photograph of the Salvation Army Band in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significant events in Scottish history have taken place. Mary of Guise ruled Scotland from Leith in 1560 as Regent while her daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots remained in France.

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Old Photographs Opening Flower Show Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the opening the flower show in Dundee, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Newark Castle Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Newark Castle near Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle is a late 15th or early 16th century stone tower house, founded by Kennedy of Bargany, with 17th century and 19th century additions. Of four storeys and a garret, with a square gabled caphouse and a corbelled out parapet with open rounds on the angles. Standing on a small craig, the first floor hall is above a vaulted basement and there is a western 17th century addition of one more storey but no parapet. With extensive mid 19th century, north, east and west additions, the tower was once encased by a moat and the east wing was demolished in 1977. 2 miles north west is Greenan Castle and 4 miles west is Dunduff Castle.



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