Old Photograph Parish Church Mochrum Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Mochrum, located nine miles South West of Wigtown, Scotland. This Scottish church was built on the site of, and using the walls of, a previous church building which dates back to the 12th century. The former Kirk building was largely destroyed by fire in the 1770s, and the current building which used most of the former building's rectangular walls in its construction, was substantially altered sometime around 1840. The Georgian T-plan kirk building, which dates back to 1794, is a prime example of Scotland's post-Reformation ecclesiastical architecture. Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. he was survived by his wife Janet Stewart, and his third son Gavin Dunbar, born 1490, died 1547, became Archbishop of Glasgow in 1524.



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Old Photograph Sidney Street Saltcoats Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Sidney Street in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. Saltcoats is a small town on the west coast of North Ayrshire. The street is named after Sir Philip Sidney, born 1554, died 1586, an English poet and courtier. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages along the shore. In the late 18th Century, several shipyards operated at Saltcoats, producing some 60 to 70 ships. The leading shipbuilder was William Ritchie, but in 1790 he moved his business to Belfast. By the early 19th Century the town no longer produced ships. 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 Carleton Scotland

Old photographs of cottages in Carleton near Girvan in South Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Moniaive Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, people, clock tower and market cross in Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village has existed as as far back as the 10th century. On 4 July 1636 King Charles I granted a charter in favour of William, Earl of Dumfries, making Moniaive a free Burgh of Barony. With this charter came the rights to set up a market cross and tolbooth, to hold a weekly market on Tuesday and two annual fairs each of three days duration. In the 17th century, Moniaive became the refuge for the Covenanters, a group of Presbyterian nonconformists who rebelled at having the Episcopalian religion forced on them by the last three Stuart kings, Charles I, Charles II and James II of England (James VII of Scotland). There is a monument off the Ayr Road to James Renwick, a Covenanter leader born in Moniaive and later executed in Edinburgh. The Scottish artist James Paterson, a founder member of The Glasgow Boys, settled in Moniaive in 1884 and stayed for 22 years.



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Old Photograph West High Street Methil Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people and buildings on West High Street in Methil, Fife, Scotland. Methil is an eastern coastal town in Scotland. It was part of the former Burgh of Buckhaven and Methil. It now lies within a continuous urban area described as Levenmouth. I was born in Randolph Street, Buckhaven. Located between Largo bay to the east and Wemyss Bay to the west is was once the industrial maritime powerhouse of this area of Scotland. Methil Docks was particularly significant during World War II for the movement of coal and other resources


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