Old Photograph Beauly Scotland

Old photograph of the town of Beauly located ten miles West of Inverness, the Highlands of Scotland. The name is derived from the French " beau lieu ", meaning " beautiful place ". While traditionally credited to the original French monks, a popular legend suggests Mary Queen of Scots coined the name during a visit in 1564 when she supposedly exclaimed, " C'est un beau lieu!" . Beauly is the site of the Beauly Priory, or the Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin and John the Baptist, founded in 1230 by John Byset of the Aird, for Valliscaulian monks. Following the Reformation, the buildings (except for the church, which is now a ruin) passed into the possession of Lord Lovat. Beauly is also the site of Lovat Castle, which once belonged to the Bissets, but was presented by James VI, to Hugh Fraser, 5th Lord Lovat and later demolished.





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Old Photograph Ancaster Arms Hotel Callander Scotland

Old photograph of the Ancaster Arms Hotel in Callander, Trossachs, Scotland. Located on the River Teith, near Stirling, Callander is often described as the gateway to the Highlands. The people of Callander were drawn into the Jacobite wars of the 17th and 18th centuries when the Duke of Perth, a Drummond whose family owed its position to James VI, declared for the deposed House of Stuart. Continued rebellions, in Callander and elsewhere, prompted the government to invest in creating a network of military roads through the Highlands, in order to increase the mobility of their troops in dealing with the Jacobite threat. Callander's position made it the obvious choice for a road. It is an interesting fact, that the road was completed just in time for the 1745 rebellion, during which the roads were of most use to the rebels. 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 Crown Hotel Callander Scotland

Old photograph of the Crown Hotel in Callander, Trossachs, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Crianlarich Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and hotel in Crianlarich, Scotland. Crianlarich has been a major crossroads for north and west bound journeys in Scotland since mediaeval times. In the 1750s, two military roads met in the village; in the 19th century, it became a railway junction on what is now the West Highland Line; in the 20th century it became the meeting point of the major A82 and A85 roads. As such, it is designated a primary destination in Scotland, signposted from as far as Glasgow and Paisley in the south, Perth, Perthshire, in the east, Oban in the west and Fort William in the north. 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 Harbour Crail East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Crail is a historic fishing village in the pretty East Neuk of Fife. Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by historic fishing cottages. Crail is a historic fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife coast and is well worth a visit. The Crail Fishing Disaster happened on 21 January 1765 at the mouth of the harbour and eight. 8 fishermen lost their lives. The names of those who drowned are Brown, Burns, Cunningham, Dewar, Kay, Ramsay, Runciman and Taylor. The fishermen left 6 widows and 30 children without fathers. There is likely to be thousands of descendants, now in all corners of the world.



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