Old Photographs Monkton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and cars in Monkton near Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. The village borders upon Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

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Old Photograph Lock 16 Forth And Clyde Canal Falkirk Scotland

Old photograph of a barge at Lock 16 on the Forth and Clyde Canal by Falkirk, Scotland. This Scottish canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. It is 35 miles long and it runs from the River Forth near Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow. Successful in its day, it suffered as the seagoing vessels were built larger and could no longer pass through. The railway age further impaired the success of the canal. 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 Fishing Boats Harbour Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph From The Golf Course Portree Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph from the golf course in Portree, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Harbour Portree Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses, people and ship by the harbour in Portree, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. In the 1700s, the town was a popular point of departure for Scots sailing to America to escape poverty. This form of use repeated during the famine in the 1840s. Both times, the town was saved by an influx of boats, often going between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, who used Portree's pier as a rest point. The town also began exporting fish at this time, which contributed greatly to the local economy.


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