Old Photograph Crofters Cottage Staffin Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Staffin on the North East coast of the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Staffin is located on the A855 road about 17 miles North of Portree and is overlooked by the Trotternish Ridge with the famous rock formations of The Storr and the Quirang. The district comprises 23 townships made up of, from south to north, Rigg, Tote, Lealt, Lonfearn, Grealin, Breackry, Cul-nan-cnoc, Bhaltos, Raiseburgh, Ellishader, Garafad, Clachan, Garros, Marrishader, Maligar, Stenscholl, Brogaig, Sartle, Glasphein, Digg, Dunan, Flodigarry and Greap. Fossilised footprints and bone remains found near Staffin on the Isle of Skye show that rarely preserved Middle Jurassic dinosaurs once roamed there. With 15% of all mid-Jurassic discoveries worldwide made on Skye, Scotland’s Dinosaur Isle has become an important geological heritage site in recent years. 165 million years ago, the island was part of the huge landmass of Laurentia, which also included North America. In fact, footprint evidence that matches the dinosaur species discovered on Skye have also been found in Wyoming, America. The areas on Skye where dinosaur remains and footprints are found today were once swampland, part of an estuary system.




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Old Photograph Passenger Bus Thurso Scotland

Old photograph of a passenger bus and people outside the town hall on the High Street in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The Town Hall, completed in 1870, was designed by J. Russell MacKenzie. The town of Thurso was created a burgh of barony in 1633. In 1719 the burgh and the lands of Thurso were obtained by the Sinclairs of Ulbster, and in 1798 Sir John Sinclair, the financier and agriculturalist, laid out a new town adjoining the original medieval burgh.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Boat Of Garten Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Boat of Garten in Badenoch And Strathspey, Scotland. Boat of Garten Station was opened 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway. This was a junction between the Highland and Great North of Scotland railways, and signal boxes (which survive) were provided by both companies. It is now the headquarters of the Strathspey Railway Company, which operates a train service between the Boat and Aviemore. 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 Sprint Race Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Sprint Race by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Main Street Cruden Bay Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on the Main Street in Cruden Bay located 26 miles North of Aberdeen, Scotland. Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012. Traditionally, the name was derived from the Gaelic Croch Dain, meaning Slaughter of Danes. Bram Stoker holidayed first at the Kilmarnock Arms Hotel and then at nearby Whinnyfold in Cruden Bay from 1894. Stoker’s novel The Mystery of the Sea and some short stories have Cruden Bay as their setting. James Macpherson's poem The Highlander in 1758 takes the battle of Cruden as its model. 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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