Old Photograph Scott Park Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of Scott Park in Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, Sae Fair Her Hair and Braw Lads. The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering.



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Old Photograph Scott Crescent Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of houses and Market Cross on Scott Crescent in Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. The market cross of Galashiels was erected in 1695 and restored in 1887. It consists of an 8 feet high, octagonal shaft of red freestone set on a modern base. The capital is also modern but it supports a 17th century sundial surmounted by a spherical finial with a wrought iron vane pierced with the date 1695. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, " Sae Fair Her Hair " and " Braw Lads ". The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.



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Old Photograph West Pier Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats by the West pier in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. By the 19th century Anstruther held tanning, shipbuilding, and fish curing establishments, as well as a coastal trade. The Board of Fisheries constructed a new harbour in the 1870s which was completed by 1877 at a cost of £80,000. By the First World War, Anstruther was connected to St Andrews by the North British Railway. Cod liver oil was also being produced. Herring fishing remained a feature of the area until the middle of the 20th century when, after a record catch in 1936, the shoals mysteriously declined until the industry effectively disappeared by 1947. At one time, the town was well served by trains on the Fife Coast Railway. The line was closed to passengers in 1965. Since the 1950s, Anstruther has been a summer tourist destination along with much of Scotland's beautiful East coast.



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Old Photograph Shetland Ponies Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Shetland Ponies on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph St Adrian's Kirk West Wemyss Fife Scotland

Old photograph of St Adrian's Kirk in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. The money for the church building was donated by the Wemyss family to provide a place of worship for the villagers of West Wemyss. The Church of Scotland acquired the property, but decided to close it in the 1960s because of the cost of much needed repairs. However, it was bought by Captain Michael Wemyss in 1972, who funded the repairs and established the Wemyss Trust; the Trustees undertook to maintain the fabric " for as long as there is a worshipping community ". In 1973 the congregations of St Adrian’s and St George’s in East Wemyss, amalgamated as Wemyss Parish Church, and were joined in the early 1980s by St Mary's by the sea. But in 2008 the decision was taken to close St George’s, and St Adrian’s once again became the parish church. Then in 2008 it was united with Buckhaven Parish Church, and at the present time is part of Buckhaven and Wemyss Parish Church. 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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