Old Photograph Falls Of Garry Scotland

Old photograph of the Falls of Garry near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The River Garry is a major tributary of the River Tummel, itself a tributary of the River Tay, in the traditional county of Perthshire in the Scottish Highlands. It emerges from the northeastern end of Loch Garry, just to the South East of the Pass of Drumochter, and flows southeastwards and eastwards down Glen Garry to the narrow Pass of Killiecrankie beyond which it joins the River Tummel.



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Old Photograph Loups Bridge Edzell Scotland

Old photograph of Loups Bridge near Edzell, Angus, Scotland. This, now unused, bridge carries a path over the River North Esk, which here forms the boundary between the the parishes of Edzell in Angus, and Fettercairn in Kincardineshire. The bridge was built by John and James Justice of Dundee.



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Old Photograph Loughborough Road Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses and church on Loughborough Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. From the early 16th century, the establishment of a harbour at the East Burn confirmed the town's early role as an important trading port. The town also began to develop around the salt, coal mining and nail making industries. The production of linen which followed in 1672 was later instrumental in the introduction of floorcloth in 1847 by linen manufacturer, Michael Nairn. In 1877 this in turn contributed to linoleum, which became the town's most successful industry: Kirkcaldy was a world producer until well into the mid 1960s. The town expanded considerably in the 1950s and 1960s, though the decline of the linoleum industry and other manufacturing restricted its growth thereafter.



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Old Photograph Broad Wynd West Wemyss Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Broad Wynd in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. A Wynd is typically a narrow lane between houses. The name is frequently encountered in towns and villages in Scotland and Northern England. The word derives from Old Norse venda, implying a turning off a main street. This Scottish village is located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth coast. The village began as a settlement around the site of Wemyss Castle which developed into a centre for the salt industry in the area. A harbour was later built in 1621 by the Wemyss family for the use of coal exportation from the pits on the lands of their estate. The harbour would become a major export point for coal by the late 17th century. The ships brought back imports of wood, iron and flax from the Baltic Countries. A wet dock was added for the increased demand of the coal in the late 1870s. Towards the latter stages of the 19th century, the village found itself surrounded by several mines, such as the Michael Pit in nearby East Wemyss. The industry, which saw trade with England and The Low Countries, started to struggle once the new docks were opened in Methil further along the Fife coast. Gradually, the demand for the harbour began to fall and it went into decline.





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Old Photograph Pavilion Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Pavilion in Dunoon, Scotland.



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