Old Photograph Thomson Home Rothesay Scotland

Old photographs of the Thomson Home in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. This building was a poorhouse from at least 1926. Situated at the south of Rothesay, it was known as Thomson House, later becoming the Thomson Home. 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 Shoemakers Land Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Shoemakers Land in Edinburgh, Scotland. Shoemakers' or Bible Land is a large five storeyed tenement with two gables facing the street and closely spaced windows. Shoemakers Lands were bought in 1677 by the Guild of Cordwainers of the Canongate. The hall of the Incorporation of Cordiners was e rected in 1682. Reconstructed in 1725. Totally demolished in 1882.



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Best Videos Of St Monans East Neuk Of Scotland

Tour Scotland playlist of some of my best videos on ancestry visit to the fishing village of St Monans on the coast of the East Neuk of Fife.

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Old Photograph Kilchoman Cross Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Kilchoman Cross on the Island Of Islay, Scotland. The Kilchoman Cross, also called Cill Chomain Cross, is a fourteenth century Celtic cross standing at the cemetery by the Kilchoman Old Parish Church. The cross is one of the best medieval crosses in the Western Highlands and Islands. 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 Quay Street Ullapool Scotland

Old photograph of people, houses and hotel on Quay Street in Ullapool, Scotland. Ullapool is a village in the Scottish Highlands. On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring fishing port by the British Fisheries Society. It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the village, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. The village lies on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River flows through the village. 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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