Old Photograph Station Hotel Mintlaw Scotland

Old photograph of the Station Hotel in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This was a planned Scottish village built around 1813 by James Ferguson the third Laird of Pitfour. Victorian times saw the coming of the railway, the Maud to Peterhead line being built in the 1860s. Mintlaw was a scheduled stop on this line. The station was built a little to the west of the village; perhaps because this was more convenient for the Ferguson family of Pitfour and the Russell family of Aden. Mintlaw Station was the postal address for this whole district for many years until it closed in the 1960's.



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Old Photographs High Street Portobello Scotland

Old photograph of shops, Tram, buildings and people on the High Street in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. Portobello is a beach resort located three miles to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth. The area was originally known as Figgate Muir, an expanse of moorland through which the Figgate Burn flowed as the Braid Burn continuation to the sea, with a broad sandy beach on the Firth of Forth. The name Figgate was thought to come from the Saxon term for " cow's ditch ". However, the land was used as pasture for cattle by the monks of Holyrood Abbey and the name is more likely to mean " cow road " as in Cowgate in Edinburgh. In 1296, William Wallace mustered forces on the moor in a campaign that led to the Battle of Dunbar, and in 1650 it was the supposed scene of a secret meeting between Oliver Cromwell and Scottish leaders. A report from 1661 describes a race in which twelve browster-wives ran from the Burn, recorded as the Thicket Burn, to the top of Arthur's Seat.

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Old Photograph Beach Crescent Broughty Ferry Scotland

Old photograph of people walking on Beach Crescent in Broughty Ferry by Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Ferry is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee. Formerly a prosperous fishing and whaling village, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, who built their luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Broughty Ferry was referred to at the time as the " richest square mile in Europe. "



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Old Photograph Ghillie With Dogs Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Ghillie with dogs in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. A Ghillie or gillie is a Scots term that refers to a man or a boy who acts as an attendant on a fishing, fly fishing, hunting, or deer stalking expedition, primarily in the Highlands or on rivers such as the River Spey or River Tay. In origin it referred especially to someone who attended on his employer or guests. A ghillie may also serve as a gamekeeper employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome natural predators such as fox or otter and monitor the health of the wildlife.



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Old Photograph Panmure Arms Hotel Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of the Panmure Arms Hotel in Carnoustie, Scotland.



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