Old Photograph Lynchat Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Lynchat near Kingussie, Scotland. The River Spey which rises in Loch Insh and the Insh Marshes located South and East of the village, passes the village to the south. The main A9 road passes to the north of Lynchat. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph High Street Grantown On Spey Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on the High Street in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. Originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant, " on Spey " was added by the burgh council in 1898. Sir James Grant of Grant, born on 19 May 1738, was a Scottish landowner and politician. He went by the nickname of the good Sir James. He was the son of Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet, and Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the statesman James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge, England. He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Elginshire in 1761, a seat he held until 1768. In 1773 Grant succeeded his father as eighth Baronet of Colquhoun. In 1783 he was a co founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and served as its first Physical President. From 1790 to 1795 he was MP for Banffshire. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. He married Jean Duff, daughter of Alexander Duff of Hatton, in 1763. They had 14 children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. She died in 1805. Their children included Lewis Alexander Grant Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield, and Colonel William Francis Ogilvy Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield. His sister, Penuel Grant, married the Scottish author, Henry Mackenzie. Sir James Grant died at the family seat of Castle Grant in February 1811, aged 72, and was succeeded by his son Lewis Alexander Grant, who later that year succeeded his second cousin as fifth Earl of Seafield.





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Old Photograph Holborn Head Lighthouse Scotland

Old photograph of Holborn Head lighthouse near Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland. Designed and built by David and Thomas Stevenson, it was completed in 1862. The tower for the light is integral with the keepers' house which is unusual since most Scottish lighthouses are separate from the house. After entering the upper floor front doorway there is a vestibule with two entrances, one to the Lightkeepers House and the other to the Lighthouse Tower. There were two Lighthouse keepers houses and the Tower within the building. Separate to this was the Principal Keeper's House. The light was discontinued in 2003. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Isle Of Lewis Scotland

Old photograph of Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. This is the northernmost point of the Isle of Lewis. It is the location for an unmanned lighthouse built in the 1860s and designed by David Stevenson. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph McArthur's Head Lighthouse Islay Scotland

Old photograph of McArthur's Head lighthouse at the entrance to the Sound of Islay, Islay, Scotland. This Scottish lighthouse was established in 1861 and built by lighthouse builders, David and Thomas Stevenson. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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