Tour Scotland Photograph Clach an Trushal Standing Stone Isle Of Lewis

Tour Scotland photograph of Clach an Trushal standing stone on Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This stone is located in the village of Ballantrushal on the west side of Lewis. Like many standing stones, it has been said that it marks the site of a great battle, the last one fought between the feuding clans of Macaulay and Morrison, however it is actually the solitary upright stone remaining from a stone circle built about 5,000 years ago. 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 Railway Station Newtongrange Scotland

Old photograph of the original railway station in Newtongrange, a station to be opened as part of the future Waverley Line, a line to be reopened between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, just beyond Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. The new station is on a site south of the original station. There is a planned half-hourly service at this stop to Tweedbank. This station will serve the town of Newtongrange, Midlothian. The station was previously closed, along with the Waverley Line, the station and the line is expected to reopen. 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 Railway Station Crosshouse Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Crosshouse located two miles West of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Crosshouse railway station was a railway station serving the village of Knockentiber and nearby Crosshouse, East Ayrshire. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. The station opened on 4 April 1843 as Busby. Busby station had a short life and closed on 15 April 1850, however the station reopened as Crosshouse, then as part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway on 1 September 1872. Crosshouse and its four platforms served as a junction station, allowing travel to Kilmarnock from the directions of both Irvine and Dalry. The Irvine service was withdrawn on 6 April 1964, with the station closing permanently to passengers on 18 April 1966, although the line was still in use by freight trains and diverted passenger trains until 23 October 1973. 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 Photographs Railway Station Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Dundee, Scotland. 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 Railway Station Dunblane Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Dunblane, Scotland. This station is located on the former Scottish Central Railway, between Stirling and Perth, Perthshire, and opened with the line in 1848. 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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