Old Photograph Post Office Methven Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of people standing outside the Post Office in Methven, Perthshire, Scotland. The Battle of Methven took place in 1306 between Scottish forces led by King Robert the Bruce and the forces from England led by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and resulted in a resounding win for the English. This was part of the Scottish Wars of Independence. 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 Post Office Acharn Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office and a Bus in Acharn located on on the south shore of Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland. The hamlet here was built in the early 19th century to house workers from the surrounding estates. A mill was constructed to harness the power of the nearby Acharn Burn. William Wordsworth is known to have visited the falls near here in 1803 with his sister Dorothy, who noted in her diary the beautiful view available of Loch Tay from the falls.





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Old Photograph Fisherman Statue Harbour Findochty Scotland

Old photograph of the Fisherman Statue in the fishing village of Findochty, located four miles east of the town of Buckie on the Moray Firth, Scotland. A local artist, Correna Cowie created a statue in 1959 of a seated fisherman, known as The Mannie, who watches over the harbour.



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Old Photographs Harbour Findochty Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in Findochty village, located four miles east of the town of Buckie on the Moray Firth, Scotland. The lands here passed from the Duffs to the Ogilvies of Findlater and subsequently, in 1568, the Ord family acquired the manor, port, custom and fishers lands of Findochty, and later built the House of Findochty, known as Findochty Castle, now a ruin, which stands to the west of the village. In 1716 the Ords brought 13 men and 4 boys from Fraserburgh under contract to fish from Findochty, and for a time the harbour was busy with landings of herring and white fish. Findochty expanded as a fishing port through the 1700s and 1800s, and by 1850 was home to 140 fishing boats. But the expansion in the late 1800s of nearby Buckie provided a better harbour, and some of the fishing fleet had left Findochty by 1890.



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Old Photograph Collecting Peat Isle Of Lewis Scotland

Old photograph of collecting Peat on Isle of Lewis, 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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