Old Photograph Melsetter House Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Melsetter House overlooking the bay of Longhope, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Melsetter was originally the home of the Moodie family who owned much of this area from the late 1500’s until around 1820; the Moodie burial place is in the Longhope Cemetery. The current house was built, incorporating an earlier property, in the late 1890’s by the famous Arts & Crafts architect William Richard Lethaby; the garden is reputed to be one of the oldest in Orkney. 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 Sheep Shearing Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of shepherds shearing sheep in a field by Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 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 Yarrowfous Scotland

Old photograph of horses and people outside the cottage Post Office in Yarrowfous near Selkirk, Scottish Borders, 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 Kilhenzie Castle Scotland

Old photograph of golfers by Kilhenzie Castle near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Kilhenzie Castle is a typical example of a small late 16th century tower, with a 17th century additions. Prior to the mid 17th century Kilhenzie was owned by a branch of the Baird family, but thereafter passed to a Kennedy family. 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 Fishing Boats Beach Broadford Iele Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats on the beach in Broadford, Isle Of Skye, 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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